Sunset on the Beach - Merry Christmas

Our Trip to Florida for the holiday was a whirlwind of Amazing!  Getting to spend Christmas with my Parents is of course Awesome and we haven't done it in many many years which made it all the more special.  

We saw a  neighborhood that every house decorates for Christmas we were one of many cars going slowly through this area and all the homeowners were out socializing it was pretty GREAT.  We saw Santa and even Snow(albeit from a snow machine).  We relaxed in the hot tub and pool every single day we were there.  And my Mom fed us way too much food which is what Mom's do on the holidays.

We also came home to super happy puppies.  They had Correy all to themselves for 3 days and that was just fine with them!   Then we had a wonderful Christmas day on the 26th.

Hope everyone had a Wonderful Holiday!

Giant Gingerbread House

 We were lucky enough to visit the Ritz Carlton in Naples FL to see the Giant Gingerbread house this Holiday Season.  It is truly impressive.  We were so excited since we watched the Holiday Baking Championship and were great supporters of the Ritz Carlton's pastry chef Lerome Campbell. 

 This house is built of 1200 gingerbread bricks, 294 lbs of honey, 240 lbs of sugar, 464 eggs, 13 lbs of baking soda, 74 lbs of milk, 8 lbs of baking powder, 48 lbs of ginger, 3 lbs of cinnamon, 756 lbs of AP flour, 44 lbs of egg whites, 391 lbs of icing sugar and wait for it.....

 60,000 pieces of candy!

 As well as 1,000 labor hours to build it!

It was quite impressive we had a great time visiting it and admiring all of the beautiful work by amazing the amazing artists.

Holiday Gifts In The Making

Another Silhouette Vinyl project for Christmas Gifts!  These I created for each of my coworkers.  There are 2 more.  They turned out really cute.  On the back I put "Donations Welcome"

I'm excited about the Vinyl it's so much fun to learn something new!

Hope your having a wonderful day!

Happy Birthday Dave - Birthday Card

YAY today is the day!Happy Birthday Dave!   I'm taking him out for dinner and we will come home and have his Birthday Cheesecake.

I finally finished up the card.  Which is super fun and goes with the gift and even the cheesecake(cherries) as well.

I'm sure it will be a weekend of Birthday celebrations for us!  Hope your having a great one!

Fun Guy Birthday Gift - Beer Themed

For us it is not just the Holiday gift making and giving it is also my Hubby's birthday.  He loves craft beer and beer themed items so it's easy for us sometimes.  For his 50th I got him 50 bottles of beer which was a lot of fun.  This year I found some beer flavored jelly bellies and did some vinyl on a mug then filled it with the jelly beans.  I topped it off with marshmallows for the foam and that made the centerpiece for his gift.

I also hand stamped these kitchen towels with various types of beer in his favorite color to wrap them in.  With some actual beer in the fridge it made a cute gift.

I have to go and make a cheesecake(his very favorite).  Then put the finishing touches on his birthday card and we will be ready to go.

Thank you for stopping by hope your having a great week. 

Pantone Color of the Year 2019

I'm so excited for the Color of 2019 it's one of my favorites.  Pantone puts out the color for the following year around this time each year.  It is always fun to see their prediction!

It's also the time of year we get to partake in Holiday Concerts.  Well this year with Emily graduated we only have one concert which is down from our annual 5-6 concerts a season.  Abbi moved from orchestra to choir this year so we were presented with some beautiful singing and Mrs. Collins always produces a great show.

I Love all of the Christmas music this time of year.  Have a Wonderful Day!

C.A.R.S. Holiday Party 2018 - Wreath

It's that time of year the Parties are beginning.  Our first was the Chicago Area Rubber Stampers (C.A.R.S.) Christmas party.  Everyone brings tons of food and a handmade present to exchange.  It's always a lot of fun to watch everyone open their gifts, see all of the amazing hand work and share food and laughter with great friends.


This year I created this wreath.  I've been obsessed with pom poms all year so I had to figure a way to incorporate them into a wreath.  I've also added an altered vintage clothes pin snowflake.  I love making these and found a huge bag of vintage clothes pins at the Goodwill.   Great for me since I love clothes pins.

As for my food contribution.  I struggle with this every year.  This year I did Cranberry Glazed Meatballs(recipe below).  Oh my yummy and festive.

My work Holiday Party is today so I'm very excited for that.  Let the parties begin WOO HOO!

Stampin Up Club Haul

Got some fun new items from our Stampin' Up Club.  I ordered these at the November club event.  I'm getting ready to start creating with them.  Very Excited!

Also these are the 3 cards we created this month.  Had a blast as usual.

Happy Thursday......

Festive New Year Tags in the Shop - Free Shipping

Up in the ETSY Shop now, just in time for the New Year and perfect for Wine Bottle Hostess Gifts these New Years Tags add sparkle to anything you can Dream Up!  You can even request different colors to match the theme of your event. 

Hope everyone enjoying the Holiday Events that are starting to happen!  Have a Great Day and Thank you for stopping by.

Final Craft Fair 2018

This Saturday is our Final Craft Fair for 2018 at Fremd High School in Palatine 9am - 4pm.  We've had so much fun and learned tons on the journey this year and perfecting our plans for next year.  We always look forward to meeting all the new crafters and shoppers at each show.

This display is from our very first show this year.  I am working on a recap of this last season and scheduling for next year.  I will post updates soon.

Instagram is always updated with the most recent happenings.  Thank you so much for stopping by have a great day.

Tags Tags Tags and More Tags - FREE SHIPPING

So the shop is back in full swing.  For the month of December we are offering FREE SHIPPING on everything in the shop.  Plus we're adding and restocking all of our tag offerings.

Thank you so much for stopping by hope your having a very happy December so far!

Perfect Brunch Birthday Cards FREE SHIPPING

Had so much fun making these Bloody Mary Birthday Cards, perfect for that one friend that loves a good Bloody Mary lunch or brunch.

These are up in the Etsy Shop  and we're also running a special until the end of December for FREE SHIPPING on everything in the store.  

Thank you so much for stopping by and don't forget to head over to Instagram and check out what fun new things are coming.