Tag: Christmas

  • The best Christmas cookies ever!

    The best Christmas cookies ever!

    I want to share with you my favorite Christmas cookie recipe. These are super easy with very few ingredients and melt in your mouth. I even won a cookie contest with these! I learned to make them in my cooking class at Tomales high school with my favorite teacher Miss Issel. I wish I knew…

  • Time to start making felted wool ornaments!

    Time to start making felted wool ornaments!

    How did the year go by so fast that the holidays are already upon us? Well, I know for me, this time of year always gets me in the mood for making things. Whether it’s baking, stitching or simply cutting snowflakes, so I thought it would be a good time to repost my tutorial for making…

  • Felted Wool Ornament time!!!

    Felted Wool Ornament time!!!

    I know it’s barely Thanksgiving, but it’s time to start making felted wool ornaments! They make great hostess gifts for holiday parties and are perfect for ornament exchanges. Warning: once you start making these, it may be really hard to stop.   Decorating felted wool balls with felt cutouts and embroidery floss makes for the perfect portable…

  • Merry Christmas!

    Abby doesn’t look too happy, because she would rather have some of the warm cranberry bread we are eating, instead of posing for this silly photo. Don’t you think she looks a bit like a Dr. Suess character in her christmas sweater Nina made her? Have a fabulous holiday!