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Elf Cookies

Charis — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 14:33:51 +0000

Have you seen these amazing Elf Cookies? One of my favorite movies (I have already watched this holiday season by the way) and these are fabulous!!!

Check them out by Oh Sugar Events http://ohsugareventplanning.blogspot.com/2011/11/merry-elf-ing-christmas.html

Nutcracker Birthday Party – Invitations (sorry a little late but wanted to share)

Charis — Mon, 02 May 2011 16:09:58 +0000

My daughter turned two in December and we decided to do a “Nutcracker Suite” themed party since her birthday is Mid-December and to go with Dance classes that she was starting in January!

I did a lot of research on the theme and fell in love immediately!

I stumbled on Kori from Paper and Pigtails on Etsy and decided I wanted her to create the invitation design (check out her site – my fave is her Woodland Fairy theme invite). We worked together and came up with the overall design and then tweaked it a bit! I printed myself and mounted on red card stock and added the other external details. I love the way they came out! Kori is amazing!

The candy cut outs I ordered from Paperquick on Etsy as well - On the back of them I added details on what to wear to party (socks required)

Stay tuned!! I will be featuring some of the decor items in future posts to come!

Christmas Gift Ideas

Charis — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:33:39 +0000

A lot of events this month are all about gift giving! Whether that be a secret santa gift at a holiday party or gifts for those friends and relatives. This Christmas is all about giving!

Check out the following week when we feature gifts ideas for gift giving holidays!

Easy Smeesy Christmas Card Holder

Charis — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:49:48 +0000

I literally made this in less than five mins – just somewhere to put my cards up and show them off for the Christmas season!

To re-create this: All you need is some scrap fabric or ribbon, pinking shears or scissors, thumb tacks and straight pins to change up your cards. If you are using fabric cut into long strips using pinking shears. Mine I cut 2-3 inches wide and 48 inches long.

Make a bow for the top – any way you like and attach using a thump tack! I added a piece of holly for extra detail.

Attach cards by using straight pins – a voila! a handy dandy easy smeesy Christmas card holder!

TIP: Be sure to attach to a wall or door high enough so little hands cannot pull it down or get to the straight pins!

Black Friday

Charis — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:31:43 +0000

Thanksgiving is over (I however have 2 Thanksgiving parties still) now we get to move on to CHRISTMAS! And today is known as black Friday! Lots of shopping deals! And it’s now time to get those Christmas decor items out! Why not make a party or get-together out of either of those things? Have a black Friday scavenger hunt to see who can get the best deals OR a Christmas decorating party with family and friends! You could even make Christmas ornaments! How fun!
Here’s a recipe to make some!

Baked Christmas Ornaments

These decorated are not edible, so take care to keep them out of reach of smaller children.

Ingredients:

2 cups flour
1/2 cup salt
3/4 cup water

Preparation:

Mix until moistened; knead well. Roll the dough, 1/2 portion at a time, about 1/8-inch thick. Cut with cookie cutters, making small punched holes in each for string or other type of hanger. Bake on foil lined baking sheets at 250° for 2 hours. Cool thoroughly.
Paint with water colors then shellac and let dry, or coat with Elmer’s Glue and sprinkle with glitter while still wet. These ornaments, decorated are not edible, so take care to keep them out of reach of smaller children.