Delivering Cheer

Bringing back and oldie but a goodie,

Love this reitred stamp set called 

"Delivering Cheer" 

I needed a few birthday cards for this month,

I love the colors from this designer's series paper.

So colorful and fun.

Love how the mushroom fit perfectly in the stamped dress.

Do you have this stamp set?

Happy New Year!! 2026

Happy New Year's!  Here's to 2026!

Here's a few things I did to decorate for New Year's.

Sadly this year, we didn't go out, along with many I was 

nursing the flu that has been going around.       

"May your New Year sparkle and shine"

My table for dinner.....

Something I love to do for the holidays is set my tv to holiday

screensaver.  Have you tried this?

It's quite easy,  just go to youtube on your tv and use the voice

speaker and ask for "new year screensaver", you can

do this for any holiday.  This one I picked is set for 6 hour

running. Some are less.....It's so fun and festive!

Give it a try! 

And....... Happy 2026!!!!

Watercolor in Bloom paper pumpkin

This month's stampin up paper pumpkin

Watercolor in Bloom.... 

Nice colors for the dull of winter! 

Three beautiful different designs come with this month's kit. 

Family Traditions

The girls are home with their spouses, it's time to initiate them into

our family baking traditions!

It's so fun to pour into the next generation all the traditions of food and fun for the 

holidays.

The boys were troopers jumping right into making our annual haul of cookies and treats.

Our background is a mixture of italian (husband) and scandinavian (me)

so we started off the christmas spritz cookies made as a butter cookie

that is made with design that you use a cookie gun to create.

Matt proved to be the best spritz cookie maker!

All smiles, maybe due to the heavy eating of cookie and treats! 

We moved onto our third generation fudge making,

there's always a fight for who get to lick the spoons and bowl.

Does anyone else use "fluff" in their fudge?

Merry Christmas from our home to yours!

Merry Christmas!

Vintage ribbon chain

Let's get started!

Do you recall making paper chains in elementary school?

Well, it is a trend that is back whether you make paper

ones or ribbon.  I decided to try the ribbon style. 

Start by choosing ribbon is three different coordinating colors

or styles.  This even goes for paper if that is what you choose. 

My ribbon is 2" wide and 5" long.   Using a hot glue gun start

with the first circle and adding more as you go until you get your

chain as long as you like.  

Now the fun part,  decorating using it! 

This is my guest room that I decorated with the ribbon chain.....

I wanted this room to be cozy and peaceful.

I draped the ribbon chain over the bed and added

a candle, frame with photo and little deer candle. 

I decided at the last minute to add the cream bows

to the chain, I think they look cute! 

Added a cutie little tree and bell to the night stand

Love this vintagy manger picture.....

Seattle Christmas Market

Well this was magical!

Are you local and looking for something festive to do?

Head to Seattle to the Seattle center for the Christmas Market.

And calories don't count at Christmas right?

They had the most delish  "naughty" or "nice" drink,

can you guess which one I chose?

The whole Seattle center was glistening in lights....

All the vendor booths had incredible wares and decorated so authentically. 

The food?  it was the bomb!

This was a most delicious baked potato....

There's a wishing forest you walked through and could write on a snowflake 

your wish for the Christmas season. 

There are so many spots with photo ops, this was the 

holiday christmas tunnel.

It was a magical night!