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So tell me, where does the time go? One minute you've written a blog entry and then before you know it, two weeks have passed and you haven't posted a thing!
Well, here is something I have been working on over the past week, although this is not exactly what I was referring to in my last post - I'll be showing you those soon, and I promise, not another two weeks to see.
Back to the business at hand - do you remember those wedding party favors I made last spring? Well, I had a few empty cones left over, and I thought, hey, maybe those would be good for Christmas. So out comes my handy-dandy glue gun, pipe cleaners, glitter, bells, and crepe paper ruffles and the next thing you know, voila! Christmas candy cones! And what do you think they're filled with? Here's a hint - S.W.A.K. - Hershey kisses, of course!
I also made some, what I call, "candy crackers". I've been saving empty Reynolds foil tubes - they are really the perfect size - not too wide in diameter. I cut the tube into 4" lengths (3 pieces per tube). I wrap each tube in a piece of decorative paper (I've used more Paris map and Sonata music sheet paper) , dip each end in glitter, fill with kisses, then wrap again in clear cellophane and tie each end with ribbon. Very festive. By the way, all the ribbons used here are vintage - a gift from my husband's great aunt. I just love them and I have a lot of different reels in a variety of scrumptuous colors!
I'll let you in on another little secret - did you notice the tier stand that the cones and crackers are displayed on? Have you any idea what that is? Well, several years ago, this was a Starbucks Christmas display - you may have seen it. It had all kinds of wooden figures glued to it. I admit it, I rescued it from a terrible fate - it was sitting next to a dumpster. I took it home and gave it TLC. First I removed all the wooden ornaments from each tiered tray (and yes, I did save them - I'm sure they'll turn up in a later post), then I took each tray and gave it fresh paint and glitter so they sparkle like snow and ice. Finally it was time for re-assembly. Each tray was turned upside down so they are no longer trays, but shelves. It makes a great display piece. You never know what you'll find!
Did you notice a theme going on here?
S.W.A.K.
P.S. - It's comforting to know that there are others out there who are up all night we me!
(went home with one of these)
and here...
and here...
and here...
and here...
...and finally, here.
(Laser Light Show With Music On Ceiling of Grand Central)
S.W.A.K.
Been An Awful Good Girl
Brownies Caroling At Stew Leonards
Ding Dong, Ding Dong
Christmas Bells Are Ringing
...AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Have A Merry Cherry Cherry Christmas
Here is one of the Christmas decorations I have been working on this year. She's almost ready for Noël à Paris. All she has to do is adjust her chapeau.
So tell me, where does the time go? One minute you've written a blog entry and then before you know it, two weeks have passed and you haven't posted a thing!
Shhhhhh... everyone's asleep... except me, but this is when I do some of my best work. I'm almost ready to show you what I've been creating for the upcoming Christmas season. Here's a hint... Très Jolie.
No school today. Went to Target. Came home with two things. Teacup Fur Real puppy - cute. Raspberry Beret - cuter still. 
Over the last couple of weeks, I feel as if I have been doing nothing but baking red velvet cupcakes. Between all the recent school functions - Brownies, tag sale, Halloween party, Halloween dance and finally ending with the annual Election Day bake sale, it's been nothing but, bake, bake, bake around here! Okay, I do this every year, but this year was different - somehow (and I don't even know how it happened) I was elected co-chair (with another mother) to be in charge of the Election Day bake sale at school. It was a lot of work, but worth it. All of the money goes to the children for special events. We did very well. Frannie was a real trooper - she made all the table tents and worked the bake sale just as long as I did (it ran from 8:30 AM to 8:00 PM) - we did have a break in the afternoon - but Frannie is a great sales person! All the baked goods were pre-wrapped because we wanted everything to look appetizing and sanitary. I even placed each cupcake into a clear plastic tumbler and covered the top with plastic wrap - this not only keeps the food safe from germs, but it also makes it easier to transport the cupcakes home. I did bake other items for the sale as well (some chocolate chip muffins and also fresh banana muffins with a cream cheese filling and a drizzle of chocolate ganache on top), but for some reason, people keep coming back for those RV's! One gentleman came over to us about 6:30 in the evening. He said that his wife had sent him back to purchase some more red velvet cupcakes - she purchased some earlier in the day - and she wanted more - but he was too late - they were all gone (I think I had baked about 60 of them for this event). And, yes, they did have cream cheese frosting. :)~
This book, "Barbie Mariposa", was the inspiration.
Very Poofy!
Very Sparkly!
Getting Ready To Take Flight!
Here's a close-up of the headpiece modeled by Mr. Pumpkin.
Frannie said Mariposa needed a wand, so I made one to match her headpiece.
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