Sunday Blog Love Favorites

For some reason I had problems adding pictures on my blog post on Saturday

so I couldn't show you all my favorites from the Dec 3rd Sunda Blog Love linky party

I love checking out all the projects and you not only inspire me

but you also inspire others..

So thank you for linking up...and I hope you come back again, this weekend.

So let's get to some more of my favorites...

I'm a non-sewer, have a sewing machine and can sew a somewhat straight seam

but I would never consider making a quilt..until I saw how easy and pretty this rag quilt is.

Four hours and six yards of flannel material...sounds like a doable project...

How cute is the "O Christmas Tree Wreath"?

Emily from 52 Mantels shows how you can make one too..
I think we al have some ornaments that we aren't using..
this makes a very inexpensive project..

Becca shows how to take a printable and turn it into
a banner for great pictures...
This would make for a fun project for the family to hold a letter or two
for a family picture...

Andrea from The Cottage Market has great directions and pictures for making
these ornaments from paper doilies..
not only great for Christmas but could be used for Valentines Day..

And the most viewed project comes from

Donni at Faith Grace Crafts.
She has such a wonderful collection of lace that she wound around vintage spools..

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Tuesday Treasure - Christmas Cookies

One of the last, few things I need to do to be ready for Christmas is - baking some goodies...

The must have's are cutout cookies, gingersnaps, spritz, peanut blossoms, sandies...

Just listing these cookies, makes me so hungry...

I found these pictures from 2008 and we made a lot of cutout cookies that day...

I can't get over how different our kitchen looks now...

no more dark cabinets, countertops or curtains..

I like to use my Pampered Chef stones for making cookies..

And while I noticed that this picture is quite dark, I've kept it to remember how
many cookies we made that day...

And then we have to wait for the frosting to harden before being packed up and put in the freezer...waiting for Christmas..

But as I said, I still need to make cookies...

and an essential part of Christmas is having home made goodies...

Ashley found a recipe for fat free gingersnaps..

and this is the only recipe I use now...

 Peanut Blossom cookies are also a must have cookie in our house...

This cookie looks so yummy...mint chocolate chip cookies.
If you've ever made these, please let me know, are they as good as they look?

In my family these are called Sandies, my husband calls them Snowballs but I think another name is Russian Tea Cakes...regardless of what you call these cookies..they are delish!

Some other staples for Christmas goodies in our house are:

Chex mix, english toffee, almond covered pretzels..

Leave me a comment and let me know what your favorite Christmas cookie/goodie is.

I'm working half a day on Friday and then home to make cookies this weekend...

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Christmas At Our Home - Part One

Hi Everyone! Well the weekend is ending very quickly and I didn't get all my projects done...but mabe it's good to go back to work...need money to keep making things..and doing things...

I wanted to show you our living room, all ready for Christmas...

This year the plan was not to pull out everything that I have and it was tough..

I love my Christmas things...

I got these snowmen when I was selling for Homemakers Idea Company..

I think the company is now called Signature Homestyles...

and I was my own best customer...

Behind the snowmen is a metal Christmas tree to hold Christmas cards...

This fall I got some new curtain panels..

Target has the most pretty burlap looking panels..and so soft..

I'm also a sucker for Pier One..lots of Pier One in this house...

To me nothing says Christmas more than mercury glass...

I think a couple of years ago I got this bowl at Target and

the Christmas bulbs are from Goodwill...

again very simple...and understated...

The first thing I notice when looking at this picture is that the star on top is crooked...

we have cats who keep batting at the garland and ornaments...

and it's nearly impossible to keep everything as it needs to be..

I used a old quilt for under the tree and this spot has become the place to sleep

for our cats...

Last year, we went to Chicago in December for my youngest daughter to take a

test for school...and we stopped at Pottery Barn and I picked up

several Christmas ornaments...again..mercury glass...

When I brought home this owl..my dear hubby asked why in the world did I get an owl..

what does an owl have to do with Christmas...

to me it was white and pretty and would look perfect on my tree..

men will never understand us...ever...

Last year I won a chandelier ornament from Rondell at Something Nice and Pretty.
It's so pretty on the tree...and because we have cats..it has to be stategically placed
so that it doesn't get batted at..

The other side of the room...very important to not have much on the table

so that hubby has a place to set the remote down as well as his snacks

and electronic toys...important to keep the hubby happy.....

While I do like to less is more look...I also love a house full of Christmas decorations...

Next week I'll show you the dining room and kitchen...

and my gingerbread collection..

Wishing you a wonderful week!

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