Cards and a Recipe

Hey gals !! Hope everyone is making it through the week ! It's been so busy at work that I feel like I haven't been there too much......2 days left !

I was sitting here wrapped in a blanket (No dear, I don't need a Snuggie lol) and even though I was fully ready to post, I couldn't stop thinking about food ! So, tonight you get a quick project and one of my favorite cold weather recipes !

The project: Martha made this cute wreath to display cards. It consists of nothing more than an embroidery hoop and clothespins that are hot glued on. How easy and cool is that ?? I jazzed mine up just a little with ribbon, but honestly I was in a rush to get some projects done and this one only took about 10 minutes:

I'm not sure why the pic turned out kinda sideways.....lol on to the recipe !!

Not sure if this is something I came across or made up in my head but this is one awesome casserole !!

Chicken and Stuffing Casserole

3 chicken breasts, cooked and shredded
1 box stuffing
2 cans cream of chicken soup
3/4 cup sour cream
1 egg

Preheat oven to 350

Cook chicken and shred (I like to boil the bird....easy to shred !)

Mix all ingredients together, pour in 9x13 pan and bake for 30 minutes

**Super simple and tastes great !! I've not tried throwing in a few veggies, but I think that would make it even heartier. Perfect for a cold Missouri night : )

Cold noses around...........

Hope everyone is staying warm this holiday season !! It's hard to believe that Christmas is next week. geezzzz !! I have to admit that I have hardly started my shopping. I never wait THIS long, but this last few months has gone so fast. I plan to knock it out this weekend ; )

So I was browsing Splitcoast a few weeks ago and saw the cutest idea.....Reindeer Noses !! How adorable are these ???

I purchased the bags from HL, along with the paper. I had another use in mind for the paper, but just didn't get around to using it. I used the top note to cut out the toppers. I used my SU! punch for the labels and used the JustRight Stamper to stamp Reindeer Noses, using PTI Scarlet Jewel ink. The reindeers were cut on the cricut. These were super easy to throw together !! I think they were a bigger hit with the adults lol

Oh !! Candy...........8 Whoppers and 1 Sour Cherry each : )

Have a great week and we'll see ya Wednesday !!

Last wreath.................

Hey there gals !! I feel horrible that I haven't been able to get on here as much as I would like. As I'm sure you all know, the holidays are just horribly busy !! I have a million projects I want to share, but just haven't had time....I'm gonna get better about that !

Ok.....so I finally saw New Moon !! I have to say though, I was a little disappointed : ( I didn't think it was as good as the first, but the last 5 minutes was awesome !! Now I'm waiting impatiently for numero 3 !!

Now that I've wiped the drool off my chin (hee hee) let me share my last wreath with you. This one is hanging on my pie cabinet in my studio. My mother had given me a wreath that had those styrofoam berries that were starting to come off and change colors, so I decided to rip all those off and start fresh.



I cut out 3 different sizes out of three colors on the Cricut using the Christmas Cheer cartridge. Although you can't tell here, I ran some of them through the Bug with the swiss dots. I just randomly started tying them on the wreath with twine. I discovered a set of green and blue rhinestones in my stash and placed them on random flakes.

It didn't exactly turn out like I wanted, but it does look pretty good on my cabinet and maybe I'll try again next year !!

It's super cold here and I'm gonna cuddle up and get to crafting some more....have a safe and happy weekend !!

Wreath overload....

Happy Black Friday gals !! How many of you got up at midnight or 3 to go shopping ?? This was the first year in a long time that I decided to sleep in and work on some Christmas stuff instead of shopping. I did miss the rush, but also got a lot accomplished today : )

This wreath (one of like 6 in the house) was inspired by the Starbuck's wreath from last season. There are two different sizes of red ornaments and two sizes of green yarn balls (thanks to my hubby who wrapped them all for me !!)

A close up:

This one is on the fireplace, it was too bulky to add to the front door.

That's all for me tonight.....got lots more crafty projects to get makin' !!

Merry Christmas Teacher

Howdy gals !! I hope everyone enjoyed the weekend !! I woke up to the news that we may get snow today......I'm not a cold weather creature and hate driving in bad weather ! So, to say the least, I was on edge all day. Luckily, it's been too warm here, so no snow....just rain !!

I'm so excited to share my little creation with you tonight.....I'm in full gear Christmas mode and this is by far one of my favorite things !! I started with a wooden embroidery hoop and inked up the edges to give it a darker hue. My original thought was to put the paper on the hoop just like fabric, but it was way to thick. I ended up adhering it to the back of both hoops.....kinda gives it a shadow box look:

I took a piece of white cardstock and ran it through the bug with swiss dots. I then took the vintage cream cardstock and sewed lines to give it a little dimension. The tree was cut with the bug and I added some flowersoft and stickles. I also added flowersoft to my landscape. Finally I heat embossed my sentiment from PTI and adhered with pop dots. Some red ribbon and lace to top it off !!

I think it turned out absolutely adorable and hope that Maddie's teacher thinks so too !!

Well, I smell popcorn and hear football, so that means the hubby is coming !! Have a warm night and we'll see ya soon !

Wrappin' gifts already......

Hey gals !! Hope everyone had a great weekend !! The weather was so wonderful here....the kids played outside, one went to a sleepover and the two little ones and I had a sleepover of our own lol

I decided to get started wrapping up gifts and getting ready for all the craziness of the holidays. The tea towels I've been embroidering daily are going to friends and family. I decided on two towels each and wrapped them with twine. I finished them off with top note tags, lace, ribbon and a few holly berries:

I love the way they turned out and hope everyone will enjoy them !

Have a great night....see ya soon !!
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Ornament Wreath

Hey gals !! Short post tonight.....below are a few of the wreaths I made to display Christmas ornaments that the kids have made.........I decided to take back my tree and decorate it mommy's way !!

I'm sorry that I don't remember who's blog I saw this idea on, but thank you !! I've made 3 wreaths and I thought I would let the kids decorate them when it gets a little closer to Christmas.

Have a great weekend !!

Stacy