Jam and Talc: December 2010

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Friday, December 31, 2010

Goodbye 2010

Thank you for your support and encouragement this year!

As this year ends, I look forward to challenging myself with new ideas and pursuits. I'm off to a new blogging adventure in 2011.
Join me at http://twinkle-sweet-designs.blogspot.com/

To close out this blog, I am posting a recycled art project I did recently. I used a q-tips box, tea tins (one from Starbuck's Tazo, and the other from Dean & Deluca), Kleenex hand towel box and lots of old French book pages and other scraps. This could be a desk set, gift boxes or supply containers. I like to position the text upside down for interest.

Saturday, December 25, 2010

Merry Christmas!

Hope yours is grand!

Thursday, December 16, 2010

Baking Up a Storm

I made 15 batches of Scottish Shortbread for my husband's work. It is our Christmas tradition, and so nice when everyone starts asking, "Is the shortbread coming this year?" Last year we had a family tragedy and the shortbread still showed up. Someone said "oh, I was afraid to ask if we were getting some this year." That makes me laugh!

It takes quite a bit of time to shop, mix, bake, and wrap. A friend called me 3 times because we are decorating our church together for Christmas eve. Every time she called I said "Still mixing!" So I used 6 lbs of butter and 4 lbs. of sugar...so what, its Christmas!

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