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Archive for December, 2011

Let’s Wrap it up {holiday gift wrapping ideas}

posted by cindylouh on December 16th, 2011 | Christmas, Christmas gifts |
It's time to wrap those gifts!   If you are crazy about gift wrap, you are going to love these ideas found around the net!  If you need some easy and impressive ideas, you've come to the right place.
Heather Bullard shows how to recycle paper that might already be in your home.  Wrap a gift for a traveler in a map; use a sewing pattern for the seamstress on your list; and for a relative, embellish vintage wallpaper with old family photos!

Here's an easy idea to make bows from recycled magazines from whole living
For a gorgeous package, Ambrosia Girl adds velvet ribbon and a little glitter!
A Little Hut has this super cute idea and tutorial using popsicle sticks instead of a gift tag.
Oh, my gosh!  Wait 'til you see this confetti embellishment shared by tokketok!  Just place a little 2-sided tape on your wrapped gift and dip away!  Love it!
....and I love baking cups so had to share one more!

How easy is this?  Family Chic has such a fun alternative to a bow!  These would be great in holiday colors.

Check out Sweet Baking supply for a fantastic assortment of the cutest cupcake papers you have ever seen!

If you are looking for a few more homemade gift ideas, from edible gifts to sewn gifts you might enjoy browsing my Handmade Gift Guide! You still have time to whip up something extra special.

 

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Rudolph Cookies

posted by cindylouh on December 15th, 2011 | Christmas, recipes |

Here is a fun way to decorate a sugar cookie as Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer!

How to Decorate Reindeer Sugar Cookies

I used this sugar cookie recipe. It does spread a bit, but I love a soft sugar cookie.  My bests tricks for rolling out sugar cookie dough are to use rolling pin rings and to roll the dough between wax paper. The wax paper keeps you from having to use flour when rolling out the dough, which can make the dough tough.  Just keep lifting up the wax paper and replacing down on the dough to keep the dough spreading.

I used a candy corn cookie cutter to cut out the reindeer heads.

Place shapes on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Place the pan in the refrigerator for about 15 minutes, this helps keep the dough from spreading too much when baking.

Bake cookies according to recipe directions.

I used a royal icing to frost these cookies. Here is a download for the Royal Icing recipe. Mix the icing into two consistencies; a thick to pipe and a thin to flood.

With a pastry bag fitted with a number 2 or 3 round tip, pipe all the way around the outside edge of the cookie.

Next, place the thin frosting in a squeeze bottle and flood the area inside the piping.

 

Use a toothpick or a sucker stick to work the frosting to the edges and fill in areas.

The frosting will settle and become very smooth.

 

While frosting is still wet add pretzel antlers, a nose and eyes. If you like a large nose, use a red gumball.

 

Or if you prefer a smaller nose a red sixlet works great!

 

If you are looking for  homemade gift ideas, from edible gifts to sewn gifts you might enjoy browsing my Handmade Gift Guide!

 

$100 Ella Lane Shopping Spree {Giveaway} Closed

posted by cindylouh on December 14th, 2011 | Blog giveaways |

Congrats to Leslie lucky #469!

 

Christmas is right around the corner. Are you still looking for something for that special friend or Mom in your life? Does Santa still need to find something special for you?

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Gift Wrapping {Free Gift Tags}

posted by cindylouh on December 13th, 2011 | free downloads, Gift Wrapping Ideas, holiday decorations, holiday gifts |

One thing I love to do is wrap packages. It doesn't need to be extravagant, just some pretty ribbon or cool twine for me does the trick.  It's amazing how something simple can transform a gift!

I also love fun tags!

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Made by you Monday

posted by cindylouh on December 12th, 2011 | Made By You Mondays |

Happy Monday everyone!

Make sure to pop over and enter to my giveaway's.  A Wahl massager and a  Nook tablet !

It is time to link up your crafty goodness! Show us what you have been making. Please don't forget to link back! --- a text link at the bottom of your post, or link somewhere on your blog is okay!

Please link up only your own projects, and link to the specific post, not your blog home page. No Etsy shops or giveaways, please!

 

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And stop back next Sunday for my, "Made by you Monday Wrap up"- I just might be featuring you!

 

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