Hi there everyone...hope you are enjoying your day. Today on What's Cooking we are featuring some wonderful gifts you can make from your kitchen for the upcoming Holiday Season! They are easy...yummy and from the heart. This is part 1...there will be more and I will be doing some of my own for you too.  Bread sticks...who doesn't love them! Here is a wonderful recipe for Parmesan Grissini and hints to package them just perfectly! Now for something … [Read more...]
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Vegetable Surprise Soup…a bargain…cleaning the fridge It’s a CINCH!
Happy Monday! What do you do when you want to clean out the fridge and the bread drawer... use all the odds and ends...and a friend stops by with some "specials" from the Christmas Tree Store and you have an It's a Cinch project to do? Well here's the answer... you make  So my friend Pat stops by to visits and brings me my absolute favorite wine in the world (aren't friends great!) and she also had a bag of goodies...she went to the Christmas Tree Store and wanted to share her … [Read more...]
Junkin Joe Vintage & Thrifty Finds…Features and LINKY PARTY All WELCOME
TGIF to everyone! Friday also means it is time for Junkin Joe... come on in and join the fun...we have fun finds...tons of features...and then it's time to party... let's start with JJ's finds this week!  Budget: $10.00  Spent: $9.97 I have to say it is fun giving him a budget and it also leads to some interesting things...he knows that I have "vignettes" in mind so he focused in that direction this week...  obvious why he picked this little long dog...  he's a cutie...  he … [Read more...]
Decorating with Natural Elements 25 Different Ways
Hello one and all! How are you today. I have been thinking of all kinds of subject matters for our little 25 series and today the thought of natural elements came to mind..so here's a little pops of Nature to brighten up your day! Decorating with Natural Elements Better Homes and Gardens have some outstanding ideas...here is one that I simply love. So simple and … [Read more...]
25 Ways to Decorate with Candles
Hi there...today we are going to add a little glow to your decor...the versatile candle is not just for the holiday season...let the flames burn brightly throughout the year... 25 Ways to Decorate with Candles I usually do not start with my favorite...but today is different...I simply fell in love with this vegetarian feast of flames What a brilliant idea this is...two twenty one gives us the how to on these fabulous … [Read more...]
A little Anthropologie Knock off…SO EASY!
Morning Morning! Hope you are all well! We are mid-week and approaching the NEW YEAR! I have a feeling it holds some Magical Moments for everyone. I know you don't have a lot of time this week but I did wanted to give you a little project. Have to tell you that I was feeling pains of guilt and almost like I was doing something wrong! A little crazy I know! It is not a "Knock Off" but an extension of an idea : ) (mine) The reason this came about is that my kids gave me an … [Read more...]
A few Doxie Hugs for you today
A very good morning to everyone...well it is almost SHOW TIME! I sure hope you are all well on your way to having that special and wonderful day with your loved ones. I have to admit I still have a ton of wrapping to do and baking but it will all be done in time! I know you are busy busy...but I just thought I would share a few of my favorite ornaments...as you can see we are very much Dachshund Lovers in our home... I have had one in my life since the start and so have my kids...we work with … [Read more...]
75% off ALL READY!!! had to make a little project!
A very good morning to ALL!!! Today is Time is Ticking Tuesday! So just slow down for a moment and relax...even for 5 minutes! Well guess what...I was in CVS yesterday morning and saw that they had 75% off on a section of the Christmas items...so I had to take a peek. Well they had these cute little Christmas Balls...Not my color scheme but cute so I had to snatch some up -- they came to $.99 a box! When I got them home I had the urge to make something...so this is what I came up with and … [Read more...]
Meatless Monday "Sweetness" Pizzelles and fun ways to serve them
Morning everyone! It is 22 degrees here in NJ...my tootsies are chilly so the dachshund socks have been put on and it is less than a week till Christmas! I still have some things to get yet and all I can say is THANK GOD for Amazon Prime! lol!!! I also want to Welcome The Shabby Creek Cottage readers!!! I am doing a giveaway over at the Creek so my friends...you can hop over there and enter : ) I know it is Meatless Monday just like every day here in the Cammarata … [Read more...]
A little break from the craziness…let’s travel a bit…
Morning my friends! It is Saturday and wow the time is going by so quickly...I don't know about you...but I am a bit overloaded with everything!!!! So this morning...I am not going to give you something extra to do...I just want you to grab a cup of your favorite brew...and maybe one of those yummy cookies you have baked and take a little break and visit 4 of my favorite places in the world! Enjoy them in all their holiday glory.After the new year I will get back to the week-end wrap-up! Stay … [Read more...]
Thankful for my Followers Thursday and more!
Morning to you my friends...I don't want to utter these words...but...10 more days!!!! WOW it is truly around the corner and moving fast! Hope you are enjoying the ride. Today is Thankful for my followers Thursday! It is something that I do every Thursday to let you know that you are sooooo very appreciated! A little giveaway...sometimes a surprise and sometimes I give you the heads up! The winner of the surprise giveaway this week is... Stacey from... A Sort of Fairy Tale  please … [Read more...]
A little tutorial for SnowFlake Cork Coasters
Morning to ALL!!!!! Is everyone out there making leaps and bounds of progress!!! I sure hope so because the day is almost upon us! Remember to enjoy! Well today I have a very easy project for you and they make great gifts also! Hope you give them a try. Hand stenciled/painted Cork Coasters Here is what you are going to need... Cork Coasters...here is a site on line that has fabulous prices and great quality...I highly recommend … [Read more...]