~Hot Chocolate Gifts and Simple & Sweet Fridays #192~

You can find lots of great ideas for handmade gifts on Pinterest. 

I wanted to make a simple gift for friends for the holidays.

A cup of hot chocolate to warm you up,

 would be a great gift!

I made handmade tags for the gifts.

I found the test tubes at Michael's Craft Store.

I poured in hot chocolate powder, then chocolate sprinkles and 

then some mini marshmallows.

A perfect Fall gift for friends!!

I love lights in the Fall!

Especially from our view from the kitchen to our patio!

I used some twinkling battery operated lights and added some spanish moss and homegrown squashes.

There's something magical about lights in the Fall.

Maybe because,

 it gets darker earlier now.

I saw this recipe in the October 2015,

Food & Wine Magazine.

~Roasted Acorn Squash with Garlic Butter and Burrata~

It's a simple recipe with lots of good flavors.

It was so good!!

Lemon cannoli for dessert!

I had to share with you a photo of 

our Halloween costume this year.

Tom Hanks in Cast Away, great movie!!

Stan painted Wilson's picture, it turned out great!

Hope you all had a wonderful Halloween!!

I also wanted to thank you all,

 for sharing every week,

 your inspiring ideas and crafts!!

You're the Best!!

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Inspiration For Moms - Pumpkin Streusel Muffins {Gluten Free}

The Frugal Foodie Mama - Vampire Mickey Pudding Cups

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Delightful E Made - Raspberry Almond Chia Smoothie – Cooking for a Cure

Home Cooking Memories - Sweet Potato Kale Pasta Skillet Recipe

A Pretty Life in The Suburbs - Turkey Pot Pie

Sweet C's Designs - Easy Slow Cooker Leftover Mashed Potato Soup

Everyday Living - Come To The Table

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~Cottage Flower Vases and Simple & Sweet Fridays #117~

I wanted to share with you some handmade gifts I made for my friends. It was Tami's birthday and we always exchange little gifts to each other at the parties.

I love flowers,

 so I decided to make a Stamped Flower Vase for the girls.

 Stamping the word "flower" onto the vase,

 they could use it for one rose or a bouquet of flowers in it.

I found some Jim Holtz metal plates at the craft store.

I stamped "Flower" onto some cut linen.

I torn a bigger piece of linen to go around the jar and just tied it

 in a knot to secure it.

I found the jars at Walmart.

I hot glued the plaque to the linen and 

then added different beads to it.

~Simple Cottage Vase~

A fun project for a vase for all your Summer Flowers...

Another added little gift to go with the Sunflower theme was some

 Chocolate Covered Sunflower Seeds I found at Trader Joe's.

I found small round boxes at the craft store 

along with small yellow flowers.

I hot glued the flowers to the box.

Then added some Sunflower Seeds from our garden that we collected last year to the boxes to make it more personalized.

Then put it all together in a clear bag.

I stamped the tags with a Sunflower on them.

~Special Summer Gifts~

I experimented with stamping a tea towel with fabric ink.

Now, I want to try making more towels,

using fabric paint.

It was a fun weekend project.

Last weeks features:

My Vintage Life - This Week's Finds

New House New Home New Life - New Potting Table

A Vintage Green - Hydrangea Pie Safe and Dress Form

Simply Suzanne's - Pink Tulips and Celebrating May

Chateau Chic - It's Porch Time

Satori Design For Living - Refreshing Basil Cucumber Mojito

Dreams On 34th Street - Vintage French Distribution Tags

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