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Christmas Traditions

November 23, 2017Candy, Christmas, Gift ideas, Printables, Recipes, TraditionsAnise candy, chocolate peanuts, Christmas printables, Christmas traditions, easy Christmas Oreo treats, easy fudge recipe, Easy Nativity costumes, easy no fail fudge, easy peanut clusters, easy rice krispie treats, fleece blankets, how to have a Sinterklaas party, how to make tied fleece blankets, salted caramels, Sinterklaas party, super easy nativity costumes, the white envelope, the white envelope traditionRita

This is a re-post from a couple of years ago, but I think that it is a fun way to start off the season by sharing some of our favorite Christmas Traditions!

This is a lengthy post, but you have all weekend…right? :)

One of our Christmas traditions that we do is to donate blankets and quilts to one of our local hospitals. We start this in November or even before. I try to make a few quilted quilts and then we all tie several fringed fleece blankets. (click on link for tutorial on how to make these easy fleece blankets) This year I did a few quilted quilts for our ward Humanitarian Project.

(I love this cute picture!!! My grandson was only 2 1/2 years old in this picture, he is now almost 8 years old!)
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Christmas Candy Roundup

December 16, 2013Candy, Christmas, Gift ideas, RecipesAnise candy, Candy, candy recipes, Christmas candy, Christmas candy recipes, cookies and cream fudge, fudge recipe, gift ideas, how to make peanut clusters, peanut clusters, recipes, salted caramelsRita

I thought that it would be fun to just do a round-up of some of our family’s favorite Christmas candies! Some of these recipes go way back and some are pretty new, but they have all become favorites!

Of course most anything with sugar in it, is a favorite around here! :)

I have fond memories of making candy for the holidays with my mom. We used to make all kinds of fondant and dip our own chocolates, we would make BIG batches of it and give it away to all of our friends. I also remember making anise candy, fudge, caramels and peanut brittle, those were great times and we had fun doing it all together! It still brings back good memories when I make them for my family now.

I don’t dip my own chocolates anymore but I do make fudge and peanut clusters, they are two of my favorite Christmas candies!

Easy Fudge

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Valentines Roundup

January 11, 2013Candy, Cookies, cooking, Crafts, Desserts, Gift ideas, Printables, Recipes, Valentinescaramels, Chinese take out boxes, Chocolate Oreo Cookie Flowers, Chocolate Raspberry Cups, cookie wands, Croissant French Toast, filled strawberries, I love you because...printable, Oreo cookies, printables, recipes, salted caramels, strawberries, Valentines Chinese take out boxes, Valentines Day, Valentines Day Roundup, Valentines Subway ArtRita

I have a couple of Valentines projects that I am in the process of working on…but decided that I would do a roundup of some of my previous Valentines ideas for you to look at right now!

These are in no particular order and there are recipes, crafts, printables, candy, cookies and all kinds of goodies for you!

Just click on the link for the “how to” for each of them.

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