You put all the white chocolate goodness in your slow cooker and walk away for an hour! You can go wrap those last minute gifts while you’re waiting for everything to melt. 🙂
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This is what it looks like after an hour on low in the slow cooker.
Stir it all together until it is smooth.
Add in the peanuts and pretzel pieces.
Drop by spoonfuls onto wax paper and add sprinkles. They set up pretty quickly!
These aren’t just for Christmas – change the color of sprinkles for Valentine’s Day, Easter, or Halloween. So easy and so yummy – good for anytime of the year! 🙂
It’s candy cane season! These Candy Cane Inspired Crochet Coasters are easy to make and are so fun to add to your decor – and to protect your table at the same time. 😊
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The coasters are stitched up using I Love This Cotton yarn with an H/5mm hook. The pattern is below and I’ve included links to free PDFs – one with photos and one without – if you’d like to easily print it.
Candy Cane Inspired Crochet Coasters
Worsted weight cotton yarn in Red and White (I used I Love This Cotton yarn)
H/5mm hook
Stitches used (US terms):
Chain – ch
Slip Stitch – ss
Single Crochet – sc
Half Double Crochet – hdc
Note: Chains at the beginning of each round do not count as stitches (except in round 6).
Make a magic ring with color Red. Ch 2.
Round 1: Work 12 hdc in ring. Join with ss to first hdc. Pull ring tight. (12 stitches)
Round 2: Ch 2. Work 2 hdc in same stitch as ss and each stitch around. Join with ss to first hdc. (24 stitches)
Change to White.
Round 3: Ch 2. Work 2 hdc in same stitch as ss, hdc in next 2 stitches. *2 hdc in next stitch, hdc in each of next 2 stitches* Repeat from * to * around. Join with ss to first hdc. (32 stitches)
Change to Red.
Round 4: Ch 2. Work 2 hdc in same stitch as ss, hdc in next 3 stitches. *2 hdc in next stitch, hdc in each of next 3 stitches* Repeat from * to * around. Join with ss to first hdc. Change to color B. (40 stitches)
Change to White.
Round 5: Ch 1. Work 2 sc in same stitch as ss. Sc in next 4 stitches. *2 sc in next stitch, 1 sc in each of next 4 stitches* Repeat from * to * around. Join with ss to first sc. (48 stitches)
Change to Red.
Round 6: Ch 2. (counts as first stitch) Work 2 hdc in same stitch as ss, ch 2. *Skip 2 stitches, 3 hdc in next stitch, ch 2* Repeat from * to * around. Join with ss to top of beginning ch 2. (16 hdc clusters and 16 ch 2 spaces).
These will look so cute on your holiday table! They would also make a fun gift. Stitch up a set of 4 or 6 and add them to a basket with some cute mugs. Include some Homemade Hot Cocoa Mix, teas, or coffees – and don’t forget the candy canes! 😉
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I embossed a piece of green card stock using a pine bough embossing folder (similar to this). Then using these Scallops & Rectangles Nesting Dies, I die cut the piece. I attached it to a white card and then attached the stamped piece to the card using foam tape.
This is a super simple card to make that comes together quickly. 🎄
December can get crazy with getting ready for Christmas – decorating, parties, shopping, wrapping gifts, preparing to travel, and so many other things! 🎄
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This Chicken and Wild Rice Casserole is simple to make and great for a weeknight dinner in all the busy-ness of the season. It only has a few ingredients and comes together quickly. You can find the recipe here.
I used a couple of chicken breasts and cut them into bite-sized pieces before mixing it together with the other ingredients instead of using chicken breast tenderloins. The recipe makes a 9 by 13 pan, but I split mine into 2 eight inch square pans and shared one with a friend.
I roasted some yummy veggies in the oven while the casserole was baking for a tasty dinner. Adding some warm artisan bread would be great, too. 😋
The Crochet Suzette Stitch has such a beautiful texture. It can be used to stitch up so many wonderful projects. I stitched up some quick coasters with this pretty stitch and you can find the pattern below.
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For my coasters, I used I Love This Cotton yarn in Royal and White with a G/4mm crochet hook. The pattern is below along with links to free PDFs – one with photos and one without – if you’d like to easily print it.
Crochet Suzette Stitch Coasters
Cotton worsted weight yarn – I used I Love This Cotton in Royalty and White
G/4mm crochet hook
Stitches used in US terms:
Chain – ch
Single Crochet – sc
Double Crochet – dc
Chain 18.
Row 1: sc, dc in 2nd stitch from hook. Skip next ch. *sc, dc in next ch, skip next ch* Repeat from * to * across to last 2 ch. Skip next ch, sc in last ch. Turn. (17 stitches)
Row 2: ch 1. (Does not count as a stitch.) sc, dc in first stitch. *Skip next stitch. sc, dc in next stitch* Repeat from * to * across to last 2 stitches. Skip next stitch, sc in last stitch. Turn. (17 stitches)
Repeat Row 2 until coaster measures about 4.25 inches.
Fasten off and weave in ends.
Finished coaster measures about 4.25 by 4.25 inches.
Happy Thanksgiving to all of my friends and family in the United States! 🦃🥧🧡
I hope you are able to spend some time with those you love eating some yummy food and just enjoying being together.
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I wanted to pop in and say how thankful I am for each one of you who take a moment out of your day to view, comment, like, and share my blog posts. I really enjoy sharing my creations with you and each interaction I receive from you makes me smile. 😊
The card above is a simple way to say Happy Thanksgiving and to show off the colors of the season. 🍁🍂🍁
Here are the details for the card. The giant leaf is from the stamp set called Letting Go from Unity Stamp Company. My swoosh stamp is discontinued – it’s from the stamp set called Work of Art from Stampin’ Up from a long time ago, although I have seen it available on Ebay.😉 You can also get the same effect by taking small square ink cubes and “dragging” them across your card stock.
I stamped the swoosh on white card stock in 4 different colors and then stamped the leaf over it using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I used my Misti stamping tool so I could stamp the leaf twice to get a good, dark image.
I used these Deckle & Stitches Nesting Dies to cut around the image. I embossed a piece of green card stock with a dotted embossing folder, die cut it with the same die set, and attached it to a white card. Then I attached the stamped piece to the card. To finish the card, I added 3 light green Dew Drops. You could also use clear resin beads instead.
Thank you all so much for all the love you show Creatingme! It really does mean the world to me. 🥰
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To make the card, I die cut orange patterned paper with the same die set and attached it to a white card. I added a strip of coordinating patterned to the left side of the card and attached the gnome to the card with foam tape.
I was in Hobby Lobby and saw these fun Christmas beads in the Christmas crafting section. I thought they would make cute stretch bracelets so they came home with me.😉 Even better that all the Christmas things are 50% off! 🎄
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The package of small balls are actually little jingle bells. Even though there are some tiny beads inside them, they don’t really jingle since they are so little. But the beads are fun to add to the bracelets. I used 3 together each time I added them to my bracelet.
To make the bracelets, all you need are your beads of choice and some Stretch Magic.
Cut a length of Stretch Magic about 12 inches long and give it a good stretch before stringing your beads. This will keep it from stretching out on your wrist as you wear it and leaving space between the beads. I wrap a small piece of clear tape on one end to keep the beads from sliding off as I’m making my bracelet.
Simply lay out your beads in the design you like. I love using my bead board in the photo below when deciding how I want my bracelet to look. It has several different wrist size grooves as well as a ruler groove for arranging your beads in a line if you want.
Once you decide how you want your bracelet to look, string the beads onto the Stretch Magic. Tie the Stretch Magic using a Surgeon’s Knot and trim off any excess. If you want to secure your knot even more, you can put a tiny drop of E6000 clear adhesive on the knot.
And that’s it! Now you have some Fun Christmas Stretch Bracelets to wear all season!🎄 They also make great little gifts.🎁
These gift tags are so quick to make! They will add a cute touch to all of your gifts for the season. 🎁
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My reindeer stamp is from the 2023 Unity Stamp Company Advent Calendar, but any small, simple Christmas stamp will work great for making your own gift tags.
I stamped the reindeer with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink on white card stock and colored him with Copic markers. I colored his little nose red so he would look like Rudolph. 😊
November’s Christmas card is super quick and easy! ⛄️❄️ It only takes a few minutes to make and there’s no coloring! 😉
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To make the card, I attached a piece of dark blue card stock to a white card. I embossed a lighter blue piece of card stock with a snowflake embossing folder (similar to this), die cut it with these Scallops & Rectangles Nesting Dies, and attached it to the card. The tag is attached to the card at an angle using foam tape.
It’s a simple, quick, and easy card, but I really like how it turned out. ⛄️❄️
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