Showing posts with label hot cocoa. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hot cocoa. Show all posts

Thursday, December 12, 2013

Wrapping up with Felt




Well hello there.  It's been awhile :)    I've been busy but sadly not with fun stuff here.  I did manage to wrap up a small piece for Jennifer Carroll's Celebrating Everyday Life November/December Issue.  I just grabbed my mess of supplies from our dingy rental basement and threw together a little tutorial on taking fabric, yarn and felt scraps and making them into something you could be proud to give.









Here is a little detail from one of the toppers.





You can check out all the great ideas and stories here.  I really love this cover ... I am tagging it for next year's holiday.



One of my favorites is the cocoa party!!!  I dream of setting up something like this on my new stone porch.  There is something so welcoming about a cup of hot chocolate.  For now it is a dream, as we continue to finish up all the little and big details at the new house.



One of my favorite cocoa gift ideas is busy getting pinned over on pinterest.  You can find it here and here.

I hope to be back before the holidays to share a couple of wrapping and gift ideas.

Until then ...



Keep Warm!

From my hot cocoa recipe (see above)


Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Hot Cocoa and the race to finish!



Well things are ramping themselves up ... why is it that? ... every year, no matter how hard I think I have things under control and ready ahead of time - it always seems to be a panic.

Time for some tried and true gifts for teachers and last minute holiday visits.

After some tweaking and combinations, here is one we have done for teachers many times before.



Hot Cocoa for Gifting


1 and 1/2 cups of milk powder
2/3 cup cocoa powder
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup crushed chocolate or mini chips


Optional:
cinnamon
crushed candy canes
vanilla bean


This should make enough for about 3 jars for gifts.  So double or triple for multiple gift giving.


Directions on gift label : 
Place 3 tablespoons of mix into mug with boiling water or hot milk.  Add a marshmallow and enjoy!




This year I am going to add some kind of fun tag - and there are so many great (free! downloadable!) ones to choose from.  Here are a few picks from this year and years' past.


1   Eat, Drink, Chic     2/3   Studio of Mae via Gifted (Creature Comforts)     4/5    Creature Comforts 

6  Orange you Lucky         7/8    Eat, Drink Chic          9  Love vs.  Design





I plan to get to work this afternoon and see how much I can get through.  You know ... before things really, really ramp up!

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