With dh Mr. GAIN‘s family, there are so many of us that everyone exchanges names. Additionally, there is a spending limit on either the gift or the ingredients of the gifts. There used to be a condition that the gift had to be handmade. That stressed people out (think of a really competitive talent show),…
I found this somewhere in bloggerland. I’ve been to many many craft blogs because of the Sew, Mama, Sew Give-Away Day. the rules: “Welcome to the Christmas edition of getting to know your friends. Okay, just copy (not forward) this entire email and paste into a new e-mail that you can send. Change all the…
The godson’s hat was lengthened this weekend — the white, cream, and brown stripes at the bottom make an additional 3″ of hat than what he had. It fits me now, so it should work for him. Extending his sister’s hat is next. The ‘smelting’ for Christmas gifts is progressing, but waiting for materials can…
I haven’t made German Stars for a while. My family has no history of decorating with them. but my friend Deb’s family does. She showed me her stars one year, and told me that her German grandmother would dip the stars in wax. If you want to use wax, melt, then cool until a thin…