Tag: A Very Merry Heart Prints Christmas


Winners of Advent Books

December 17th, 2009 — 2:51pm

We have 2 winners for Jotham’s Journey and Bartholomew’s Passage.  They are:

Kerrie
and
MAC Mom.

Congratulations!  Thank you all for entering; be sure to enter my other 2 giveaways: one for a Storia Home Handmade Christmas Banner and one for a Lilyja Lace Silver Ring.  Most of all, have A Very Merry Heart Prints Christmas!:)

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Sentimental Ornaments

December 17th, 2009 — 1:00am

The boys and I set to work on Christmas gifts for the grandparents last week.  We got the idea for the Christmas tree pictures from Jenn’s Advent Box and the ideas for the ornaments from The Fifth Street Palace, as well as Home Grown Hearts.

We made handprint Christmas trees with thumbprint ornaments,


and then we made handprint snowmen on ornaments; I ended up doing the detail work on the snowmen, but that little chubby handprint is just precious.

At first, I wasn’t so sure how our projects were turning out; we had lots of smears, and I had to keep washrags handy to wipe off the ornaments and try again….plus Jacob couldn’t quite get the hang of handprints at first.  I was beginning to wonder how these ladies can make it look so easy.:)  Crafting with kids is just not that easy for me….oh, it’s fun, but halfway through a big project, I sometimes end up wanting to say words Mommies should just not say….LOL (just keepin’ it real here).  But, we ended up having a lot of fun, once we got through the initial practice sessions, and the boys ended up with some really cute, sentimental gifts for the grandparents.  I also used the tag idea to make it even more special.  We were supposed to use clear ornaments, and I wish that we could have, but we were trying to use what we had, plus the ornaments we had gotten at the dollar store.  All in all, though, they still turned out ok.

Some day, those little handprints are going to be big handprints….I just can’t imagine that day, and I don’t really like to think about it.  That’s why these memories are just too precious not to write down.

Merry Christmas!  Get craftin’!:)

Join in with ‘Tis the Season Thursday with The Fifth Street Palace.

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Christmas Candy Recipe Swap

December 15th, 2009 — 7:45am

Christmas is well on its way now, with only 10 days left….I wish these 10 days could just drag by slowly because I love this season.  This past weekend, we came home from church, and I just decided to make some candy.  These two recipes I’m sharing are quick, easy recipes that only took me about an hour to make, and that’s with doubling one of them.  So, enjoy, and link up your favorite Christmas candy recipes below!:)

Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Ritz Crackers- I’ve made these, since I was a teenager.  Yum!

2-3 packs of Ritz-like crackers
Peanut butter
Chocolate Almond Bark
Shortening

Take your crackers, and make sandwiches out of 2 crackers and peanut butter.  Fill up 1-2 cookie sheets with these, however many you want to make.  Then melt your almond bark in a saucepan, adding just a tablespoon or so of shortening (we use butter shortening); the shortening just helps to stretch your chocolate and make it slightly thinner.  Make sure to stir your almond bark, so that it doesn’t scorch.  Once it’s melted, dip your peanut butter cracker sandwiches in the chocolate.  Then chill in the refrigerator for 15-30 minutes or so.  Enjoy!
FYI: I used one package of almond bark for both of these recipes, and I still had some left over….
Buckeyes
1 cup powdered sugar
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
3 Tbsp. margarine, softened
1 lb. chocolate confectionary coating (like almond bark)
Mix first three ingredients well, and shape into balls.  Place on cookie sheet lined with wax paper.  Chill for 30 minutes or until firm.  Dip balls in chocolate coating, and chill for another 15-30 minutes.  Yield: 2 dozen.

Now, it’s your turn to link up your family’s favorite Christmas candy recipes, using Mr. Linky.  Be sure to link back to Real Heart Prints on your own blog.  Most of all, have A Very Merry Heart Prints Christmas!


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Christmas Tour of Homes

December 14th, 2009 — 7:30am
Wouldn’t it be fun if you could see all the Christmas decorations your bloggy friends have put up and walk through their homes, virtually?  In the spirit of Christmas, I thought it’d be fun to have a Christmas tour of homes.  All you have to do is take a few pictures of your decorated home (don’t worry about the mess; we all have our messes; this is meant to be fun and pressure-free, so keep it real), post them up on your blog for all of us to come visit, and link up on Mr. Linky below.  This could be really fun.!
Welcome to our home….
Step into our living room….
(As you can see, Jaden likes to play with my pond; I’m surprised Mater isn’t on there skating right now.)
Our candy cane lights and Advent calendar behind in the hallway….
Step into our kitchen (please excuse the mess)….
The Jesse Tree on our schoolroom door….

The boys have a tiny tree in their room too, but somehow we’ve lost a lot of the ornaments, thanks to the help of a certain toddler I know….so I didn’t get pics of that.

Anyway, that’s our Christmas tour.  Want to share yours?  It doesn’t have to be fancy; I know mine isn’t, but it’s a lot of fun!:)  Link up your post, so we can tour your home with you.  Merry Christmas!


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