Christmas Dinner place settings

Tonight we went to a dinner at a community church. Each place setting had one of these little figures sitting on top of a napkin. It was quite festive. Some of the figurines were quite old and some were quite new. These are from our table.

Christmas Tree

The Nativity

Red White and Blue Christmas Wreath

Face paint tree

Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies

Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies
1 cup sugar
1 cup margarine or butter, softened
3 oz. package of cream cheese
1/4 tsp Salt
1/2 tsp Almond extract
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 egg yolk (reserve white)
2 cups all purpose flour

Blend together sugar, margarine, cream cheese, salt, almond extract, vanilla, and egg yolk with mixer. Mix in flour until well blended.
Roll into a ball and wrap in plastic wrap.
Refrigerate for two hours.
Heat oven to 375 degrees. Roll out dough, one third at a time, on a lightly floured surface. Using a cookie cutter dipped in flour, cut out cookies as close together as possible.
Place the cookies one inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets. To prevent breaking, move cookies to and from baking sheets with a wide spatula or pancake turner.
Leave cookies plain or, if desired, brush with slightly beaten egg white and spring with colored sugar.
Bake for 7 to 10 minutes or until bottoms of cookies are a light golden brown. Cool completely.


Almond Glaze:
1 cup confectioner’s sugar
1/4 tsp. almond extract
2 Tb. water
4 drops of food coloring
Stir all ingredients until smooth.
Pour 1 teaspoon of glaze on each sugar cookie. Use the back of the teaspoon to spread glaze evenly over cookie. Let glaze dry.

Do you see what I see?

Witch cow

Table setting

Your not going to make me move are you?

Dragon

Scarecrow and wagon

A fork in the road

You hear a lot about the fork in the road but somehow you never actually think you will come across one.

Sidewalk boquet

Granny Square

Crochet Project Hot Pad

Fresh off the hook.

Crochet Dishcloth

Crochet Lid Hat

Knitting WIP: Hat

Attempting to make cables.

Using pattern from Red Heart Christmas Cheer Gift Beanie by Cathy Payson

Knitting project: socks purple

Knitting: Socks blue variegated

Knitting Project: Pawprints

Hot off the needles.

Knitting WIP: Paw in work

Knitting: baby socks

My first pair of knitted baby socks. Actually my first pair of socks ever attempted.

Happy 4th of July

Knitting project: scarf in King Charles brocade pattern

Purple

Knit Project: Butterfly Dishcloth

Blooming House Plant

Good Mail Day

Today I received a surprise package in the mail. I wasn't sure what to expect when I opened it. To my surprise it could take this handy little gadget. I can't wait to try it out. Thank you to my anonymous sender for really brightening my day.

Water hazard

An early morning visitor

I attempted another Pixelated Beanie hat only I didn't use mill ends. I used various left over solid color yarn from other projects I've done to make this hat.  The hat is made from a Linda Heins pattern called Pixelated Beanie. It can be found here at Ravelry.

Artwork

Look who we met on our way to lunch.

Blue skies

Yes our skies really do get this brilliant blue colorization.

Something Green

Pixelated Beanie

I had shared a picture of my yarn stashed mill ends. Those are what I used to make this hat. The hat is made from a Linda Heins pattern called Pixelated Beanie. It can be found here at Ravelry.

Knitting project: Purple gauntlets

Yarn Stash: mill ends

Yarn came for the knitting class I am taking in March.

Fortune

The only rose without a thorn is friendship.

City dice

Someone was Valentines spirit...

On my walk home, I spied a neighborhood that had festively decorated for Valentine's Day. The lampposts were covered with either red ribbon or red ribbon and flags.

Best Valentine's Day goodies!!!!

 Got these great cookies from The Pastry Peddlers Bake Shoppe. So yummy that the kiddos devoured them in seconds and asked that next time I order 10,000 for each one. Boys are so funny especially when they think they are starving.

Sleeping beauty