Christy Wooke

Holiday Ornaments

I have been working on some holiday ornaments this last month. They are made of soft and stiff felt, thread, and embroidery floss. I'm trying my best to make them different than all of the others I'm seeing out there already. Cute boys and girls, boots, hands, and coffee cups are the ones I've dabbled with so far. But classic holiday ornament shapes are in the works (bulbs, circles, tops). ..........................................................

And here's a sneak peak at a gift box project I'm working on now:

I'll post directions and lots of pictures once I get a few more made.

I.C.E. Holiday Shopping Spectacular

ICE this winter was a great show!  So many wonderful artists and crafters.

 

Blue Eyed Freckle was definitely my favorite vendor.  She makes amazing 

wearables and totes.  My favorites are her intricate handmade headbands

and hair clips made of felt and leather.  She also makes beautiful necklaces.

^These are the clips I bought and those are the headbands I wanted to buy.^

Though I hear from Blake that I may be seeing one this December.....

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I only bought one other thing and that was some repurposed fabric 

garland from Patina.  I got the last one she had at the end of the day.

 

Yesterday we were still recovering from semi-exhaustion.  

But coffee and cheesecake helped.

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I have a ton of photos up on flickr,

so check those out to see all the excitement. 

All in all the show was very successful and fun.

We met a lot of nice people and sold a lot of cute things.

We'll be at Athens Indie Craftstravaganzaa next Saturday (11/22/08)

and are hoping for sunshine and warmness!

Here are pictures of our booth this time around.  It's a work in progress..

HOORAY FOR HUMANITY!

Now that this is all over, we must remember that in compromise

and consensus we find the real direction forward.

This is a super simple sugar cookie recipe.

The cookies have no taste, but the peppermint icing packs all the flavor.

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SImple Sugar Cookies

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******Put 3 cups flour, 3/4 tsp baking soda,

and 1/4 tsp salt in a bowl and set aside.

******Beat 1 cup of super softened butter (unsalted)

and 1 cup sugar in a large bowl until light in color.

******Add 1 egg and 1 tbsp milk and beat to combine.

Gradually add flour mixture and stir, stir, stir until

fully mixed (you know what cookie dough looks like).

******Divide the dough in half, wrap in wax paper, and

refrigerate for at least 1 hour (2 hours is better).

******Preheat your oven to 375 degrees F while you roll out your dough.

******Sprinkle a flat surface with powdered sugar.

Using 1 wrapped pack of dough at a time, roll out dough

to 1/4-inch thick.  Cut into desired shape, place at least 

1-inch apart on greased baking sheet and bake until

cookies are just turning brown around the edges.

     I had to bake for 6.5 minutes (and I rotate the

cookie sheet halfway through baking time).

******Let the cookies rest on baking sheet for 2 minutes

and then complete cooling on wire rack.

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Peppermint Icing

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******Stir 1 cup powdered sugar and 2 tsp of milk together until smooth.

******Add 1/4 tsp peppermint extract and 1/4 tsp vanilla extract.  Mix well!

******Now you can either add food color to the icing, but I prefer to ice the

cookies first and then paint the iced cookie with a small paint brush.

ELECTION DAY!

I woke up this morning, got some coffee and walked to the polling precinct at 6am today. I was 4th in line. Everyone there was really nice and very excited. Thankfully it wasn't very cold and wasn't raining. It took about 2.5 minutes to get through and vote. So to all you who scolded me for not voting early, and laughing about standing in a really long line (I know you waited 4.5 hours..) voting went quick for me this morning. We'll see how things turn out tonight!

If you haven't already, go vote!!!!

Spooky

I found a really great recipe last week and finally got around to making it yesterday for Halloween festivities. Everyone seemed to really like it, so here is a link to the recipe (though I did alter it just a bit): .......................................

Triple-Layer Chocolate Pumpkin Pie Recipe


Very tasty. Though I think the winning element is the
sour cream + sugar drizzle on top. And I would suggest sprinkling
something crunchy on top (nuts, chocolate chips, graham).
The difference in texture made it even better.
I'm using raspberries next time.