Daily dose of Christmas!

Only 73 days left until Christmas! Have you started your shopping yet? Consider a handmade Christmas! Visit our Etsy shop and order some of our adorable hats, tutus, or headbands... we even make neckties and superhero capes for little boys!!! Contact us if there's something you're looking for and we will try our best to help!

Tonight, we have five of Angela's favourite Christmas songs! Here we go...

 

Kelly Clarkson - My Grown Up Christmas List

 

Faith Hill - Where Are You Christmas

 

Michael Buble - Santa Buddy

 

Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You

 

I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas

 

So, there are five more Christmas songs... we hope you enjoy them as much as we do!

Daily Christmas Recipe!

Here is one of Angela's favourite cookie recipes... you have to try them, they are delicious!!! I think I might have to make some soon too!

Danish Thumbprint Cookies

1/2 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
1 egg yolk beaten (save the egg white for an egg wash)
1 cup flour
1 cup coconut

raspberry jam (or your preferred flavour)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Mix butter, brown sugar, egg yolk, and flour in a medium bowl. Roll tablespoon sized balls of cookie dough. Dip cookie dough ball into the slightly beaten egg white and then roll in the coconut. Using your thumb, make a dimple in the middle of each cookie dough ball. Place on a parchment-lined cookie sheet. Bake for 10-18 minutes, until golden brown. Add jam to the dimple while hot.

Happy Baking!

A Little Something to get into the Christmas Spirit!

So, to help you all get into the Christmas spirit with me... with 74 days to go, I am sharing 5 of my favourite Christmas songs! I tried to pick my top 5, but it was impossible to find all the videos that I want... so here are 5 of my favourites, from a long list! Expect more in the future!!!

 

 

Paul Mccartney - Wonderful Christmastime

 

 

Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton - I'll Be Home With Bells On

 

 

Michael Buble - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)

 

 

Michael Buble feat. Thalia - Feliz Navidad

 

 

Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton - Winter Wonderland/Sleigh Bells

 

 

Aaaaand as a bonus, here is one of my husband's faves:

 

Bob Dylan - Must Be Santa

 

Angela will post her favourites as well... but I know I have chosen some that she loves too!!!

 

 



 

 

Another recipe for the party!

Since the Christmas recipe exchange party is so much fun, I think we will keep it going throughout the 75 days (74 now) until Christmas!  I've also created a page containing all of our Christmas recipes which will make them easily accessible!

Here's another tried and tested recipe!!

Hello Dolly Squares

1/2 cup margarine (melted)
1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1 package semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 1/4 cups coconut
1 cup chopped walnuts

Mix margarine and graham cracker crumbs for the base of the squares. Press into a 9 x 13 inch pan. Pour sweetened condensed milk over the base. Top evenly with the remaining ingredients: chocolate chips followed by coconut and then the walnuts. Press the toppings into the squares... combining all of the yummy goodness!!! Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until golden.

I made these for my family last year, they were super easy for me to make (since my daughter was born two weeks earlier) and didn't take a lot of prep! I hope you all enjoy these as much as we do!!!

Happy Baking!

Christmas Recipe Exchange!

Ahem.... on the 75th day of Christmas my true love gave to me... a recipe exchange party!! Ha-ha... I couldn't help it, I had to!!!

So, on this 75th day to Christmas, we begin with a Christmas Recipe Exchange Party! We will start with one of our favourites that our Mum made for us and we ask that you share your faves as well!!

Here we go!

Macaroons (a.k.a. Frogs)

2 cups white sugar
1 cup margarine
3/4 cup evaporated milk
1 tsp. vanilla

3 cups oatmeal
6 tbsp. cocoa
1 1/2 cups coconut
a pinch of salt

Combine white sugar, margarine, and evaporated milk in a saucepan. Bring to a boil and boil for 2 minutes. Immediately after the saucepan is removed from the heat, add the vailla and stir well.
In a separate bowl, have the oatmeal, cocoa, coconut, and salt mixed well. Add the heated mixture to the bowl and stir well.  Using a tablespoon, drop these cookies onto a parchment-lined cookie sheet. Chill in the refrigerator until hardened.

We hope your family enjoys these no-bake cookies as much as ours does!!! This is an easy recipe and tastes wonderful!!

Please share your recipes, we'd love to try some new ones!!!

Happy Baking!

75 Days of Christmas

Guess what?!?!
There are only 75 days left until Christmas!!! Wowzers, does time fly!!

We want to help you with getting a start on your Christmas planning, crafting, cooking, and shopping... so we plan to feature 75 days of Christmas here on this blog!!! Every day, until Christmas, we will feature a new "Christmas-y" idea (believe me, we have plenty coming!) with hopes of engaging some crafty conversation, spreading delightful holiday spirit, and helping you with your countdown!!

We want to hear feedback, so feel free to comment (even if you don't have a Google account, you can use the Anonymous feature) and share your holiday traditions with us!!

We will start today, so stay tuned this evening for our first Christmas feature!!! We can't wait to share!

And the WINNER is.....

First of all, we'd like to send a huge THANK-YOU out to everyone who has participated in this giveaway and welcome each of our new friends... we are happy to have you and eager to show you all some new products soon!

Before we announce the winner, we will remind you of the prizes...

As you all know, one lucky prize will be drawn from those who have shared our status post. This winner will receive a CUSTOM Little Pink Thread package!!! The package will include: a custom Santa Sock Monkey Hat, a matching Emmy's Halo Headband, along with a matching three colored tutu, and Daisy Bling Flower Headband!!! These items will be tailored to the winner's color choice and sizing!!

And, we also have a little something for the person who brings us the most new fans!!! This person will receive a discount code, giving them 40% off their next purchase at our Etsy shop!

So... here we go...drumroll, please!!!

And the winner of the Little Pink Thread CUSTOM package is......................................................... DG Middendorf!!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

And the winner of the discount code valued at 40% off their next purchase from our Etsy shop is.....................................The Hat Factory (Georgia Beckman)!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!

And of course, we have a little special something for Allyson Bosrock as well, since she has brought us some new friends too!!! Allyson we would like to present you with a discount code valued at 20% off your next purchase from our Etsy shop! CONGRATULATIONS!!

Thank-you to the three winners for all of their hard work in sharing and bringing us new friends... and thank-you to everyone else who participated in this giveaway!!!! We really appreciate every share!!! We hope you all are enjoying this journey as much as we are! We wish we could offer a prize to everyone for helping us achieve this milestone, but stay tuned for more giveaways!

Winners must contact us within 48 hours of this post, by August 18 at 12:00p.m. EST. If we have not received a response, we will draw another winner.

Thanks again to everyone for participating and stay tuned for our new products... one hint, feathers are coming!!!!!!

Angela & Emily :)