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Christmas Tree Cupcake Toppers

By Lorraine

Make holiday dessert look fun and festive with easy-to-make chocolate Christmas tree toppers. Just pipe melted chocolate onto pretzel sticks. Quick and easy recipe how-to.

Aren’t these the cutest, most festive cupcakes ever! Christmas tree cupcake toppers were inspired by a pinterest find from Just a Taste. They are super easy to make and a fun project to do with kids too.Continue Reading

Advent

By Lorraine

A bible verse to think on as we move into the season of advent…

“But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times.”

Micah 5:2

Christmas Baking

By Lorraine

Sharing some of our favorite baked holiday traditions for family, for guests, for gifts. You are sure to find something special for your Christmas baking needs with recipes for cookies, black bottom cups, shortbread, gingerbread, no-cooking peppermint bark and more.Continue Reading

Paper German Stars (7)

By Lorraine

Beautiful folded paper German stars remind many of childhood when they were made at Christmas time. Easy to follow, step-by-step video tutorial teaches you how to make them.

Early each December I receive lots of visits to my folded paper German Stars post with video tutorial. If you haven’t already, go ahead and give it a try. I know you’ll be able to complete the stars with the step-by-step instructions. Pause whenever you need and I’ll talk you right through it.

Sweet Treats for Your Christmas Cookie Tray

By Lorraine

Everyone is sure to find something they like from this Christmas Cookie Tray. Filled with a variety of cookies baked ahead and kept fresh in the freezer.

Everyone is sure to find something they like from the Christmas Cookie Tray. Filled with a variety of cookies that were baked ahead and kept fresh in tins in the freezer, assembling a festive plate or tray is easy. For added color and choices, toss in some foil-wrapped candies and chocolate covered cherries.

Gingerbread Cookie Parting Treats

By Lorraine

Giving your holiday visitors a sweet parting gift is a thoughtful gesture. Here is a way to send them home with a little something extra that is both tasty and decorative! Gingerbread cookie parting treats is an adorable project that your guests both young and old can snip off and take along as they depart.Continue Reading

Changing it up ~ Christmas Decorating

By Lorraine

Do you make a plan and then arrange when decorating? Or are you more like me and get a sudden burst of inspiration and change things around.

This mirror had been happily hanging on the upstairs hallway wall and without warning, I wondered how it would look above the fireplace mantle.

Rum Cake with Butter Rum Glaze

By Lorraine

Festive butter rum glazed rum cake is a quick and easy recipe because it begins with a box mix! Perfect Christmas & holiday dessert or gift!

For serving or sharing, festive and moist rum cake with butter rum glaze is ready for the oven in no time because it begins with a cake mix! Gift in a holiday tin or on a pretty plate tied up with cellophane and ribbon for a lovely presentation.Continue Reading

Russian Tea Cakes

By Lorraine

Russian Tea cakes, Mexican Wedding Cookies or Snowballs ~ call them whatever you want, these tender little cookies coated in confectioners’ sugar are melt in your mouth yummy!

Spritzgebäck Spritz Christmas Cookies

By Lorraine

Spritz or Spritzgebäck cookies, are festive and buttery, made using a cookie press then decorated with colorful sugars. Easy to make Christmas favorite.

I’m sure you recognize these buttery cookies usually called Spritz. Spritz also called Spritzgebäck cookies, are festive and buttery, made using a cookie press then decorated with colorful sugars. An easy to make Christmas favorite.

Paper German Star Video Tutorial (6)

By Lorraine

These little paper stars are pretty and fun to make.
Every year beginning in early November and through the Christmas Season, visits to this most popular post spike. So it has become a tradition that I re-post my tutorial for folding simple paper strips into delicate three-dimensional stars that many remember from childhood.

Follow the step-by-step video tutorial, Folding Paper German Paper Stars, pausing as needed, and you’ll soon find you can’t stop making them!

Christmas Crochet Stocking

By Lorraine

Sweet pattern for 1st Christmas crochet baby stocking www.gratefulprayerthankfulheart.com

My friend’s daughter is expecting twins and wants to wait until the birth to learn the gender of her babies. So, I tried to be creative in choosing a gift for her baby shower, crocheting complimentary colored stockings for the babies 1st Christmas using an easy crochet stocking pattern.Continue Reading

Sweet Chili Thai Sauce with Shrimp Appetizer

By Lorraine

Hosting a New Years Party? Shrimp is always a popular party appetizer and it looks extra tempting presented in individual serving dishes. For a change, I served Sweet Chili Thai Sauce with Shrimp Appetizer.Continue Reading

Family Recap

By Lorraine

I have been so busy this past month that I am just now catching up on family photos. These are the posts the little ones love best ~ the ones filled with their sweet faces.

These are my favorite posts too.

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Best Wishes

By Lorraine

However you may celebrate this time of year, I send heartfelt greetings to each of you!

In some way you all touch my life and I am thankful for you!

Hugs and prayers,

The Lord bless you and keep you;

the Lord make his face shine on you

and be gracious to you;

the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace.”

Numbers 6:24-26

Christmas at Home

By Lorraine

“Christmas! The very word brings joy to our hearts. No matter how we may dread the rush, the long Christmas lists for gifts and cards to be bought and given-when Christmas Day comes there is still the same warm feeling we had as children, the same warmth that enfolds our hearts and our homes.”

Joan Winmill BrownContinue Reading

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