Crafters- What are you making???

[Scrambled Egg]

Here is a link I found for those lighted glass blocks...absolutely awesome looking...would be a beautiful and thoughtful gift!!

http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf37245405.tip.html


......make sure you scroll all the way down the page to see the gorgeous one with the Christmas bow!!

 

[Kajunbanty]

Scrambled... we make Pecan Pralines, Marshmellow fudge and old fashion fudge, Martha Washington candy,Peanut butter balls. I also try and make a starter right after Halloween for Amish friendship bread, I bake that in the mini loaves wrap in colored plastic wrap and a ribbon, they are great with coffee.

Then of course I have jars of squash pickles, bread and butter pickles, pickled okra and green beans,pickled peppers of different kinds some hot and some banana peppers.Strawberry Jam,Blueberry Jam, Blackberry jelly, pear butter. And the kids always love any Oranges or satsuma oranges that we have from our trees. Oh yea being I now have chickens and extra eggs I will be making cajun pickle eggs. My husband and sons have been asking for them already.

 

[Frogdogtimestwo]

Has anyone ever tried to make these, I think I am going to try with the kids this year. Thought I would share. http://www.recipezaar.com/145914

 

[Scrambled Egg]

I love that Amish bread Kajun!!! That's a great gift especially with the starter. And Frog, those crystal ornaments are so pretty!!! Never tried that!!! Sooooooooo, many projects...soooo little time, lol!!!

 

[amyquilt]

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SE...can you link to project directions and the story?

 

[Scrambled Egg]

I could have sworn I posted the legend before but didn't see it when I just looked back...here it is..

THE LEGEND OF THE CHRISTMAS SPIDER
(A folk legend from Germany and the Ukraine)

Once upon a time, long ago, a gentle mother was busily cleaning the house for the most wonderful day of the year.... The day on which the Christ child came to bless the house. Not a speck of dust was left. Even the spiders had been banished from their cozy corner in the ceiling to avoid the housewife's busy cleaning. They finally fled to the farthest corner of the attic.

T'was the Christmas eve at last! The tree was decorated and waiting for the children to see it. But the poor spiders were frantic, for they could not see the tree, nor be present for the Christ child's visit. But the oldest and wisest spider suggested that perhaps they could peep through the crack in the door to see him. Silently they crept out of their attic, down the stairs, and across the floor to wait in the crack in the threshold. Suddenly, the door opened a wee bit and quickly the spiders scurried into the room. They must see the tree closely, since their eyes weren't accustomed to the brightness of the room... so the crept all over the tree, up and down, over every branch and twig and saw every one of the pretty things. At last they satisfied themselves completely of the Christmas tree beauty.

But alas!! Everywhere they went they had left their webs, and when the little Christ child came to bless the house he was dismayed. He loved the little spiders, for they were God's creatures too, but he knew the mother, who had trimmed the tree for the little children, wouldn't feel the same, so He touched the webs and they all turned to sparkling, shimmering, silver and gold!

Ever since that time, we have hung tinsel on our christmas trees, and according to the legend, it has been a custom to include a spider among the decorations on the tree.

and if you want to just print it off..here is the site it comes from... http://www.kraftmstr.com/christmas/books/spider.html

The spider is a big bead for the body, a smaller one for the head and a teeny one at the head to catch the twisted wire and keep it from sliding through. Cut about a 4" piece and run all those beads through and twist the ends. Then cut 4 pieces of wire about 6" inches long and hold them together and give one god tight twist around the wire between the head and the body bead. (I used those silver end cap looking beads for decoration around the body but they are pricey and not essential) You should now have a body completed and four clean wires on each body side...thread tube and seed beeds up the legs and twist the ends, then bend the legs into a spidery shape and you are all done. Wire cutters, needle nosed pliers and those round ended jewelry pliers if you have them should be all the tools you need..you can use the needle nosed pliers to twist if that's all you have. Sometimes I get the leg wires too loose and have to cut an inch long piece to twist around all four in the center to tighten them up. You can also tie a piece of ribbon around them to hang on the tree or they can just sit on a branch. They do make a good gift. Nice to see you Amy, been missing you!!!!

 

[hoosier]

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You posted it somewhere because I remember reading it!

 

[Athena]

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What is Russian Tea??..

I have been going through this thread to give me ideas on homemade crafts...
I too, make wreaths, tole paint...ceramics... but you all have inspired me to learn to make soap and candles...

Athena


p.s...as I go thorugh this thread, I may have more questions..

 

[Scrambled Egg]

The Russian Tea we made in scouts was a mixture of instant tea and tang..cannot remember the ratios though, but always pretty decent...and a nice gift in a pretty jar. As you go through this thread Athena, your "to do" list will sure get long!!!

 

[Queen Scoot]

that wasnt even supposed to post LOL