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Christmas is in the air

This is what I have been doing today.
I made 15 cans of carmel.
I even made labels and tied the bows.
This is possibly one of the coolest things ever!
Who knew if you boiled (for 3-4 hours) a can of sweetened condensed milk you would end up with carmel. It's perfect for dipping or as a topping on ice cream...you can even pour a little in a bag of popcorn for yummy carmel corn!

Recap of this week

I actually have gotten a few things done, LO -wise for myself. This FALL LO is for Matthew's album. I love the big apple...my Slice is wonderful!

Here is another LO for Matthew. This was a fun LO to do using my Studio Calico kit.

And one more for Matthew....although I didn't have much in the way of photos, I loved this shot of three little ones. We were on the hay ride out to the area where we could cut down our tree. I just love the new papers from My Minds Eye. Cute and whimsical!

Addie's birthday book

I had a great time making this little book for my friend's daughter.
This is for her 8th birthday. She loved it! And I loved making it for her!

Happy Halloween!

Michaela and her best friend Tiffany...
all dressed up and ready to go!
They were so cute!

Best friends forever!

Cupcake Plates

So after I spent an afternoon perusing through the endless supply of craft blogs available on the Internet...I came across The Crafty Nest. This is a great place for finding a "new" use for something "old". At Crafty Nest she calls it "re-purposing"....and now-a-days I am all about "re-purposing"!

To make a cupcake plate you need a small plate/saucer and something for the base. I found the cutest little cups and saucers and also various candlestick holders. But you could also use vases...vases work great for large plates, for a regular cake plate.

So I headed to my local thrift store and found all this:
(for under $25)



My favorite little find was the white plates and matching sugar bowl. My mom turned me on to yet another great website called Replacements LTD. This is a really cool site that helps you identify various pieces of china, crystal, silver and even some collectibles. I was able to find the plates and sugar bowl and found that they are from Chinex and are circa. late 1930's-early 1940's. Of course I had to look up a few other treasures i have...and was delighted to find the silverware that my Great Grandma had given me as a wedding gift. (She said it belonged to her mother) Let's just say I have quite the treasure with the silverware!
OK back to the cupcake plates....
So with a bottle of 5-minute Epoxy and my treasures ...this is the finished project:

(This is for me! The plate is pink and I matched it with a "milk glass" candlestick. It matches my Scraproom perfectly!)

These next ones are for Michaela's birthday party on Saturday. I will make jumbo cupcakes (instead of a regular cake) and each of the guests will get to take one home.

This next one is for Michaela...she LOVED the flower design and claimed this one:

I am really pleased with the end result and can't wait to show them off loaded with cupcakes.
So what other types of things do you like to "re-purpose"?

My new favorite place ....

....Crafty Nest.
I love it!!!
Go check it out....
I bet you'll
love
it too!