I have the Christmas Spirit, do you?

Christmas Decorating

Decorating at Christmas Time

I have to admit that I have totally gotten the Christmas Spirit.  All I want to do is play Christmas songs, sing Christmas carols and bake holiday treats.

This year I have chosen to put my decorations up slowly. I am not tired or cranky and I am enjoying Christmas so much more.  First went up my nativity (as he is the reason for the season, right?), then the tree, then the mantel decorations, today will be outside lights and maybe windows lights, if I have time since my grandson is coming over to make candy and maybe some Christmas friendship tea. You see my 3 grandchildren come over, usually at different times, to help with the tree, windows, hanging cards, baking cookies, making fudge, making candy and of course, making Christmas cupcakes and cakes. I am so enjoying spending special time with them.  Everyone should try it, spending special time with friends and family that is.  I say, “who cares if I have the best looking decorated house, this season is for time with my family and friends”.

Merry Christmas

Cookie Christmas Fireplace

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This Christmas Fireplace is made of sugar cookies, chocolate fondant and prestals.

Want me to make you one or two?

Where not to place your wedding cake…

Things that can spoil the look of your once in a lifetime wedding cake pictures.

  1. Fire Extinguisher
  2. Lockers
  3. Open Windows
  4. Drain Pipes

Just to name a few.  Don’t just look at the table where your wedding cake will be, look behind it too.  If this was the only place where this cake could be placed, the bride and/or her mother should have asked to have a dark curtain placed behind the table.  No prints, strips, etc.

Are you Sending Christmas Cards?

Writing Chriatmas Cards

Writing something special to each and every one.

I am sending old-fashioned Christmas Cards (yes, snail mail).  I really enjoy getting Christmas cards and hanging them around the door and over the mantel. That way I can enjoy my family and friends wishes daily. I want my family and friends to experience my Christmas wishes and remember that I am thinking of them at this time of year.

If you haven’t gotten a card from me, it is not that I have forgotten you, I probably do not have a current address for you.  As I heard in a seminar once we remember peoples e-mail before we remember their phone number or address.

Merry Christmas

Squirt Gun Cake

It was Linda’s birthday.  What do I do for a cake?  Hey, how about putting a camera on it.  She is a photographer after-all. Well the only one I could find was a squirt gun.  Have fun with the cake topping Linda.

What is your favorite Christmas Memory?

Santa-Tree Cake-WebEven Santa likes my cakes.  I so enjoy this time of year.  Creating Christmas memories is right up there with creating Wedding memories.

What is your favorite Christmas memory or tradition?

Editable Christmas Stockings?

Stocking closeupKaren wanted a Christmas Stocking, so why not let her have it and eat it too.

I cut this out and added all kinds of candies in the stocking.  Would you believe that the Santa sucker is made of marshmellow?

Wouldn’t you love to have a cake like this?

Cake are suppose to be fun

Puppet Picture Cake-web  Ofcourse cakes are suppose to taste good, but most of all they are to be fun.

I put our puppeteers pictures on a cake for our puppeteer Christmas Party and they cut themselves out to eat.  They were have such a good time.  Now this is the weirdest cake cutting I have ever seen.