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december 27 2009 leave a comment when andy and i moved in together and celebrated our first christmas in our new house i was amazed and confused by the number of christmas decorations he owned once we were in the house his parents made a habit of bringing a new plastic container of his stuff with them on every visit forcing him to take ownership of all of the things he had been storing at their place tubs and tubs of christmas ornaments handmade pillows candle holders and various other handmade knick knacks i asked him where all of this came from and he explained that his family had a tradition of exchanging gift bags filled with goodies and he had been included in the tradition either through gift bags given to his mom or the gift bags she made between the four tubs of stuff there were more decorations that we would ever be able to use the first couple of years we were married we received gift bags as a couple from his mom his aunts and his cousins some would have a theme one of his cousins for example sells avon and gives everyone avon products and candy each year this year andy s aunt shelley s gift bags had a clever margaritaville theme in the gift bag was a palm tree cutout with the lyrics to margaritaville on it each gift in the bag individually wrapped in brightly colored tissue paper corresponded to a line in the song a cd of jimmy buffet christmas songs for example was tagged with the line strumming my six string on my front porch swing last year i decided it was time we reciprocate in the exchange so i started collecting items the day after christmas for my first gift bags i decided to go with a theme that would be both familiar and fun for me holiday cocktails i had a blast buying things and putting the bags together below are pictures of the finished product and its contents contents included a cheer ornament martini shaker or wine glass ornament tea towel snowflake cocktail napkins snowflake drink stirs and handmade wine charms my favorite part of the bags might have been the tag i used a christmas martini stamp from impression obsession and 4 bar scalloped ovals from paper source to create the tags which i colored and embellished with glitter i ve already started collecting items for next year s gift bags my theme will be wait for it sweet treats another excuse to indulge my cupcake obsession mp leave a comment posted in crafy crap family tagged christmas cocktail gifts martini stamping tradition christmas crafts galore posted on december 21 2009 2 comments oh christmas i don t ever remember feeling this overwhelmed or as rushed to get things done leading up to christmas maybe it s because i decided to take on a bigillion crafting projects this year starting with our christmas cards adorable yes if i do say so myself time consuming and tedious zomg yes do you know that the bitch woman at the post office actually gave me a hard time about making cards that were not only gasp square in shape but lumpy to boot she acted as if i was committing some cardinal sin against the us postal service by choosing to send such a card funny i don t remember complaining when i shelled out the 0 88 a piece to mail them ouch and last i checked the government is always on the prowl for more money so take my postage payment and shuttie unfortunately it doesn t photograph well but you get the idea of what sort of abomination i dared to send out at christmastime square 1 1 on a ligther note let s turn to my obsession with monograms i will admit that if i could have the letter p mowed into my front yard i would probably do it i just hope that other people are as delighted by seeing their initials on things because this was one of the themes of my handmade christmas gifts this year exhibit a ornaments adorned with a monogram and varying delightful embellishments fun my cricut some vinyl and a little ribbon were all i needed for this project oh and clear glass ornaments exhibit b personalized hand soap this idea was passed along to me by a friend who had discovered an awesome blog called how does she it s chock full of fun and creative gift ideas for the holidays i loved the hand soap idea but since i don t have a need for gifts for teachers i made them for friends using monograms and simple designs cut from vinyl i chose colors that would match their bathrooms i love how they turned out and since i already had the vinyl they cost me a whopping 1 each to make check out the tutorial for easy instructions heaven on a stick and finally i saved the most delicious project for last thanks again to how does she i was inspired to try making oreo cookie suckers for co workers and friends i m not much of a baker and don t usually make treats for the holidays but these were too cute to resist check out their tutorial for step by step directions they take much better photos than i do and represent the cookies cuteness much better than i can i would like to add a few editorial comments however oreos are apparently the most fragile cookies ever made my first batch was made with regular old oreos and i broke several before it occurred to me to microwave the cookies before attempting to twist them apart 8 10 seconds does the job i would recommend using the choclate that is specifically made for melting and using for projects like these they melt perfectly in the microwave and were super easy to work with they re always available at michaels in various colors but i got mine at the grocery store off of a holiday baking display after dipping the lollipop stick in chocolate and gently pressing the two halves together refrigerate the cookie pops before attempting to dip them in the chocolate a few times i tried to dip too soon and they fell apart on me lesson learned i had a lot of fun once i figured out what i was doing and got the hang of it i dipped the regular oreos in white chocolate and decorated them with crushed peppermint sprinkles or jimmies if you re from wisconsin and crushed oreos an attempt to make use of my mistakes see 1 then i dipped mint oreos in milk chocolate and decorated them with crushed peppermint chopped andes mints which you can buy pre chopped at the grocery store and sprinkles fyi the oreos with the mint filling came apart much easier than the regular oreos they seem to have a softer filling i also loved their oreo sucker holder which they again generously provide a tutorial for but i just didn t have the patience or time instead i bought some baskets on sale at jo ann fabrics shoved a foam block inside popped in the suckers and made it all pretty with crinkle paper not as cute as their sucker holder but it serves the same purpose and it was really easy my next project will be themed gift bags that have become an annual tradition in andy s family the women in his family exchange gift bags filled with fun things including store bought and handmade gifts and goodies they often have a theme for example last year andy s aunt shelley s gift bags has a sweets theme my favorite item in the bag was a p shaped ornament that looked like a cookie our theme holiday cocktails more on the gift bags soon mp 2 comments posted in crafy crap tagged christmas handmade cards handmade gifts oreo cookie suckers paper crafting personalized hand soap personalized ornaments birthday hat pictures posted on december 21 2009 leave a comment well the hat was a big hit and my niece looked adorable in it and steve never has to wear it again so all is right in the world mp leave a comment posted in family uncategorized tagged birthday hat cupcakes family zomg cupcakes posted on november 24 2009 5 comments i m a little obsessed with cupcakes i think they re just about the cutest things to ever grace bakery shelves and these days they can be found just about everywhere from wrapping paper to jewelry yes even tiffany s is in the spirit so when it comes to throwing parties i like cupcakes to take center stage i recently had a blast hosting a baby shower for my good friend katie katie decorated her nursery in yellow and lavendar gingham with butterflies using that as my inspiration i made lavendar gingham invitations yellow and lavendar butterfly garland and various other paper goodies the piece de resistance giant cupcakes with yellow frosting and lavendar butterflies made from edible paper seriously the butterflies were edible i was in love with these cupcakes then fast forward to today when i just finished what might just be my cutest project ever my adorable niece morgen turns two this december and what better theme for a 2 year old s birthday party than cupcakes we ll be celebrating on thanksgiving since the whole family will be together a rare and special occasion not only did i wrap her birthday gifts in my favorite cupcake paper i made tags to match complete with glitter then i decided to try my hand at a party hat i ve seen many diy hats on paper crafting websites so i decided to make one decorated with what else a cupcake and zomg is it cute although andy begged me not to i made steve model it for me it s like he knew it was pink he ran the other way when he saw it in my hand and you can just tell from the expression on his face that he s pissed at me well anyway i ll have to post pictures of morgen wearing it at her party i m hoping she ll like it more than steve does until then have a cupcake they re not just cute they re delicious too mp 5 comments posted in crafy crap tagged baby shower birthday cupcakes diy dogs paper crafting i am in fact a paper geek posted on august 17 2009 1 comment that being the case why not share my obsession with the rest of the world creativity is in the air in our house andy recently blogged about his very cool canoe trip on the wisconsin river and started picking up the guitar again and i ve been crafting up a storm why you ask well it just so happens that i recently opened my own shop on etsy the website to buy and sell handmade items i m huge etsy fan and frequent shopper so why not join in the fun paper geek is my pride and joy a collection of some of my favorite items that i have been making and giving as gifts while i definitely won t get rich off of it i m having a blast selling this stuff another excuse to craft and another way to make people smile i m currently in the process of re stocking and listing items since being the lucky victim of a sneak attack by the handmade movement two weeks ago i was humbled and honored to be attacked so anyway stop by and have a look when you have a chance and if you know someone who might like my stuff pass the link along so that s what i ve been up to stop back for updates but for now back to my geekery mp 1 comment posted in uncategorized steve s spot posted on july 27 2009 leave a comment oh hi blogging hasn t been a priority lately but we ll be back soon mp ap leave a comment posted in steve steve s spot posted on may 21 2009 2 comments what you are seeing here is a dog comfortably snuggled under the covers on my side of the bed refusing to move and why should he it s steve s world i just live in it mp 2 comments posted in steve tagged dogs goldendoodles go where posted on may 21 2009 leave a comment i saw a car the other day with a license plate that read c nt go i can only assume that this means see person with the initials nt go or maybe can t go doesn t matter when i saw this three of the letters jumped off the plate and pulsated at me like one of those old warner brother cartoons and i giggled out loud let s just say that these people should be glad i m not their neighbor i would always be just 2 beers and a permanent marker away from filling in the blank mp leave a comment posted in random strange stuff summerfest is shaping up nicely posted on may 15 2009 leave a comment two of our favorites are on the schedule w00t brett dennen june 29 8 00 p m briggs stratton stage g love special sauce july 5 10 00 p m us cellular stage click here to access the full summerfest 2009 schedule leave a comment posted in music tagged brett dennen g love special sauce milwaukee summerfest go steve go posted on may 15 2009 2 comments when andy and i were talking about getting a dog our 1 concern was my allergies we needed to look at breeds that were allergy friendly andy was determined that we wouldn t get a small dog either as fate would have it andy met a sweet and adorable goldendoodle named dewey while paying our water softener bill one day and the rest is history since goldendoodles are a designer breed it never even occurred to us to check shelters or rescue sites we got steve from a reputable breeder but if we ever get another dog we will definitely look at adoption first which brings me to one of our pet charities the humane animal welfare society of waukesha haws gets the largest percentage of our annual charitable giving let s be honest steve lives the good life he s spoiled rotten and in return we get unconditional love and joy but many pets aren t so lucky many are neglected abused and abandoned those animals are the reason we support haws we participate in their annual walk at minooka park in waukesha which took place on saturday may 2 this year we set a fund raising goal of 250 and put the call for support out to friends and family i also posted a sign at work with a picture of steve on it steve s sweet little face helped us hit and surpass our goal quickly on the day of the race we had raised 260 our friends and their pooches joined us and steve had the time of his life walking at his favorite park a big thank you to everyone who sponsored us the animals at haws will appreciate it mp us with steve the neuenfeldts with molly the reikowskis with lucy 2 comments posted in steve tagged dogs goldendoodles haws humane animal welfare society older posts search it search for recent entries fun family tradition gift bag exchange christmas crafts galore birthday hat pictures zomg cupcakes i am in fact a paper geek steve s spot steve s spot go where summerfest is shaping up 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