Christmas Time Mistletoe and WINE!!

Okay really getting excited!!!! So many stores have Christmas decorations in them now although I am 'not' getting the WOW factor I usually get when I see all the displays in the stores(come on Whangarei spice it up a bit!!!).....I guess its up to Sasha and I to add that WOW this year!!! Still making truffles although have been VERY inspired by a site called 'Bakerella' definetly feel the need to make cake pops for my evening now as well - as hers are simply the best!!!
Have finished stitching the hundreds of sequins and beads onto my silk Christmas trees - yippee - think I deserve a VERY BIG glass of wine after all that stitching (so prefer to Bake than stitch).
Tonights mission is.......making some fairy trees that I have drawn up, hopefully they will turn out as cool as my drawing!!!! HHHmmmmmm you just never know.
Also tonight is to decorate around some 5 inch round tins I brought from Kiwicakes and to finish the evening (with another wine as well) will be covering pegs - weird I know but if you want to see what I have done you simply need to turn up on the night - 4th December at 14 King St..........

CONTAINERS TO FILL......

Well not long now till 'night of Christmas' I am so looking forward to meeting everyone and catching up with friends on the 4th December. Had a clear out of my storage cupboard to see all the boxes etc; I have bought during the year to put food goodies in - boy o boy have I got alot

to do!!!

Spent this last weekend almond icing my Christmas cakes and rolling lots and lots of truffles.......brandy and prune with dark chocolate and lemon and lime with white chocolate.

Also I made a sugar snap biscuit cookie tree as per photo below. This was to be displayed at one of the houses taking part in the Whangarei Hospice house tours. The glass covered dish it was in was from our local and very awesome shop 'the French Hen' in the Civic Arcade. I also put some detailed edible snowflakes and snowmen around the base that you can't see in the photo these were from Kiwicakes - cake decorating supplies based here in Whangarei.

Well must go and stitch. I have finished making the 'monsta marble bags' and I am now stitching sequin studded silk Christmas trees......K.

Ho Ho Ho - The Christmas Countdown is ON!!!!!

Must say I'm getting not just a wee bit excited but a WHOLE LOT EXCITED!!! I simply just love the lead up to Christmas. I walked into a shop the other day and they were playing Christmas Carols - so cool!!!! although I think the staff may already be sick of hearing Jingle Bell Rock.......

Anyway back to our 'Night of Christmas'!!! My darling friend Sasha has put a bomb under me with nightly phone calls, to do lists and showing of each others latest crafty editions for our night....(may I say Sasha is putting me to shame!).

Anyway the photo shows a couple of things I have been making for our night.(oops sorry about the sideways angel!) I have completed making the felt Christmas puddings, the mushies (mushrooms/toadstools), and cupcake decs.

However still to complete on my 'to do' list THIS WEEK is......................(won't even look at next weeks list!!!)

Reindeer noses, reindeer swag, monsta marble bags, large angel, decorate my preserve jars and cookie in a jar jars, almond ice my cakes, make 3 batches of truffles, bag up the invitation cookies, paint the tree stands my hubby is making, paint the icing images for ontop of the Christmas cakes, snowman applique, and six bird decorations........and hopefully find some time for sleep!!! Well must go now and stitch as time is of the essence.........................K.