Mama's Holiday Wish List Meme

TodaysMama and Provo Craft are giving away a sleighful of gifts this holiday season and to enter I’m sharing this meme with you. Join in HERE.

1. What 5 items are on your holiday wish list this year?
Parrot GPS/Bluetooth combo


SAD Light


Tickets to RHCC's Women's Retreat
Amazon gift certificate Gift Card
Serger repaired & cleaned

2. What is your favorite handmade gift you have received?
A winter coat my MIL made me

3. What handmade gift have you always wanted to tackle?
Knitted sweater (tough since I don't knit)

4. What was the best Christmas gift you received as a child?
Barbie Play House

5. What items are on your kid’s wish list this year?
Nintendo DSi and Harry Potter wands, big kids need money for tuition and food!

6. What is your favorite holiday food?
Frosted Sugar Cookies

7. What will you be hand-crafting for the holidays?
Christmas stockings for the family, aprons, guitar hero scarf

8. What is your favorite holiday movie?
It's A Wonderful Life

9. Favorite holiday song?
I'll Be Home for Christmas

10. Favorite holiday pastime?
Driving around looking at Christmas lights

Valentines Teacher Treats

Well, I'm slowly coming back to the land of the living. My whole family has been sick and I got hit at work on Monday. Wow, I'm getting a flu shot next year.

So, this week really passed by in a fog and today is the Valentine's party at school. T did all her own cards while I was semi-comatose on the couch. However, after working yesterday, I realized I should at least get her some candies to go with her cards, and then remembered her teacher and the school secretaries. I saw this cute tutorial online from Kris at JesseKate Designs one day this week, and knew I just had to make these sweeties!!

I stopped at Goodwill and Deseret Industries last night and found the sundae glasses. A quick trip to Walmart (sorry!) and I found candies. The original tute called for styrofoam, taffies and a glue gun - but I saw someone else who made popcorn balls to simulate the whipped topping. At the store, I was jazzed to find Cotton Candy in the Easter (already) aisle. PERFECT! They didn't have Pixie Stix (what's with that) but did have cute straws.

So, after dinner, I sterilized the glasses, laid the straws in place, filled the glasses with assorted candies, a tuft of cotton candy and topped with a chocolate foil heart. I just used Saran wrap and a ribbon to help in transport.

Aren't they cute??

Easy Gift - Chocolate Spoons

Here's a quick and easy gift idea for you. I made spoons like these for my nursery volunteers last week, and my co-CB Michelle brought in the wrappings and tags.

• Two bags Candy Melts or Bark, one milk chocolate and one white chocolate (I had extra from my Red Velvet Cake Balls so used those)
• Candy Sprinkles or Baking Sugar
• 30-40 Heavy duty plastic spoons (I bought the multi-pack at Kmart for $6; I could have bought 300 for $10 at Costco, but I couldn't stand the thought of owning 300 spoons)
• Waxed Paper or Roul-Pat
• Cellophane bags or wrap
• Coordinating ribbon

1. Lay out the Roul-Pat or waxed paper on large flat surface - my dining table was perfect since my counter space is non-existent.

2. In a microwaveable bowl, melt the milk chocolate candy according to manufacturers directions or use a double boiler.

3. Scoop each spoon into the chocolate, filling the bowl of the spoon, level the surface and set on pad/paper to cool. Check out a very efficient way to lay out the spoons. You'll be glad you did.


4. Next, melt the white chocolate as directed and place into decorating bag or ziploc baggy. If using the baggy, make a small snip in the corner for piping. Careful, the chocolate is HOT!

5. Since you laid out the spoons in tidy rows, it's now very easy to pipe decorative accents on your spoons. Be generous with the chocolate!

6. Before everything sets, add the baking sugar, sprinkles, etc.

7. Allow to harden for an hour or so (do not refrigerate or the chocolate with discolor), then package up real nice.

I forgot to take a picture of my finished product, but here's an idea of what your spoons can look like: