The Scrap Shoppe: December 2010

December 30, 2010

Recap of 2010

I thought it would be fun to do a recap of some of my favorite crafts of 2010. I've managed to gather many new followers the last half of this year so some of you may have missed a few of these.

Keep in mind this is not all the crafts I've shared, just some of my faves!

January - April

1. Fabric Flower Necklace 2. Crepe Paper Flower Decor 3. Love Notes Paper Bag Mini Album 4. Yarn Wreath and Felt Flower Tutorial 5. Embroidery Hoop Monogram Wall Art

May - June

6. Decorative Citronella Candles 7. "Ceramic" Paper Flowers 8. Quick Purse Makeover 9. Chalkboard Labels 10. ABC's Banner 11. Vintage Bicycle Makeover 12. Mother's Day Brooch

Blogiversary Event!

In June I also celebrated my blog's one year anniversary with a big blowout party with 5 giveaways in one day all made/designed by yours truly! I look forward to partying again in 2011.

13. Rosette & Bead Necklace 14. Ledger Paper Embellishment Kit 15. Scrapaholic Tote Bag 16. "Ceramic" Paper Rose and Upcycled Gift Canister 17. Rosette Bib Necklace

July - September

18. Light Box Tutorial 19. Button Bib Necklace 20. 3 Technique Tee 21. Custom Fire Truck T-Shirt 22. Chalkboard Mail Holder 23. Football Inspired Necklace 24. Entryway Artwork

October

25. Spooky Chic Halloween Wreath 26. Pirate Costume and Accessories 27. Boo Banner 28. Halloween/Fall Reversible Garland 29. Pottery Barn Knock Off Reversible Pillow

November

30. DIY Chalkboard Bunting 31. Turkey Applique 32. Pumpkin Vase 33. Gourd Decor

And, of course, December was all about my first annual Homemade Christmas Party!

You can find the party recap here.

So what do you think? See any favorites?

What was your favorite project you made in 2010?

Leave me a link in the comments, and I'll go check it out!

Happy New Year!

Linking up to

December 24, 2010

Merry Christmas! {& SOME GOODIES!}

This is my last post until well after Christmas!

I'm going to be spending some time with family and catching up on some projects around the house over the next week (we're giving our spare room a makeover so we can move our little guy out of the nursery!).

I hope you ALL have a very Merry Christmas!

I'll leave you with some tasty treats I've been cooking up in the kitchen the last week.

Pumkin Cake in a Jar

I've been itching to make these for a long time and thought they would be the perfect coworker gift! I used the Libby's pumpkin roll recipe and baked the cake then cut it up with a biscuit cutter to fit into the jars. I put layers of the cream cheese frosting between each layer. My coworkers didn't mind that their gifts had to be refrigerated! I used my Silhouette to make the tags on top of the jars.

{Note: I made 10 jars of cakes and doubled the recipe for the pumpkin roll. I ended up with half a cake left and hardly any icing!}

Tasty Treats

A sampling of the treats I sent to our daycare as a huge thank you to all of the teachers for taking such good care of my son while my husband and I are at work. ♥

Clockwise starting at the top left:

Peanut Blossom Cookies (with mint Hershey Kisses) a la Oopsey Daisy,

Peppermint Pretzel Melts a la My Computer is My Canvas (I really wanted to include the unique M&M nativity message with them but ran out of time),

chocolate covered pretzel sticks {with sprinkles!},

and mint oreo truffles.

These were a huge hit with the daycare staff!

I'll see you all later next week for a quick recap of The Scrap Shoppe projects in 2010!

Happy Holidays!

December 23, 2010

Homemade Christmas Recipe Features

I'm pretty sure I gained about 20 pounds looking at all of the yummy recipes linked up for the Homemade Christmas Recipes portion of our Christmas party! Not good for a pregnant lady! :)

Here are a few of my favorites, but seriously I want to make/eat them all.
Be sure and go back to visit all of the recipes if you haven't already!

Snowflake Pretzels from Mom Endeavors

Reindeer Food from Sweet Cheeks Tasty Treats

Honey Drop Cookies with Gift Wrap from What Allie's Making Now

Christmas Wassail from Mosaic of Grace

Butterfinger Wannabes from Hallelujahs by Holly

Mocha Mint Buttons from Inside BruCrew Life

Royal Icing Snowflakes & Recipe from My Computer is My Canvas

Yummy, right?

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December 22, 2010

Homemade Christmas Decor Features

I just loved all of the Christmas decorations that were linked up for the Homemade Christmas Decor portion of our Christmas party! Christmas decorations are just my favorite thing so it was fun to visit everyone's blog and see how they decorate!

Here are some of my favorites, but I loved them all.
Be sure and go back to visit all of the decor ideas if you haven't already!

Peace Banner from The Answer is Chocolate

Handmade Stockings from Creative Mommas

Soda Can Ornament from 365 Days 365 Do It Yourself Projects

Christmas Window from A Sign of the Times

Epsom Salt Ornaments & Candle from Thrifty Parsonage Living

Vintage Cookie Cutter Ornaments from Rusty Rooster Vintage

Ribbon Medallion Burlap Wreath from A Glimpse Inside

Retro Candy Cane Kitchen Sign from Flamingo Toes

Ice Candles from Elizabeth & Co.

12 Days Free Printable from The Real Life Mom

Gorgeous decor, ladies!

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December 21, 2010

Homemade Christmas Gift Features

Wow! We had 71 fabulous links for the Homemade Christmas Gift portion of our Christmas party! I managed to visit and comment on all of the links (except one; not sure what's up with that one). I'm seriously impressed with your creative ideas for gift giving!

Here are a few of my favorites, but they were really all amazing.
Be sure and go back to visit all of the ideas if you haven't already!