I'll admit, I didn't do much crafting this holiday season. I just didn't have the time and energy to create after spending frustrating days at work figuring out my new job. At the end of November I had a long list of all the crafts, baking, and homemade gifts that were going to be created in the month of December. Well, I barely got any homemade gifts done, and didn't make any of the crafts/decorations, but I did manage to do some baking. I also worked on a pair of knit wool socks for Charles as a gift, but I had to give him one unfinished sock with an IOU. I haven't touched them since Christmas Eve. I hope I finish them before next Christmas! Anyway, I'm trying to learn to cut myself slack when I don't do all the projects I dream of. Thankfully, by posting all these pictures, I can see that I still manage to make a lot (that sweet tooth really drives my projects). Here's a sampling of what happened here in December.
This year we opted for graham cracker "gingerbread" houses with frosting from a container. Ssh, don't tell my holier-than-thou crafting self that I didn't make it all from scratch. The kids had fun, and so did grandpa.
Guava pie with a gluten-free crust that turned out nice and flaky. A little too sweet though.
I made these paper nutcracker ballet tags for the girls' Nutcracker books.
Charles & I made this food basket for my parents' gift (actually we made two food baskets). It was all homemade (except the Theo chocolate and the Raven's Brew coffee) and included: garlic-infused olive oil, rosemary vinegar, fresh sprigs of rosemary, savory roasted almonds, cheese crackers, raspberry-chardonnay dijon mustard, apple-cider syrup, home-cured lamb prosciutto, and clove oranges.
Gluten-free applesauce tartlets, that were not too sweet.
A Meyer-lemon meringue cake for my dad's New Year's Eve birthday.
Gluten, dairy, egg-free spritzer cookies that were really good, and that were for a staff party, so that everyone could enjoy (from "The Allergen-Free Baker's Handbook").
I did manage to sew these little felt animals for the girls for Three Kings Day. They found them nestled inside their shoes under their bed with a few other goodies. So, I guess I did OK. What do you think?
1 comments:
I can't believe you consider this "not much crafting! It's a lot and it all looks fabulous! What is your new job? Something other than the bookstore? Did I miss something?
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