Some Christmas Cards that cannot easily be mailed

I did make Christmas cards this year.  Unfortunately they are too bulky to mail but I used them for people locally that I can hand deliver or put in their mailbox at church.  I cased the card from a Pin I made this year from a blog called Understanding Blue.  I created my own version of the Merry using my Silhouette and a font I thought was close to the one she used.

Here is my version:

For those cards I need to mail out, I will be sending boxes flat cards as they can be mailed with one stamp.  I did get a holiday news letter finished so I will be including it with my cards.  I so so so need to get them finished and into the mail.

<^..^> Lori

Dessert Theatre for 2013 is over

Last week was our church's big Christmas Dessert Theatre production.  I say big because it takes a lot of people a lot of time and a lot of energy to make it happen.  We do it as a labor of love for the Lord to share His timeless message of salvation to our community.

It was the first year since we started in 2008 that we repeated a performance.  It was changed up a little to accommodate cast changes and music.

My part is to set up the tables.  Here is a picture of the finished product from the last night of the performance.  I kept forgetting to bring my camera.

In addition to transforming the auditorium into a beautiful dinner theatre setting, the hallways are decked out in lovely Christmas decorations to put everyone in the mood.

  As I said at the beginning, it is a big job…and a labor of love.

I hope you get to hear the message of the Gospel this Christmas with fresh eyes and a tender heart!

<^..^> Lori

Snowman stacked jars

I saw something in a Michael's ad that I thought was really cute.  I searched the Internet for a good picture but I didn't find one.  I found versions of this idea but not the exact one I saw in the paper Michael's ad.  So I cut it out and took a picture of it.  I want to make these as a gift for someone that loves snowmen.  He makes me smile.

<^..^> Lori

Follow up on the Awana pumpkin patch

We set up the pumpkin patch for the Awana club tonight.  I told you about this project earlier in the month so I thought a picture of the finished patch would be nice.

<^..^> Lori

Clementine pumpkins (part 2)

They look so cute in the mailboxes at church that I have to share a photo.  So many people give their time and attention to the Awana program.  We hope this gives them a smile and encourages them to continue to serve the Lord in this ministry.

Here are the leftovers in our fruit bin at home.  My daughter is already eating them.  She loves clementines.

<^..^> Lori

Clementine Pumpkin Awana leader treats

I pinned this idea about making jack-o-lantern faces on clementine oranges with the idea of using it for an Awana leader treat.  Tonight I made them.  It didn't take long to put faces on the clementines.  I made up three of the 3 lb. bags.  That made about 60 little clementine pumpkins to give the leaders this Wednesday.  The kids are getting pumpkins too but they will have chocolate in their paper pumpkins.  I really like how this turned out.  I plan to give one to each leader with a note attached thanking them for their dedication to our church's Awana program.

Originally I thought I would cut faces out of vinyl but a sharpie was faster and easy to do a simple jack-o-lanter face so I went with it.

<^..^> Lori

Imitation BakedBree Chocolate Chip Layer Cake

One of the blogs I read regularly is BakedBree.  Wonderful recipes are found there.  Of course, it takes more than a good recipe to make the dish.  Some people just have the knack for it and I think Bree definitely has the knack.  I saw this recipe for Chocolate Chip Layer Cake.

Isn't that lovely?

I decided to make it for a get together we are having tonight with the Grenada missions team.  Ta-da!  It looks good.  I hope it tastes good when we cut it tonight!

<^..^> Lori