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Hi Everyone,  I went to an indoor rummage sale yesterday and was on a hunt for glass pieces to glue together to use for my crafting embellishments. I would see vids on YT on other crafters and they would be talking about their candy stations and I didn't know what they were talking about. So I looked up some vids and saw that a crafter's "Candy Station" was pretty containers holding embellishments  placed on together in an area. Which I think is a great idea if you have the space. I have a lot of embellishments packed away, I forget what I have. So I am in the process of creating my own calorie free Candy Station. Oh I might sneak a bowl of chocolate in there, after all what's crafting without a little chocolate!  I thought I can make mine own. So I dug through old boxes of things I got from grandmother and found old glassware. The 2nd photo is what I bought for a 1.00 at the rummage sale.

Made this for a friend co-worker who got promoted to another department. She is a sewer and designer who sells her designs on Etsy. You should check out her site.     http://www.etsy.com/shop/CapurroCustoms  

  I made these 2 house shaped mini albums for my niece and a friend who both spent 1st Christmas in their new house. I had a kit for the one and the second one I bought blank chipboard houses and made my own. The first with the green chimney is the kit and I didn't want to have to cut around the chimney. So I use Tim Holtz distressed crackle paint in Peeled Paint and Clear Rock Candy and then I had even better idea for the second mini. I wanted to look like brick so I Tim Holtz distressed ink Red Door and then used versamark and clear embossing powder. I scored brick lines in the powder before I used the heat tool. I loved how it turned out. Here is a video of the second mini and photos of the first mini.     

This recipe came from my grandmother. I was curious to see if there were other recipes like this one. So I googled I didn't find this exact recipe but variations of it. I think I will stick to this one. But I would like to find a substitute for the Crisco, so if anyone has suggestions let me know. 4 cups flour 1 c sugar 1 t ground cloves 1 t Cinnamon 3 t of baking powder 2 eggs 1/2 c orange juice 1/2 c milk 1 c of Crisco solid 2 T of coco powder Mix all together and kneed the dough until its smooth and shiny. Roll into smooth round balls and bake 15 minutes at 350. Icing: Powder sugar, milk, butter and vanilla.

Dried Cranberries and White Chocolate Biscotti 2 1/2 cup flour 1 c sugar 1/2 t of baking powder 1/2 t of baking soda 1 t of vanilla 1 t of almond 3 eggs 1 c of dried cranberries 1 c of white chocolate chips Mix all together, if dough it sticky, add a little flour. Divide into 2 balls, roll out each into  1 1/2 " log. Bake at 325 for 40 minutes, slice into 1/2" slices and bake each side for additional minutes. Optional: drizzle with royal icing

These are the 3 sets of sticks I got back from the swap over at MAS. http://minialbumscraps.ning.com/ I love getting swaps back in the mail, excited to see which ones I get in return. I'm like a little kid at Christmas time. There are so many creative people and I'm so glad I found YouTube, blogging and doing swaps with other crafters.

Here are close up photos of the stick pins and presentation for a swap over at MAS http://minialbumscraps.ning.com/