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Top 10 Posts for 2011

As 2011 winds down to a close here are the top 10 most visited posts this year on Ole-Talk:

#10 - Scallop Alfredo Pasta

#9 - Margarita Cupcakes and New Tool

#8 - Ladybug Cupcakes

#7 - My Handmade Book

#6 - Sunday Silhouettes (Little Miss Sunshine Card)

#5 - Gerald the Giraffe

#4 - Adventures in Ducky Cupcakes

#3 - Ready for Journal Your Christmas

#2 - Cupcake Decorating Tips by Margie

#1 - Sunrise at Cherry Tree Hill

Interesting mix of posts for 2011.  Seems like cupcakes and how-to/tips are popular!

Signs of Christmas II

Night and...

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Signs of Christmas

Sharing a couple more of the card designs that I did this year.

You can see the other cards that I made in this post.

Brown paper packages tied up with string!

Hope you are all having a wonderful holiday season!

 

 

Christmas Baking 2011

Keeping with my baking tradition here are the fruits of my marathon weekend of baking for this Christmas.

Hope you are all enjoying your Christmas Eve!

 

Gerald the Giraffe

I think that I mentioned that I have rediscovered my love of knitting and that I have found a wonderful group of ladies who are also avid knitters.  We meet twice a week during our lunch and have quite the awesome knitting circle going.  I have gotten over my fear of circular needles and also double pointed needles and in fact knitted this awesome (if I may say so myself) giraffe for my nephew Kieran for Christmas using double pointed needles.  Meet Gerald the Giraffe.

He was quite the labour of love as I was also not only trying to get him done in time for Christmas but I also had to meet that pesky international shipping deadline.  But thanks to my awesome knitting buddy Marny who helped me with the spots and the pom poms as I was running out of time I made it and he is now on his way to France although I almost kept him for myself...kidding!

I can't wait for Kieran to open him for Christmas...well that is if it actually gets there in the time that they said that it will.  Fingers and toes crossed.

Sneek Peek

Yes I know I have be MIA for over a week but I have a good excuse...really I do.  I have been in full Christmas prep mode...baking, and knitting gifts, and packaging stuff for the post office and trying to get my tree decorated...you get the idea.  So unfortunately my blog suffered as a result.  However, I think I have things under control again and from tomorrow I will be sharing some of what I have been up to.   Here's a sneak peek...

Holiday Cards using Ranger Products

Sharing the cards that I featured in my latest Inkling (monthly how to) on the Yahoo Ranger Inklink group.

Third generation stamping with Archival ink, inked the edges with Distress ink, and the "pearl" dots are Liquid Pearls.

Used Inkssentials white pen and Perfect Mist to add some detail and shimmer to the pointsettia which I cut with my Silhouette.

Distress stickles to add sparkle to the trees.

So have you finished your holiday cards yet?

Chocolate Surprise Candy Cane Cupcakes

Chocolate cupcakes with a dark chocolate Hersey's Kiss in the middle.

With peppermint candy cane butter cream frosting.

View from atop!