Two Fabulous Sites you need to know about BEFORE the Holidays

Happy Holidays,

A couple of sites I love that will be of big help in the last minute holiday frenzy...

One, Smitten Kitchen, has a recipe for the decadent and

oh so simple "Christmas Crack". The only time I make this is when I am taking it with me to a gathering where it will all be inhaled - so that I won't eat it all myself!

http://smittenkitchen.com/2009/04/chocolate-caramel-crackers/

I've signed up to receive emails from this site because the recipes are terrific - and the pictures make me want to rush right to the kitchen (or to the store to get whatever I am missing.)

The second site is Michelle Allen's. I met Michelle at Artfest last year when I was lucky enough to take a class from her. She is every bit as happy and energetic in person as she seems on her blog. It's one I check in on regularly as I love how she shares her life as well as her creativity. These gift labels will definitely be adorning many of my Christmas gifts..

http://allendesigns.typepad.com/blog/

She's generously created these tags and some address labels that are downloadable from her site for us to use.

Wishing you all a creative holiday!

Lori

Holiday Greetings

There are going to be some very lucky people who will find beautiful, heartfelt mail art in their mailboxes this season. A variety of scrapbook paper, paints, stamps, stickers, and various other ephemera went into the creation of the fabulous letters above. Just as important though, were the contents - there was a lot of love being poured into these beautiful gifts. This is the season when it is so easy to get caught up in the doings and the chaos of holiday preparation and we forget about the love, gratitude and generosity that are the foundation of the holidays. This month's workshop was all about letting someone know how important they are - I think that the writing of the letters was truly as wonderful for the authors as it will be for their recipients.

Happy Holidays,

Lori