Wednesday's Wish

Wednesday's Wish comes a little later in the day but it is truly from the heart.

Thanks to everyone who have supported us this year. We are looking forward to 2010, bringing you new, In A Pinch Design kits and having oodles of fun!

Judy and I would like to wish you and your families, a very Merry Christmas and a Healthy and Happy New Year!

Friday's Favourite Flick!

Here's a great flick on how to make a quick and easy Christmas Matchbook Mini Album. Enjoy!

Wednesday's Wish

Some of us will be having turkey this Christmas and I thought for Wednesday's Wish this week, why do we save the wishbone and then pull it apart to make a wish? We all do this ritual but really have now idea why. I got on my trusty Google and found this.



If you believe your wish will come true when you win the break in a wishbone contest, then you're following in the footsteps of civilizations dating back to the Etruscans, 322 B.C. And -- it started with a hen, not a turkey.

In those days, when a man wanted an egg he waited for the hen to announce the coming of her product. This made the animal mystical in that it could tell the future -- and that led to what became known as the "hen oracles."

If you lived back then, and wanted to receive an answer to an important question from these oracles, you would draw a circle on the ground and divide it into the twenty-four letters of the alphabet. Grains of corn were placed in each section, and the cock or hen was led into the circle and then set free. It was believed that the fowl would spell out words or symbols by picking up kernels of corn from the different sections. For example, the first letter of a future husband's name would be the first kernel of corn picked.

After writing the message, the fowl was sacrificed to a special deity and its collarbone was hung out to dry. Then, you'd get to make a wish on the bone. Then two other people got a chance to make a wish by snapping the dried bone in the same way we do now, with each one pulling on an end. The person with the larger end of the bone got the wish -- and it became known as a "lucky break."

The Romans brought the wishbone tradition with them when they conquered England, and that's how we got it.

Friday's Favourite Flick!

I don't know about you but I'm still creating Christmas cards and this week Friday Flick is a very cool slider card that's demonstrated by Joy! You have to watch this video!

Wednesday's Wish

He who wishes to secure the good of others has already secured his own.
Confucius

Friday's Favourite Flick!

Here's another great Christmas card brought to you from Kristina Werner!

As Promised!

Head on over to Sheri's blog to see what she created from Paper Glitter! A great package for a little girl's Christmas gift!

Wednesday's Wish

The journey you wish to take can only begin from where you are right now this very minute.

Ron Atchison

It's December!!

Good Morning In A Pinch bloggers!

It's the first day of December and the eager anticipation of Christmas has begun.

Have you started your holiday shopping? I know some of you have already purchased and wrapped the gifts. Not me... I haven't yet stepped into a store or mall. I'm just now starting to make my lists of what to buy family and friends and what's needed for all the festive activities.

Speaking of lists, I was blog surfing just the other day and I came across this fabulous site called Paper Glitter. Paper Glitter is an artist who is a toy designer during the day but in their off time designs these fabulous paper crafts. On Paper Glitter you can download free templates to print and then fold to make wonderful paper creations. Below is a picture of Christmas shopping lists and tags I plan to use. Definitely check out what other fun templates you can download from Paper Glitter.

I'm going to try some out. Check my personal blog under Sheri in the side bar to see what I come up with.

Sheri

Judy and I just got back from the Go Scrapping Crop in Cambridge. We had a great time!
We aknowledged Rosanne and Mindy who were part of the blog hop this week. Rosanne won the grand prize of the week.



But... we still have one more prize to give out for commenting on our first day of the blog hop. So... with out further ado... drum roll please... Jill (aka. AuntieJ) from Sudbury! You are our winner! Please send us your address in an email so we can send you your prize!

Thanks again everyone who made our first blog hop a great success!

Crafty Christmas Blog Hop!

Well... it has been quite a week! Judy and I want to thank everyone who participated or dropped by to see what we had to share. We would like to thank Karen of Go Scrapping and Lucy of Simply Scrapping who helped made this blog hop a joy to be a part of.

Speaking of a blog hop... let's get things started! The first picture is a card based on the Simply Scrapping sketch. Judy used Graphic 45 paper and Crafty Secrets embellishments. The word JOY is sprinkled with Martha Stewart glitter. Got to love glitter!


The next couple of photos are a back pack I made using cardstock and bits of the new Cosmo Cricket Christmas line. I plan to make some earrings for my niece and package them inside the back pack. It would also make a great little way to package a gift card.

And to wrap things up... Judy created this stunning gift bag and tag. She used the Trim the Tree Bo Bunny line. I sure hope my Christmas gift is wrapped up in this package! Gorgeous!

That's it!! Later in the day we will be posting the winner of day one. If you want to hop to other blogs to see what they have to share click here.

Thanks everyone for dropping by!

Crafty Christmas Day Four

This has been a fun week for Sheri and I. It has been a hoot creating the great projects that we will reveal on Friday.

Today, Sheri and I are hosting the blog hop. We are technically "Wrapping up the Week" for you. Day Four is about different ways to wrap those special gifts that you want to give to a friend, family member or that special someone in your life. My inspiration was the fabulous idea of a bag, a tag, or a card. How to incorporate the three in one gift. I loved decorating my Banana Loaf. I found the cutest little brown bags at Micheals; the perfect size for a recipe card. So not only do they get a nicely wrapped loaf to enjoy but they also get the recipe to recreate it themselves someday.

Remember on Friday we are releasing all the projects that we created using the inspiration from ourselves, Go Scrapping and Simply Scrapping. Stay Tuned for the Big Release.

Also remember to email Karen at Go Scrapping (goscrapping@rogers.com) to let her know that you are going to be participating in the blog hop of Friday and your name will be entered into a draw at the end of the week.

JUDY

Crafty Christmas Day Three! and Wednesday's Wish

It's already day three of the Crafty Christmas Blog Hop. Today Karen at the Go Scrapping blog is offering a couple of fun projects that would make great teacher or neighbour gifts. Here's a sneak peek of what we have to offer. We'll reveal the complete photo on Friday during the blog hop.



There's still today and tomorrow to sign up to participate in the blog hop. Send an email to Karen of Go Scrapping (goscrapping@rogers.com) and she'll add your blog address to the list. All participants are entered in a random draw to win a prize. Make sure you sign up! It's going to be a lot of fun!

Wednesday's Wish!

My wish today is for all the teachers who are busy marking tests or writing out report cards that you take a moment to reflect how special you are and how much you make a difference in each child that looks up to you.

I thought in keeping with the teacher theme I'd offer a special poem that can be put in a Christmas card for your child's teacher.

For My Teacher At Christmas

Christmas vacation is great;
My time is mine to spend;
I can be with friends or watch TV;
I wish it would never end.
I don't miss school or homework;
I really like to be free;
But I'll miss you when I'm gone from school;
You're just what a teacher should be.
So have a perfect Christmas;
Be sure to have lots of fun;
I look forward to seeing you again,
When Christmas vacation is done.

Crafty Christmas Day Two!

Simply Scrapping is offering a fun card challenge for day two of the Crafty Christmas Blog Hop! We'll be revealing what we did based on Lucy's sketch on Friday when we start hopping from blog to blog.

Speaking of hopping, if you want to participate in the blog hop to show us what you've been making for Christmas, send an email to Karen of Go Scrapping. She'll add your blog address to the list. Go Scrapping's email address is goscrapping@rogers.com

Crafty Christmas Day One!

Judy and I are so excited to start off the Crafty Christmas Blog Hop!! Day one is about Christmas traditions.

One of our Christmas traditions was sprinkling magical reindeer food on our front lawn so the reindeer would make sure Santa didn't pass our house. On Christmas Eve, Jayden in his pajamas, would get his coat and boots on, head out to the front lawn and sprinkle the sparkling reindeer food. We also left carrots along side Santa's cookies and milk.

Of course, every Christmas morning he would check to see if reindeer tracks were left in the snow.

Jayden is now a teenager and new traditions are starting for this stage in his life but, I will always treasure the memories watching him sprinkling reindeer food on Christmas Eve.

Share your family Christmas traditions in the comment section. For those who make a comment your name will be entered and through a random draw there will be a prize given to the winner!

Head on over to the Go Scrapping and Simply Scrapping blogs to see what their traditions are.

Here is the recipe and the poem for the reindeer food. It's pet and non magical animal friendly. I use sugar instead of glitter.

Ingredients:
1 cup rolled oats
2-6 Tbsp red colored sugar
2-6 Tbsp. green colored sugar
Preparation:
Mix the ingredients together and place in a plastic bag, adding as much colored sugar as you like for a festive effect.

Poem
Sprinkle this reindeer food outside tonight.

The moonlight will make it sparkle bright.

As the reindeer fly and roam.

This will guide them to your home.

Here are photos of a container I made using a Prima flower jar to hold the reindeer food. The label has the poem printed on it.

I also created the poinsettia on top. If you would like to learn how to make the paper poinsettia here is a link to where you can download the instructions. It's a safe site for downloading. I use it all the time.

Paper Poinsettia

Happy Day One of the Crafty Christmas Blog Hop!

Head on over to the Simply Scrapping for Day Two tomorrow!