Hopping to {Day 5} already in the hop!!!

Welcome back everyone to this super, FUN, Christmas JOY Blog Hop!  Each day is filled with tidbits, recipes, a free design... along with much Holiday cheer!  I have to admit... I'm reallllly getting antsy to start decking the halls!  I'm so excited to do it because we will be staying home this year for Christmas, instead of going on vacation!  So I'm excited to make the Holiday really special for us this year!!!!  I can't wait to bake, wrap presents and give!!!!

This was today's creative design and fantastic recipe from Sheri, of Calico Moon!  I think it's out of the box and very different!  That's a very good thing!  So if you missed it- be sure and print off the pattern before the hop is over!!

Today marks {Day 5} of the hop!  It's also Ali, from Ali Strebel Designs day!  I'm always excited to see what she has in store!  She's so talented in many mediums... you never know witch medium she will design in!  So excited to see it!!!  In the meantime, here is her recipe!  It sounds delicious!  Have a great day and let's go see what today brings for us over on her blog!!!  See Ya tomorrow!!!

http://alistrebel.blogspot.com/2015/11/christmas-joy-blog-hop.html?m=1

Nov 6th * Plum Cute Designs

Nov 7th * Gail Pan Designs

Nov 8th * Wooden Spool Designs

Nov 9th * Sheri Glasscock

Nov 10th * Ali Strebel Designs

Nov 11th * Notforgotten Farm

Nov 12th * Woolen Willow Designs

Nov 13th * Cottage at Cardiff Farms

Nov 14th * Heartspun Quilts

Nov 15th * Crabapple Hill

Nov 16th * Bits n Pieces by Joan

Nov 17th * Primitive Gatgerings

Nov 18th * Buttermilk Basin

We're having a merry time on the Christmas JOY hop!!!

Welcome back to another day of our Christmas JOY Blog Hop!  Yesterday's design from Debbie was great!  It's going to be so cute hanging on your Christmas trees this year! 

I hope as you start making all these darling projects you share them to our Facebook page!  We love seeing your work and love to inspire others!!!  

I also have a passion for old trucks!  My dad was a farm boy & always drove a {Ford} truck!  My favorite was this old blue truck!  It was the inspiration for my truck patterns!  Those old trucks brought both of us much joy!!!  I also want to thank Vicki for this truck ornament she sent me!!!  It is personalized and I'll always treasure it and think of you when we hang it on our tree each year!!!  Isn't it sweet?!!!!  I just love it!!!

Up next on our hop is Sheri from Calico Moon!  You'll have to check out her recipe!  It's not your normal "green bean casserole"!  It's amazing!  She usually doubles the batch so she can have leftovers!  The leftovers are even better!!!  We must try this!!!  Be sure to head over to her Facebook page: Calico Moon and see your daily "surprise" design!  I'm just as excited as you are to see what she's got in store for us!!!

Thanks for following along!  Hope you're having a blast!!!!  

Nov 6th * Plum Cute Designs
Nov 7th * Gail Pan Designs
Nov 8th * Wooden Spool Designs
Nov 9th * Sheri Glasscock
Nov 10th * Ali Strebel Designs
Nov 11th * Notforgotten Farm
Nov 12th * Woolen Willow Designs
Nov 13th * Cottage at Carfiff Farms
Nov 14th * Heartspun Quilts
Nov 15th * Crabapple Hill
Nov 16th * Bits n Pieces by Joan
Nov 17th * Primitive Gatherings 
Nov 18th * Buttermilk Basin

It's time for {Day 3} of our Christmas JOY blog hop!

Tis the season for sweet little elves!  How cute was Gail Pan's redwork elf?!?  It's the perfect little stitchery to hang most anywhere and bring you much Christmas cheer!  I wonder what lies ahead for {Day 3} of the blog hop from Debbie of Wooden Spool Designs?!?

Christmas cheer was in full swing today with church bazaars, craft shows & more!  In Minnesota, this weekend is opening deer hunting... so it's the perfect weekend for the women to get out with their girlfriends and enjoy themselves while their husbands are away!!  For Hannah & I, it means lefsa!  Us Norwegians LOVE hot, fresh, off the griddle lefsa, with butter and sugar!  Nothing better!  So today we headed to the church where the girls went to preschool and enjoyed their annual bazaar!  First, we waited in a long line to get a few dozen homemade Christmas cookies {within 30 minutes they ran out of our FAV cookie- peanut butter balls!}...since we knew the bags of lefsa would soon be running out, we headed there next!  

Meanwhile, I hopped in line for fresh lefsa!  I felt so bad for them... they kept blowing fuses!  So we waited with anticipation for about a 1/2 hour... {after moving 2 of the 3 griddles}... and we enjoyed our fresh lefsa!!!!  Such a treat!!!!  If you haven't tried lefsa... you should!  It's delicious!  

Up today on the Christmas JOY blog hop is my friend Debbie from Wooden Spool Designs!  Like I mentioned yesterday, she's over in Australia with Gail!  Thanks to amazing technology, she's able to post her project from across!  It's so cool how we can be so far away.. yet only a text or post away!!!  So be sure to head over to her blog: http://woodenspooldesigns.blogspot.com and see what clever project she designed just for you in our hop!!!  Be sure to go back {two days} if your just joining us for the first two days you missed!  Then come back here tomorrow as we feature another designer!!!!  Happy Hopping!

Nov 6th * Plum Cute Designs
Nov 7th * Gail Pan Designs
Nov 8th * Wooden Spool Designs
Nov 9th * Sheri Glasscock
Nov 10th * Ali Strebel Designs
Nov 11th * Notforgotten Farm
Nov 12th * Woolen Willow Designs
Nov 13th * Cottage at Cardiff Farms 
Nov 14th * Heartspun Quilts
Nov 15th * Crabapple Hill
Nov 16th * Bits n Pieces by Joan
Nov 17th * Primitive Gatherings
Nov 18th * Buttermilk Basin

Christmas JOY {Day 2} Blog Hop

Welcome to {Day 2} of our "Christmas Joy" Blog Hop!!!  We are soooo excited to have you all following along!  We're also glad to hear you are enjoying having the hop sooner, so you can make the projects to trim your tree, decorate your mantle or make as gifts to give to your friends!  That's just what this hop is all about!

Today I enjoyed the day with my girls {they were off from school, as it's the end of their quarter}.   We did lunch, stopped at this sale, and hit the dance store before I headed to an appointment for my bruised ribs. {ouch!}  I can't tell you how  being surrounded by the smells of fresh cut pines, holly & an array of Holiday decor helped brighten my day!   A little Holiday cheer and a cheesecake cupcake always makes everything better, right?!?!!!  

I loved these letters!!!!

You know I love me a red truck!

I tried the peanut butter cheesecake & Hannah tried the lemon cheesecake cupcake!  Both were yummy!

Speaking of Holiday cheer!  Tracy from Plum Cute Designs also brought us a great post & darling stitchery design today as she kicked off our blog hop!  I also love how she finished the piece andclipped it on this cute frame!  Another great idea!  Then you can change out the design each season!!!

If you missed it... Be sure to go to her blog and print off your copy!!!

Up today is Gail Pan!  She's our Australian designer!  It's always fun to see what she comes up with!  Our friend Debbie, from Wooden Spool Designs, is over there with her teaching!  I can just imagine them getting their posts ready together!  What a special time for the both of them!!!  I'm so excited!!!  Please head over to her blog and get inspired!  I'll meet you back here again tomorrow for more Holiday fun!  Stay Calm & Be Merry!

http://gailpandesigns.typepad.com

Nov 6th * Plum Cute Designs

Nov 7th * Gail Pan Designs

Nov 8th * Wooden Spool Designs

Nov 9th * Sheri Glasscock

Nov 10th * Ali Strebel Designs

Nov 11th * Notforgotten Farm

Nov 12th * Woolen Willow Designs

Nov 13th * Cottage at Cardiff Farms

Nov 14th * Heartspun Quilts

Nov 15th * Crabapple Hill

Nov 16th * Bits n Pieces by Joan

Nov 17th * Primitive Gatherings

Nov 18th * Buttermilk Basin

Christmas JOY Blog Hop Day 1

"LUCKY" Friday is back to its normal broadcasting from MN!  Yeehaw!  So be sure to head over to our Facebook page and leave a comment there for a chance to win patterns after you've checked out Tracy at Plum Cute Designs blog....as she kicks off our Christmas Joy blog hop!!

You have no idea how good it feels to be home {and to be done with shows for the year}!!!!  Being on the road for 2 weeks was EXCITING... but being back with my girls & cats {and sleeping in my own bed} is priceless!!!  Both the girls and cats missed us very much!  We had a lot of catching up to do, snuggling & then got right back into being the taxi drivers for the girls, litter box cleaners for the cats & treat givers to the guinea pigs!  Talk about living the dream!!!! Lol!!!  Then Hannah's retainer got chewed up by a dog while we were away & our furnace went out- so those are on top of the "to do" list!   I also thought I'd come home to my car ready to roll!!!!  That didn't happen!  I'm about to go crazy!!!  Lol!!!  😳 Guess it's better to make sure it's perfect then to have issues!!!  

Still need to unload the trailer!  I threw something out or pulled something in my left shoulder loading the trailer in Houston.  I'm going to the chiro tomorrow.  It's been tough to even sleep...and laughing is the worst!!!!  And you know I love to laugh!  😂Hopefully my family will help this weekend, so we can get some goods on the website for you, get all the prizes I gave away last week to you and park that baby for the winter!!!

So.... Do you know what today is???  It's day 1 of our {Christmas Joy} Blog Hop!!!!  Aren't you excited?!?  Each day for the next 13 days we will share appetizer recipes, tidbits about the Holidays & a FREE pattern for you all to print off and make for the Holidays or to give as a gift!  Each day I will post the link to the next designer here on my blog so be sure to stop here every morning and click your way through the hop!  Here is a list of days/designers!!!!!   It's going to be fabulous!

Nov 6th * Plum Cute Designs

Nov 7th * Gail Pan Designs

Nov 8th * Wooden Spool Designs

Nov 9th * Sheri Glasscock

Nov 10th * Ali Strebel Designs

Nov 11th * Notforgotten Farm

Nov 12th * Woolen Willow Designs

Nov 13th * Cottage at Cardiff Farms

Nov 14th * Heartspun Quilts

Nov 15th * Crabapple Hill

Nov 16th * Bits n Pieces by Joan

Nov 17th * Primitive Gatherings

Nov 18th * Buttermilk Basin

Again, thanks for bearing with me over the last few weeks... It's been quite hectic all around!  I look forward to getting caught back up, connecting back with each of you and taking some time to enjoy the upcoming Holidays with family & friends!  Here is Tracy's Holiday appetizer recipe and link to head over to her blog to see what she has in store for you!  Enjoy!  See you tomorrow!

http://www.plumcutedesigns.com