I hope everyone has a happy christmas!

cute cat pic of the week

Russ and Jake get cozy on the couch.

I haven't posted in a while, so i have a few things to say. Christmas is coming and the goose is getting fat! But really, it is coming and i don't know how it snuck up me. I think i finally have everyone's christmas presents bought/ordered, so no one will get them in time for christmas (since they're all shipping to my house instead of the recipient's). I haven't even picked out christmas cookie recipes! Sheesh. But, today we are getting the tree, so that's a move in the right direction.

The bazaar bizarre was a success! And a lot of fun too. Everyone was super nice and i was excited to see people showing interest in my pet portraits. I'd also like to give a shout out to the lovely couple manning the Figs and Ginger booth across the row from me. I had a great time in our faux dance off!

I have one more craft fair in Biddeford, ME this saturday. I'd love it if you stopped by! You can check out their blog HERE.

That's all for now folks. Time to get the christmas tree!

Well, i have to say that they taste better than they look. Thank goodness! I always imagine these beautiful christmas cookies with pretty and intricate designs, but somehow they always end up looking like this. Until i have real pastry bags and those metal tip thingys, instead of hannaford brand ziploc bags (which causes the icing to either pop out the sides or ooze out the top, dripping all over the place), the cookies will continue to look like this. By the end i was just dripping icing all over the place!

I think my people look so unhappy because their outfits were not very fashionable, and there was icing everywhere.
They taste good though! I swear. If you'd like a recipe for sugar cookies that aren't super sweet and more on the buttery side, try out this recipe for Soft Christmas Cookies!