I mentioned a "thank you" to my friends in PA for helping me re-light my ever flickering creative spirit which resulted in a forrest fire of little things in between this, that and the other on Tuesday...
I baked.
I have not baked in months. That alone should have shown that something was off. Do not get me wrong, I have made brownies and the random cake for little things that we have here, but I baked Chocolate Chip cookies....and as I FB'd about it, the comments came flooding in...so here is the good ol' recipe
I don’t “cream this” and sift that”..I dump it all in my big mixing bowl like this:
5 cups of flour
2 cups of brown sugar unpacked
1 cup of sugar
1 cup of slightly soft butter
4 eggs
2 tablespoons of vanilla
2 teaspoons of baking soda
2 teaspoons of salt
alot of love
Mix in a large mixing bowl until all blended. Dump in chocolate chips..I do not measure..I just pour them in! Use a small scoop to scoop dough onto cookie sheet & bake at 375 for 10-12 minutes.
You MUST add love to this. If you are baking because “you have to” and you have a yucky attitude about it, they will not come out big and “scone-like”..you must do it with LOVE..just sayin.
and in between baking times and cooling times...I stitched this
It is a "Crismon." (CHRIST + MONagrams) A Crismon is a symbol that can be identified with Christ. The first ones were used centuries ago by early Christians as a message to each other to protect Christian meeting places. Thier purpose was to point to the Good News and to call an ornament a "Crismon" it must be all white and/or gold. White is the sign of Purity and Perfection, Gold stands for Majesty & Glory. I am sending my Crismon off today to adorn the Christmas tree at St. James Lutheran Church in Huntingdon, PA.
oh...and in between my school yard duties, I made this SUPER CUTE Ball Jar cozy from an idea I got in Staci's dining room (looking through the Resoration Hardware catalog & thinking about the 10,000 wool sweaters in her basement) just moments before leaving to head to the airport
um, hello??? Is it not the cutest and EASIEST thing ever??? I will put up a tutorial later this week...and I made homemade apple sauce on a whim because I was making a Pork Tenderloin (from Target) because we have groceries in our Target and really, it just does not get much better than an "all-in-one-store"
subsequently, I did not get a nap in, which resulted in a early bed time, which resulted in a early rise time this morning...which reminded me of my walking tours in PA and this shot which has it very own SPECIAL story of its own
I will share later...in the meantime, go bake for someone..They will appreciate the gesture and the cookies and you will feel good for making things!
Good Morning! I love checking out your blog each morning! Great cozy!
Posted by: SusanC | November 17, 2010 at 05:55 AM
I heart you.
That is all I have to say today.
<3
Posted by: Ambrosia Clark | November 17, 2010 at 05:55 AM
I heart YOU too!!!!
Posted by: stephanie | November 17, 2010 at 05:56 AM
Thank you!!! It looks like I'll be baking with a whole lot of love today. :)
LOVE your Crismon too!! Is it a dove?
Posted by: Susan | November 17, 2010 at 09:38 AM
OMG! Can't wait to do the cookies, LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the Crismon, (can't believe you) and the warmer...well, let's just say I may have one less sweater after I view your tutorial - LOL!!!! Thanks for helping me reduce my "hoard"!!!! Beautiful shot of the tracks too...I shared with our local law enforcement officials!!!! What memories!!!
Posted by: Staci Shuck | November 17, 2010 at 06:07 PM
sad that I did not get to taste your cookies, which means I will just have to attend another class that you teach! lol!
Posted by: Sandra Smart | November 17, 2010 at 07:44 PM
Stephanie, I have been reading your blog and I totally love your work. It is so inspiring and thanks for sharing. Do drop by at my blog whenever you free. I haven't been creating for the longest time.
Cheers, Yuzz
Posted by: Yuzz Yusof | November 17, 2010 at 08:34 PM
Stephanie you are so talented and creative. the jar cozy is great. I can't wait to see the instructions. Can you also give us instructions for the Crismon? I love it. It's a great idea. I have my 25 Days Countdown album ready to go except for a couple things that were missing. I am working on finding them. I really like it.
Posted by: Deb J | November 18, 2010 at 11:00 AM
omgosh!!!!! can i please please please pay you to make me a set of those snowpeople? i have never seen anything so cute in my life!!!!! lisa fairbanks
lisa@scrappingirlfriends.com
Posted by: lisa fairbanks | November 27, 2010 at 10:53 PM