Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Sept 9

Good Morning. Nothing like a change in weather to wake you up and remind you how short the year can be.  I heard on the news last night that the Eastern Tennessee area may have a frost before the end of this month. That's about 4 to 6 weeks early.  Like Spring and Summer, it looks like Winter just may be early this year.
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Christmas Truffles
 
Ingredients:
7 oz. dark chocolate (good quality)
1/3 cup thickened cream
1 tablespoon of orange liqueur (or try rum)
3 oz. unsalted macadamia nuts (or almonds or hazelnuts)
Coatings: dark cocoa / shredded coconut / chocolate sprinkles
 
Put the chocolate and cream in a heatproof bowl (or double sauce pan) and place over a saucepan of simmering water (make sure bowl does not touch the water). Stir until the chocolate melts. Remove the bowl and stir in the liqueur and nuts. Cover and place in the fridge for a couple of hours or until firm enough to roll into balls. Line a tray with non stick paper, roll teaspoons of mixture into balls and place on tray. Put in freezer for about 30 minutes then roll the balls quickly to smooth the surface and roll in desired coating. Makes 36.They will keep in an airtight container in the fridge for a week.
 
 
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CHRISTMAS VANILLA BUTTER ROLLOUTS

1 1/2 cups butter, softened
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 teaspoon salt
 
What to Do
1. In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture. Cover and refrigerate until easy to handle, about 30 minutes.
 
2. On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut with floured 2 1/2-inch cookie cutters. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350°F until edges are lightly browned, about 8-10 minutes. Cool for 1 minute before removing to wire racks to cool completely. Decorate as desired.
 
Makes: about 7 dozen cookies
 
 
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Peace on Earth, Joy To the World

Joy to the world! The Lord is come.
Let earth receive her King
Let every heart Prepare Him room
And Saints and angels sing
And Saints and angels sing
And Saints and Saints and angels sing

Joy to the world, the Savior reigns
Let Saints their songs employ
While fields and floods rocks, hills and plains
Repeat the sounding joy
Repeat the sounding joy
Repeat, Repeat, the sounding joy

Joy to the world with truth and grace
And makes the nations prove
The glories of His righteousness
And wonders of His love
And wonders of His love
And wonders and wonders of His love

No more will sin and sorrow grow,
Nor thorns infest the ground;
He'll come and make the blessings flow
Far as the curse was found,
Far as the curse was found,
Far as, far as the curse was found.

He rules the world with truth and grace,
And gives to nations proof
The glories of His righteousness,
And wonders of His love;
And wonders of His love;
And wonders, wonders of His love.

Rejoice! Rejoice in the Most High,
While Israel spreads abroad
Like stars that glitter in the sky,
And ever worship God,
And ever worship God,
And ever, and ever worship God.

 
 
 

Engrave Glass Christmas Decorations with Dremel

Impress your neighbours and light up your living room with a pretty snowflake Christmas window!

 

You will need...

Dremel Hobby 7700 with the Diamond Wheel Point 7103
Dremel Gluegun 930 and clear glue 7mm
Glass discs
Mirror discs of varied sizes
Glass droppers / icicles
Selection of narrow organza and satin ribbon in black, gold and silver
Variety of gold, silver and black beads and rondelles
Flexible beading needle
Snowflake templates - Click here to download

Show your street just how much you love Christmas with a beautiful Christmas window that's just as gorgeous seen from the outside of your house, as inside your living room. Taking this season's trend colours of silver, gold, black and white, create a snowflake and icicle window dressing that will be the talk of the town. It's simple to do but definitely has the 'WOW' factor! Just collect together the materials below and see just how easy it is to create something stunning!

Christmas Snowflake Decoration

1. Download our snowflake templates and re-size as required, or draw your own designs to suit the different-sized discs. To engrave a glass disc, place over the template and secure it with a little low-tack tape. Using the Dremel Hobby 7700 fitted with the 7103 diamond wheel point, trace over the snowflake motif to engrave onto the glass disc.

2. Having outlined the shape, remove the disc from the template and lay on dark paper so that the engraving shows up clearly. Correct any shaky or thin lines by working over them again, smoothing and thickening them as necessary. When finished, brush away any dust and buff the disc with a soft lint-free cloth.

3. Using a fine permanent marker, draw snowflakes onto the mirror discs using the downloaded templates as a guide. Engrave the snowflakes onto the mirror discs using the Dremel Hobby 7700 fitted with the 7103 diamond wheel point. Buff the engraved mirrors as before.

4. Use your Dremel Hobby 7700 with 7103 Diamond wheel point to engrave spirals and stripes onto your selected glass dropper decorations.

5. Loop fine ribbon through the hole of a glass disc or glass dropper, then thread on a few beads, sandwiched between rondelles (these are a specific type of bead). Use the Dremel Gluegun 930 and clear glue to stick the engraved mirror discs back-to-back above the beads, sandwiching the ends of the ribbon in between.

6. To finish, thread on a rondelle and another bead then knot the ends to complete your hanging ornament.

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Things to do at Christmas time, Color a Christmas coloring page
 
You can find many at this site,  http://coloring-page.net/christmas.html
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Nothing makes a festival more than a sumptuous feast. TheHolidaySpot knows it well and tosses at you an assortment of splendid Christmas recipes to add more spice to your Christmas celebrations. Put these easy, stepwise foodmaking instructions to good use and cook up fabulous dishes for yourself and your loved ones at home this December. The recipes include directions to make snacks, desserts and other festive foods prepared during Christmas! If you love making these Christmas recipes, click here and share them with whoever you like. Wish you a zestful Christmas celebration!
 
 
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