Snowflakes and Apple Butter

I just made some apple butter for Christmas gifts and it came out great! I got the bacic recipe from Rachel's blog. You can see my process here at Just Put It In A Crockpot

Looking around for little web treasures the way I do, I found this little gem.
Facts Of Life Christmas

I've been into football more than usual this year; especially, college football. I found this handy little site to keep up with who plays who and when on the college bowl games. Hey, girls like football too! 2009-2010 College Bowl Football Games

If you like the Christmas Classics, like I do, here's one for you

Here is mine and my youngest daughter's favorite Christmas song.

MAKE A SNOW FLAKE

Items You Will Need:

Elmer’s Glue, 1 small bottle per person

Q-tips, 30-60 per person, or more, depending on the
number and size of snowflakes you want to make.

Waxed paper, one 18 inch sheet per snowflake
Glitter, optional (glitter glue also lends a neat effect)

Procedure:

Spread a sheet of waxed paper on the table surface. This will be your working space. Using Q-tips, design a snowflake on the waxed paper. Q-tips may be bent, broken in two, or used whole for different effects. In general, the end with the cotton swab should create a corner with a neighboring swab.

The best-looking, most accurate snowflakes are six sided, although three-sided works well too.

Experiment by arranging three or six Q-tips in a sunburst fashion, with one end meeting in the middle. These will be your stems. Using more Q-tip pieces, repeat patterns between the stems. Keep in mind that every Q-tip must be connected to the whole.

When you have finished your snowflake design, squeeze a puddle of glue over each joint. Do not skimp! Use lots of glue. A large puddle is needed to connect Q-tips together. Don’t worry if the puddle spreads and loses shape—it will harden clear and contribute to the overall crystalline effect of the snowflake. For a sparkly effect, shake the snowflake with glitter before the glue dries.

Set the snowflake on the waxed paper aside until the glue dries. This will take several hours, and maybe even overnight. Continue making more snowflakes!Try different sizes by using different lengths of cotton swaps for the stems.

When the glue has dried completely, carefully pull the snowflake away from the waxed paper. If an

insufficient amount of glue was used to hold the Q-tips together, simply return the snowflake to the waxed paper and cover with more glue. You will have to wait again for the glue to dry. Then remove the snowflake from the waxed paper. Use clear fishing line to hang from the ceiling. Tada! You have an instant blizzard!

Get some snowflake design ideas from here


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