It is Christmas Eve as I am typing this and I JUST finished up my last Christmas present. Nothing like waiting until the last minute huh?

This year, my mom and my sister-in-law will both be receiving a pair of these super simple and yet super comfortable knit slippers.

The thing that cracks me up is that I’ve already given my mom three pairs of these slippers but she loves them so much that she keeps asking for more. In fact, even though she knows that she is getting a pair for Christmas, she has already put in an order for another pair for her birthday in January. That will make FIVE pairs of slippers that I’ve made for my mom over the past year.

Lucky for me, these slippers are super simple to make and are a fairly quick project for anyone who knows how to knit and purl. I wish I knew where this pattern came from originally so I could give the creator credit, but I honestly don’t know. I just know that I was at a Sip ‘n’ Stitch session (yes–wine and knitting are excellent companions as long as your pattern isn’t too complicated–ha!) at my local yarn shop and one of the knitters showed us the great slippers that she was making. She had the pattern memorized so I made her recite it to me as I scribbled it down on the back of a Wendy’s receipt that I had in my purse. Thankfully, once you’ve made a pair of these slippers the pattern really is easy to remember (though, I did transfer the pattern into a word file on my computer–just to be safe!)

Here at my house in Colorado, we have about four inches of snow on the ground (though the high country has much more) and the high temps are in the low 20’s.  I’ve got Taco Soup in the crock pot (it makes the whole house smell SO good), my men (my hubby and two teenage sons) are all busy watching football on the tube and our three cats are curled up in a pile sleeping. I live for moments like this because it means that I get to dig out my glue gun and enjoy some uninterrupted crafting time.

Now that Thanksgiving is over and we have snow on the ground, I am in the mood for a little holiday crafting, and what could be better than a cute craft project that doubles as a fun way to package up holiday treats? I especially love this project because it is SO simple that a child could make it (though I might swap out the hot glue gun for some regular craft glue if I were doing this project with a child) and is made up of supplies that are cheap and easy to find at most any store that sells craft supplies.

To make your own super simple and yet super FabYOUlous Doily Snowman Treat Jars, just follow these simple instructions…

Oh how I wish you all could have met my beautiful, smart and funny Grandma Brown.  Some of the very best memories of my childhood happened at her house–and many of those memories involved her delicious Apple Crisp.  I have no idea where she got the recipe–it’s nothing complicated or fancy, but boy is it GOOD.  I am so thankful that before my sweet grandma passed away after a brave battle with Parkinson’s Disease, she took the time to write her recipe down for me.  I love the fact that I have her recipe written in her handwriting.  I will treasure that piece of paper for the rest of my days.  If you want to show someone that you love them, I would highly suggest making this dish for them.  Nothing says love like my grandma’s Apple Crisp with a side of vanilla ice cream.