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WARNING! LOTS OF PICS!!!!!

All day long, I have been crafting.................again. My kiddo is about sick and tired of it. I can't say that I blame him. This has been a non-stop thing. All of our families gifts are taken care of but come on..............48 mason jars, 23 candles, too many soaps to count, 12 bags of reindeer poop, 12 bags of magic reindeer food, 20 pots of lip balm, and.................can't remember what else. We are a bit tired. Tomorrow is baking day. WoooooooooHoooooooo! At least the whole house will be smelling of holiday goodness! Here are some more pics of things we have done in the past day or so:

First Off, Candles............oh how I love candles! Word of advice, don't use the soy wax you get at Michaels that is microwave safe. It sucks, stinks, and makes like 3 votive candles. BIG WASTE OF TIME! I went back, today, and bought regular wax and did candles the old fashioned way. I got a LOT MORE for my money (I made a combination of 20 LARGE votives or small mason jars and only used half the wax). They smell a TON better too. The kiddo likes the way the soy ones turned out so he gets to take those and give them to whoever he wants.........but I think they are ugly! So, here are a few pics of the candles:




Next, Confetti Bean Soup Mixes! I was skeptical as to how this would actually taste if one used the contents of the jar....so tonight we made some for dinner. It was YUMMY!!!!!! Link To Directions

Here is the prettified jarred mix:



Here is what it looks like all cooked up (nasty looking, I know.........it is REALLY GOOD though!)



Okay.......what's next?

Texas Cornbread Mix! Link To Directions



Now for Hot Cocoa Mix! (This is my own secret recipe..........sorry guys!)



Alrighty........now these are a flashback from the past! We also made potholders..........I haven't made these since I was a kid!



Here are the various soaps that are cooled for the evening. I messed up the one gingerbread one :-(




So, That is all I can think of to post for now. Whew! *wipes forehead*