Birds of a Feather?

I was trying to find fun gifts for people this year that would use up some of my fabric stash. I came across THIS tutorial by UCreate and decided that it would be a perfect gift for my grandparents and my husband's grandma. I actually painted a front for me - but I ran out of steam after making all the Christmas gifts this year. Maybe I'll make it in the spring!

This is the pillow I made for my husband's grandma. My grandparents have a blue criss-cross patterned ribbon instead of the green. Sadly - I forgot to take pictures - but I loved how that one turned out, also.

Halloween Candy Cookies

Ok - I know that this is February and Halloween was MONTHS ago - but I wanted to post this idea that my boys had. After they had gone trick-or-treating, they had HUGE bags full of candy. They came up with the idea of making cookies out of the little chocolate bars that they got.

So I got my favourite Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe and instead of chocolate chips, I added chopped up mini chocolate bars, m&ms and *Canadian* Smarties :)

All Chopped Up!

Finished Cookies

I found out that the chocolate bars with peanut butter, or carmel don't hold up very well. Solid chocolate with nuts work best. They were still really good - and didn't last long with 3 hungry guys.

It also helps to have a really cute helper!