I HAVE to share this wonderful recipe and great gift idea!

My good friend Erin, has a fantastic blog called One Particular Kitchen.
Not only is she a great author, she's a fabulous cook too. Take a look at her recipes and kitchen ideas- you won't be disappointed.

Spice Craisin Nuts is one of my favorite recipes she's shared to date (and there are a LOT of great ones to pick from, trust me!)

I whipped up a batch of these nuts on Thanksgiving to eat and made FOUR batches for Christmas gifts. I packaged them in little celophane cones and gave them to friends and family. Only snafoo- I couldn't keep my son and husband out of them while I was trying to pack them away!

It's a quick, easy way to spread some nutty, holiday cheer!

And the winner is.................

Carapace!! Congratulations!

Check out Carapace's etsy site at www.carapace.etsy.com. She offers beautiful jewelry and bright illustrations. Take a second to visit her etsy store or read more about her on www.caramakes.blogspot.com.

Thanks to all who entered!

December Giveaway - The Three Wise Women

I'm partnering up with my favorite gals (my mom and my mother-in-law) this month to bring you an awesome holiday giveaway! We have lots in common and all three of us are crafters at heart. Take a look at a quick description of their shops below:

BasketBeeDesigns: My mom (Marlene) offers some beautifully quilted Christmas Stockings and Christmas Tree Skirts, as well as adorable chipboard scrapbooks...and of course baskets (her true talent).

FinnsPrettyThings: My mother-in-law (Nancy) offers beautiful jewelry in her shop. She has a flair for combining natural stones and beautiful pendants to create a one of a kind art piece. She also loves crystals and looks for special beads that accent her workings. Her work is truely artful.

Here's what the winner will receive:

1-Peppermint Heart Basket Tie-On from Basket Bee Designs

Tie this on to your favorite basket to give it some holiday umph!

1- Holiday Bracelet - from Finns Pretty Things A beautiful Christmas colored bracelet with heart shaped turquoise and coral beads. Perfect for the holidays or year round!

1- Christmas Past Soap Trio - from Pea Pod Crafts

You'll get three small crinkle cut soaps tucked in an old fashioned, circular box. Soaps are scented with a fresh Christmas scent of balsam and cinnamon. So cozy and fresh!

To enter:

- heart the following stores BasketBeeDesigns, FinnsPrettyThings and PeaPodCrafts.

Extra Credit- how to earn extra entries:

- heart one item from each of the above stores (1 entry- each store)

- add an item from our stores to your Etsy Treasury (1 entry per item added)

- blog about this giveaway (1 entry)

- twitter about this giveaway (1 entry)

- join PeaPodCrafts fanpage on Facebook (1 entry)

- become a follower of this blog (1 entry)

- refer a friend to this giveaway (1 entry- have friend mention you in comment)

Drawing will occur on December 18th at noon CST, so don't wait to enter!!