A Vintage Christmas ♥ Comfort & Joy #5 ...

When my children were younger & in school, at this time of year there would be lots of bake sales happening.  I would make up batches of cookies and tarts and gingerbread boys & girls  and iced  muffins covered in sugared sprinkles,  and spend the day selling them.  It was always so much fun seeing the joy & anticipation on the children's faces as they walked past trays upon trays of treats with their money and choosing what they wanted.

 One year, a teacher asked my daughter  if she could get a recipe from me or if it was a "family secret" and my daughter replied "Oh my Mum has a  secret ingredient ~ it is love" ♥

{I think we tell this story every Christmas} :-)

 



and I think of the story when I start my Holiday baking.

today  the kitchen smells very Christmasy with  gingerbread muffins

and

mini- one bite - mincemeat and jam tarts fresh out of the oven.



 

and I made some little spoon tags to attach to treat gift bags.

 

I have a jar of old silver spoons that I had originally planned to stamp, but set aside a few

for this idea :-)

to create a gift tag spoon

you will need :

spoon

discarded book pages

scissors

glue



~read through your book looking for words to create a sentimental message

or simply a few words such as "dear friend"

 

~cut out words and place on spoon

 

~when you are happy with the look, add a touch of glue and press firmly on spoon

 

I'm not a big glitter fan, but if you are, you could add a touch of glue along the edges of the spoon and dip in glitter to add some sparkle ♥

Next post, I will show a little gift bag I've made using a plain paper lunch bag

with spoon tag attached.

a miniature sleigh is the perfect spoon rack

this time of year ♥

with gratitude

everything

is

a

gift

xo D