Etsy Holidays

I've been gone for about a week and I may be pretty distant this week also. 

November went by way to fast and now I am attempting to catch up. 

Which means a lot of my projects are going to be put on hold until I finish up a little bit of school. 

But I thought I would share some of the fun stuff I have found on Etsy lately. 

For those of you who don't know Etsy is a place where collectors and artists can share their passion. 

Everything that is listed is either vintage or handmade! 

Anyone can open a shop to sell their goods and I decided to join about a year ago. 

I love using Etsy it is so easy to sell through and is super fun to shop. 

I thought I would share some of my goodies from the shop 

and some of the fun things I've found while looking for Christmas gifts! 

I'll start off with some of the little treasures I've found recently. 

First: I got my mom a camera bag from Robyn at Porteen Gear and it is BEAUTIFUL! 

I don't have a picture of my moms bag but Robyn does custom camera bags, straps, totes and more. 

The tote that she made for my mom is a beautiful acid wash cowhide camera bag that was customized for her camera gear. Robyn is so easy to work with and is helping me with a few other Christmas goodies this season, and has even pitched in for one of my own projects :) 

Second: These faux lace thigh high tights are beautiful. (Hint hint Reed these would be a fun christmas gift). I just think the Norwegianwood shop has so many beautiful clothes and accessories. Its more than I am willing to spend on myself but one day I hope I can get some of these leggings :) 

Third: The shop Sweet Things by MaraMay has so many cute decorations. 

These are things that I wish I could make on my own but I'm not patient enough to sit down and make them. I love this paper garland, I am going to try and order it for my burlap Christmas tree! 

There are so many other shops I would love to share with you but I just don't have enough time, and I don't want to spoil some of the Christmas gifts that I've already purchased. 

I will do another post like this after Christmas so I can share all of those goodies :) 

Now here are a few of my projects that are proving to be pretty popular for Christmas!! 

The hand-painted scarves are flying out! 

I love making them and I had no idea that they would get so popular. 

You can customize the scarf with a verse, quote, dates, lyrics or whatever you want! 

Check them out here: Scarves

(I need to take some better pictures... I'll get on that my next break from school)

The second holiday goodie that I've got in my shop is a set of Christmas dishes!! 

They are beautiful white ceramic plate and coffee mug that each have a gold ring around the rim. 

I can customize them however you want or you can order one of the sayings I have pre-made,

1. "For Santa" with a "from" tag and your child/children's names

With an "Enjoy" mug

Click Here

2. "A Taste of Christmas" plate and a mug of "good cheer" 

Click Here

These are just a few of my projects from my etsy shop. 

Please stop by and let me help you get ready for this Holiday season :) 

PS> I know this was a post about sales and what not, I've got a lot going on and will be sharing it with you soon! I just need some time to get caught up on life and to digest everything before I share it with the world!! 

I hope everyone of you had a fabulous Thanksgiving and are enjoying preparing for Christmas! 

Apple Pie Cookies!!

I know, I know, I know 3 apple posts in a row. 

I told you we had a ton of apples!! 

I was going to wait and share this one but these apple pie cookies were such a big hit that I figured I should share them in time for Thanksgiving :) 

I found my inspiration on Twigg Stuidos where she shared her Pie Pops.

I was going to make the pie pops but Reed said that was "too cute" for a tailgate. 

I didn't agree with that, but I did think he had a point. Cookies are a lot easier to eat. 

With out further adieu here is my little baking tutorial :) 

 Ingredients:

two apples

4 table spoons of brown sugar

table spoon granulated sugar

tea spoon cinnamon powder

1 table spoons of flour

2 table spoons water

And for the crust I just used store bought pie crusts

1. Peel and chop the apples, I cut mine pretty small so they would be easier to eat. 

2. Add the apples to a pan with the 2 table spoons of water and allow to simmer on med/high until soft.

This is where it started smelling REALLY good :) 

3. Add your 4 table spoons of brown sugar. Keep the heat on med/high until the the sugar coats the apples. 

4. Mix the remaining ingredients in a small bowl 

*remember to stir the apples continuously once you start adding the sugars. 

5. Slowly pour the remaining ingredients while constantly stirring. 

6. Reduce heat to low and allow to simmer while you prepare the crust!! 

This kinda looks like chicken but it smells like heaven!! 

For the crust I rolled out store bought pie crust and used a wine glass to cut little circles.

Once you have the circles cut you can start filing them with about a spoonfull of filling. 

I then added the top, pressed down with a fork around the edges and poked holes in the center. 

These babies where finished after cooking for about 10 minutes at 350 degrees!! 

The recipe that I shared above made about 8-10 cookies. 

It is really easy to just play around with the different ingredient amounts, I changed it each batch I made. These sweeties also don't take very long. The longest part was peeling the apples and other than that it was probably only a 20 minute process. 

They were a huge hit at the tailgate and I am already making them for a few friends as gifts!! 

They taste exactly like apple pies, just mini! 

Hope this is a fun treat that you can share this holiday season! 

If you try these PLEASE let me know, I would love to hear your stories with making them and any improvements you have aswell!

I hope everyone has a HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!

PS. I am not sure if I will be posting on Thursday or not. I would like to but I'm gonna make sure my family comes first!!