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Friday, December 10, 2010

"It's A Small World" Blog Hop

Welcome to our "It's a Small World" blog hop hosted by Jess of KinderStampO. If you happened here by chance, you may want to head back to the beginning to Jess' blog. If you arrived here from Linda's blog, you are in the right place. I hope you are enjoying learning about Christmas traditions from other countries.

Today I am going to share with you a tradition that my mom has told me about many times. My mom and both of her parents are Italian. They grew up in a small town that had a large, Italian/Catholic community. On Christmas Eve it was common for the Italian/Catholic's to attend midnight mass. After mass they would come home and have treats. On Christmas Day they would visit family and friends and deliver goodies.

For this blog hop, my mom and I worked together, which is always fun at Christmas:) I decided to make some cute hats and headbands for my friends and I to wear to church while my mom made some awesome homemade Italian Biscotti:) These are so good!

This is just one of the many hats I have been working on for my friends and I. I used a large loom made for adults and two colors of yarn to get this stripped effect. They sell looms at Micheal's and all the directions to make the hats come in the package. The package also includes the necessary hook and needle. The only thing you need to purchase separately is the yarn. It takes approximately two hours to make a hat and even less time to make a headband:) It really is easy!

And when you get home from church, what better way to warm up than with a cup of hot chocolate and these home baked Italian Biscotti. Send me an email if you want the recipe:)

Of course the best part of baking is giving the treats away (after you try a few),

so there are plenty of extras wrapped up and ready to give to family

and friends on Christmas Day just like my mom's family used to do.

You can see in this photo each package includes three Biscotti and is tied with a green, white and red ribbon, the colors of the Italian flag I added a homemade tag to go with the Biscotti. The tag was cut from the Christmas Solutions Cricut Cartridge and says, "Happy Holidays from the Womack's."

***Blog Candy Alert***

Today I am offering a selection of paper, two ink pads, and a birthday stamp. To be eligible, become a follower of my blog and leave me a comment. In the comment, I would like to know what your favorite part of the holiday season is. Happy Holidays to you:) I will be posting the winner on Monday Nov 13th. Please check back to see if you are the winner.

Please make sure to continue with this wonderful blog hop and visit all the blogs this weekend. We have a wonderful group of sponsors. They include: Unity Stamp Co, Peachy Keen Stamps, Lindy Stamp Gang, Preserve Your Memories II, Imaginisce, Helmar. Just leave a comment on each blog for a chance to win a Holiday Scrap Box with these products!

Now hop on over to my friend Pam's blog to see where in the world her design takes you. Here is a complete list of bloggers in case you get lost along the way:

Jess - KinderStampO

Christine - Chris's Creations

Shelley - Heartstring Designs

Vickie - Two Chickens On A Limb

Sigrid - Love Scrap Reflect

Meighen -Scrappin3rdeeschik

Mariam - Mariam's Blog

Linda- Krazy Quilling

Madison- Funky Cards (Me)

Pam - Scrapbook Flair

Christine Hatchell - Scrapbooking Technique

Jessica- The Creative Stamper