Make it from Scratch, Edition #43
HOLIDAY CRAFTS - There’s still plenty of time to decorate!
* Michelle at Scribbit shows us how to make an adorable felt Gingerbread house.
* Joanie at Nini Makes shows us how to make a beautiful Clay Robin Ornament.
* Deputy HeadMistress at The Common Room shares some ideas for having an Old Fashioned Christmas.
HOLIDAY GIFTS - Only 14 days till Christmas, still looking for gift ideas?
* Rachel at Home Works Best demonstrates Do-It-Yourself “Shrinkydinks”
* HowToMe shows us how to sew a Heating Pad from household items
* Laura at Laura Williams’ Musings tells us how to put together Pre-Planned page packets for Scrapbooking
* Becca at Brighthaven Times shows us some soft kimono shoes she made for a baby.
* Karen at Just Words - From Karen talks about her Knitting Noddy.
* Karen at Two Boys and a Dragon shows us a lovely knitted bookmark she made as a gift for her grandmother.
* Cindy at My Recycled Bags shares with us a pattern for crocheting a very cuteRecycled Grocery Tote Bag
HOLIDAY COMFORT - There’s nothing like using the winter and the holidays as an excuse for warm dishes and fattening treats!
* Silvia at Po Moyemu provides a delicious Rutabaga Recipe.
* Mrs. Micah at Mrs. Micah: Finance for a Freelance Life shares her recipe for Fabulous Chicken Curry.
* Chef Andrew at The Recipe Bank provides us with a delicious sounding recipe, Cheesy Country Ham Biscuit Bites.
* Katy at Sugarlaws shares her recipes for some warming, Manhattan Clam Chowder.
* Kelly at The Ringpop Bride shares her recipe for Yummy sugar cookies and frosting
* Christine at Me, My Kid and Life shares her recipe for Hot Apples with Cinnamon and Honey
* Stephanie at Unclaimed Money provides recipes for making your own hot drink mixes
* Sarah at To Motherhood and Beyond… shows us how to make a delicious Cinnamon-Raisin Bread
* Stephanie at Stop the Ride tells us how to make easy chocolate Christmas candy
* Alison at This Wasn’t In The Plan provides a recipe for some delectable sounding Chocolate Chip Pudding Cookies.
* Heather at Home Ec 101 shares her recipe for Russian Tea Cakes.
* Alex at Home Life Weekly tells us how to make Soy Milk.
* Katie at Novel Experiences shares some great tips for Bread Making
* Summer at Summer’s Nook demonstrates how easy it is to make your own Peanut Brittle
The next carnival will be hosted by Mrs. Micah: Finance for a Freelance Life. You can submit your Make it From Scratch blog HERE
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Thank you for a wonderful carnival!
Once again everyone has outdone themselves with all the MIFS ideas and projects. Summer, thank you so much for hosting the carnival this week. It’s a huge undertaking and I appreciate all your hard work. What a wonderful job!
I love how useful this carnival is. :)
Great list!! Thanks for hosting!
This is a delightful carnival. Thanks for hosting!
Ooo a Carnival - timely, or maybe after our last December birthday. Don’t you just love this [busy] time of year.
Best wishes
Thanks so much–I’m so glad I had something to contribute this week!
Great ideas here!
Thanks for hosting!
Thanks for posting that Summer, very link intensive!
What a bunch of great links to so many goodies - thanks so much. Kellan
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Thanks for hosting the carnival!
This should keep me busy for the rest of the season!
Only 14 more days? I need to get busy!
[...] week’s MIFS was hosted by Summer’s Nook. I submitted the recipe for fabulous chicken [...]
Thank you for hosting .I got mine up late.
Lovely job Summer, looking forward to browsing all the links.
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Thank you for hosting. :-)
I went to the store and asked for a box of scratch to make things from scratch and they laughed me right outta there. What’s up with that?