Christmas Season - Jesus' Birthday Cake and more

It's a really good thing the liturgical season of Christmas lasts so long because we finally ran low enough on cookies and candies to make a birthday cake for Jesus. It's actually pretty typical for our family birthday celebrations to turn into week long extravaganzas by the time we celebrate with extended family and friends, so really this is par...

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Christmas Season - Baby Jesus Rolls and more

The liturgical season of Christmas is in full swing at the Cotter home! Each night we have been opening an extended family present and doing a fun activity. Here's what we've accomplished: To start we made some baby Jesus rolls for dinner tonight! I love these because of the symbolism behind Jesus being the bread of life and here we are, making baby...

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Christmas Stars

It's time for the final Christmas decorations craft! I told you we had a busy crafter-noon on Sunday! These are my Christmas stars that twirl when the heating vent  underneath them comes on, it's a great use of fake wind power. What you'll need: Gold card stock White card stock Red ribbion Silver glitter glue Star cookie cutters...

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Christmas Stable Name Cards

More Christmas crafts! Today we made our name cards for Christmas brunch. The women in my family aren't big red meat or even meat in general eaters, so we opt for a delicious Christmas brunch over the traditional roast beast, poor men. What we lack in meat we make up for in sugar. Perhaps you don't need directions for this one, but here they are...

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Holly Napkin Ring Holders

It's been quite the crafter-noon at the Cotter home! We started in on the homemade Christmas decorations after a late night run to the craft store yesterday. The first item on the line up are our holly napkin ring holders. One of our familiar Christmas carols is the Holly and the Ivy, which is often played without the vocals, so most people don't...

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Feast of St. Lucy

Early this morning we celebrated the Feast of St. Lucy! In the Swedish culture (no there is not an ounce of Swedish blood in our family line) it is traditional for the eldest daughter to wake the family at dawn wearing a white dress with a crimson sash and a wreath of candles upon her head. She bears gifts of sweet breads and warm drinks in imitation of...

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