V-Blog #88 - Candy Cane Friday #3

Hello everyone.  Today is our 3^rd week of Candy Cane Friday tutorials. Today we are showing tips and techniques for Holiday Gifts.  We begin with Samantha's cute little bread and recipe present using Pink Persimmon Recipe stamps. You can win the Pink Persimmon prize by going to Samantha's blog HERE.

Johanna shows us some great ideas for quick and easy handmade gifts. One of her projects is a doggie treat bag:

Here's the recipe for the treats

• 1 cup oatmeal
• 1 cup oatmeal ground up in food processor
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 egg
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 1/2 cup finely chopped turkey jerky
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 2 cups finely grated carrots
• Mix everything together. Add more broth or flour if needed.
• Roll out and cut with cookie cutter.
• Bake at 350 deg for 10 minutes. Turn off heat then let sit in oven till treats are hard.

Here is the topper: Download Dog Treat Topper

Here's the link for the stocking pattern at graphic 45:  http://g45papers.typepad.com/graphic45/2009/09/christmas-stocking-project.html

 

Donna give you a quick peek at the 8x8 binder calendar. You can purchase the Project sheet on the Girlfriends University page for just $2.00.

We will be hosting a LIVE chat tonight (Friday, December 11^th) at 6:00 pm. You can catch the link from our facebook updates or go directly to www.ustream.com and search for “The Girlfriends Club”. You will need to set up a login with your e-mail address and a password. Once you are logged in you will be able to participate in the chat. It only takes a few moments but you may want to do it ahead of time so you can jump right in!

Last week we gave away these prizes in the chat:

This week Clearsnap donated our prizes! We will be giving away 12 bottles of SMOOCH SPRITZ! These will be packed in twos so there will be 6 prizes given away:

The winner of Pinecone Press’ Fancy Pants “Options” Kit from last week’s video is from a comment left on the blog…

Patty C said...

Such cute ideas! I love that you each have very different styles ... so there is a little something for everyone!

Congrats Patty! Just send your mailing address to donna@thegirlfriendsclub.net.

Thanks for watching!

Comments

[Dayami]

Loved all the ideas!!! Thank you so much, girls! You are such an inspiration!
Hugs!!!!
Dayami :)

[Wanda Contreras]

Great gift wrapping ideas and thank you for the ideas for the pets in the family eventhough we only have a Hamster.

Happy Holidays,

Wanda C.

[Sheila]

Loved all the ideas! Copied down the dog treat recipe - our Pom is anxious for us to give it a try. :) My girls are anxious to make them up in the stockings and pass them out to their dog friends in the neighborhood. Thanks for sharing - it's added some exciting new ideas to our Christmas festivities.

[Patti Carrow]

Love all your ideas ladies! Thanks Johanna for the recipe for dog treats:)

[Glynda Warren]

Great pet treat idea. my daughter loves to get things for grandma's dog for christmas and this year i think we will try this one. thank you for the inspiration.

Glynda and Kelli

[Latinlady]

Fun stuff as usual. I love all the ideas. Thanks for chance to win!!!

[Alice I.]

Ladies, I came across your blog recently and I would just like to say that you have inspired me with your wonderful tutorials and projects. I especially love the flowers made with papers. They are beautiful! Your "University" is a great idea as well. Looking forward to taking a class or two in the future.

[Brenda Lubrant`]

I really loved watching all of your ideas. I especially like all of the pet gift ideas. Yes, we should remember them at Christmas. Thanks also for the download of the bag topper. Love all of you and have a very Merry Christmas.

[Christine Herrington]

Oh this is such a great video you gals! Lots and lots of super gift ideas! You rock~! Merry Christmas!

[Cre8iveCrafter]

Well that was just too much fun in the live chat! It is so much easier to get to know people with live interaction. I look forward to the next CandyCaneFriday LIVE edition!

[Steph]

wonderful projects for the holidays! love them! thanks for sharing :)!

[marla H.]

I LOVE the idea of frozen cookie dough gifts!!

[Tamikko Gordin]

Love these ideas girls. I never thought of the cookie dough before. You always see the ingredients in a jar with a recipe card, but I love the idea of the cookie dough. It's just so do-able. It really is hard to come up with so many cookies. I love making them but to just make the dough and decorate some little funky buckets is a little easier, and I love the look of it. I also would love to gift some little loaves. I love my loaf pan.
Great ideas. Looking forward to next weeks :)

[Vickie Lee]

Very cute gift ideas girls! You are all so talented. Love the kits you are giving away too! Merry Christmas and God bless!

[Andrea MacDonald]

Great ideas! Love Candy Cane Fridays!!!

[Sandy]

I love your videos and look forward to them. I even like your out takes and miss your speeded up chipmunk voices you used to do! Fun!

[Karen Poirier-Brode]

As always fun stuff! Great Xmas ideas.

[Renata Pacheco]

Great ideas, thank you for sharing!

[Janet Zeppa]

You ladies are the best! Thanks for all your ideas and all the links.

[dena sierras]

I really love all your ideas. Thanks for sharing them.

[Cheryl S.]

Great ideas! Thanks for the inspiration.

[Jeanne]

That was really really really really really really really really really really REALLY great!! ;-)

[kathy (felkatz)]

Really enjoyed the chat donna! see ya next friday!! great projects

[Stacey]

Will be trying the doggie treat recipe for sure! You girls are just too creative! :)

[marial302003@yahoo.com]

Love everything you showed this time. Doggie package is sooooooooo cute
Maria