First Christmas Annie for 2013

  doesn't everyone just love gingerbread men!  

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Gingerbread Men Cookie Recipe
Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
1/3 cup molasses
1 egg
2 tablespoons water
2-2/3 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon each ground cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice
Directions:
in large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy
beat in molasses, egg and water
combine flour, ginger, baking soda, salt,
cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice: add to creamed mixture
mix well
divide dough in half
refrigerate for 30 minutes or until easy to handle
on a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/8 in thickness
cut with floured 4 inch cookie cutter
place 2 inches apart on a greased baking sheet

reroll scraps

bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes 

or until edges are firm

remove to wire racks to cool

decorate as desired

makes about 2 dozen gingerbread men  :)

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"Be cheerful no matter what; pray all the time;

thank God no matter what happens.

This is the way God wants you who belong to Christ Jesus to live."

1 Thessalonians 5:18 (The Message)

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Thanks for visiting
wishing all an amazing week
God bless!

Autumn and Harvest Blessings

harvest time is fast approaching

autumn is coming

and two new Annies are ready for Ebay

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Annie's dress is an apple print from JoAnn's

I love apples :)

 Harvest Blessings Annie has a new shade of hair

it is Halcyon's classic rug yarn in honey blonde

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thank you all for visiting again and again

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Psalm 1-3

What a beautiful thing, God, to give thanks,

to sing an anthem to you, the High God!

To announce your love each daybreak,

sing your faithful presence all through the night,

Accompanied by dulcimer and harp,

the full-bodied music of strings.

The Message

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wishing all a wonderful week

God Bless!

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Thinking Autumn

beautiful autumn is almost here

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"I'm asking God for one thing, only one thing:

to live with Him in His house my whole life long.

I'll contemplate His beauty; I'll study at His feet."

Psalm 27:4    The Message

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Autumn Annie is in fall colors 

with hand dyed eyelet lace trim

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"warts be gone" Annie's dress border 

was a gift from a dear friend and I love it!

was also thrilled to find a perfect frog in my 

stash of stuffed animals

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thank you for visiting

God bless     :)