Elf!

Oh boy! Oh boy! I just turned on the T.V. and guess what's on???? That's right......Elf! It's become one of my favorite Christmas shows. Will Farrel is hilarious! I crack up when he goes up the escalator for the first time. Time to make a cup of hot chocolate and watch it!

When I was little I was obsessed with elves, especially their shoes. I wanted a pair of the curly toed shoes. My mom and aunt would hunt year after year for a pair of them but to no avail, I never got a pair. :-( I still would like a pair of them and I still have an obsession for shoes.....all kinds of shoes! Speaking of elves......here's an elf ornament I made with a copy of a vintage photo from around 1920. It's made on a piece of foam core board and measures 3 inches by 3 inches.

Still on the elf theme........here is a chair cover I made a few years ago from a piece of red wool and green felt, pom-poms and snowflake sequins. The top of the elf boot is open so you can tuck a piece of greenery or maybe even a few candy canes in it.

Check out this adorable elf cookie! Recipe below.......Ingredients:
1/2 tube refrigerated sugar cookie dough, softened
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar, divided
3 tablespoons milk, divided
1/2 teaspoon lemon extract, divided
6 drops red food coloring, divided
140 milk chocolate M&M's (about 2/3 cup)
56 almond slices (about 4 teaspoons)
56 brown M&M's miniature baking bits (about 1 tablespoon)
28 red M&M's miniature baking bits (about 1-1/2 teaspoons)

Directions: In a small bowl, beat cookie dough and flour until combined. Roll out on a lightly floured surface to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 1-3/4-in. x 3-1/4-in. diamond cookie cutter. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 7-9 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool.

For one batch of glaze, in a small bowl, combine 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar, 4-1/2 teaspoons milk and 1/4 teaspoon extract. Remove 1 tablespoon glaze to another bowl. Tint remaining glaze with 3 drops food coloring. Working with one cookie at a time, spread red glaze over top half of cookie.

Place one M&M at top for tassel and four M&M's across edge of glaze for hat brim. For ears, place two almonds above M&M's on each end. Dip baking bits in plain glaze; place brown bits on cookie for eyes and a red bit for nose. Repeat with 13 more cookies. Make second batch of glaze with remaining confectioners' sugar, milk, extract and food coloring. Decorate remaining cookies as above. Yield: 28 cookies.

Ok, Christmas break starts officially on Monday for me and this is one of my projects I'd like to get to over break.......I got my bench block (piece of metal to pound the wire on), (my daddy found it for me) and the black annealed wire (my hubby found it for me). This magazine is the Winter addition of Somerset Studio Belle Armoire Jewelry. There are a lot of cool projects in this magazine. If my project turns out, I might be having a giveaway of one of the pieces. He,he,he!