SOCKS FOR CHRISTMAS? IT'S A WRAP(ping idea)!

You know how there

are mundane things like

SOCKS 

that need to be wrapped?

And sometimes

you don't want to just

stick them in box

with a bow on it.

Right?
With a little extra work
you can make a really
CUTE SOCK PRESENTATION!

I shared this idea two or three years ago
but thought it is worth a repeat
with wrapping season upon us.

Look! Here's a peek!

Want to know how I did it?

Here we go~

First you must get a sock..

well, make it a pair because

one sock won't work for

MOST people.

How about something like

these-

Cute, huh?

Then you must find some of

those short peppermint sticks.

You can buy them 
or just chew the hook off candy canes.

Then let the

peppermint stick

SNEAK UP ON

the SOCK!

Before you can say

Alla-ka-zam-whoheebobster-helloworld

that peppermint stick

has jumped into the sock

and worked its way down

into the toe.

Can you see it there?

I've pinched it to make it stay

and now I am gonna roll

that little sucker up

into what I like to call

THE SOCK ROLL.

Well, GREAT, we have a

SOCK ROLL.

Now~ what the heck do we do with that?

Welllllll....

There's another kinda roll

lying around my house

cuz I've been saving them.

Used toilet paper rolls.

No..No..Not used toilet paper..

Used up empty rolls.

They look like this when they are naked.

Don't worry about that little bit of

white tissue left-you won't see it soon.

Find some foil based wrapping paper.

Foil works best because you can

bend the edges down and you

don't have to glue/tape it

unless you want to go tape crazy.

Wrap the foil paper around

that roll leaving about 1/3"

extending over each end.

Simply bend the paper down

so that it overlaps the edge of the roll.

You will not see this when it is

done but you can glue/tape it 

if you like.

Then..

Sneak up on those socks and

stuff them in the roll.

A roll in a roll.

I'm just keeping myself rolling here!;>)

Remember you won't see this at the end.

Then, take some sweet tissue paper

and cut an 18" x 18" piece~

or thereabouts.

Starting at one end,

roll that baby up and then

twist the ends so that it

looks like a big old fat

piece of taffy.

Laffy Taffy!

Now is that cute, or what?

I only need to tie a bit of ribbon

around the twist and I'm done.

And, when it's unwrapped

they will see the shiny foil roll

and NOT this..

Cuz the only place we

REALLY want to see THAT

is HERE.

And we don't even really want

to see it here because that

would mean that someone

like MyHero..

not pointing fingers here but it

has happened

has used the last piece on

the roll

 and neglected to replace

it and there is none to be found

making me want to scream

bad words...naughty words...

Right-

Now get rolling and wrapping

cuz it's DECEMBER and 

Christmas Is Coming!

And I'll just say a little prayer for you

to have to go to the bathroom

a whole lotta times

(if you need empty rolls

to wrap your socks)

cuz I am just nice like that!;>)

Look What I Found In My Mailbox

I meant to post this 

BEFORE EASTER

but I didn't get around to it.

So-you are getting it today.

You know how it is when you have a

REALLY CRAPPY BAD DAY?

Well, I had a couple of those last week.

Anyway, my highlight was that

SweetCheeks came home with me for 

a couple of days.

We stopped at the mailbox 

and THIS was inside a package 

I received.
That was the SECOND HIGHLIGHT of my day!

Each piece was wrapped in tissue paper 

and tied up so sweetly.

SweetCheeks helped unwrap things.

She was pretty excited.

Then she asked me:

Nana, Why do people you 

DON'T EVEN KNOW

send you things?

I explained that I did know them

through my blog.

She said-

Those are NOT REAL people, Nana!

So...just so y'all know-

You are NOT REAL....

I guess you are all figments of my imagination.

Close up of the sweet handmade card-

Some SWEET candy-

Someone liked those 
ORANGE CANDIES 
quite well.

I had to arm wrestle them away!

A sweet tag---

Now- I am NOT SAYING that my friend

thinks I am a

DUMB BLOND...

BUT- you see these CLAY handmade

SPECKLED EGGS>

She included a note that says

DO NOT EAT THE CLAY EGGS.

DON'T EAT THE CLAY EGGS?

Do you know what this

DUMB BLOND

has to say about THAT?

Now I am not saying 
WHO sent me these things
but if you LIKE pretty things 
you MIGHT BE ABLE to
find something similar here
@ MyShabbyChateauEtsy

Like I said-

Not saying who sent those things but I
Love that Donna!

I'll be around later,
I am pushing the guys around 
over at the VA today.

No Sledding For Me Yet! Hello & Health Update

Thank all of you that have written 

to me and sent me cards

and notes.

You are all too kind!

Anyway,

I am still recovering.

This has been a long process-

full of ups & downs.

The 2nd round of meds seemed to do the trick

and my lungs are clear of pneumonia.

I am still coughing but it is not

body-wracking like before.

Over-all prognosis is that another week

or so and I should be back to normal

(or as normal as I will ever be).

BEFORE I got sick I did get a 

couple of projects done.

One was painting an old sled I had for

my DIL.

She loves it!

 The lettering is done with a Sharpie

 Anyway,

I just wanted to let you know that I am okay

but still recovering.

I hope to be back on a regular basis soon.

Meanwhile, I think

CHILD LABOR LAWS

should be used to protect this child.

Little Bright-Eyes Mama Mimi put her here

to sort socks!

(because it is Mimi's least favorite job)

At least it looks like the 

ENTERTAINMENT COMMITTEE

is working overtime to keep the 

workers happy.

Ummmm..and where did HER sock go?

Have a wonderful Wednesday!

HERE IT IS! How To Wrap Socks So They Are Something Special

Every year I like to post this little

-ahem- tutorial on wrapping 

SOCKS or MITTENS.

Prepare to spend a lot of time

IN THE BATHROOM

after you read this!

Is there anything more

mundane to wrap than SOCKS????

You KNOW that

you just don't want to

stick them in box

with a bow on it.

Right?

Look! Here's an answer to

your wrapping dilemma.

Well, peeps,

Here we go~

First you must get a sock..

well, make it a pair because

one sock won't work for

MOST people.

How about something like

these-?  Cute, huh?

Then you must find some of

those short peppermint sticks.

You can buy them or

someone might send them to you.

Then you must let the

peppermint stick

SNEAK UP ON

the SOCK!

Before you can say

Alla-ka-zam-whoheebobster-helloworld

that peppermint stick

has jumped into the sock

and worked its way down

into the toe.

Can you see it there?

I've pinched it to make it stay

and now I am gonna roll

that little sucker up

into what I like to call

THE SOCK ROLL.

Well, GREAT, we got ourselves 

A SOCK ROLL

NOW- what the heck are do we do with that?

Welllllll....

There's another kinda roll

lying around my house

cuz I've been saving them.

Used toilet paper rolls.

No..No..Not used toilet paper..

Used up empty rolls.

They look like this when they are naked.

Don't worry about that little bit of

white tissue left-you won't see it soon.

Find some foil based wrapping paper.

Foil works best because you can

bend the edges down and you

don't have to glue/tape it

lest you want to.

Wrap that foil paper around

that roll leaving about 1/3"

extending over each end.

Simply bend the paper down

so that it overlaps the edge of the roll.

You will not see this when it is

done but you can glue/tape if if you like.

Then..

Sneak up on those socks and

stuff them in the roll.

A roll in a roll.

I'm just keeping myself rolling here!;>)

Remember you won't see this at the end.

Then, take some sweet tissue paper

and cut an 18" x 18" piece~

or thereabouts.

Center the roll in the middle and

starting at one end,

roll that baby up and then

twist the ends so that it

looks like a big old fat

piece of taffy.

Toilet Taffy

Laffy Taffy!

Now is that cute, or what?

I only need to tie a bit of ribbon

around the twist and I'm done.

And, when it's unwrapped

they will see the shiny foil roll

and NOT this..

Cuz the only place we

REALLY want to see THAT

is in the bathroom.

And we don't even really want

to see it there because that

would mean that someone

like MyHero..

not pointing fingers here but it

has happened

has used the last piece on

the roll

 and neglected to replace

it and there is none to be found

making me want to scream

bad words...naughty words...

Okay-that's it-

Now get rolling and wrapping

cuz there's not much time left!

And I'll just say a little prayer for you

to have to go to the bathroom

a whole lotta times

(if you need empty rolls

to wrap your socks)

cuz I am just nice like that!;>)

You can always TRY this if you need

empty rolls in a hurry!

I am just FULL of .......what

good advice!