Luvs, I already had the cocoa dispenser, amd matching cake plate and mug. I also had the clear large snowman jar. I was looking for a milk bottle carrier like OA's and actually found a BH&G qt bottle carrier, but it didn't work with the things I eventually assembled, so it will wait for a table where it can be a CP, LOL What I found was the clear snowman jar with the cork top, and then I remembered I had the large one. After that, I found the smaller one for .25, so they became my containers. The same store that had the demitasse set, had the .25 snowman jar, and the clear container holding the marshmallow sticks, .50 and the jar with the peppermints label already on it, also .50! Then it all started coming together. The picture on the demitasse set box appeared orange, so I was thrilled when I opened the box and saw it was red, WOOHOO!! The book behind it is one I found in a shop and the real name of the lady who wrote it is Candy Christmas!!! It has pictures of her home and holiday foods and menus. Marlene, I had to have some cocoa yesterday while it was snowing outside! OA, I bought the cocoa dispenser at Target after Christmas several years ago, when everything was 75% off!! Then I found the matching cake plate at a TS and then another year found the matching mug at another TS. I'm still looking for more matching mugs. I thought the Wm Sonoma ones were close enough to work well with the grouping. I had the chalkboard already, so haven't bought any chalkboard paint yet, LOL! The cork top on the little snowman with the mini marshmallows in it seems to be keeping them nice and soft! Not easy in this dry climate. I was able to copy the labels you told me about, but not able to put them into one of the circle tags, so I cheated and traced a circle around them, cut them out, and glued them to the snowflakes. I was finally able to get some circle tags and type words into them, but I sure do NOT have your mad computer skills!!! Anyhow, I had not planned on it all being snowmen until I started finding all of the pieces and then it just kind of created itself! When you have as much "stuff" around the house as I do, shopping the house is fairly easy, LOL Thanks again for the idea! We sure are glad you are back here posting! Sorry you only found 3 of the Santa Hat chair covers this year, but Doll. Tree actually has a website where you can order some of their things, so maybe you can get them next year. Merry Christmas, Candy

The vivienne files has a lovely aqua and black capsule wardrobe, Maire cate! I am decidedly not a size zero, so you may well be Impressed at the number of garments in the bag :-) I am not a roller, I tried that method once or twice and it was a hot mess to get things out--- any time you want an item you have to completely unpack and repack. If I am staying in a hotel longer than one night I unpack almost completely, hanging everything and putting other things in drawers. But I usually use the packing cube thingies from Eagle Creek and ebags. I will use a medium or large zippered packing bag for all my slacks, another for all the tops, a small cylindrical one for undies and socks, another for scarves, etc. that way when I want a shirt I can just take that cube out and not disturb everything else. I put these cubes in drawers as is unless something would benefit for being hung up. Alternatively, if we are going on a trip requiring a lot of dressing up, I will pack complete outfits individually in those space bag thingies. That way I have not only the clothes, but the stockings, shoes, jewelry, any special underwear, etc. in one package. Those are the bags you ziplock and then roll it up to,squeeze all the air out, then unroll it to lie very flat. It's amazing how unwrinkled clothes are when packed in those space bags!

I'm not an apple fan. Mine was delicious for lunch today :o) Alisande, my apologies, it must have been you that I got the recipe from. Thank you!. I do prefer scallions to red onions though. That's why I added the scallions.

Lisa G, you know they let us do? For $35, they will send you a sample of the bright white and the warm white. It was great to be able to try them side by side. (They refund the money when you send them back.) We were concerned that the warm would be too yellow, but it wasn't. The natural white is very cool and would probably look good in a modern setting. But we've got a traditional house and the warm white is more appropriate for us. The natural white seems brighter, but then when you turn on the warm white, it's just as bright--but a more pleasant hue. No greenish tinge. The CRI is something like 87% which is very good.