• Holidays,  Life

    2022 Logan’s Candy Cane Tour Interest

    Hello friends, I hope this finds you well. Many of you know that for years, we’ve made it a tradition to enjoy Logan’s Candy Cane private tour. You can see more HERE and photos below. At this amazing place, you are able to watch and sample amazing fresh candy canes made, and experience this tummy tingling tradition. Not sure you’ve ever tasted such an amazing candy cane inyour life. They are such a wonderful family at Logans and they have become dear friends to us. They welcome us with open arms each and every year. I spoke with Jerry (‘the Candy Man’) and we are expecting another wonderful year. This…

  • Life,  The Homestead,  Tutorials and How to's,  Uncategorized

    Easy Sweet Crafted Candy Canes

    Need a quick mini gift or something to beautify the top of a gift? Here is a quick, fun, inexpensive idea.  What you’ll need: Chenille pipe cleaners in red and white, a pair of scissors, Smooch Spritz (I used Spun Sugar – one of my favorite colors), scrap piece of fabric, safety pin, small ‘shipping’ tag and some plastic to cover your area. The How To: Take red pipe cleaner and wrap it diagonally around the white pipe cleaner until used up. Trim the excess. Bend your red/white striped pipe cleaners into a candy cane shape. It doesn’t need to be perfect, in fact if it’s not, it gives it…

  • Artsy Adventures (Outings, Flea Marketing and More),  Life,  Uncategorized

    Logan’s Candy Tour 2016 Interest

    Hello dear ones, I hope this finds you well.  I blogged recently about an annual tradition of visiting Logan’s Candy to ring in the season.  You can see more here.  At this amazing place, you are able to watch and sample amazing fresh candy canes.  I will be putting together another private group tour/demonstration once again this year.  Logan’s is located in Ontario, California.  Such a wonderful family and staff who have become dear friends.   It’s an amazing time together as a group and a warm tradition that is sure to bring smiles to kids of all ages. The way it works is that I contacted Logan’s back in August.  Jerry…

  • Artsy Adventures (Outings, Flea Marketing and More),  Life,  The Homestead,  Thoughts,  Uncategorized

    ~ 100 Days to Christmas Countdown ~

    ‘We need a little Christmas . . . right this very minute’ . . . Yes!  The countdown is on and over at Paperless Post they are celebrating 100 Days to Christmas Countdown.  I was inspired by Christmas cards over at Paperless Post.  Feel free to check out their Christmas cards here as we prepare for the season.  So in tune with Christmas, we were chatting recently about Christmas traditions.  No, it’s not too early as I’ve been planning my Logan’s tradition (more to come) since August 1st per their request. Christmas is such a time of hope.  While most of the time Christmas is joyous, there are those times where…

  • Artsy Adventures (Outings, Flea Marketing and More),  Life,  Uncategorized

    Tis’ the Candy Cane Season – Logan’s Annual Candy Cane Tour

    Greetings all. Can you believe it . . . Christmas is nearing?  Once again, I’m organizing the Logan’s Candy Cane Tour.  Our friends at Logan’s are wonderful people and we love to support them. Their candy is like no other made with love and includes a message of hope! I know many of you have attended the tour and each year our group grows bigger.  Our group is limited so the first to sign up here I’ll list.  I need to know a count of how many adults and how many kids by October 30th.  Then the fee for the kids you can mail to me asap.  That will reserve our spots.  Please…