DECK THE HOLIDAY'S

   This diy comes from www.bystephanielynn.com .  I really like this wreath.  I actually made one out of cones from stuff I had picked up at the Dollar Store.  Don't expect this to be done in a couple days either.  But remember, it's the end result that will look spectaculart.  Have fun and good luck! DIY Faux Curled Rosewood Wreath {Made From Rolled Recycled Book Pages} I have seen various versions of Faux Rosewood Wreaths in just about every store and catalog for the upcoming season; most with a price tag running upwards of $40 or more. Some are crafted of paper and other of real wood shavings. Last year I made a few rolled flower gift toppers from recycled book pages and they remind me so much of the curled wood roses I thought they would make a good substitute. {with a much lower price tag} Materials Needed: Foam Wreath Form Recycled Book Pages Lots of Hot Glue Ribbon to Hang The full step by step tutorial I posted last year can be found { here }. B

   This recipe comes from www.bravetart.com .   One of my favorite candy bars in the world.  Make a batch of these and your family will love you for ever.  Good luck. Admittedly, this version of the 3 Musketeers isn’t quite as fluffy as the original, but it does have the mild chocolate flavor your remember. Use milk chocolate for a classic 3 Musketeers bar, or dark chocolate for a “Midnight” edition. Including complete tempering instructions is beyond the scope of this recipe, but if you’d like to learn, please check out my friend Emma’s tempering how-to article on the Kitchn . You can absolutely skip tempering and simply use melted chocolate instead. In that case, you’ll have to store the finished bars in the refrigerator because untempered chocolate will not hold up at room temperature. 3 Musketeers Cooked Meringue : 4 ounces egg whites 7 ounces sugar 4 ounces water 1 tablespoon vanilla extract Hot Sugar Syrup: 14 ounces sugar 6 ounces corn syrup 2

The History of Up Helly Aa     Up Helly Aa is a relatively modern festival. There is some evidence that people in rural Shetland celebrated the 24th day after Christmas as "Antonsmas" or "Up Helly Night", but there is no evidence that their cousins in Lerwick did the same. The emergence of Yuletide and New Year's festivities in the town seems to post date the Napoleonic Wars, when soldiers and sailors came home with rowdy habits and a taste for firearms. Early years     On an old Christmas eve in 1824, a visiting Methodist missionary wrote in his diary that "the whole town was in an uproar, from 12 o'clock last night until late this night blowing of horns, beating of drums, tinkling of old tin kettles, firing of guns, shouting, bawling, fiddling, fifeing, drinking, and fighting. This was the state of the town all the night...the street was as thronged with people as any fair I ever saw in England". As Lerwick grew in size