Prayer Pail

Are you taking down Christmas decorations and wondering what do with all of those Christmas cards?

Create a Prayer Pail!!

We let our girls pick out 1 card each night & we pray specifically for that family. We love looking at the pictures ALL YEAR & are hopefully teaching our kids how to pray for others.

The best of 2010!

We've had such a good time this year!!

Thank you so much for keeping up with us, leaving us comments and featuring us on your own blogs! We truly appreciate you!! Because what fun would it be to do all of this and have no one read it??

So here's a recap of your favorite projects of 2010!

Colorful Bird Canvas

This was the the Pottery Barn look-alike that Tiffany decoupaged for her girls' room.

Lindsay's "New" House

Remember Lindsay's house transformation??

Absolutely beautiful!

Living Room Rearrange

With your help, we re-arranged Tiffany's living room!

Board & Batten

Lindsay taught us how to do board & batten. So impressive!

Fabulous shutters

And she turned these junk-yard shutters into a beautiful kitchen centerpiece!

You're favorite recipe was the Chocolate Chip Dip. Yum!

And your favorite Quick Change were the white pumpkins.

Then we wrapped up the year with some present topiaries!

Whew!! We've had fun!

Join us in 2011 for a whole new slew of projects and decorating ideas!! We can't wait!

Lindsay & Tiffany

(Recipe) Chocolate Cupcakes

Do you need a dessert for that New Year's Eve party that you're going to? Try these bite-size chocolate cupcakes! I've taken them to many events and they're always a crowd favorite!

Ingredients:

Devil's Food Chocolate cake mix + whatever it calls for (water, oil, eggs, etc)

8 oz creme cheese

2 cups chocolate morsels

1/3 cup of sugar

1 extra egg

Directions:

Mix cake mix by "back of the box" directions

-Separately- Mix creme cheese, sugar & egg and blend until smooth

Fold in morsels

Grease mini-muffin pan

Alternate cake mix and creme cheese mix until 3/4 full

Bake 15 minutes (or use toothpick test) at 350

Enjoy!!

My favorite Christmas gift!

What was your favorite Christmas gift this year??

Mine is this personalized flower pot! Don't you love it??

It was a gift from my mom & it was love at first sight.

She bought it from Christmas in Cowtown (a holiday market in Ft Worth). I'll definitely be making a trip to that show next year!

This picture just doesn't do it justice.

It's 12 inches tall and could probably hold anything from magaizines to firewood. I just haven't figured out what I want to put in it yet. Any suggestions??

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas from That Village House!

We pray that you're able to spend today with family, friends and loved ones. May God's blessings be yours this Christmas season.

Today, in the town of David, a Savior has been born to you:

He is Christ the Lord.

~Luke 2:11

{Recipe} Chicken Spaghetti

This chicken spaghetti is unlike most I've seen/cooked before. How many have you seen with the Rotel? I love those versions but I like that this is just as tasty and doesn't have a bit of rotel in it!

Gather your ingredients:
8 oz package of spaghetti
2 cups grated cheddar
4 TBSP parmesan cheese
2 cups cooked, diced chicken (I used 3 chicken breasts)
1 can of cream of chicken
1 can of cream of mushroom
1 can of chicken broth

Cook & Drain spaghetti. Combine 1 cup cheddar & 2 TBSP Parmesan with all other ingredients. Toss with spaghetti. Place in greased casserole & sprinkle with the remaining cheese. Cook covered 45 min @ 350*.

I hope you enjoy this alternative to the typical chicken spaghetti!!

(Recipe) Maw Maw's Pecan Pie

Do you need a pie recipe for this Saturday?

If you're like me, you cook pies about twice a year, Thanksgiving and Christmas...

So if you need something easy and delicious, try this pecan pie. It's a family recipe, passed down from my husband's great-grandmother and it's worth it's weight in gold! I set this pie out last weekend, ran to get my camera & this is what was left when I returned. It's that good!!

Ingredients:

4 eggs

1 cup sugar

1 cup white Karo syrup

1 cup pecans

2 Tbsp margarine (softened, not melted)

1 tsp vanilla

1 deep dish pie crust

Directions: Beat the eggs (not to foamy). Add sugar, syrup & butter and beat with a spoon until well mixed. It will still be a little lumpy. Add vanilla and the pecans. I use more pecans than it calls for because who doesn't love pecans?? Poke the pie crust with a fork and pour mix into the crust.

Bake at 400 for 5 minutes and then turn down the oven to 350 and bake for another 50-55 minutes. It's done when the top cracks. It may still be a little giggly.

Enjoy!!

Seriously, it's delicious! Your family will LOVE it!