2025 Halloween M&M Sticks

 Hello & Happy Fri-YAY, Friends!

We had a beautiful day here yesterday and today is also looking to be just as nice!

I spent most of yesterday in my stamp room finishing up the Halloween treats. I just need to make a price list yet. The last treats I made was the famous M&M Sticks. Stampin Up! use to carry the 1 x 8 Cello bags but retired them a few years back so now I get them off of Ebay. I have a customer who loves getting these and handing them out, so I do make sure to have them for almost every holiday! This years Halloween M&M's were not the pretty bright colors they have been the last several years (purple, green & orange) but are orange & black. At first I was not gonna get them but I figured Jane would be sad if I did not have them. I grabbed 2 bags and started filling my cello bags. I got 24 sticks from those 2 bags and I decorated them with lots of retired product! Take a look...

Just look at all those happy little ghosts! Super sweet & not at all scary!

Project Details:

Stamps: Spooky Cat (retired 2017)

Ink: Memento Black

Cardstock: Basic Black, Basic White, Pumpkin Pie

Accessories: Greetings of the Season Dies (retired 2024), Frightful Tags Dies (retired 2021), Tricks & Treats Dies (2023), Halloween Twine (retired), Dimensionals

It's a good thing I enjoy making these because I fill tons of these cello bags every year! And besides....we doesn't love M&M's?!

Stay tuned for more Halloween treats in the coming days, ok?

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a wonderful day!

~Wendy

Choose Happy= Halloween Treats

 Good Morning & Happy Thursday!

I hope your day is off to a great start!

My plan is the same as yesterday....gonna get inky!

I did get to my stamp table and had the best time putting together my 2024 Halloween Sticks that I make every year! But before I get to that I wanted to give an update on Audrey. She is my card lady and has been ordering cards & treats from me since 2012. Yesterday she called me and gave me a small order and we chatted about 20 minutes. Today is her 94th birthday! And on top of that she has shingles! My heart sank when she described the pain she was dealing with. She has it under her skin on her scalp which is an odd place for it but it does happen. Her doctor gave her yet another pill to help which in turn makes her nauseous. I recommended some Ginger Chews since I use them with being on Mounjaro. She has been thru so much in the last few years and she keeps on chugging along. My plan today is to make a card to send her. If your the praying type please say a little prayer for her. I know she would appreciate that. 

Here are the Halloween M&M Sticks I made. 

I used the Choose Happy stamp set from the 2024-2025 Annual Catalog. It's the cutest and definitely covers many occasions!

Project Details:

Stamps: Choose Happy

Ink: Memento Black, Pumpkin Pie, Gorgeous Grape, Granny Apple Green, Basic Black Archival (retired), Stampin Blends-Pumpkin Pie & Granny Apple Green

Cardstock: Basic White, Granny Apple Green

Accessories: Circle Layering Framelits (retired), Handheld Hole Punch (retired), Halloween Night Twine (retired), Iridescent Black Pearls (retired), Dimensionals

I bought 2 bags of the Halloween Ghoul's Mix M&M's and got 20 sticks made.

These were so much fun to make and it just made my day happier!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!
~Wendy

2023 Christmas M&M Sticks

 Hello & Happy Sunday, Everyone! 

Hope your all having a nice weekend!

We had some beautiful weather yesterday but today we are in for rain. It seems like every Sunday lately it has rained. Yesterday we baked 4 batches of cookies for Christmas and just lounged around the rest of the day. Later today we are going out to dinner with some friends of Shawn's so let's hope it is not pouring buckets until we get home.

Today I am sharing the M&M Sticks that I made for Christmas treats this year. 

I have a lady that loves them and buys them all the time. I got my 1 x 8 Cello Bags off of Ebay since Stampin Up! has not carried them in a few years. 

I also used the Sending Cheer bundle on these.

Project Details:

Stamps: Sending Cheer

Ink: Shaded Spruce, Real Red

Cardstock: Shaded Spruce, Basic White

Accessories: 1 x 8 Cello Bags (Ebay), Double Oval Punch, Sending Cheer Dies, Twine (Hobby Lobby), Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I used 2 regular bags of M&M's for these and I would not be surprised if I may need more! These are a very good seller for me and I do enjoy making them!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & enjoy your day!
~Wendy

November Treats

 Hello & Happy Wednesday!

Today I am sharing a treat I made for my Thanksgiving table. I had maybe 10 packs of Reese's Pieces leftover from Trick or Treat Night so I decided to use them in the M&M cello bags. I made 9 and gave some away. I then stamped off those pretty leaves from the Autumn Leaves stamp set with Pumpkin Pie ink. I pulled out a retired Thanksgiving saying from the Pleasant Pheasants set and stamped my sentiment directly on the leaf before I diecut the leaves out. They turned out pretty nice!

I tied my leaves onto the cello bags with some retired Crushed Curry twine and added a Gold Gilded Gems to each one. Once I had them finished I put them in this Rae Dunn football mug that we found over the summer at Home Goods. 

Project Details:

Stamps: Autumn Leaves (Million Dollar Achiever Set), Pleasant Pheasants (retired)

Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Early Espresso

Cardstock: Basic White

Accessories: Autumn Leaves Dies, Hand Held Hole Punch (retired), Crushed Curry Twine (retired), Gold Gilded Gems (retired)

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!
~Wendy

Spruced Up M&M Sticks

 Good Morning & Happy Thursday!

I hope your week is going well!

Today I am sharing with you my Christmas M&M Sticks that I make every year.

I wanted to add something more to my sticks other than just my sentiment tag.

As I started playing around with the Spruced Up bundle I realized the trees in the Spruced Up Outlines Dies that they cut in 2 different pieces so I thought i'd use the outline die and the inside die. This is what I made...

If your not familiar with the Spruced Up bundle it is from the 2022 Stampin Up! July-December Mini Catalog on page 13. I haven't used this set at all as of yet and hope to before Christmas gets here. I have seen so many neat samples for it and since I need a bunch of Christmas Gift Card Holders....I plan to use this set to make them.

Project Details:

Stamps: Framed & Festive

Ink: Real Red

Cardstock: Garden Green, Basic White

Accessories: Tailor Made Tags Dies, Spruced Up Outlines Dies, 1x8 Cello Bags, White Baker's Twine

I sat one afternoon and made a bunch of these M&M Sticks. 

These are a good seller for me as they do make a great stocking stuffer!

A friend of mine loves them to put at each person's table setting for Christmas dinner.

You can't go wrong with M&M's!

Today I have a few little notebooks I want to cover.

I found a handful of them in the bottom of a drawer that I want to get rid of.

I also want to make some Chapstick holders if time allows.

Tis the season!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a terrific day!
~Wendy

Last of the Halloween Treats

Hello & Happy Fri-YAY!

 The weekend is here!

Not too much happening other than Bailee goes to be groomed tomorrow morning.

The weather is to be nice Saturday but rain coming on Sunday. 

Today on the Hallmark Channel the new Christmas movies start!

I get so excited every year when this time of year happens! 

I watch that channel almost everyday and I adore their Christmas movies.

Tonight the first movie is Noel Next Door that I am looking forward to watching.

Natalie Hall and Corey Sevier are two favorite actors on the Hallmark Channel so I am hoping it's a good movie to kick off the holiday season!

I know, it's a bit early to be talking Christmas but as quickly as time flies anymore....it will be here before we know it! Every year Hallmark starts the Christmas movies at this time so it is much welcomed by me!

Today I am sharing the last of my Halloween treats.

These are made with the Halloween M&M's.

First up are the individual packets of M&M's that I found this year in the Ghoul's Mix M&M's. These are the Fun Size ones.

I took some very old Pumpkin Pie DSP and wrapped around the packets and adhered shut with some Stampin Seal Plus. I added the Spider Web and Sentiment panel with Dimensionals to the front of the packet. They are from a project that I had leftover from last year. I used the Frightfully Cute set & coordinating Frightful Tags Dies bundle that is retired. The black lacy ribbon is very old. Just trying to use up the older things! I made up 12 of these and sold 11 of them! 

Next are the M&M Sticks that I make for most Holidays.

I have a lady who wants them every occasion. She use to be my English teacher in high school so I am always happy to make them for her. These use a retired stamp set called Delightful Dozen. It has been retired for many years but still works well for a tag on M&M Sticks. I made 15 of these this year and they all sold.

That is all I have for today!

I am washing bedsheets then later heading out to do some shopping with Shawn & Kelsey and grabbing supper at Mission Barbeque. Hobby Lobby has Christmas stuff out and we would like to go browse and see if there is anything we need! LOL 

Believe it or not....sometimes Shawn is the only one who walks out of the store with purchases and Kelsey & I are empty handed! LOL 

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!
~Wendy

July 4th Treats

 Hello & Happy Saturday!

I hope your enjoying your weekend!

It's to be a hot & humid one here so i'm going to pop out for a few groceries then hibernate inside to stay cool! Do you have any fun plans?

Since the July 4th holiday is a little over a week away I thought i'd share a few treats that I made up. I found the M&M's and the Dove Milk Chocolates at Walmart and the Red, White & Blue Rice Krispy Treats at Sam's Club.

M&M Sticks:

Stamps: Star Spangled Banner (retired)

Ink: Pacific Point

Cardstock: Pacific Point

Accessories: Stylish Shapes Dies, Silver Enamel Stars (retired), White Twine

July 4th Bags:

Stamps: Happy Fourth (retired)

Ink: Real Red

Cardstock: Real Red, Pacific Point, Basic White, Silver Foil Paper

Accessories: Stitched Stars Dies (retired), Tailor Made Tags Dies, Real Red Linen Ribbon (retired), Silver Enamel Stars (retired), Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I gave an M&M Stick to my card lady the last time I seen her.

She loves treats!

On July 1st I am thinking of revising my Christmas in July series!

I love making Christmas cards when there is not an added pressure of making them during the holiday season. I have gotten my Stampin Up! preorder for all things holiday and it will give me a chance to start using those new goodies! 

I hope you will still come back to visit!

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My thought's today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day no matter what you do!
~Wendy

2021 Halloween M&M Sticks

 Hello & Happy Wednesday!

Today I have a quick post for you!

I'm sharing my 2021 Halloween M&M Sticks that I make every year and for almost every holiday!

I'm so glad that M&M has brought back their Halloween colored ones...they are so colorful & pretty!

I had an order for 20 of these which took care of my 1x8 cello bags!

I have none left. I will look online to see if I can find more.

Halloween M&M Sticks:

Stamps: Frightfully Cute

Ink: Gorgeous Grape, Granny Apple Green

Cardstock: Basic White

Accessories: Frightful Tags Dies, 1x8 Cello Bags, Twine from Hobby Lobby, Dimensionals

I love making these!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have an awesome day!
~Wendy

Easter M&M Sticks

Hello & Happy Sunday!

I hope your having a nice weekend!

Yesterday I had a surprise phone call from my best friend, Deb!

We chatted for about 2 hours so no stamping took place! LOL

Afterwards Shawn & I took a 3 mile walk at the Rail Trail.

It was pretty somber to say the least.

There were flowers on both sides of the bridge that takes you to the trail and people were hanging out on the bridge talking. They may have been friends or family of the young woman.

Such a sad thing...

Anyways, yesterday Shawn got the hitch and bike carrier put on the car and went over each bike to make sure they were ready to use. Today we may take them out for a quick spin.

I'm really excited for it and i'm sure my feet & ankles will be happy as well.

Walking takes a toll on my body for some reason but biking is what I love & enjoy very much!

So today I have my M&M Easter Sticks to share!

My card lady ordered 18 of them and this is what I made for her...

I tied my 1x8 cello bags shut with some retired White Baker's Twine.

My tags were made with the Springtime Joy stamp set and I stamped the bunny with Memento Black ink onto Whisper White cardstock and diecut them out with the Stitched So Sweetly Dies. I colored my bunny image with Stampin Blends so they would match the M&M's. The sentiment is from the Itty Bitty Greetings stamp set.

I stamped it in Highland Heather ink and punched it out with the Classic Label Punch and attached it to my tags with Mini Dimensionals. Easy peasy!

Project Details:

Stamps: Springtime Joy, Itty Bitty Greetings

Ink: Memento Black, Highland Heather, Stampin Blends

Cardstock: Whisper White

Accessories: Stitched So Sweetly Dies, Classic Label Punch, Hand Held Hole Punch (retired), White Baker's Twine (retired), Mini Dimensionals

Aren't they cute?

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day no matter what you do!

~Wendy

Trick or Treat M&M Sticks

 Hello & Happy Thursday!

Yesterday I did some decorating for Halloween!

Once Labor Day is over I get in the mood for Fall and cooler weather!

It's been terribly hot & humid this summer and i'm ready to bid summer goodbye!

Since I have Halloween on my mind, I started some treats!

I know this year will be unlike anything we ever experienced before with the virus.

I seen already that some places have cancelled Trick or Treat night.

I am sad about that!

I've not heard anything about here in Pennsylvania but I really hope it will still be a go!

Here are my Trick or Treat M&M Sticks for 2020!

I love the Ghoul's Mix M&M's and the colors that are in them!

I had a bunch of the 1 x 8 Cello Bags left from last year that I got from Ebay and made 20 Sticks! 

There is a certain lady who loves the M&M Sticks and always buys them up!

They do make a nice little treat!

Project Details:

Stamps: Everything Essential

Ink: Memento Black, Stampin Blends

Cardstock: Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White

Accessories: Square Layering Framelits, Basic Black Twine (retired), Hand Held Hold Punch, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

These use the Everything Essential stamp set from the August - December Mini Catalog!

This set has a coordinating punch but I did not use it here.

This image makes it quick & easy to decorate these M&M Sticks!

Very fun & versatile stamp set which covers Halloween, Christmas & Valentines Day!

Worth every cent in my book!

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My thoughts today...

Can't wait!

Thanks for stopping by & have a fabulous day!
~Wendy

Delightful Dozen

Hello & Happy Tuesday!

Another rainy day here in south central PA.

I am heading down to my stamp table to work on some Thanksgiving cards.

My customer usually orders a couple packs so I want to get a jump start on them.

Today I have my Halloween M&M Sticks to share.

I was thrilled to find the Halloween colored M&M's and could not wait to fancy them up!

My tag uses a retired sentiment from the Delightful Dozen stamp set.

I used my Gorgeous Grape & Pumpkin Pie Stampin Write Markers to color my stamp.

I tied my bags shut with Basic Black twine.

Easy peasy!

Project Details:

Stamps: Delightful Dozen (retired)

Ink: Gorgeous Grape & Pumpkin Pie Stampin Write Markers

Cardstock: Whisper White

Accessories: Banner Punch (retired), Basic Black Twine (retired), 1x8 Cello Bags

I made 40 of these and loved every minute of it!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!

~Wendy

M&M Sticks

Good Morning & Happy Wednesday!

Hope your week is going well!

It's been nuts here with hubby being on vacation!!

We've been running around non stop before the Christmas craziness begins on Friday!

Yesterday we had Kelsey out to do some shopping and then stopped for a quick supper before heading home. We've been out & about almost everyday since Shawn has been off.

Today will be much of the same except Kelsey has to be at work by 4 which is good so we can start prepping for our Thanksgiving day meal.

Today before the busy day starts I wanted to share my Thanksgiving M&M Sticks that I make up for every holiday. I have been stewing for awhile about stopping the holiday treats and have decided after Christmas to finally stop it unless someone orders something specific. It's too much anymore and my hands just ache. I have not stamped since last Wednesday afternoon and my hands ache 24/7.

This year's version of my Thanksgiving M&M Sticks are quite plain. My one customer who ALWAYS buys them did not want any this time so I have a couple left. I will empty them from the cello bags and put in a candy dish. Had I known beforehand that she did not want them I would not have made them. Candy isn't cheap nor are the supplies. 

This is another reason to stop the treats for the holidays.

Project Details:

Stamps: Pleasant Pheasants (sentiment)

Ink: Early Espresso

Cardstock: Early Espresso, Very Vanilla

Accessories: Oval Layering Framelits, 1x8 Cello Bags, Very Vanilla Twine, Hole Punch, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Nonetheless, M&M Sticks are always fun to made and always make a cute little treat!

Kids & adults love them!

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My thoughts today....

That's all for now!

I'll see you all tomorrow!

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!
~Wendy

Halloween Chocolate Sticks

Hello & Happy Friday!

Our weather is to be sunny today but with much cooler temps!

I don't know about you but I am thrilled that I do not have to run my ac.

Yesterday I got the last of my customers order done!

I am very happy about that even though my hands are not.

All I have on my agenda today is to do inventory of my Halloween treats before they get delivered.

Today I have another Halloween treat to share.

Y'all know how much I love making the M&M Sticks, right?

I have been looking high and low for Halloween colored M&M's.

The year I moved to Missouri (2010) was the last year that I have seen M&M's in Halloween colors (purple, black, green & orange). I even looked on their websight but nothing.

So, I was in Party City recently and found chocolate candy there that resembled M&M's and they came in Halloween colors. I took a chance and bought some. I made up 40 chocolate sticks with them. Alot of people love the M&M Sticks and they usually sell like hotcakes. I am anxious to see if these will sell just the same. They taste just like M&M's so we shall see.

Here is what I made....

Project Details:

Stamps: Spooky Sweets (sentiment), retired Paper Pumpkin (pumpkin)

Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Garden Green, Basic Black

Cardstock: Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie

Accessories: Stitched Shapes Framelits, Circle Layering Framelits, Hole Punch, 1x8 Cello Bags, Basic Black Twine, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

What do you think of the colors of my candies?

I was SO happy with them!

And that pumpkin just makes me smile!

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My thoughts today.....

That's all for now!

Thanks for stopping by & enjoy your day!

~Wendy 🎃