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Retro Re-pin Party #22 Featuring Homemade Vanilla Sugar

December 16, 2014 by Steph Powers 4 Comments

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It’s time to Retro Re-pin Party!

This week has finally felt like Christmas around here. I went to my first holiday party – a book swap with my book club. We each brought a book we really love and exchanged them with a little poem. Whichever book we ended up with will be what we read for January’s book club meeting. When I first joined the book club, I had no idea how much I’d come to enjoy their friendship and meeting up with them each month. They are wonderful supporters/ambassadors/food porn lovers of my blog too. I’m not sure I would have jumped into doing this consistently without their encouragement. Thanks for all your support book club peeps!  We also had a Christmas concert at our church this past Sunday. I took a Cranberry Ginger and Coconut bundt cake (gluten-free and dairy free!) decked out and topped with sugared cranberries. It was so popular that I posted a tutorial for making the sugared cranberries this morning.  Check out these sparkly, jeweled beauties: 

Sugared Cranberries have a sugary crust on the outside, but pop open to reveal their tart insides when you bite them. They're easier to make than you think, and they're the perfect accent for all your holiday baking and cocktails.

I also shared my un-boxing post from the Color Swap  (a Mini TARDIS and more!):

The Color Swap 2014 - Sustaining the Powers

Plus, I received the Liebster Award! (A busy week!)  You can get to know a lot more about me in this post:

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On to the party!  I’m hoping you’ll share your favorite holiday baked goods, gift guides, homemade gifts, home decor, Christmas traditions, and any and all things holiday! Remember to pin your posts first and then link up that PINTEREST PIN to the party below so we can show it some extra re-pin love! (Pinterest ranks re-pins higher than pins.)

**Please note that there will not be a Retro Re-pin Party next week, December 23 since we will all be busy with family for the holiday.**

The Retro Re-pin Party - A pinterest party every Tuesday at 8pm 

My favorite post from last week is:

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Make Your Own Vanilla Sugar from Heather at The Homesteading Hippy

I have a few recipes that call for vanilla sugar that I’ve been wanting to try, but I haven’t been able to find any at the store. I had no idea it was so easy to make your own!  I am so very excited to grab a vanilla bean and have my own vanilla sugar. I especially love that you can make whatever amount you want. I was sure that if I found it in a store it would be a giant bag when all I want is a cup or so and then I’d have to store it forever. This would be a super sweet last minute Christmas gift for anyone who loves baking or coffee too!  Click the image and show her pin some re-pin love.

 Here’s a Feature Button for you Heather!

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Time to meet your hostesses!! Please consider following on at least one social media!

Stephanie @ Sustaining the Powers: Follow me on Pinterest!Follow me on Instagram!Follow me on Twitter!Follow me on Bloglovin'!Follow me on Facebook!Follow me on Google+!

Julie V. @ Sombody’s Dinner: Blog/Pinterest

Kristina and Millie @ 2 Crochet Hooks: Blog/Pinterest

Dee @ Meatloaf and Melodrama: Blog/Pinterest

Deborah @ Mommy Crusader: Blog/Pinterest

Felicia @ Nifty Thrifty Family: Blog/Pinterest

Leslie @ Crafty Side of Sarcasm: Blog/Pinterest

Robin @ Redo It Yourself Inspirations: Blog/Pinterest

 

Follow our Retro Re-pin Board on Pinterest!

 

Follow TwoCrochet Hooks’s board Retro Repin Party on Pinterest.

*~* Are you all ready to party?!? *~*

 

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 Note: By linking up to this party, you give the hostesses permission to share your posts and an image via social media or as a feature with links back to the original source. If you have entered an email address into the link up too, an email will be sent when the party goes live. Your email will not be used in any other way.

 Please help us spread the word about this party. Invite your friends and come back next week! Take a button!    Retro-Re-pin-Party-Share-Button150x150

Click to tweet the party:  [Tweet “Come link up a #pinterest post and get re-pinned at the #retrorepin party!”]

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Comments

  1. Misty Nicole Overstreet-Roberts (The Lady Prefers To Save) says

    December 16, 2014 at 6:13 pm

    Thank you so much for the link-up! Happy holidays!

    Reply
    • Stephanie Powers says

      December 16, 2014 at 7:23 pm

      Thanks for linking up with us!!

      Reply
  2. Robin @ Redo It Yourself Inspirations says

    December 16, 2014 at 6:13 pm

    Great features, Steph!
    Your page is so nicely done too. (I’m taking notes) 😉
    Merry Christmas!!!!

    Reply
    • Stephanie Powers says

      December 16, 2014 at 7:25 pm

      Thanks Robin! Merry Christmas to you too!

      Reply

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