For the Hostess

In Croatia, chocolate chips are hard to come by. I once packed a small suitcase, the kind that can by taken as hand luggage, full of chocolate chips and peanut butter on our way back to Croatia from the US. The security people got suspicious that something so small could be so heavy (like 60 lbs heavy!). They asked me to open it and were surprised that I had packed so much chocolate chips in such a small space. Our family loves them, so I had to bring enough that will last us for months. :-)

Croats do not typically bake with them. So, chocolate chip cookies are still a novelty. Around Christmas time, we get invited to people's homes many times for coffee or just a lovely chat. I usually think of a small gift to give to each host/hostess.

Thanks to Verve's August Project Parade, I got a jump start in planning what I will be giving and how I will be packaging my little gifts this year. I also make this with a printed Croatian sentiment, "za vas" for my friends who do not speak English.

And here's the close up of the card.



Stamps: Holiday Silhouettes (Inkadinkado), My Cuppa' Joe (GKD), Unity medallion BG
Paper: Green Apple (GinaK), Urban Prairie (Basic Grey)
Ink: Old Olive, Really Red
Other: gold pearls, ribbon and red rhinestone