I’ll take any luck I can get, especially if there’s food involved. Find a slideshow of lucky foods for New Year’s HERE at Martha Stewart, including 12 grapes for each stroke of midnight or soba, noodles for longevity.
Gingerbread Falling Water House
How about a little last minute eye candy for your holiday… check out the gingerbread version of Frank Lloyd Wright’s famous Falling Water house. Featured on If It’s Hip, It’s Here, it was created by Melodie of Garden Melodies. See more details of its construction HERE.… Read More ...
Icing Church
Um. Wow. One more. Wow. See this masterpiece in icing HERE at Na Miotle.… Read More ...
Gingerbread Cities
See if your hometown is represented. Check out this collection of gingerbread cities featured at Mighty Girl. Of course I had to share one from my hometown, Washington DC. {spotted on not martha}… Read More ...
Santa’s Reindeer Cupcakes
Wow, these Santa’s reindeer cupcakes from abbietabbie’s flickr photos are simply amazing. See them featured HERE at Cupcakes Take the Cake.… Read More ...
Artful Wishes with Cookie Dough and Sprinkles
I declare it a requirement to scroll through this New Year’s greeting from artist Christoph Niemann featured at the New York Times. Brilliant.… Read More ...
A Christmas Story Cookies
Why oh why did I not see these before my A Christmas Story Party Monday roundup? Well, you can see them HERE at cookies and cups.… Read More ...
Recipe Monday: A Christmas Story
1.entertainment. Watch the classic Movie a Christmas story
, of course.
2.decor. Make sure to have bars of Lifebuoy red soap
in the bathroom.
3. cupcakes. Make leg lamp cupcakes with how-tos and printables from The Party Animal.
4. games. There’s an A Christmas Story game
out there.
5. entertainment. Have a … Read More ...
Broccoli Centerpiece
And More Sweet Sewing in the Land of Gingerbread
After I posted my and my blogger pal’s sewing themed gingerbread houses, look what I found in my inbox. A link to this unbelievably adorable sewing themed gingerbread house by Ebe at Mansikkamaki, Finnish for “Strawberry Hill.” (Find the translation tool in the sidebar.) Check out the details, the pure icing perfection, the scattered buttons, the stitching on … Read More ...
Gluten-Free Christmas Cake Pops
Some of my favorite bloggers together in real life decorating Christmas cake pops? What I wouldn’t give to peek through the window of that lovely afternoon. Check out the results when Megan (not martha), Jessie (cakespy) and Shauna (Gluten-Free Girl) get together to make cake pops.
Need … Read More ...
A Scandinavian Christmas
Check out The Pickled Herring between December 13 and 23rd for Scandinavian Christmas inspiration and projects from guest bloggers. Today’s feature is Danish Pancake Balls, or Aebleskiver, by one of my favorite bloggers, Roots and Wings Co. Find a recipe for cardamom bread for St. Lucia day HERE from Coffee…Photos…and Chocolate (yay for that combination).
And even though it’s not … Read More ...
Woodland Christmas Dessert Table
I must share this Christmas dessert table sent to me by The White Library. I love the details of this rustic woodland setting: Chocolate twigs in the cupcakes, frosty grapes on the buche de noel, apple pie pops propped in moss, the strips of fabric in the background… Find all the details HERE at The White Library.
Christmas Sweets Table
I believe would like to go to a lovely Christmas party where everybody speaks French and we eat these desserts. Find the details of this charming Christmas Sweets table HERE at Prunille fait son show.
And Star Trek Cookies
Hmmm, maybe I was right that the classic cookies are changing. Look what else I found in my inbox. Star Trek Cookies. Find ’em HERE at Punk Projects.… Read More ...