Find these adorable labels and gift tags for your Christmas goodies HERE at Crafty Carnival. And did I mention they are adorable? And darling? And free? Thank you, Crafty Carnival!… Read More ...
Elf’s Tinker Toys Snacks
Remember these mixed-up Santa snacks from Gourmet Mom-on-the-Go? Well, find the elf tinker toy snack version HERE, with free printable!… Read More ...
Christmas Cookie Trees
Fantastic roundup of Christmas cookie trees from the kitchn. Check it out HERE. Shown are gingerbread cookie trees from Australian Gourmet Traveller.… 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 ...
Gingerbread Houses: Sweet and Sewn
Given how nicely edibles and sewing fit together on this blog, I felt compelled to post a bit from my own blog. My blogger pal, Cheryl, from Sew Can Do and I decided to create gingerbread houses in our own mediums this week and share them on each other’s blog. The cookie one is mine (find the full tutorial … Read More ...
Tutorial: Oil and Vinegar Gifts
Find a great tutorial to make your own garlic-rosemary olive oil and sun dried tomato balsamic vinegar gift sets HERE at Mrs. Cummings Rx. There’s even a price breakdown, too!… Read More ...
Snowman Treat Bag
This must count as edible crafts since this cutie is filled with treats. Created by our own Amanda (also of here), find the tutorial to make this Snowman Treats Bag HERE at Craftown.com.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Cookie Decorating with Royal Icing
Royal icing got you down? Find a great, step-by-step photo tutorial for decorating cookies with royal icing HERE at The Crafty Penguin.… Read More ...
Kid-Friendly Christmas Cookies
This roundup of Christmas cookies kids can decorate would just as easily work for grown-ups, too. Find them HERE at Parents.com, including these Christmas trees, candy ornaments and snowflake chips.
Free Christmas Cookie Stencils
I know I keep bombarding you with Christmas sweets, but stuff is just flooding into my field of computer vision and I can’t stop. Find a roundup of free printable Christmas cookie stencils
out there in the internet world HERE, courtesy of the kitchn.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Nutcracker Cookie Ornaments
It took me about three seconds upon spotting these Nutcracker cookie ornaments at The Sweet Adventures of Sugarbelle to hop over here and share with you. Maybe it’s because my 3-year old is obsessed with the Nutcracker right now, or it’s just that these are so wonderfully and perfectly decorated, or it’s that there’s a tutorial to make them. Regardless, … Read More ...
Edible Christmas Decorations
Find a roundup of ideas to use edibles as Christmas decorations HERE at Ladies Home Journal, such as this cookie wreath, gingerbread garland (love how the hands are tied together), or these candy cane cones.
Here are some of my Christmas Lolly Trees I have made and their free tutorials to share with you too.
Gumdrop Christmas Trees
A year later, I still love these easy gumdrop Christmas trees and balls from Make and Takes. Learn how to make this (kid-friendly!) Christmas decor HERE.… Read More ...
Recipe Tuesday: Checkerboard
Last week, spirals, this week, checkerboard.
1. Dinner rolls from Better Homes and Gardens.
2. Cheese sandwich from Dairy Goodness.
3. Top a hamburger with a checkerboard at Land O’ Lakes.
4. Classic cookies from Martha Stewart.
Tea Sandwich Wreath
There are so many Christmas sweets ideas out there, when I come across the rare non-sweet ideas, I gobble them up! Learn how to make waldorf salad tea sandwiches displayed as a wreath with this video how-to at Celebrations.com.… Read More ...