Are you a homemade holidays sort of gift giver? I usually am, and usually include at least one homemade item (usually cookies, predictably) with my gifts. The homemade gift may be skipped this year what with having a newborn, but I’m still filing things away for next year. Like this yummy, homemade hot cocoa mix gift in the cutest packaging. … Read More ...
Jelly Belly Cupcake Wreath
Better stock up on your red, green and white Jelly Bellys. Now this is one of those cupcake cakes I can get behind. (I’m a bit skeptical about most.) Find the how-tos to make these colorful holiday wreath cupcakes HERE at the Jelly Belly site.… Read More ...
Christmas and Winter Cookie, Cupcake and Marshmallow Ideas
If you need a bunch of cookie and marshmallow and cupcake decorating ideas for winter and Christmas, I didn’t waste much time after digesting Thanksgiving turkey to roundup a bunch of said cookie and marshmallow and cupcake ideas from my archives. Find them all HERE at the decorated cookie.… Read More ...
Gift Idea: Peppermint Schnapps
Thanksgiving is officially over. Are you ready to start thinking about Christmas gifts? I know many a cocktail lover who would appreciate these beautifully packaged bottles of DIY mint Schnapps. Find the how-tos HERE at The Brass Paperclip Project.
Take a look at this Christmas Cocktail Recipe Book
we found on Amazon.… Read More ...
Chocolate Snowman Spoon For Hot Chocolate Drinks
The new big thing, spoons! OK, so maybe not so new, but bigger and bigger with the many interpretations of the chocolate party spoon. Make these adorable snowmen chocolate spoons HERE at Cute Food for Kids.… Read More ...
Santa’s Belly BabyBels and a Whole Lot More
Santa’s belly sure is famous. It’s everywhere! Even on your cheese. Make these cute as can be Santa’s belly Babybels, AND find a roundup of Santa’s belly ideas from around the web HERE at Cute Food for Kids.… Read More ...
AIRHEADS Candy Melting Snowmen
You probably don’t know this about me, except that I say it every chance I get and seek credit whenever I am able, but I invented the melting snowman cookie. I’ve seen versions of the melting snowman cookie all over the internet, in national magazines, I even heard there was a melting snowman cookie kit for sale out there. … Read More ...
Lump O’ Coal Cookies
One of my favorite bloggers is guest posting today over at Make. Bake. Celebrate. Want to see what she made? Lump of coal cookies so cutely packaged in mason jars. Know anyone who deserves these? Find the how-tos HERE at Make. Bake. Celebrate., by Sue of Munchkin Munchies.… Read More ...
Santa Hat Pizza
For an easy way to add a little Christmas to your dinner, just add spinach and pepperoni Santa hats. Done and done, and maybe the kids will get some spinach in them? Find Santa Hat Pizza HERE at Make the Best of Everything!.… Read More ...
Snowman Marshmallow Pops with Airheads Accessories
So Airheads
sent me some free candy (yes, a lovely perk of this job), and naturally I thought, “What can I make with this?” Accessories for a snowman, of course, because Airheads candy is cut-able, bendable, and mold-able, so perfect for edible crafting. In my box o’ sweets, I got the Rainbow Berry Xtremes
and a whole bunch of Airheads … Read More ...
Little Santa Cookies
Why are these so perfectly adorable? Small, easily re-creatable, simple but darling… I just love these little Santa cookies. Find the how-tos to make them HERE at My Poppet.… Read More ...
Patchwork Mitten Cookies
Now my mind is reeling with the possibilities of patchwork designs for cookies. Make patchwork mitten cookies HERE at Recipe.com.… Read More ...
Free Template for a Robot Advent Calendar
Yes, it’s a free template for the world’s, nay, the universe’s cutest toy robot Advent calendar I’ve ever seen. Find it HERE at Next to Nicx.… Read More ...
Bird’s Party Magazine Winter Issue is Out!
Each issue of Bird’s Party Magazine just gets better and better. The Winter Issue is now out, and you can find links to both the free online edition and the paper copy to purchase HERE. To quote myself when I yakked about the issue on my own blog, “You’ll find ideas for a Winter Wonderland, parties from Hollywood to … Read More ...
Cup of Cocoa Christmas Cake
Aaah, a yummy mug of comforting hot cocoa. Even better… it’s actually a cake. Adorable from the outside and looks delicious on the inside (you must see). Find the mug of cocoa cake, as well as links to thirteen other inspiring cake decorating ideas, HERE at Munchkin Munchies.… Read More ...