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 ...
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 ...
Star Wars Gingerbread Men
Gingerbread men. A classic this time of year. And Star Wars gingerbread men? Please let’s make these a classic for this time of year. See these guys HERE at Sugar Swings!.… 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 … Read More ...
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 ...
Birdy Egg Cup
Hmmm. Wonder if I can get this ridiculously awesome birds nest egg cup here in the States. Find it HERE at shapeways.… Read More ...
Mug Wraps and Cocoa Gifts
My adoration for anything and everything from the mind of not martha is pretty firmly established, so I was so not in the least surprised when I paused at these amazing felt mug cozies in this roundup of blogger’s homemade gift ideas at Real Simple and saw they were hers. Find step-by-step how-tos for the wraps HERE and visit not … Read More ...
Peppermint Lollipops
How in the world did I forget to include these fantastic peppermint lollipops from Muffin Tin Mom in my Party Monday roundup when they served as the original inspiration? I’ll blame exhaustion, which has been getting lots of blame lately. At least this way I get to highlight such cleverness in a post all its own. Learn how to (easily) … Read More ...
Snow Pea Christmas Tree
Another fun (and healthy) Amanda find: Christmas tree snow peas! As snow peas are one of the few vegetables my picky 3-year-old will eat, this might even work for me beyond party appetizer, too. Find the how-tos for Christmas tree snow peas with sesame cream cheese dip HERE at The Other Side of Fifty.… Read More ...