Creative food craft ideas
Check out all of these snow-inspired foodie products… From Sur la Table, the Holiday Ice Cream Sandwich maker. Ice cream. Snowman. Yep, that sounds about right.
Crate and Barrel has snowman and snowflake pancake molds and cookie presses. 
Williams Sonoma has the cake pan. 
Decorate your refrigerator with this magnet set from Spoon Sisters. 
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These super cute flower carrots are not only easy to make and a nice alternative to liven up a dish, but they give me a chance to talk about the great site, www.thekitchn.com, part of “Apartment Therapy.” The site’s mission is to help us all make our homes more beautiful by linking us to resources, ideas and an online … Read More ...
O’ Rice Krispie treats. Is there nothing you can’t become? The Rice Krispies home page offers lots of recipes and ideas for the classic treat, including turkeys and this silly drumstick, but many for other occasions and holidays. The photo above comes from the version on allrecipes.com.… Read More ...
I was waiting for them, sure their arrival must be imminent. Bakerella’s famous cake pops dressed up as turkeys. I knew a fall or Thanksgiving theme was coming, but what would it be? Pilgrims? Cornucopias? Pumpkins? Turkeys, of course. The link to Bakerella’s turkey pops is found here. Her blog also offers the step by steps to make cake … Read More ...
So simple. So comfy. Whisk: a food blog, brings us this sweet recipe for cinnamon sugar to sprinkle on toast, “toast dope” (a new phrase for me), or your latte. It’s also easy to spend some time (sipping your latte) on this Canada-based foodie blog. The writer is working her way through a cooking school curriculum with the help … Read More ...
Enter the Ladies Home Journal sweepstakes for your chance to win The Gingerbread Architect
, by Susan Matheson and Lauren Chattman. Send your entry by December 9th. Details found here. You can also go to the Ladies Home Journal site to download templates for a gingerbread house to make your own (as seen in their magazine, too).
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oooooh so pretty! Thank you to My Sweet and Saucy for bringing us inspiration in the form of cake stencils. She offers step by step photos of how she achieved this beauty you see here and leads you to her resource, Designer Stencils. The stencil site also has videos and how-tos (for more than just sweets).… Read More ...
So many fun trinkets for Thanksgiving… This turkey baster is from Spoon Sisters. An all around great site for gifts, by the way.
Next, check out these chocolate turkey placecards or little farming people from Plum Party to decorate your table.
Crate and Barrel offers this pumpkin mold for breads, cakes, cranberry sauce and more. 
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I believe every child should learn how to decorate with frosting as they learn how to color with a crayon. And I’m not just saying that because frosting bags take up such a huge part of my life. You can start them out on the right path with this felt cake decorating set from Craftsbury Kids. This site features … Read More ...
A google search for this Fall favorite will yield an endless supply of candy apple recipes, but I’ve listed a few here that I find particularly alluring. First, a nice basic caramel apple recipe from Hostess with the Mostess blog. Find a great, simple and detailed recipe from 101 Cookbooks. 
The recipe for Chocolate Caramel Apples from MyRecipes… Read More ...
Fortune cookies are definitely on my list of “things I want to learn how to bake.” Thank you to “The Good Mood Food Blog” for reminding me of my to-do list and inspiring me to start checking things off. This Dublin-based foodie offers nicely detailed instructions (with honesty, too, warning that the cookies are time consuming to make) … Read More ...
No how-tos, recipes or tutorials here. But these Pepsi adds do inspire. I just had to share them because they are so utterly fascinating. The fabulous blog, Yummies 4 Tummies, found and compiled the advertisements (despite being an admitted Coke fan). I won’t steal Yummies 4 Tummies’ thunder by posting all the photos here. See the site for even … Read More ...
These costumed candy sticks from Martha Stewart make a perfect centerpices/favors for the kids’ table. Or the grown-ups’ table. All instructions are of course included here. Also check out Martha’s candy cornucopias. Instructions found here. 
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These gorgeous cocktails from Brides.com would not only be incredible for weddings, but for any cocktail party. I’m picturing it now… a cocktail party featuring only fantastic, unique drinks like these. Sigh. If only our house would sell so we could buy the perfect cocktail party home. All of the recipes for these and more drinks found at Brides.com.… Read More ...
All of these beautiful ornaments are inspired by yummy goods but better for your waistline. The etsy shop, “Jennys Bake Shop,” has debuted individual cupcake ornaments made from fine art prints on artist mat boards (and backed with patterned papers or vintage wares such as recipe clippings).
And check out MiChiMa’s cute cupcake ornaments. (Find lots of other fun … Read More ...
