Let’s face it, the perfect family Christmas portrait is darn near impossible to achieve, especially when you have young children! Over the past several years, it has become a tradition to do things a little bit differently when it comes to taking the Holiday card picture – somewhat out of necessity. So, without further ado,...
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autumn’s annual holiday craft bazaar
My daughter, the crafter… I don’t know where she gets it from! Last year my daughter, Autumn, came up with this idea to throw her very own Holiday Craft Bazaar. She handmade ornaments and holiday adornments and sold them to the neighborhood just as if she was running a lemonade stand. This year, we cranked...
How to: Sugar Cookie Garland
I love sugar cookies. I love pretty garland. Do you get where I’m going with this? Whether you have your own tried and true homemade recipe, or some sugar cookie mix in a box, just follow along how we made our own shaped cookies into a beautiful and tasty Sugar Cookie Garland.
holiday baking: mini pies
I. Love. Pie. But then you may have already known that? It was my turn to host Thanksgiving at my house this year, so of course I chose to make way too many tiny pies.
Operation Shower: land of wonder
If you hadn’t noticed yet, we are kind of in love with Operation Shower. We have, yet again, designed a set of themed baby shower printables for one of our favorite non-profit organizations. This time around: Land of Wonder.
Cricut Craft: advent calendar
Advent Calendars. You HAVE to have them during the Holiday season. But, instead of loading the kids up with candy, candy, CANDY… I decided to use this calendar as a way of loading them up with Holiday activities! We partnered up with Cricut to create this quick and easy advent calendar craft with our Cricut...
P&C real life party: Rock Star Birthday
My sweet daughter turned 10 in February, and wanted to celebrate with her friends by rocking out to some of her favorite tunes and singing Karaoke – and decorate with some crazy wild Rock Star birthday decorations!
Sweet Treats Printable Baking Sets
Imagine… a baking dish you could personalize, print out, assemble and bake directly in! Seriously dying over our new collection of Printable Baking Sets filled with trays and gift tags.
DIY No Carve Pumpkin Glamour
Forget your traditional Jack ‘O Lantern… Pumpkin decorating has taken a new form. I love carving pumpkins and will always do it with the kids, but being a crafty girl that has had an entire year of rounding out my Halloween Pinterest board– I had to do something a little different. Whether its bedazzling, painting,...
haute halloween cake stand
Here at Paper & Cake, Halloween is more than just a household word. It’s an obsession. So, when we were contacted by Martha’s offices to do a little crafting, we howled at the chance!