Are you madly baking holiday treats this weekend? Did you need a recipe for a cookie with all the goodness of gingerbread, with the added surprise of chocolate? Cause I just so happen to have just the thing for you… cocoa gingerbread cookies!
Tag: Christmas
how to: holiday gift bottles
With Christmas now just mere days away, I have been trying to figure out my “bag of nuts” for the year. What is a “bag of nuts” you ask? Well, that’s just my way of describing the neighbor gift, teacher gift, 2nd cousin twice removed gift, you get the idea. To start this particular craft...
staff holiday party decor (pretty & cheap)
When the kids’ school director asked me to design a little something for their staff holiday event, I couldn’t pass it up. No really, I couldn’t pass it up. They were hoping for a “Winter Wonderland”, but this is Long Beach, California, it isn’t a “winter” kind of town. What did I come up with?...
post weekend update: holiday bazaar
Curse you American Girl Magazine with your crafty ideas that inspire kids to take on projects way too lofty for their tired mothers to keep up with. Why must you dedicate 5 pages, with great big colorful images and diagrams, to the “Holiday Bazaar” concept complete with compelling quotes from real kids who have supposedly...
kid craft: gingerbread pillow
This isn’t an obsession, it’s more like a focused interest – on anything gingerbread! So while you’re getting into the Holiday swing with decorations, parties, and shopping- like we are– we’ve come up with this darling Gingerbread Pillow kid craft to add to the festivities! Using the same supplies as the Gingerbread Man Tote, here’s...
Kid Craft: Gingerbread Man Tote
With the Holidays right around the corner, and the smell of Gingerbread Lattes in the air (or is that just me?), what better way to start the season than with Gingerbread, 3 ways?
Guest {Star} Courtney: DIY Garland Wreath
These DIY wreaths are perfect for a party because they’re fairly inexpensive, and it’s easy to find garlands in fun colors like pink and teal! Get creative with different ornaments and ribbons. Hang three wreaths above a party table or make small wreaths for your neighbors. They take 5 minutes to make and can last...
An Unusual Holiday Greeting Card
For the past few years, I have made it my personal goal to think up and produce a slightly more humorous Holiday Card. I think it’s fun and unusual – my family? not so much. So, this year was a take on my idea of the “Ideal Family Portrait”… something you might have taken at...