12 Days of Christmas Crafts and Recipes: paper doily table runner
Here’s an easy and inexpensive way to dress up your coffee table for the holidays. Varying sizes and sheens of paper doilies are layered together in a seemingly haphazard fashion to create a simple,...
View Article12 Days of Christmas Crafts and Recipes: maple knots
I was incredibly lucky to marry into a family who really celebrates tradition at Christmas. Of our traditions, these delectable little bites of heaven are lovingly placed in our stockings by a Mrs....
View Article12 Days of Christmas Crafts and Recipes: chocolate peppermint crunch cookies
A few years ago, a patient brought in some delectable chocolate cookies that incorporated Andes Peppermint Crunch candies, found in stores during the winter holidays. I decided to attempt to remake...
View Article12 Days of Christmas Crafts and Recipes: jeweled napkin rings
My final Christmas post…whew! I don’t know how the craft bloggers of the world do one post a day, unless that is their primary job. As a practicing dentist, wife, and mom of a not-so-independent dog,...
View ArticleRed Velvet Cupcakes
I never really understood the whole hype with Red Velvet cupcakes until I started baking a few years ago. I always thought it was weird to eat something with such a strong artificial color to it, and...
View ArticleHigh Time Halloween Ideas
We decided to throw together a last-minute party for Halloween this year so I hit up the Dollar Store to see what I could find. Never a big fan of anything cheesy (though my husband is all about giant...
View Article12 Days of Christmas Crafts and Recipes: Impromptu Holiday Wrapping
I found myself in a pinch this week, gifting wine without a wine bag to present it in. Since presents are most fun when they need to be unwrapped, I scoured my house for something I could use and...
View Article12 Days of Christmas Crafts and Recipes: Peppermint Sugar Cookies
This Christmas, I’ve decided to share with the blogging world the refreshingly minty, sweet joy of these cookies, which my mom has made at Christmas since we were kids. Over the years, I’ve changed...
View Article12 Days of Christmas Crafts and Recipes: Better-Than-Presents Cake
I think everyone has had some version of the acclaimed Better-than-$&# cake. In my family, we innocently call it Heath Bar Cake but the result is the same – decadent, moist, fudgy deliciousness...
View Article12 Days of Christmas Crafts and Recipes: Doggie Scarf
I’m one of those knitters that never really progressed beyond scarf-making. I love to buy yarn, however, and have an entire bin of the fuzzy stuff in storage that quietly waits to be used. Recently,...
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