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For some, Valentine’s Day is a day of pinks and reds, chocolates and cakes, romance and candlelit dinners. But for others, it’s a day [...]
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My little girl bunny needed a little buddy at her side, and here he is. His official name is “Boy Bunny with a piebald [...]
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baking cookies
Thanks to one-too-many snow days, I was able to find enough time to make a batch of Valentine’s sugar cookies. I’ve been trying for [...]
Frozen-mania continues to create excitement with children, and themed merchandise appears just about everywhere we shop (including the Dollar stores!). And there were more [...]
baking cookies holiday cookie favorites
Christmas cookie-baking is in full swing at my house, and this is a new recipe that everyone is just lovin’. You’ll need one can [...]
Before anyone gets too excited…. Yes. My son married a wonderful woman this past May, but this set was not crocheted with them in [...]
The recipe for Black Magic cake has been around forever and is, understandably, favored by many. It is incredibly moist and soft, has a [...]
The past three months have whizzed by quickly, and I’ve been knee-deep in preparations for my son’s wedding on May 10. Aside from searching [...]
baking
I had originally intended to kick-off the new year with a great-tasting, low-fat recipe for who knows what. Like countless others, I turn the [...]
As the snow was falling from the sky yesterday, these gingerbread snowflakes were adorning my kitchen table. I sat there for hours, my pastry [...]
baking cookies holiday
A very snowy Saturday found me in the kitchen yesterday…alone…for my annual baking marathon. “Little a” was planning to join me, but the doom-and-gloom [...]
This is one of my all-time favorite holiday cookies. The recipe for this heavenly bar cookie comes from Land o Lakes. Seedless raspberry jam, [...]
I know…I know. I’m leap-frogging right over Thanksgiving and making a beeline for Christmas. Couldn’t help it, though, because I’m anxious to share my [...]
Some months ago, way back at the beginning of 2013, I learned that emerald is the “color of the year”. Prior to this, I’m [...]
sewing
I know that Thanksgiving is the next holiday up, but I’m going to jump right over it so that I can share these adorable [...]
WOW!! Once you’ve had a taste of this caramel corn with roasted peanuts, you may never go back to the boxed version of the [...]
I needed a quick-knit to go along with a sweet, navy blue, Ralph Lauren winter snowsuit that I was presenting as a baby shower [...]
Today is officially the first day of fall, and nothing screams “fall” louder than a can of Libby’s 100% pure pumpkin. Since the first [...]
I currently have in my possession 38 balls of Lily Sugar ‘n Cream cotton yarn. You know how it goes…(or maybe you don’t)….you buy [...]
Here’s the story: 1. Went to a Baptism…party followed at the house. 2. After a delicious dinner…dessert time…HUGE tray of Italian cookies baked by [...]
Christina is my dear, sweet 8 month-old niece who has a smile that lights up a room and warms your heart. I held her [...]
I’ve pretty much steered clear of the cake pop craze, mostly because of all the fussy work that cake pops require. I know that [...]
I am a Starbucks Iced-Lemon-Pound-Cake addict. I just can’t seem to get enough of that delectably moist, lemony tangy, sweetly delicious pound cake. I’ve [...]
Honestly, I have a hard enough time dealing with Christmas in December, much less thinking about it in the scorching heat of July. That [...]
Little a was home for a few days (yippeeee!!) and she thought it would be a great idea for us stitch a few throw-pillows [...]
I can’t believe that July 4th, 2013, is behind us already. Although it’s a bit overdue, I wanted to share this patriotic rag quilt [...]
The rainy day blahs hit hard today, but comfort was just a cup of coffee and a crumb cake square away! This has been [...]
A pretty crocheted edge can turn an ordinary, white pillowcase into a lovely bed linen. You can stitch up your own pillow case or… [...]
I just love this Ravelry pattern called “Baby Head Band”! It’s a cute and easy crochet project that works up in a snap, and [...]
Thanks to my friend, Teresa, I learned how to bake up a macaron that looks, well…, like a macaron! These French cookie gems have [...]
Celia is a beautiful, little, 7 year-old girl who warmed my heart with her “ooooooh’s” and “aaaaaaah’s” when she came to my house and [...]
I just love this collection of Michael Miller Lil’ Cowpokes fabric, and I welcomed the opportunity to turn it into a quilt for a [...]
My exceedingly handsome nephew, Daniel, received his First Holy Communion last Sunday, and this was my contribution to his party celebration. I am having [...]
This post has less to do about this scrumptious yellow cake, and more to do about the newest addition to my bundt pan collection. [...]
My dear friend and crafting soul mate, Teresa, told me recently that she was making rag quilts as a way to bust through her [...]
Raise your hand if you remember the ages-old urban legend about the woman who, while dining at the Nieman Marcus Cafe, asked to purchase [...]
