Month: December 2011

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by on December 17, 2011August 31, 2021

yummy: cocoa gingerbread cookies

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!

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how to: holiday gift bottles
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by on December 16, 2011August 31, 2021

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...

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staff holiday party decor (pretty & cheap)
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by on December 14, 2011August 31, 2021

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?...

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gift card tray: DIY holiday presents
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by on December 8, 2011August 31, 2021

gift card tray: DIY holiday presents

If you’re wallet looks anything like mine, it has way too many used up gift cards crammed in there for some unknown reason. Lightbulb!- we’ve come up with a fabulous and creative way to re-purpose all of those gift cards (or even hotel key cards) into a personalized serving tray. So round up all of...

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post weekend update: holiday bazaar
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by on December 5, 2011August 31, 2021

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...

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kid craft: gingerbread pillow
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by on December 2, 2011August 31, 2021

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...

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Kid Craft: Gingerbread Man Tote
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by on December 1, 2011August 31, 2021

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?

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