Have you ever made cookies from a box of cake mix? If not, you are missing out. They are ssssoooo easy and quick. Last winter I shared with you my recipe for Minty Kiss Cookies. Don’t they look amazing? Well, my mother-in-law always used to make springerle cookies (a rolled, anise cookie). They are good…
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Microwave Caramels
One of the truly decadent treats that my daughter and I make every Christmas is caramels. We make them on the stove and use unsalted butter, heavy cream, sugar……they taste like Wherther’s and are truly amazing. Everyone is blown away by them. However, as amazing as they are, it is quite time consuming to…
Homemade Holiday Party Features
I am totally blown away by all of the amazing projects everyone linked up at our Homemade Holiday Party. It’s so hard to choose just a few favorites when they were all so wonderful. (I’m sure you felt the same way when you were choosing just 5 to vote for.) To start things off, the…
Easy Peasy French Mint Fudge
Yesterday, I shared with you my Easy Peasy Peppermint Bark Fudge. I was so pleased with how it turned out, I thought I’d try out another flavor blend: french mint. This is inspired by those candies where the “filling” is chocolate mint rather than the white “peppermint patty” style filling. I LOVE those! You can make…
Spice Advent Box – Part 2
A couple of weeks ago, I shared with you my idea to send advent spice boxes to my out of town relatives. I shared my list of recipes along with the spices that I would be including in their packages. Today, I’d like to share with you how I assembled all of this for my family! The…
Easy Peasy Peppermint Bark Fudge
When you think of Christmas, what flavors come to mind? For me, the main flavor is mint. Yup! Things like peppermint ice cream, peppermint pinwheel cookies, and mint brownies. However, the one (special) mint treat that I only have over the winter holidays is peppermint bark. How about you? Well, surfing around on Pinterest, I…
“Green” Your Gift Wrapping
The holidays are right around the corner. Are you ready? If you’ve been planning, it’s probably about the actual gifts you’ll be creating for those special people in your life. Do you give much thought about how you will be wrapping your gifts? I give it some thought but not a lot. However, every…
Recap of the 20 Days of Inspration
I don’t know about you but I always have lofty goals when it comes to crafting for the holidays, especially the Christmas/Hanukkah season. I’m busy trying to craft decorations along with presents. Are you overly ambitious as well? If so, I recently shared 20 Days of Holiday Inspiration where all of the projects are quick…
Homemade Holiday Inspiration Day 20 – Homespun Star
I can’t believe it. Day 20 of the Homemade Holiday Inspiration series is here. Boy, time has flown by! Have you ever been really into a craft and purchased many supplies. Then, 5 years pass and you look and see that you’ve got tons of supplies left…not completed projects but supplies? That’s where today’s inspiration…