Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a memorable new year! I had a fun time at a friends house with the family and was in bed and asleep by 10:30. Oops. This mama was tired. But I am so excited that it is 2016! I can’t wait to see what this new year has […]

We made it! 2015 is officially coming to a close and I felt it only fitting that I look back and remember my favorite projects from this first year of full time blogging. I had sporadically posted and blogged for the last several years, but after encouragement from several friends decided to make the leap […]

Looking for a last minute New Years Eve idea? Why not make some kiss me at midnight lip confetti pieces to scatter around your party?   The Supplies: Glitter Felt Scissors  The process is simple, just get a few different colors of glitter felt from the craft store, trace a pair of lips on the […]

Today is the day when it pays to have a sister that is a pastry chef. I tasked her with coming up with a fun New Years Eve treat and boy did she deliver! These glittery little treats that both kids and adults will love are perfect to bite into during your New Years Eve […]

Now that Christmas is over, it is time to craft a little fun for New Years Eve. To me New Years Eve is all about celebration, the notorious Times Square ball drop, and a fancy cocktail or glass of champagne. And what glass doesn’t look better than with a fancy sizzle stick adorning it? Using […]

I have one last cookie idea for Christmas that I wanted to share with you today, then I will be taking a break to celebrate with the family for the next several days. My kids and I were making a few cookies for Santa last night and we decided to make our traditional candy cane […]

For me there is nothing like a refreshing margarita on the rocks. It maybe that I am from Texas where Tex-Mex food and margaritas go hand in hand. Or the fact that it is two days before Christmas and it is in the 80’s here. But whatever it is, I love them. To make my […]

This year I tried to think outside the box when it came to my holiday baking. I made ornament macarons, color blocked gingerbread men, “all the sprinkles” cookies, and these marbled candy cane cookies. Using the dough marbling technique that I learned for polymer clay, I marbled red and white sugar cookie dough together before […]

I love pretty presents all wrapped up sitting under a tree, but sometimes I need help when it comes to making a wrapped gift look its best. I searched the web for a few fun new ideas to try this holiday season and tried my hand at a few new techniques. I hope you will […]

Have you ever decorated cookies with kids with the end mess of about a million different sprinkles spread all over the table? I always feel bad throwing out all those sprinkles. I am sort of obsessed with sprinkles as an adult similar to how I was obsessed with stickers as a kid. I want them […]

Gingerbread men cookies are one of my favorite cookies to make every holiday season. My whole family loves to decorate the cookies in different outfits and styles. This year I tried my hand at a different and much easier icing technique. Instead of spending hours hunched over a tray of cookies piping all the little […]

If you love Christmas and crafting, there is no doubt that you have seen tutorials for faux snow globes all over the blog world. Whether they are in a mason jar, a cake plate, or a terrarium, tutorials for faux snow globes are everywhere. Now don’t get me wrong, I love these faux snow globes […]