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Holidays

 

Homemade marshmallows

Food & Drink, Holidays

Lately I’ve developed a bit of a hot chocolate habit during the mid-afternoon workday at the day job. (…)

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Chalkboard Pillows Holiday Edition

Holidays, Pillows

Ho! Ho! Ho! Here’s a special holiday variation of chalkboard pillows complete with two new free ornament and tree templates to make your own 16″ x 16″ pillow for the season. (…)

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Felt leaf napkin rings and placecards for Thanksgiving

Holidays

This is our fifth year hosting Thanksgiving in Chicago for the twelve members of our joint families. Each year we try to do something slightly different for food and table decor. (…)

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Eyeball lychee ice cubes for Halloween martinis

Food & Drink, Holidays

In the past five years or so, it seems like Halloween has gone bonkers in the DIY area. From costumes to cupcakes to candy, it’s a holiday ripe for creepy crafting. (…)

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Fourth of July Waterproof Coasters

Decorations, Holidays

More decor for our upcoming Fourth of July - slash - Shane’s birthday BBQ. I took Martha’s Fourth of July parasols and turned them into a neat matching Fourth of July waterproof coasters. (…)

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Fourth of July Paper Napkin Rings

Decorations, Holidays

Shane’s birthday is the Fourth of July so today I started to make some fun decorations for him.
Martha Stewart has a super cute Fourth of July paper napkin ring template on her website. (…)

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ReadyMade & Anthropologie Heart Hearts

Holidays, Invitations & Paper

ReadyMade and Anthropologie are hosting a special valentine’s celebration. Couldn’t be happier about two of my favorite companies hooking up for the hearty holiday. (…)

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Stained Glass Cookies

Food & Drink, Holidays

Over at SimplyRecipes Elise has posted a holiday favorite: Stained Glass Cookies. You crush up Jolly Ranchers or lollies to fill in the cut-out center. (…)

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Crafty Shrinky Night Lights

Everyday, Holidays, Home

I just love this night light idea from ReadyMade. Growing up I was a big Shrinky Dink fan and I have a couple of packs here in my craft closet that I haven’t been sure what to do with. (…)

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Placecards / escort cards / seating cards

Decorations, Holidays, Showers, Weddings

Here’s a simple placecard design that’s equally at home at weddings and showers or the Thanksgiving dinner table. (…)

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