Turkey Cookies with Candy Corn Feathers
If you still have candy corn left from Halloween, use it to make these adorable turkey cookies! […]
Hanging Fall Leaves
As I mentioned in my last post, there aren’t a lot of obvious signs of fall in Los Angeles. Ladies […]
Mini Caramel Apples
Even with LA’s most recent heatwave (I love 90 degrees in November!), I was inspired by fall at the […]
Fuzzy Snowmen
About this time two years ago, I was hard at work making a website. (Well, obviously, Jennifer, isn’t that what you do for a living?!) But this one, karenssnowmen.com, was a Christmas gift for my mom, the source of my crafty genes and maker of fabric snowmen for as long as I can remember. My …
Bat Garland
It all started with a cute Martha Stewart idea — bats that magically unfold into a garland […]
Our Halloween House
Our living room decor skews a bit toward cabinet of curiosities as it is, with sharks’ teeth, bird feathers and old nature illustrations covering the walls. To decorate for Halloween, we just took it to the next level — an apothecary jar of candy, a snake skin, an 1875 skeleton illustration (via Just Something I …
Quick Halloween Decor
If you waited until the last minute to decorate for Halloween (like I did), here are a few projects […]
Circle Streamers
For the final installment of Southern Soirée party posts: the streamers! Using just thread and paper circles, we added a pop of color and a little bit of whimsy to our backyard party. Originally, I hoped that the circles would all face in one direction. That just didn’t happen, but the result was a really …
Hanging Jar Lanterns
I am such a sucker for outdoor lighting. OK, I’m not a huge fan of small, standard Christmas lights (probably from the years of using them as dorm decor), but I love decorative string lights and small clear globes and paper lanterns and regular lanterns and candles of all sorts. If a restaurant has a …
Mustache on a Stick
Mustaches on a stick were an easy party prop that I couldn’t resist, especially when the supplies […]