I planted a few flowers in an Easter basket for our front “porch,” and they’re surprisingly cheerful for such a small amount of effort! I love seeing them on my way in and out; they’re a nice reminder that it’s almost Easter. I bought the basket at a dollar store and used leftover plants from …
I love cake-filled Easter eggs — they taste so much better than the hard-boiled variety! […]
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I don’t know when Guinness and Baileys became the official edible representation of St. Patrick’s Day in my mind, but I suspect it was when we hosted our first St. Patrick’s Day party. I struggled to find appealing green or Irish recipes, as I don’t care for vegetables or corned beef and cabbage. (Greg made …
Apparently what I like in an apple dessert is the addition of caramel and cheesecake! When making my flower-shaped apple cheesecake tart in the fall, I came across Paula Deen’s recipe for these Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars. I had all the ingredients on hand for Valentine’s day, so I cut the recipe in half and …
Our goddaughter’s second birthday was a Sunday-morning donuts-and-coffee celebration. The kids were adorable with their donuts, sugar rush and all! For our gift, to compliment the cute apron set we found, I wanted to add some play pastries in keeping with the party theme. I wasn’t thrilled with the store-bought play food options, so I …
This shape is my new favorite for banners! I don’t know what it’s called — notched rectangle? Forked flag? But it works well with plain or patterned paper, with letters or not. It’s so much more fun than triangles, and so much easier to hang than circles! I made this banner for a first birthday …
As much as I love a good cup of tea, I’d never be disappointed to discover that it was actually cake […]
Way back in the fall, two of my dear friends had special parties on the exact same day. There was a baby shower for a friend’s first boy here in LA and a first birthday for my friend’s son 2,000 miles away. I already had my tickets to St. Louis (to be in this starry …
Merry Christmas everyone! We hope you’ve had a wonderful day of celebration with family and friends (and maybe some of the snow that we don’t have)! Here’s a Christmas card, from us to you! This year we wrapped a few different ribbons around damask kraft paper and tucked our usual photo collage in the back. …