Homemade Rolls for Thanksgiving
One of the things that really seems to daunt home cooks is making homemade rolls. But many recipes are actually quite easy, and there is nothing quite so good as hot rolls right out of the oven. This recipe for…
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Make it Do Gift: Peppermint Popcorn
This gift idea that doesn’t cost much and is so easy to make. It’s Peppermint Popcorn. After receiving a bag for Christmas last year, my husband asked me to figure out how to make it. I took the recipe for…
A Game for Thanksgiving
Since our kids were little, we’ve bought a game each year for Thanksgiving. It was a tradition that came from my husband’s family. His grandparents gave them a new game every year when they came for Thanksgiving dinner. Since everyone…
Giving Thanks
There are lots of ways to express gratitude. But I sometimes I need an exercise, something visual, to help me really think about the things that matter to me most. The answer this year was a Gratitude Tree. It all…
Chocolate Pecan Pie
It doesn’t get any better than this. Especially if you love Pecan Pie and chocolate, like I do. My Mom went in search for a recipe for Chocolate Pecan Pie after a trip to New Orleans. Somewhere along the way…
Christmas Eve Cozies
Every Christmas Eve, I give my children one gift, a new pair of pajamas. Opening a gift seems to break the tension just a little bit, even if it’s something practical. Some years I have bought pajamas. Some years I…
Holiday Plans
Do you ever feel like this during the Holidays? Like all of your best laid plans have gotten the better of you? I have. So, there is one word to sum up my plans for the Holidays this year: SIMPLIFY…
Cookies in a Jar for Santa
During the Holidays, I love gifts that either make my life easier or are a fun activity for my family. Today’s Make it Do gift idea does both. Several months ago the fabulously talented Bakerella had a post about cookies…
Make it Do Gift Ideas: How to Make Fabric Flowers
A few weeks ago, I decided to wander through Dear Lizzie, a small boutique near my home, to look for Handmade Christmas gift ideas. Right as I walked in the door, I spotted the perfect project. It was a darling…
Thinking about November
While this is the month I start to get ready for Christmas, I try very hard not to look past November and to focus on what it represents. It’s a bleak month at first glance. The brilliant Autumn leaves have …
Just in Time- Harry Potter Quidditch Costume
With a busy morning of getting everyone in their costumes, we just had time to snap a quick shot of my son in his Quidditch uniform before running to catch the school bus. I am happy to say I finished…
Two Harry Potter Costumes Down and One to Go
I’ve done it again. I’ve somehow managed to leave costume-making to the last minute, despite best intentions. I’ve finished my girls Hogwarts school uniforms- a little Ginny and Hermione. But my son’s Quidditch costume, which I have had to completely…