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For some, Valentines Day is a day of pinks and reds, chocolates and cakes, romance and candlelit dinners. But for others, its a day [...]

knit / crochet

My little girl bunny needed a little buddy at her side, and here he is.  His official name is Boy Bunny with a piebald [...]

baking cake

knit / crochet

baking cookies

Thanks to one-too-many snow days, I was able to find enough time to make a batch of Valentines sugar cookies. Ive been trying for [...]

knit / crochet

Frozen-mania continues to create excitement with children, and themed merchandise appears just about everywhere we shop (including the Dollar stores!).  And there were more [...]

baking cookies holiday cookie favorites

Christmas cookie-baking is in full swing at my house, and this is a new recipe that everyone is just lovin.  Youll need one can [...]

knit / crochet

Before anyone gets too excited. Yes.  My son married a wonderful woman this past May, but this set was not crocheted with them in [...]

baking cake

The recipe for Black Magic cake has been around forever and is, understandably, favored by many.  It is incredibly moist and soft, has a [...]

baking cookies

The past three months have whizzed by quickly, and Ive been knee-deep in preparations for my sons wedding on May 10.  Aside from searching [...]

baking

I had originally intended to kick-off the new year with a great-tasting, low-fat recipe for who knows what.  Like countless others, I turn the [...]

baking cookies holiday cookie favorites

As the snow was falling from the sky yesterday, these gingerbread snowflakes were adorning my kitchen table.  I sat there for hours, my pastry [...]

baking cookies holiday

A very snowy Saturday found me in the kitchen yesterdayalonefor my annual baking marathon. Little a was planning to join me, but the doom-and-gloom [...]

baking cookies holiday cookie favorites

This is one of my all-time favorite holiday cookies.  The recipe for this heavenly bar cookie comes from Land o Lakes.  Seedless raspberry jam, [...]

baking cookies holiday

I knowI know.  Im leap-frogging right over Thanksgiving and making a beeline for Christmas.  Couldnt help it, though, because Im anxious to share my [...]

knit / crochet

Some months ago, way back at the beginning of 2013, I learned that emerald is the color of the year.  Prior to this, Im [...]

sewing

I know that Thanksgiving is the next holiday up, but Im going to jump right over it so that I can share these adorable [...]

baking

WOW!!  Once youve had a taste of this caramel corn with roasted peanuts, you may never go back to the boxed version of the [...]

knit / crochet

I needed a quick-knit to go along with a sweet, navy blue, Ralph Lauren winter snowsuit that I was presenting as a baby shower [...]

baking

Today is officially the first day of fall, and nothing screams fall louder than a can of Libbys 100% pure pumpkin.  Since the first [...]

knit / crochet

I currently have in my possession 38 balls of Lily Sugar n Cream cotton yarn.  You know how it goes(or maybe you dont).you buy [...]

baking cookies holiday cookie favorites

Heres the story: 1.  Went to a Baptismparty followed at the house. 2.  After a delicious dinnerdessert timeHUGE tray of Italian cookies baked by [...]

knit / crochet

Christina is my dear, sweet 8 month-old niece who has a smile that lights up a room and warms your heart.  I held her [...]

baking cake

Ive pretty much steered clear of the cake pop craze, mostly because of all the fussy work that cake pops require.  I know that [...]

baking cake

I am a Starbucks Iced-Lemon-Pound-Cake addict.  I just cant seem to get enough of that delectably moist, lemony tangy, sweetly delicious pound cake.  Ive [...]

knit / crochet

Honestly, I have a hard enough time dealing with Christmas in December, much less thinking about it in the scorching heat of July. That [...]

sewing

Little a was home for a few days (yippeeee!!) and she thought it would be a great idea for us stitch a few throw-pillows [...]

sewing

I cant believe that July 4th, 2013, is behind us already.  Although its a bit overdue, I wanted to share this patriotic rag quilt [...]

baking cake

The rainy day blahs hit hard today, but comfort was just a cup of coffee and a crumb cake square away!  This has been [...]

knit / crochet

A pretty crocheted edge can turn an ordinary, white pillowcase into a lovely bed linen.  You can stitch up your own pillow case or [...]

knit / crochet

I just love this Ravelry pattern called Baby Head Band!  Its a cute and easy crochet project that works up in a snap, and [...]

baking cookies holiday

Thanks to my friend, Teresa, I learned how to bake up a macaron that looks, well, like a macaron! These French cookie gems have [...]

baking cookies

Celia is a beautiful, little, 7 year-old girl who warmed my heart with her oooooohs and aaaaaaahs when she came to my house and [...]

sewing

I just love this collection of Michael Miller Lil Cowpokes fabric, and I welcomed the opportunity to turn it into a quilt for a [...]

baking cookies

My exceedingly handsome nephew, Daniel, received his First Holy Communion last Sunday, and this was my contribution to his party celebration. I am having [...]

baking cake

This post has less to do about this scrumptious yellow cake, and more to do about the newest addition to my bundt pan collection.  [...]

sewing

My dear friend and crafting soul mate, Teresa, told me recently that she was making rag quilts as a way to bust through her [...]

baking cookies

Raise your hand if you remember the ages-old urban legend about the woman who, while dining at the Nieman Marcus Cafe, asked to purchase [...]