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winter and Christmas treats from the archives

Last archival roundup of the year! And this baby is coming veeeery soon. As in, a couple weeks. As in, you might not hear from me for awhile. I do have some more Christmas treats coming your way, though, through the magic of pre-posting and my nerdish penchant for being over prepared. As always, I’ve [...]



Thanksgiving roundup from the archives

pumpkin patch cupcakes from my book, Sugarlicious    apple cake pop placecards from my book, Sugarlicious   Now that Halloween is officially over, it’s time to start thinking about Thanksgiving and Christmas. Given my almost-bursting belly at 8 months pregnant, I might be relying a bit heavily on the old archives this season. As always, [...]



fall from the archives

  It’s official, despite the creeping heat outside, that Fall is here. My darling started kindergarten today. Sniffle. Actually, truth be told, there were no sniffles for either of us. For me, I kinda need the break to catch up, and she was in the same school for full-day preK last year (see here? her [...]



GIVEAWAY!! ParaNorman Decorating Kits to celebrate the film’s release!!

  UPDATE: Congratulations to Melissa, Amber, Mikey, Stephanie and Carla! Their comments (numbers 5, 64, 65, 44 and 7) were randomly drawn to win and their prizes are on the way… I know, it feels almost too early for Halloween, but the eerie chill you feel (right? that’s what I was going for) is actually [...]



gumdrop crab and fish cupcake toppers

So summer is definitely here, according to the outdoor thermometer that is currently reading 96.6 degrees. I’m a mess in the heat. Crabby (oh, hey, that’s a good word considering this post), irritable, complainer of heat I am. Griper of A/C turned up too high. Groaner at the hair frizzing humidity, the sweat causing blazes, [...]