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Tag Archives: ornaments



dangling spider ornament cookies from Bird’s Magazine

A warning: I’m in Sandy the Hurricane’s line of fire, so I may be without my dear internet for a bit. Here’s one more Halloween idea to get you through. Fingers crossed we still get Halloween here in DC! Another warning: From now until December at the end of my pregnancy (and beyond into baby [...]



Fall and Halloween Treats for Bird’s Party Magazine

My favorite season is upon us, and while I can certainly appreciate the fireflies and beach and pool and popsicles, I’m fine bidding adieu to summer. And if you’re at all clinging to the hot days, then maybe the Fall issue of Bird’s Party Magazine will entice you to leave it behind. I think this [...]



GIVEAWAY!! and Valentine’s ornaments with icing paper

UPDATE: Congratulations to Kesha, Kimi, Sue, Elisa and Jennifer! Their comments were drawn by random.org to win the goods! Thank you to all for participating, and check back for plenty more giveaways!! GS Lortsher… they had icing sheets in Holland in the ’70s? I had no idea they ever existed before now. Morgan, me too!! [...]



sweet snowy gifts (gingerbread snowflake ornaments and snowman cocoa jars)

I made a batch of gingerbread snowflake ornaments for cookie gifts this year, and since no one can escape my newfound love of painting marshmallows, I ended up adding a mason jar o’ warmth to go with them. I used a gingerbread cookie recipe from Williams-Sonoma (link provided below), then filled a mason jar with [...]



salt dough garland and ornaments

Somehow in the last few weeks, my 2-year old has discovered the wonders of baking and art. We push the kitchen chair up to the counter and she “helps” me bake. That is, she dumps flour randomly in bowls and adds unnecessary eggs to my doughs. Sigh. My mother-in-law suggested salt dough ornaments, and they [...]