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My Friday Five

My Friday Five

It’s that time again – thank goodness. Friday.. Friday… Friday! I had a nasty virus that knocked me off my feet for a few days, so I’m happy to report I’m back to feeling mostly myself again. Here’s My Friday Five for the week. 1) Santa Claus is Comin’ To Town – My office has

DIY Kitchen Towels

DIY Kitchen Towels

These easy to make diy kitchen towels are an inexpensive gift you can personalize in so many unique ways. Last Christmas, I made some kitchen towels for my mom personalized with my grandmother’s handwritten recipes. It’s become a very popular post here, especially around gift giving holidays. As I was creating my recent gift guides for

My Friday Five

My Friday Five

Happy Friday! We had a fairly typical week with work, school and a few ounces of fun thrown in. 1. Twinkle Twinkle – While it’s always a bit of work to get the tree out and decorated, it looks so magical when it’s all lit up. We spent most of last Saturday cleaning up the

Elf on the Shelf Swap

Elf on the Shelf Swap

Organize an Elf on the Shelf swap. Each person makes just one set of props, but gets several others in return  (like a cookie exchange). All the creativity with a lot less work! For all of the things I like to be creative with, I’ve found Elf on the Shelf isn’t one of them. It’s already

My Friday Five

My Friday Five

Happy Friday after Thanksgiving! I hope you enjoyed a great feast and festivities with your families like we did! I was too busy stuffing my face and chatting to take any pictures, but here’s my Friday Five for the week. 1. Family Pics – we got our family pictures taken a few weeks ago after

Best Gifts for the Wine Lover

Best Gifts for the Wine Lover

My round up of Best Gifts for the Wine Lover covers must-haves, wish list items, unique finds, personalized and DIY gifts any wine lover would love to receive! If you’ve followed me for any length of time, you know I’m a wine lover. Many of the gifts in my round up of the Best Gifts for Wine Lovers are

Soft Gingersnaps

Soft Gingersnaps

These soft gingersnap cookies are a family favorite recipe from my Grandma Edna. If you don’t think you like gingersnaps, this recipe will prove you wrong. Soft Gingersnaps Ingredients: 2/3 cup margarine 1 cup sugar 1 egg 4 tbsp molasses 2 cups flour ¼ tsp salt 2 tsp baking soda ½ tsp ginger ¼ tsp

My Friday Five – First Snow

My Friday Five – First Snow

Another blur of a week… I’m really looking forward to some time off next week over the Thanksgiving holiday to recharge! 1. Let it snow! Well, I’m never quite ready for the snow each year (and the cold that comes with it), but the few inches that fell over the weekend were so pretty. 2. #StressBaking

Best Gifts for The Baker

Best Gifts for The Baker

This round up of Best Gifts for The Baker covers must-haves, upgrades on basics, and personalized gifts any baking addict would love! I’m certainly no professional, but I do like to bake. Many of these items I own and some are on my own wish list! Click on the underlined links to view product details.

My Friday Five – Birthday Week

My Friday Five – Birthday Week

Happy Friday! 1. Sweet Notes – It was my birthday this week. Todd and Carter both got me very sweet cards. I love that Carter signed both his first and last name, like I might not know which Carter calls me Mom. #lovethiskid 2. Celebrations – continuing on with the celebration theme, we met a