There’s No Way To Mend a Broken Heart Pendant
Feb 11
Valentine’s Day crafting should be easy and fun. I mean, it’s just hearts. Heart projects aren’t hard, right? Wrong. I started a Valentine’s Day series this year, but with a new twist – all the projects have to include aqua, my favorite shade of blue. “I’ll show all you pink and red Valentine’s Day people! You will bow to my aqua heart...
Heart-Shaped Choking Hazards
Feb 08
I saw this heart-shaped cupcake hack on Pinterest. It seemed easy enough. Make cupcakes just like normal, but add a marble between the liner and the side and voila! Heart-shaped cupcakes that would make me the envy of all the mommies at Preschool. Unless round is the new heart, I missed something here. These choking-hazard cupcakes are probably not welcome at a Preschool that won’t even...
Bleeding Death of a Peppermint Wreath
Jan 30
I made a really adorable peppermint candy wreath for the holidays and it hung on our door for a few weeks and got lots of comments. Then the unthinkable happened! We received 70F and above weather in December! North Carolina usually has typical 30-40F degree weather in December, but not this year. One particularly muggy wet day I opened my door to a pool of sticky red on the doorstep. When I...
At Christmas, everyone suddenly thinks they’re Martha Stewart
Jan 25
So, I have never attempted making any kind of candy before. When I saw a microwave recipe for Peppermint Divinity, I thought I can handle this! As you can see, I nailed it. As the cashier at JoAnn’s told me last week: “At Christmas, everyone suddenly thinks they’re Martha Stewart.” From: Heather p.s. thanks to MADE for the inspiration, and Katie Evans Photography for...
Pinterest Fails: Edible Candy Bowl
Jan 20
I was hoping to create an edible candy dish that would impress my family and amaze my friends. Looked easy enough… melt candy canes and crushed ribbon candy in the oven; remove, flip, form into bowl shape. Voilà! There are no words to describe the monstrosity I pulled out of the oven. From: Janet Why, Pinterest,...
Straight Up Cookie Rebellion
Jan 16
My intent was to bake beautiful sugar cookie shapes (with my 7 year old daughter) that we could decorate. We didn’t even make it to the decorating stage! The cookies sort of…took on their own identities in the baking process. Straight up cookie shape rebellion. - Amy at I Heart...
