I saw an image of a Christmas tree made of wine corks on Pinterest and thought what a great weekend craft for me. We have been collecting corks for years – all I needed was to get out my glue gun. This took a little longer than expected – but it…
While making my purchase at Williams Sonoma this weekend, I was given a small Thanksgiving cookbook by my cashier – sweet! On Sunday, I was planning my Thanksgiving dinner and preparing my grocery list. I decided to take a peek at my new book. Low and behold, on page 3…
Pine cones are an important part of my family’s history. They were incorporated into the decor of the home in which I grew up as well as where my mom and dad currently reside. Over the years, they have also become part of my own decorating. Why so important? Well, my parents had known each…
The hubby and I have been throwing a holiday cocktail party since before we were married – this year will be our 16th one (we had to skip a year while we were in a rental house after moving to Arizona.) These soirees have certainly changed over the years –…
I made these adorable cupcakes for Christmas dessert in 2011. Images of Christmas Tree Cupcakes flooded Pinterest last year – I did some research while writing this post and can’t even figure out which image I used for my inspiration there are so many! Nothing from scratch on this recipe,…
