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Recipe: White Hot Chocolate
This white hot chocolate recipes has a special treat – candy cane cool-whip. So festive and delicious. Ingredients 2-3 cups of cool-whip 1/2 cup of crushed candy cane 1/4 cup of white chocolate chips 1 cup of milk 1/4 teaspoon of vanilla First, you’ll want to start the candy cane cool-whip a few hours before. Spoon the cool-whip into a bowl and add in 3/4 of the crushed candy cane. Stir well. In a parchment paper lined flat dish, I used a cake round, spoon…
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Sewing: Advent Calendar
Day one in the 12 Days of Christmas Celebration 2014. It’s advent calendar time. What I love about this project (and most of the sewing and DIY projects in this celebration) is that it’s black and white. So fresh. These numbered bags could help you count down to anything…a trip, a birthday, and not just a visit form jolly old St. Nick. All of my fabric came from my scrap box – one of the many reasons it’s so awesome to keep a box of…
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12 Days of Christmas
Time to start decking the halls!! 12 Days of Christmas Don’t you just love the spirit of the holiday season? It’s so cheery and full of love. Last year I celebrated the 12 days of Christmas by doing the 12 days of Cookies. This year, I’ve divided it up a bit: 4 sewing projects, 4 DIY projects, and 4 treat recipes. This is a little preview of what’s to come. Visit over the next couple of weeks to see the project tutorials and recipes. I’ll…
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Recipe: Dorito Crusted Chicken
Time for some fun game day food – perhaps you’ll be watching the game on Thursday, or maybe on Sunday? Dorito crusted chicken is the perfect way to kickoff the game. Ingredients 4 chicken breasts 1/2 a bag of Doritos My grocery store was running vintage flavours, hence the ketchup flavour. So good. First – get your chips and crush them. Next, slice up your chicken in to finger like pieces. Then, toss the chicken in and coat it. Lay out on a baking sheet…
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Photos: San Francisco
San Francisco! When I was 18 I lived in Santa Clara, California for about 6 months. It was awesome…I missed my family, yet made friends and quickly found out that San Francisco was referred to as “the city”. Well, let me tell you, it lives up to it’s name. Here you’ll find ways to see San Francisco as a local, yet also do some of the touristy things the city is know for – like the Cable Car. I’ll walk you though our 2 night,…
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Recipe: Apple Butter Rolls
This twist on a classic cinnamon roll is fun and a great way to use some apple butter! Let’s bake up these apple butter rolls. Plus, I’m hanging on to fall…trying to pretend that winter isn’t here, so I made a fall inspired recipe. Ingredients 1 cup milk 4.5 tablespoons of butter 3 1/2 cups of flour 1 packet of activated yeast 1/4 cup white sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 large egg 1-2 cups of apple butter First – gather all of your ingredients. Then…
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Tutorial: Wide Headband
Love my headband tutorial? Well, this one is inspired by the trending wide headband. This project is quick…start to finish in 20 minutes! What You Need jersey fabric 20-22 inches (measure around your head and minus 1 inch) by 7 inches matching thread scissors machine First – ensure the grain (the part with the most stretch) is the part that is 22 inches. Now, fold your fabric in half, so it measures 11 by 7. On the open end (not the fold) measure in on…
