12.04.2009

Christmas Cupcakes



A few weeks ago, my neighbor asked me to decorate cupcakes for a Christmas fair at her church. I was at school and clinical rotations all day, so my mother started by frosting about four dozen with classic vanilla butter cream. We piped holly leaves on a few of the cupcakes before deciding we liked the wreath design better. I loved making the wreaths as they don't require perfection- messy is good! Red Hots cinnamon candies cut into quarters were the finishing touch.

12.02.2009

Martha Does It Again

I picked up some Martha Stewart "treat boxes" last night at Michael's, in both the Gingerbread and Iced Cookie patterns. Everything (besides the cookies!) was included in the kit with the boxes- tissue paper, ribbons, adhesive dots, and tags. I added cellophane bags tied with gold ribbon to keep the cookies fresh in transit. Pretty, and easy!



I just returned from the post office, where I sent off oatmeal, cranberry & white chocolate chip cookies, plus chocolate and butterscotch chip cookies to a friend in NYC. I'm not sure if he'll notice the packaging as much as the cookies, but at least I had a good time wrapping them up!

12.01.2009

Just Because...

11.30.2009

Because we could all use more needlepoint in our lives...



Tucker Blair is offering 20% off of all their products until midnight to celebrate Cyber Monday! Definitely a great time to stock on presents. Key fobs are great for a new driver in the family, and the needlepoint dog collars are just one more reason I need a dog! In order to get the discount, just use the code holiday09 at checkout.



On a side note, is anyone else seriously excited that Cyber Monday is a thing now?

Cookies!

My mother and I have been baking a batch or two of cookies every week and freezing them, preparing for the Christmas season. On Saturday, I made sugar cookie dough (using a Martha Stewart recipe) so I could refrigerate it overnight. Well, let me tell you- that dough was rock solid and nearly impossible to work with! Thank goodness my brother, Graham, was home and able to roll the first part of dough out while the rest warmed up.



I cut lots of traditional Christmas-y shapes like trees, but I wanted to test out my new dinosaur cookie cutters. Christmasaurus, anyone?



The next step is decorating with royal icing. If you have any tips, they'd be greatly appreciated!

11.29.2009

Christmas Card Giveaway


If, like me, you're sucker for pretty stationery make sure to enter Completely Preppy's giveaway. It ends tomorrow- so do it now!

Thanksgiving Recap

Mom and her sister in turkey hats


I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving (and Black Friday)! We had a total of 10 people for dinner- immediate family (4), my aunt and her boyfriend, my mother's college roommate with her mother and sister, and my friend from NYC. We also had 4 dogs joining us for the day, which I absolutely loved. I can't say the same for my cats....

Ooh- I used my Kitchen Aid mixer for the mashed potatoes! Super easy, but now I think I need a bigger one!
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