How to Decorate Cute Cupcakes with Terrible Grocery Icing Bags
I truly believe it's the tools that make the (wo)man. Case in point, these cupcakes. When I'm at home, with a full arsenal of piping bags and tips, I'm a wicked cupcake frosting machine. But when I'm 600 miles from
A Patriotic Strawberry Cream Pie
What is it about the Fourth of July that makes everybody want to get together at the last minute? Maybe because it's not really a plan-a-party holiday as much as it is a lets-hang-out-and-eat holiday. Which is fine by me.
Cadbury Cream Eggs, Homemade!
Cadbury Cream Eggs were always the highlight of my Easter basket growing up. They still are, really. Even now that I'm grown up and don't need an Easter basket, I still make an excuse to pick a few Cadbury eggs
Paint Chip Easter Egg Garland
Don't you love it when projects are so simple?
Stop fumbling with plastic spoons trying to triple-dip stripes onto your Easter egg. You can get the same colorful pattern, in a convenient 2-dimensional form, without any dye stains thanks to this paint chip Easter egg garland.
The idea came from Modern Parents Messy Kids.
All you really need to do is buddy up to the paint guy at your local home store and grab a punch of paint chips. Go rainbow, go monochrome. Whatever! You could even extend this to a birthday party or any other occasion by cutting out different shapes from your paint swatches.
Color-coordinating party decorations has never been easier.
Ready to get started? Grab your chips and some craft supplies and let's get going.
(Oh, you'll also want to print out our free Egg Garland Template, below)
Irish Car Bomb Cupcakes
These didn't start out as St. Patrick's Day cupcakes. They started out as "make these for a friend who is freakishly obsessed with car bombs"-cupcakes. But since her visit in town coincided with the week before St. Patrick's Day, I
Valentine’s Day Gumball Necklaces
I'm the anti-Goldilocks when it comes to jewelery.
If I'm going to rock a necklace or earrings, they've either got to be really small and dainty or really, really big. Like, huge. I still haven't found a cocktail ring big enough.
If you love big jewelery like me (and I suspect you do), you're probably a fan of over-sized pearls. And if you're a fan of over-sized pearls (which I suspect you are), you've probably already fallen in love with these necklaces.
Only, those aren't pink pearls. They're gumballs!
I spotted these over at One Charming Party. They're perfect for Valentine's Day, and the perfect V-day gift for your daughters or girlfriends. They're creative, cheap and impossible to mess up.
So let's get started.
Retro New Year’s Cocktail Party Playlist
Full disclosure: I've never seen an episode of Mad Men. But what I have seen is guys and gals everywhere going crazy for a totally swingin' '60s aesthetic. We're talking tulip skirts and boatneck sweaters, cufflinks and carefully parted hair. So why