Do you love that crisp snap of chocolate when it’s perfectly tempered? I do too! If you are new to chocolate, tempering is when you melt and reform the chocolate crystals in a way that makes hard at room temperature. Tempering gives it that crisp snap when you break it and tempering gives your chocolate […]
In my house, we are both blueberry fans and goat cheese fans; I feel like I say that every time I make a new recipe. In fact, goat cheese risotto is one my toddler’s absolute favorite foods. And you can check out my latest blueberry recipes in the links above. Since we love goat cheese […]
Can’t decide between peppermint, coffee, and chocolate? Well I have good news. You can have it all! This cheesecake recipe combines all your favorite flavors into a rich and impossible to resist dessert. It even has a chocolate graham cracker crust. So let’s get to making this gorgeous chocolate, coffee, & peppermint cheesecake. Scroll to […]
If you shopped the DIY Halloween Crystal Ball Card and Sticker Pack you are in for a treat! It’s an adorable way to send someone a Halloween greeting and it comes with a 4×6 sheet of stickers with over 35 Halloween themed stickers. Best of all the card is made to have a squishy, squeezy […]
This DIY is a little different for me. I’m not really a slime kinda gal and there are so many amazing bloggers that have written great slime recipe tutorials using liquid starch, borax, and even contact lens solution. But I made this slime recipe specifically to show you how I made the “crystal ball” jelly […]
One of my favorite things about glass etching is how versatile it is! The only type of glass that you can’t etch are some products by Pyrex. But anything else can be etched – from mirrors, to windows, mason jars, candle vases and more. And once you decide what you are going to etch, there […]
You know it’s fall when you are craving a dessert like this! These Fried Apple Pie Wontons have a thin, crispy shell and are a fun twist on a traditional apple pie. Apples are so perfectly autumn and this dish is such a great spin on the classic treat! So let’s make them! Keep reading […]
Who says you have to carve a pumpkin at Halloween? These no carve painted pumpkin craft tutorials are perfect when you want to avoid the knives, drilling, scooping and all the hard work that goes along with Jack-o-Lanterns. Instead, these painted pumpkin diy’s are fun! They are safe for kids. They are colorful, unique, and […]
This DIY is Part 3 of the October 2019 Craft in Style Subscription Box. You can find Part 1: How to Make Monogram Glass Etched Pint Glasses here. Find Part 2: How to Make Art Stenciled Pint Glasses here. Part 4: Glass Etching Inspiration here. Learning how to make a sticker stencil is a craft […]
This is the 2nd of 4 DIY’s from the Craft in Style Subscription Box October 2019. You can find Part 1: Glass Etched Monogram Pint Glasses here. The Part 3: How to Cut a Stencil here and Part 4: Glass Etching Inspiration here. Ravenclaws unite! If you know me, then you may know that I’m […]
Hello glass etching! It’s our first DIY of the October 2019 Craft in Style Subscription Box and it sure is one of my favorites. Glass etching is fast, fun, and totally stylish. We teach glass etching as in person workshops and this is the fist online tutorial that I’ve ever written about glass etching. Trust […]
Back before I started blogging and creating recipes, I only made two dips. I mostly made an easy Ro-tel and sour cream dip, and while it is still one of my husband’s favorite dips, he got a bit tired of having it every week. So I pulled out some random ingredients and created a cheesy […]
If there’s one thing you should know about my design aesthetic, it’s that I absolutely love mid-century modern decor. If I could afford to have all the teak furniture and brass accents, trust me, I would. To put it into perspective, I’d essentially love to live in the Sterling Cooper offices. (If you didn’t get […]
I was given products from Society6 to create this blog post. All thoughts and opinions are mine alone. Looking for ways to turn your house into a home? It’s all about the finishing touches. Our home was looking plain, boring, and needed a kick of color. So I started to look for useful, functional items, […]
Do you love to read? If so, this is the perfect DIY! You may have seen the series of Kate Spade Book Clutches featuring Emma, The Great Gatsby & Pride and Prejudice. They were all gorgeous. And even Natalie Portman carried one at the red carpet premiere of Black Swan. Swoon! I first saw the […]
Office Depot sponsored this post, but all thoughts and opinions are my own. The trick about running and maintaining a small business isn’t just what’s happening right now, it’s planning for the future. You never know when you are going to have a business emergency, like something going wrong financially, a key employee quitting, or […]
With the official start of fall, it feels like it’s also officially the quarter of the year in which we are tempted with delicious, amazing desserts every time we turn around. And while I’m certainly not opposed to a good dessert, common sense tells me that I have to watch how much junk food I […]
Part monster, part cute! If you love Halloween as much as I do, here are 21 stunning Halloween desserts that you must make. I gathered a wide range of my favorite Halloween snacks into this post. So you have a ton of choice of what to create from cookies, to candy apples, and from popcorn […]