Easy Rolo Turtles {Recipe}

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  All of my kids are coming home asking for items for holiday parties…..and I hate buying premade stuff, but I don’t have a ton of time to make cupcakes or whatever for 3 classes!  I found these simple treats that have stolen my heart.  I will begin making these for all parties, potlucks and [...]

A Christmas tradition…with Avocado #ILoveAvocados

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The Christmas season is full of traditions.  Each family has it’s own take on traditions and do what works for them.  This can be anything from when you open presents, to what meals you have.  You may open one present each Christmas Eve and wake up early on Christmas morning to open the remainder or [...]

Holiday Traditions….bring on the Elf Magic!

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Meet Tucker.  He is the newest edition to our household, and will be around for years to come.  He is an elf that will visit each Christmas season, and the most amazing thing that I have seen for my kids.  Let me explain how he came to be….. It started with a letter to Santa [...]

Christmas Tree Advent Calendar

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If you remember last year, I created a fun Christmas Advent Calendar using foam board, letting the kids open a cup each day to reveal their surprises.  This year I wanted to make something that would be really cute to have on display, but still allow my kids the excitement of getting a little surprise [...]

Holiday card time, fast approaching, start planning!

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Christmas is right around the corner.  It won’t be long and we’ll be sharing Christmas cards with friends and family.  It’s time to start planning your Christmas cards now! Now anyone can stop at the store and pick up a package of generic Christmas cards.  When you do that, you run into the issue of [...]

Recipe: Biscochitos Cookies {23 Days of Handmade Christmas}

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Day 23: Cookies!  Christmas time is the perfect time for cookies.  There are cookies everywhere.  Cookies are given as gifts, eaten during parties and left out for Santa.  I wanted to show you how to make a traditional cookie here in New Mexico, the Biscochito.  These cookies are light and flaky and delicious!

DIY: Cardboard Gingerbread Man {23 Days of Handmade Christmas}

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Day 22: Gingerbread! I love gingerbread men.  Seriously, I love everything about them.  I love eating them, I love looking at them….gingerbread men rock!  I wanted to show you how to make a cute gingerbread man that you can keep….even though he looks yummy, don’t eat him!  A cardboard gingerbread man is the perfect craft [...]