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• diy: gumball christmas ornaments
  on Nov 20, 2014 in #12monthsofmartha crafts holidays tutorial
  I know lots of people are hardcore about no Christmas before Thanksgiving.I'm not one of them.So my first Christmas project of the year...a rainbow of glass ornaments...that my three old informed me look just like gumballs.   They're so eas...
• diy: no sew thanksgiving banner
  on Nov 18, 2014 in crafts holidays how to tutorial
  Thanksgiving isn't really a holiday I decorate for.  Usually it's hard enough for me to get rid of pumpkins and spiderwebs from Halloween before it's time to pull out the Christmas lights...no need to complicate things with a bunch of turkey and...
• pretty packages: pom poms and washi tape
  on Nov 9, 2014 in gifting holidays
  We had a book swap in kindergarten the other day...of course I couldn't let a chance to do some pretty wrapping go by.And even though I know 5 year olds care way more about what's inside a package than what the outside looks like...and I should proba...
• gifting: halloween cupcakes in a jar
  on Nov 4, 2014 in #12monthsofmartha gifting holidays
  I know everyone's thinking turkey and red Starbucks cups already...but I never shared our teacher Halloween gifts last week, so I figured I better...So much like I've gifted before, I made cupcakes in a jar.And of course dolled them up a bit.The cake...
• diy: halloween bat dessert toppers
  on Oct 28, 2014 in #12monthsofmartha crafts holidays
  If you need a spooky...but not too spooky...topper for your Halloween desserts, these are just right.And they only take a few minutes to make...as long as it takes for your glue gun to heat up!All you need is wooden skewers, hot glue, and Martha Stew...
• halloween hot chocolate spoons
  on Oct 21, 2014 in holidays how to recipe
  I put together these little treats as favors for friends on Halloween because in Chicago, you never know what kind of trick or treat weather we're going to have. Usually it's cold.Or rainy.Or rainy and cold.Haha.Chances are, hot chocolate is going to...
• gifting: fall carrot cake cupcakes in a jar
  on Oct 20, 2014 in entertaining gifting holidays recipe
  I'm not yet in the season of my life where I can volunteer at school for my littles...juggling the two youngest or finding a babysitter just isn't practical right now...but when the room moms ask for help putting together a teacher lunch, I'm all ove...
• diy: candy corn pinatas
  on Oct 15, 2014 in crafts holidays how to
  When my sister turned 30 over the summer, I got creative with packaging her gift and made a pinata.  I enjoyed making hers so much that I had to try again.So candy corn pinatas for Halloween it is!I made them the same way I did last time...cutti...
• from halloweens past
  on Oct 13, 2014 in #12monthsofmartha crafts holidays how to
  We've been spending our long weekend halloweening...a trip to the pumpkin patch, a few crafty projects, and a little bit of decorating.I always like looking back at my old projects for things I may want to try again...and in case you're looking for s...
• halloween sprinkle popcorn
  on Oct 6, 2014 in holidays recipe
  We love sprinkle popcorn to celebrate holidays in our house.So the other day I pulled out the black and orange Halloween sprinkles and made a batch.It's seriously so easy...but still so cute...I shared how we do it right here.The boys went crazy over...

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