Oh Franklin
For such a colossal trouble maker, he sure is cute! The Fluff container is my new sugar bowl thanks to Franklin. He knocked a bunch of mugs out of the dish cabinet and they landed on the sugar container. Now I’m out a co

What do Dogs Want for Christmas (or Hanukkah, or Festivus)?
Yes, today is Thanksgiving. So Happy Thanksgiving. On to the more important stuff, your Holiday gift list. Everyone on your list should be getting cookies, whether you make them yourself, (boooo) or you order some super cute cookies from me, You can be sure that the recipients will be happy. And stay tuned, check the blog and the website every day because we’ll be adding new cookies just about every day in the next two weeks.

Sign up NOW!!
Like I mentioned earlier today, Jen is hosting the Winter Gastronomy Swap for me. So go over and sign up, you just might be my partner and you could be the lucky recipient of…… Home made pink marshmallows. Perfect for a h

Swaptastic II
I’m not going to be able to host a Swap for the Holidays, I feel it’s too late now to give you adequate time to assemble a fabulous package and get it shipped on time for it to be enjoyed more than a couple of days before Christmas. Sorry about that. I do, however have a great blog friend who has volunteered to host a Winter Swap. Think snowmen, snowflakes, mittens, penguins, polar bears, hot chocolate, hot cider, hot buttered rum, mulled wine, glogg, eggnog (I think you can drink eggnog through….well it’s Winter in Mount Holly until after Easter). Check back for more details soon! In the meantime, if you haven’t joined any other swaps, here ar

Charmed
I’ve been trying to find a way to make “charms” for my cupcakes, but nothing that I’ve tried so far has worked out perfectly. My latest trial is an idea I got from Bridget over at Bake at 350.  Her “bun in the oven” cookies are just the most clever and adorable cookies I’ve seen in a long time. Anyway, I thought it would be a great idea to pipe out little decorations on parchment and then once they dried they could be placed on top of the frosting.