My holiday craft project this year has been clay stamp ornaments. These were easy to make, although, slightly time consuming, and they would probably be a great craft to do with children since they can be easily individualized. The stamps and cookie cutters do most of the creative work, and it is just a matter…
Tag: Holiday
Gingerbread Cupcakes
To get my gingerbread fix for the year I decided on making these gingerbread cupcakes for a dinner party last week. Gingerbread is one of those desserts that tastes best the day after it has been baked, and all the bold flavors have had the time to strengthen and meld. It is also a cake…
Shell Ornaments
This past summer, I made a bunch of these shell ornaments to sell at a craft fair at the beach – She Sells Sea Shells down by the Sea Shore… I found them to be a great way to archive precious moments or memorable places. The pictures I transferred onto the shells were a…
Stollen
My Mother used to make stollen every year for Christmas. She readily employed a small army (her children) to undergo the labor intensive kneading process. We – gullible, young, and naive – would have a blast stretching, plopping, and mushing the dough around. This year I tried out a new stollen recipe adapted from Visions of…
The Ephemeral Bee 