I made cloth tags to go with the reusable cloth gift bags. Initially, I used paper ones, but they had a habit of disappearing, tearing, and getting crunched up. I figured that I could take a little time this year to make some nice ones that might last a little longer. Materials: Makes about 18…
Tag: Holiday
Cloth Gift Bags
Somehow, I always end up being the person responsible for wrapping everyone else’s Christmas presents. Numerous years ago, after my latest rant concerning the perils of winkled wrapping paper, tangled ribbons, dull scissors, and uncooperative tape dispensers, a friend of mine mentioned that her mother used to make reusable cloth gift bags to wrap the…
Amelia’s Refrigerator Cookies
These are my Dad’s favorite cookies. His Grandmother, Amelia, used to make them for him each year around Christmas time, and now the task has fallen to me. These Refrigerator Cookies are some of the simplest cookies to make, but they check almost all the boxes of the perfect cookie list; buttery, crispy along the…
Gingerbread Bunnies
This is a recipe of my Mother’s. I have no idea where she found the recipe, but it has become one of those family Christmas cookies staples that we make every year. We usually use this recipe to make gingerbread men, but this year I was going for simple – figuring that the bunny shape…
The Ephemeral Bee 