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Favor Friday: Cupcake-In-A-Jar

July 8, 2011 By Rachel 1 Comment

Cupcakes-in-a-jar have been a popular trend across the blogosphere lately. It wasn't until I saw this post, that I knew I had to try it out myself. I am a lover of bright colors and making rainbow cake is one of my favorite things to bake! For my cupcake-in-a-jar project, I decided to dye the cake to match the pretty Posies labels I chose to celebrate a toddler's 3rd birthday. They turned out to be the cutest little party favors, perfect for guests to take home with them. What You Need: • … [read more...]

Filed Under: Baby Shower, Birthday, Blog, Featured, Food & Drink, In-A-Jar Recipes, Kids Party Ideas, Occasions, Treats & Desserts Tagged With: babies, birthday, cupcake, dessert, favors, food, gift, homemade, kids, labels, Occasions, party, recipe, thank you

Simple Gifts: Packaged Gift Cards

May 18, 2011 By Jeanne Leave a Comment

Easy as can be, and easy for giftees to love! Get gift cards to your favorite coffee house, bookstore, gourmet grocery or bakery, then insert them into these little glassine envelopes. Add a label that has a photo of you (or your cat, or your house, or your open kitchen window with a hot pie cooling on the sill) and a few appropriate words. We added a little extra color by cutting cards out of heavyweight paper and inserting them into the envelopes behind the gift card. Nestle the cards cozily … [read more...]

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Thank You Teacher!

May 6, 2011 By Rachel Leave a Comment

With May here, we are finally getting a taste of summer. In Portland, things are slowly warming up and we are finally enjoying some warm sunny days in between spring rain showers. I remember when I was a kid, my friends and I would start counting down till the end of the school year and begin to make plans for summer break. With just one more month of school left, it's time to start thinking about thank you gifts for your favorite teacher. Showing your appreciation is important! And a small token … [read more...]

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Personalized DIY Thank You Cards

January 7, 2011 By Lindsay Leave a Comment

Did you know that January is National Thank You Month? Coincidentally, January follows Christmas, our dedicated gift-giving holiday, so it's only logical that we would want to reciprocate the generosity of our friends and family with a gesture of gratitude for all of the gifts and well-wishes sent our way. And while it makes sense to send 'thank you' cards in exchange for Christmas gifts, we may also want to consider some less obvious reasons for giving thanks throughout the month. For instance, … [read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, D.I.Y. Ideas, Featured, Handmade Gifts Ideas, Occasions, Thank You Tagged With: cards, craft, DIY, handmade, Occasions, thank you, yellow

Chocolate Truffles

September 8, 2010 By Jill 2 Comments

I love chocolate. Who doesn’t? Chocolate with caramel, chocolate with peanut butter, chocolate with strawberries, well, pretty much chocolate with anything. Sometimes, however, chocolate deserves to be the shining star. This easy truffle recipe lets chocolate take center stage. You can customize it to your liking, also. The recipe calls for bittersweet chocolate but you could use semi-sweet or milk chocolate – or a combination. Just make sure you choose good quality chocolate. Because there are … [read more...]

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Homemade English Toffee

July 8, 2010 By Jill 2 Comments

Candy making seems so mysterious. So difficult. I mean, baking bread? No problem. Cakes or cookies? Got that covered. And main dishes? Well, they've got a whole television network designed to help us figure out what to make for dinner. But candy? Scary! Seriously, they have special thermometers just for candy making! And I've heard stories about people who've had their chocolate "seize" on them in the middle of a recipe. What do you do if your chocolate "seizes?" Call 911? For these … [read more...]

Filed Under: Birthday, Blog, Christmas & Holiday, Featured, Food & Drink, Graduation, Holidays, Occasions, Thank You, Treats & Desserts Tagged With: candy, favors, homemade, Occasions, recipe, thank you

Writing Thank You Notes

June 17, 2010 By Jill Leave a Comment

I grew up in a family where writing thank you notes was something that was expected. A verbal thank you was okay for some things, but I had the kind of grandma where thank you notes weren't just for weddings gifts, but for birthday gifts, Christmas gifts, or just a dinner party. Of course, this was the same grandma who stabbed her son (my father) in the elbow at dinner for having his elbows on the table! Manners were important to her and she did her best to pass that on to her grandchildren. As … [read more...]

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