Alfajores are cookies that are made in several South American countries, each country altering the ingredients just a bit. I did a lot of research and looked at a couple cookbooks my husbands family sent me from Chile and Ecuador…
Simple Gingerbread House
Back when I was young and pregnant with my first child I started a tradition of making gingerbread houses as one of our Thanksgiving Day celebrations. I used to make gingerbread dough and use this mold to make all the…
DIY Clothespin Snowflake Ornaments
I have loved the real deal, honest to goodness, 6 sided snowflakes since I can remember. When I was a kid I would take the bus downtown to Z.C.M.I. and one day I found a book about how to…
DIY Christmas Advent Calendar
This Christmas Advent Calendar is pretty simple for craft challenged people like me. This particular project is one that I am pretty proud of as I made it up completely on my own. I usually will find something on Pinterest…
DIY Wood Holiday Box
I recently made THIS box from Shanty 2 Chic for a friend and decided that I want one for my table too but since my table is square, it would be too big. So I decided to make a smaller one…