After you’ve created the perfect sugar cookies (see this post!) and added the ‘base’ icing, it’s time to DECORATE! Because I know first hand that making sugar cookies look beautiful and festive is harder than it looks, I’ve recruited Jordan, the sugar cookie master, to share all her pro sugar cookie decorating tips. Jord’s Sugar […]
how to make the best decorated sugar cookies
(how to make the BEST decorated sugar cookies- tips from a pro!) I love this time of the year, with all of the holiday things on the horizon- thanksgiving hostessing, favorite food making, Christmas gift brainstorming, advent planning, and so much treat baking. One of Jordan’s family’s Christmas traditions is sugar cookie making and decorating, […]
build your own bruschetta bar
(A step by step how to for putting together a gorgeous, easy and delicious Bruschetta Bar for easy entertaining). With the holidays right around the corner and back to back guests on our docket (both of those are my favorite), I am in planning mode for all of our holiday entertaining. My best case world […]
a cozy grilled cheese bar
(This grilled cheese bar is the ultimate in cozy comfort food! And also SO EASY to put together. Aka- party menu perfection!) The weather FINALLY feels like fall in Texas, and I’m settling in to everything cozy (and also, wearing my very favorite sweaters and jeans while I can because I just *know* we have […]
cutest DIY purses (with interchangable accessories)
(A no sew tutorial for the sweetest interchangeable girl’s purses-and-accessories). Pi is an accessory girl. She always has been, since she was teeny! And when we were packing for our trip to Europe earlier this year, she had some serious hopes for taking the cutest outfits with alltheaccessories. Since we were taking a total of […]
iced coffee bar
(A step by step how to for putting together a gorgeous, easy and delicious Iced Coffee Bar for your next party or gathering). Happy National Coffee Day! I don’t know why I have never celebrated this before (probably because I didn’t even know it was a thing and, without my trusty planner, I still wouldn’t). […]
family halloween costumes- easy wizard of oz costumes
Like most great family traditions, our Family Theme Halloween Costume tradition wasn’t really something we set out to do. When Burke and Pi were little, Burke would choose his costume, and then a costume for Piper to coordinate (he was a horse and she was his cowgirl, then he was a squid and she was […]
easiest ever frozen butterbeer recipe
(Every year, we love checking out the Harry Potter Series hosted by Raegun Ramblings! And this year, we are thrilled to add an easy butterbeer recipe to the mix! There is also a fun Harry Potter giveaway- check out the bottom of this post for details…) For Harry Potter’s birthday this year, my sister and […]
how to make sangria for a crowd
It’s wedding season (and bridal shower season, and summer backyard party season), and last month I ran across a recipe the that is helpful for all these parties and events- how to make Sangria for a crowd. We recently added a Sangria Bar to a backyard party, and this Sangria-for-a-crowd was a HUGE HIT (also- […]
how to make rifle paper inspired felt flowers
I love Rifle Paper Co., y’all. I love the Rifle Paper Co. FABRIC and their city prints and their gift wrap (and did I mention their fabric?). SWOON. I also love felt flowers (ok DIY flowers of all kinds, but I have a special place in my heart for flowers made out of fabric). I’m […]