With Christmas barely over it may seem a bit early to be thinking of Valentines gifts but if you want the perfect gift for the love of your life now is the time to get your ‘thinking cap’ on. If you leave it until the last minute and you are more likely to panic buy, get it wrong and disappoint the one you most want to impress on the 14th February. Take the time now to think about your loved ones ‘likes’ (other than yourself of course!) and remember that you don’t need to spend a fortune to … [Read more...]
Irresistible Gluten Free Red Velvet Cupcakes
By Debbie Adler - author of Sweet Debbie's Organic Treats: Allergy-free & Vegan Recipes from the Famous Los Angeles Bakery Makes 12 CupcakesMust Have Cupcakes12 standard-size paper baking cups10 ounces of frozen (thawed) cranberries1/4 cup water2 tablespoons unsweetened plain rice milk1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar2 cups all-purpose gluten-free flour1 tablespoon cacao powder11/2 teaspoons sodium-free baking powder1/4 teaspoon xanthan gum1/4 … [Read more...]
Silhouette Tutorial: Pretty Pink Castle Valentine Mailbox
The Back Story Back when I was in elementary school, during class on Valentines Day we made the bag or box where we would collect the valentine cards from our classmates. Sometimes we made the valentine mailboxes out brown paper lunch bags and decorated the bags, other times we would staple two big construction paper hearts together and leave the top open so the cards could go inside. But today, with the invention of Pinterest, there is a new standard in Valentines Day valentine … [Read more...]
Silhouette Tutorial: Valentine Pixelated Popup Heart Card
The Back Story When we first got our Silhouette CAMEO I started looking for Silhouette projects and tutorials on pinterest. One of the very first things I found was a popup card of a heart that someone else had made on their Cameo. Unfortunately, when it came time to try and make the card the pin was just a picture, it was not a link to a website tutorial. After doing a little "pinsearching" I found a pin for a website with the tutorial on how to make the card. The tutorial goes through … [Read more...]
Top 10 Valentine Crafts
Valentine's Day is one of my favorite holidays so I have assembled this list of some of my favorite crafts. Here is my Top 10 Valentine Crafts.Skip To My Lou is a very cute blog! It has lots of fun craft ideas, recipes, party idea, free downloads and MUCH more! They have some cute printable flowers and butterflies lollipop Valentine papers. Very cute! The best part is you can print and cut, and leave your kids to the lollipop stuffing!At Tablespoon there are TONS of delish recipes and … [Read more...]