Easter will be here in just a couple weeks! Start preparing for the holiday with this twist on the classic chocolate bunny. Your basic chocolate bar can transform into a a crafty treat for any holiday—watch how easily it’s done here. These chocolate bunnies were inspired by the Santa and Snowmen chocolate bars from the …

Happy Saint Patrick’s Day! Vintage postcard I learned something new today. “The pig was just as important a symbol on Saint Patrick’s Day cards as were shamrocks. If you owned a pig, you were fairly prosperous and would not go hungry. A sow with many piglets was real wealth. Ask a farmer in any agrarian …

Everyone who knows me is aware how grumpy I am about having my birthday in the winter. I can’t recall how many times I’ve had to cancel birthday plans due to nasty weather. So when I found out that my son would be born in March, I was excited to have a spring baby, envisioning …

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner! And what is more classic than some sweets for this special day? Whether you’re giving to one or one hundred, we’ve got a packaging solution for you. You’ll find all the how-to (plus many more ideas!) here, and here…

The Chinese New Year celebration began on February 3, ringing in the Year of the Rabbit. I ventured over to Chinatown this weekend to see the Dragon Parade—one of my favorite events of the year. The streets are bustling and filled with the most beautiful colors. With all the elaborate dragons, costumes, lanterns, and confetti, …

Here we go again … another year of the excitement for Valentine’s Day, which will bring lots of sweets, but please nothing that involves hearts or the color pink, kisses or the word love. That would just be too cute, and don’t you know as a 9 year old boy you are no longer cute?! …

My sweet little (or not so little) cousin just got married. A perfect small wedding, no white dress, no registry…just a very happy young couple. I’m sad I couldn’t be there, but thought it was silly to send fancy dishes or napkins, as that is just not the life they live, in a little cottage …

Sometimes I get an idea stuck in my head, but I’m not too sure what I’m going to do about executing it. With Valentine’s Day descending on us, I have had heart charms on my mind. Wanting to make a bracelet, but not too clear on what I wanted to make the charms from, it …