Everybody start your gift giving.....

This hands down is my favorite time of the year.
I love to bake and creative beautiful
edible gifts and packaging!

I saw this idea over at Martha Stewart
and thought this would be a fun an easy
gift packaging idea!

Mailing Tubes!

Just bake up your cookies and wrap in tissue...

Place the cookies in the tube.

Cut tape and wrap around the tubes....

These would make great little gifts
for baskets!

Thankful

Happy Thanksgiving!

I have so much to be thankful for this year!
My family, friends, my children...the list could go on forever!

I wanted to tell you all that I am thankful for all of you as well.

I do this blog for fun and have meet some amazing people on

my journey here.

I wish you all the best this Thanksgiving!

If you are needing a last minute children's party inspiration,

here you go!

This party set is from Shindig Parties to Go!

And it is all Free!

Get is here!

Black Friday Party

I love this idea that I found over at
The Party Dress!

Black Friday Cocktail Party

What a fun idea!
And perfect after a day of shopping!

Sit and have a cocktail and share
the stores of the day with your
best gal pals!

Fantastic idea!

Turkey Bowling...

Looking for a fun kids activity

to keep them out of the kitchen while you

are putting the last minute

touches on the food?

Check out this cute idea

from Make and Takes!

We have one of these bowling sets

in our closet!

The kids could even do the decorating!

Find out all of the details here!

Flurry of Fun!

Anyone ready for Christmas?

I hate to skip over Thanksgiving...

and I promise I am not totally!

I just had to share with you this
Flurry of Fun Printable Set

from Spaceships and Laserbeams!

I have to say thanks to Susan of

Poca Cosas for hosting this giveaway last week

because I won this printable set!

I wanted to let you all know that they

are having a blowout sale on this set!

You can purchase it for yourself

for only $20!

It retails for over $50!

They have so much more on their etsy site!

So, start your black Friday shopping early here!

Glitter and Snow

Check out this beautiful collection

of party printables from

Bird Crafts Shop!

It is on sale until November 26th!

What a deal!
All of this for only $7!!!

Find it here!

Twice Baked Sweet Potates

I was watching one of my favorite chef's

on the Food Network, Bobby Flay,

this week and I saw something so delish

I had to share!

Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes

(photo by Kraft)

Here is what you will need:

4 large sweet potatoes, scrubbed
1 1/2 cups heavy cream
1 tablespoon chipotle peppers in adobo, pureed
1 stick unsalted butter, softened
1/4 cup creme fraiche
1/2 cup maple syrup, plus 2 tablespoons
Salt and freshly ground pepper
Nonstick cooking spray

Get all of the directions here.

I love his recipes because he always
adds a little southwest flare!
Can't wait to taste these with that
little kick of chipotle pepper flavor!