What a great homemade gift for a foodie or baker: DIY cupcake totes. Find the instructions HERE at craftster, the idea originally from Nichole Heady, HERE.
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Candy Cookie Mix
For a pretty handmade gift, find a recipe for candy cookie mix HERE at Skip to my Lou, including a free download for this cute label.
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Peppermint Carnation Centerpiece
As found via Gordon Gossip, find tips on creating a peppermint themed party HERE at bliss tree, like this peppermint carnation sundae.
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Holiday Idea: Patterned Paper Trees
Get step-by-step instructions from Sharon Tidwell to make these patterned paper trees. She includes a template that you can print out in different sizes. Click here to go to tutorial and download.
Chocolate Bacon House
Now here’s a unique twist on a classic: a chocolate bacon “NOT gingerbread” cake house (with a salami door!) Find the instructions HERE at Almost Bourdain.
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Shipping Baked Goods
Serious Eats offers great advice on how to best ship cookies, cakes and cupcakes. See the post HERE.
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Meringue Roundup…
… at the kitchn. Find five ideas for using meringue HERE, like these peppermint meringues from Martha and these snowflakes from bhg. 
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Tiny Gingerbread Houses for the Rim of Your Mug
This brilliant idea from not martha awes me completely: tiny gingerbread houses that perch on the rim of your mug. I mean really. Can anyone in existence think of anything cuter than this? Find the how-tos, tips, and a pdf … Read More...
Freebie: Printable Tags
Download these free tags created by Crystal Jeffrey Rieger, from the Scrapbooks and Cards today blog. Click here to go to download.
Inspiration: Tim’s Tags
Last week I told you about Tim Holtz’ count down to the holidays with his famous holiday tags and you can check them all out now with complete with instructions here on his blog. At the same time Blockheads encouraged … Read More...
Freebie: Digital Holiday Brushes
Karla Dudley is giving away this set of holiday themed brushes on her blog. Click here to go to download (scroll to bottom of the post).
Tutorial: Advent Calendar
Learn how to make this advent calendar using a digital template and a digital scrapbooking kit. It might be too late for this year, but you can put this idea in your files for 2010! Click here to go to … Read More...
Homemade Candy Canes
I’ve never even thought to make my own candy canes, but now I definitely want to. Learn how to make them HERE at CafeMom.
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Cookie Packaging Ideas
Visit Martha for a slideshow of cookie packaging ideas, such as using kitchen molds or mailer tubes.
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12 Days of Christmas at Creative Imaginations
Every day from December 12th to 24th Creative Imaginations will be giving away a $25 prize package on their blog. Then on Christmas Day one lucky winner will receive a $100 prize package!
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Holiday Idea: Paper Pieced Cards
Get 15 ideas for holiday cards from BHG Scrapbooks etc. Click here to go to article.
Pepperidge Farm’s Cookie House Contest (a BIG Prize and a BIG Donation)
I have a special fondness and weakness for all things Pepperidge Farm. I grew up on their Goldfish, as is my 2-year old currently, and I have distinct memories of my grandmother always having milano and chessmen cookies in the … Read More...
Holiday idea: Quick and Cute Paper Ornament
Learn how to make this paper ornament from Moonsplash Designs. Click here to go to tutorial.
Freebie: Printable Christmas Papers
Download these free 12×12 Christmas papers from Alethiologie. The papers are available in pdf format and free for personal and small commercial use. Click here to go to download.
Free Holiday Paper Piecing Patterns
Download free patterns for holiday themed paper piecings from BHG Scrapbooks etc. The 25+ patterns include the tree shown above, an ornament and a wreath. Click here to go to download.