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Adorable Thanksgiving Printables

If you read my post from yesterday, I have to tell you there are not enough rum soaked cherries in the world to ease a mom’s anxiety of the first playoff game. The game was intense. During the last inning, our team was up by one with the bases loaded, and our coach (the boy’s dad) brings in the boy to be the closing pitcher… no pressure. Last night the boy was the hero and struck the next two batters out to win the game. It really was a great moment for him. He was exhausted and so was I! I’m not sure whether to be thankful or not that this team is still in the playoffs and now scheduled for an entire weekend of baseball games. (Did I mention I’m out of rum soaked cherries? We’re taking the Bailey’s and hot chocolate for tonight’s game!)

Here is something to be thankful for… these free Thanksgiving printables from some of my favorite blogging designers. Enjoy!!

Don’t tell me you’ve already made your Thanskgiving grocery list, please lie to me. Your honesty will only make me feel bad about the current lack of organization in my life. When you finally do get around to making your list, this is a great way to map it all out. Love this Menu Planner  made by Wendy at Weswen Design.

 

Amy always shares great printables with her readers. I love how simple these are to put together. You can print the  Candy Bar Wrapper at her blog Living Locurto.

I love these festive patterns and colors Rebecca at Somewhat Simple used when she created these flags. It’s as simple as printing, cutting, gluing to a toothpick, and sticking in your Thanksgiving treats.

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE sunflowers and thought this  Sunflower printable pack was a great Thanksgiving motif created by the amazingly talented Kim of TheTomCatStudio

If you want simple and elegant these Place Cards by Kim of Today’s Creative Blog would look great at each place setting.

How clever are these? I’m not a left-over kind of girl, Thanksgiving is my only exception. These Leftovers Tags  are perfect to have ready to go when sending guests home with food. These were made by Tricia at Worldlabel.com

This complete set is a freebie too created by Ashley of Cupcake Express posted at Catch my Party .

I am of the philosophy that kids should be kept busy during Thanksgiving dinner, so that parents can enjoy their wine and turkey dinner. These Placemats are perfect for the Kiddie Table (created by Kirsten at Embellish)

It’s Written on the Wall has posted this Thanksgiving Subway Art plus eleven more to choose from. You can print them on your home computer or have Costco print them in an hour.

Beth from It is What it is created these favor tags in four different color schemes. She posted several ideas on how to use them that you must check out. My favorite is the tag attached to the wine bottle…perfect to bring to the Thanksgiving hostess.

Wishing everyone a great pre-Thanksgiving weekend!



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Turkey Treats for those non-pie lovers

Happy Friday everyone! I can’t believe how fast this month is flying by. Thanksgiving will be here before we know it, so it’s time to start thinking about turkey treats. My parents are heading out on their first road since becoming homeless, and they will be gone for Thanksgiving. I know what you’re thinking, how dare they leave me on a major holiday (okay, that’s what I was thinking). I might have been a little bitter, but my sister and her family are driving here from Texas to celebrate Thanksgiving with us. The boy and I are SO excited to have them with us. Usually, they stay at my mom’s and we have to share them, but now that my parents are drifters, we get them all to ourselves. My sister and I are excited to make Thanksgiving dinner together. We’re of course making the traditional Thanksgiving pie, but we also need something festive and sweet for the non-pie lovers. I went in search of some adorable turkey treats created by other food bloggers and here’s what I found. Now comes the tricky part…  figuring out the cutest.

 

Two Oreos, a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup, and a Whopper disguised as a turkey? This is my kind of dessert posted at ourbestbites.com .

Martha Stewart has a turkey cupcake how-to posted on her site.

 

I love these M&M turkey favors posted at the Party Animal blog. Wouldn’t they look cute at each place setting at the kiddie table?

 

How simple and yummy does this turkey rice krispie treat look that Ali from Gimme Some Oven created.

This turkey cake pop posted by Maria on Martha Stewart’s Dreamers into Doers page is the cutest one I’ve seen for Thanksgiving.

Turn a chocolate cupcake on its side, get some Nutter Butters and a few other goodies and you can make these turkey cupcakes (created by Jeanne Benedict)

I love this turkey cupcake cake for a big group posted at Atomic Cupcakes.

Why did I just buy the giant turkey cookie cutter when this cookie made using a circle and heart cookie cutter looks so much cuter. Bee in our Bonnet posted a step-by-step photo tutorial on how to make these.

Happy Weekend Everyone!!



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Favorite Foodie Friday… More Amazing Halloween Treats

Happy Friday everyone! And this is one HAPPY day! I have been looking forward to this day for SO long! You don’t know what day it is, do you… it’s PAY DAY!! I cannot tell you how many times I have heard teacher bashers tell me when I’m overwhelmed with my job, “Oh, but you get the summers off.” Yes, I have the luxury of enjoying summer vacation, but along with that I get the joy of going for several months without a paycheck. Don’t feel sorry for me, I still enjoyed my Kendall Jackson all summer long (even though I’m currently rethinking the relationship).

Not only is it pay day, but it’s also Favorite Foodie Friday. I’ve got more amazing Halloween treats to share with you from more of my favorite bloggers!

 

You know who loves push up pops as much as I do… Christi from Love From the Oven. I LOVE these Halloween Peep pops she created. She also recently created cinnamon roll push-up pops. That could be my favorite push-up pop idea of all time! If you haven’t bought your push-up pop containers yet, you can order them from CupKatesEventDesigns.

 

Kathia of Pink Little Cake (who I happen to adore), created these chocolate pudding bowls with white chocolate skeletons. What a fun idea. She also provides a step-by-step photo tutorial to walk you through the process.

 

 I love these little mummy cookie pops. Meaghan of The Decorated Cookie created these. She also happens to be the blogger behind Edible Crafts. I check Edible Crafts daily. Meaghan always has something new to share.

 

These candy corn marshmallow pops just prove that you don’t have to spend a ton of time to make super cute Halloween treats. These treats were created by Cat of 3 Kids and Us.

These spider cake pops have been added to my Halloween party treat menu. This idea comes from 365 Days of Cake Pops. If you need some cake pop inspiration, this is the place to go.

 

 This is what gifted and talented looks like in the cookie designer world. Callye of The Sweet Adventures of SugarBelle created these 3D witch hat cookies using a circle cutter and a candy corn cutter. She sees things in cookie cutters that most people would never discover on their own. Her creativity blows me away! You have to go see her creations for yourself!

Wishing everyone a great weekend!!



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Favorite Foodie Friday ~ Super Simple & Spooky Halloween Treats

 I’m starting to have Halloween treat anxiety. Lord knows, I have bigger issues in my life to stress about, yet this is my current worry. I’ve already kind of over-booked myself for the month of October (a running theme in my life). I’m making two hundred cookie favors for a wedding mid October and have taken a few other orders for other celebrations. The boy and I are still throwing our annual pumpkin carving party, and I’m feeling like I won’t be able to fit in as many Halloween sweets as I would like.

 

I’m lovin’ these simple treat ideas… these are definitely doable!

 

 

Nutter Butter Ghosts from When the Dinner Bell Rings

 

Witches Hats from Betty Crocker

 

Tombstone Brownies from Passion for Parties

 

 

Monster Cupcakes at Edible Crafts

 

 

Cool Whip ghost cupcakes at Sugar Swings

 

Chocolate Covered strawberry ghosts at Taste of Home 

 

Pumpkin Rice Krispies at The Nest

 

Candy corn parfait at BakedBree.com 

 

MoonPie Owls from Southern Living

 

Pretzel Webs at Mom’s Endeavors

 

doughnut hole eyeballs at Delish.com 

 

Happy weekend everyone!

 

 

 



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Favorite Foodie Friday… M&M Craving Alert!

 I came home from work on Thursday and had to break the news to the Naughty One that summer is almost over, and Grandma isn’t going to come over eight hours a day to babysit her anymore. She didn’t take the news very well. By the way, this is really how she sleeps every night (in my bed, course), just like a person. I’ve never seen a dog do this, but I’ve also never known a dog who truly believes she’s a person until this one moved in. How will I ever break the news to Prince Charming that there’s a dog in  my bed??

 

 

 

While the Naughty One and her boy enjoyed a little R&R this week, I endured a lot of training… great training, but enough to cause a little brain overload. As focused as I’ve tried to be, there are moments where my mind wanders off. Aside from my normal daydreams of wine and boys, I could not stop craving M&Ms (and for the record, I was wanting the m&m’s way more than the wine or the boys). Luckily, I knew I had some in my secret candy stash at home.

 

 

Here’s what my M&M daydreams look like…

 

Prince Charming showing up with this wedding cake is my fantasy!

 

Actually Prince Charming showing up with THIS is the ULTIMATE fantasy!

 

These rainbow cakes make me happy!

 

 

so does this modern rainbow cake

 

 

Kit Kats Plus M&Ms. I love the person who thought of this!

 

Love this idea too!

 

I'll take one of these too.

 

How long did this take?

 

 

I think I have to make this for our annual pumpkin carving party

 

 Sorry… I’ve probably got you all craving M&Ms now too. Stop by and I promise to share my secret stash with you!

Have a great weekend everyone!!

 



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Favorite Foodie Friday… Back to School Treats

Happy Friday everyone! I’m going to attempt to reinstate my “Favorite Foodie Friday” posts. Between Twitter and Facebook and visits to my favorite blog links each week, I’m constantly bookmarking recipes and ideas to try. The boy starts school in two weeks and I’m planning to set aside time to make some back to school treats. I highly recommend sending your child’s teacher sweet treats at the beginning of the year. Bribery will get you everywhere. Oh, and put some extra treats in your child’s lunch to share with others and watch his popularity soar.

 

Check out these creative ideas…

 

 

Marzipan Apple Cookies from the Sweet Adventures of Sugarbelle

 

Chalkboard cupcakes at Family Fun

 

Apple Rice Krispies from Nothing But Country

 

Apple Cake pops from Bakerella

 

 

Chocolate-covered pretzel crayons from Gourmet mom

 

Rolo & Kisses Candy pencil treats from Everyday Celebrating

 

Teacher treat jar printables at Eighteen25

 

 

 Wishing everyone a weekend full of sunshine!!



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It’s Favorite Foodie Friday… Halloween Edition

T.G.I.F. everyone! It’s time to hurry up and get in Halloween party mode (if you haven’t already). I’m going to an all-out Halloween bash, (adults only) on Saturday night… These are crazy, fun grown-ups who like to dress up and be kids for awhile. I can’t wait. My costume is neon pink, black, and extra sweet. I’ll share it next week.

I love seeing Halloween ideas from other food bloggers. This year I found a few totally original ideas from a few of my favorite blogs. I was so excited, I had to share them with you.

 

Credit goes to the creative baker’s behind the scenes at Wilton. Don’t you love all of their fun, holiday ideas? How cool is this cheesecake… when you slice it, each guest gets a sweet super-sized candy corn piece.

 

                                                                                                                                                             I have to say I am not into vampires and eyeballs, and creepy things. There’s a reason we say, “Happy Halloween”. It’s supposed to be a happy holiday. Skeletons have always been on my creepy list, until now! Do you know why these skeletons are so happy? Because they’re made with chocolate-covered pretzels. Go check out the step by step tutorial for these on one of my favorite blogs, Cookies and Cups.

 

I’ve seen a ton of ways to make Halloween cupcakes ~ ghosts, pumpkins, monsters, etc. They’ll all pretty cute, but these cupcakes caught my eye. Cauldron Cupcakes… who would have thought? Meg of Mega-Crafty (love the play on words) is the baker behind these cupcakes.

 

 

I’m kind of a chocolate strawberry connissuer. There are so many ways to decorate and flavor them. Raychel of My Creative Way created these clever Frankenstein strawberries. She also created a bat, a mummy, and a pumpkin in strawberry form. You have to check them out.

 

 

In addition to strawberries, I have a thing for chocolcate-covered Oreos. They’re an impressive treat, but most of the work is already done before you even start. You just need to dip them in chocolate and decorate. These adorable mummy Oreo pops were created by Shelley at HowDoesShe.com . This blog has a wealth of information from cooking to organizing to keeping that spark alive with your honey. It’s one stop blogging!

 

Finally, I leave you with this surprise jack-o-lantern cake. Seriously , there’s a surprise baked right into it. Any guesses? Oh, you want me to tell you what’s inside? Go check out Amanda of I Am Baker’s blog post. She’s provides a detailed picture tutorial on how to make this. She is ridiculously creative and talented (but I think you’ll see that when you see what she made).

I hope you’re inspired! I know I am! 

 

Happy Weekend!



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A Favorite Cake Designing Foodie… Pink Little Cake

I’m super excited to share with you one of my favorite blogs, Pink Little Cake. I think I first navigated to the site because of the name ~ Pink Little Cake… It was the pink that grabbed my attention (well, the cake part too). Pink Little Cake belongs to Kathia from New Jersey.  She has one kiddo and a pup (sound familiar? okay not the New Jersey part). I have a list of blogs that I follow for great baking  ideas. There are a few blogs on my list that I’ve grown attached to. Those are the blogs in which the voice of the writer comes across so well, that you not only read follow for great ideas, but also because you’ve made a connection with the writer. This blog is much more than articles on the screen.  Kathia’s family is her number one priority, and her love of life comes through in her baking creations. She also happens to be the most humble blogger I know. One of the tag lines on her blog says “Pretending to be a cake designer one cake at a time.”. There is no pretending. She is amazing. Her creations are true works of art.

Take this, for example… That adorable shoe below, she created out of gumpaste. But you have to check out the shoe box cake that went with it. (This clearly is not someone pretending to be a cake designer.) This is why I wasn’t a bit surprised when the TLC network asked her if she would consider being part of their “Cake Crew”.

 

Guess what happens when your mom is a cake designer? You get this for your birthday party. How cute is that? Cakes aren’t the only thing she’s an expert in, she designed a whole dessert bar that coordinated with her daughter’s Minnie Mouse cake.  Click here for all of the details.

Oh, I didn’t mention she’s also a cookie designer (which goes far beyond being just a cookie decorator). Look how beautiful these are.

 

Kathia has just kicked-off  a blogging series that will take us right up until Halloween, called, “28 Days of Sweet Halloween Ideas”. She’s invited 28 bloggers to guest post and share a sweet Halloween treat with her readers. I was flattered and excited when she asked if I’d post on her site (wouldn’t you be?) I’ll be posting over there the first week of October. Be sure to bookmark Pink Little Cake so you can follow along.

Happy Friday! Have a fabulous first weekend of fall!

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