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We thought we would share some of our favorite Christmas posts from last year that might be just the idea you are looking for this year. Simply click on the descriptions below the photos to be taken to the original posts where you can find all of the details , tutorials and recipes . We hope we can inspire you in some way to make this holiday season one of the best! {Garnished Gift Box} {Pinecone Cheeseball} {we WHISK you a BERRY KISSMAS} {Butter Toffee} {Handmade English Crackers} {Peppermint Pretzel Kisses} Enjoy!

My mother-in-law gave me these cute gingerbread man cupcake liners for my birthday last month.  I knew that I couldn't bake just any old cupcakes in them...they were deserving of something special.   They needed to GINGERBREAD CUPCAKES , of course! Topped with these cute little gingerbread man sprinkles I found last year? Definitely. Here is what the bottom of the liners look like. Cute, huh? I scoured the internet for a great gingerbread recipe, and decided upon this one for old-fashioned sticky gingerbread, made with boiling water just like our great-great grandmas would have used. Or at least I imagine mine did ;) And let me tell you...this recipe did not disappoint! It's just the texture and taste I was envisioning. Super yummy! And topped with some extra special cinnamon lemon cream cheese frosting? Yuh. Uhh. Mmm. {Old Fashioned Gingerbread} Preheat oven to 325*. In a large bowl, mix: 1 cup oil 1 cup sugar 1 cup dark molasses Add: 2 large eggs In a separate bowl, m...

It's time to announce our two lucky Blogiversary Giveaway W I N N E R S ! They are: Congratulations, ladies! Please email us at PeppermintPlum {at} Hotmail {dot} com with your full name and address and your tags will get shipped right out to you. Thanks to everyone who entered! Stay tuned for some more {yummy} holiday goodness...

In honor of our ONE YEAR BLOG IVERSARY coming up this Tuesday, we wanted to have another GIVEAWAY to say thank you to all of our readers, old and new. We have  two sets of 5 distressed angel holiday tags to give away, which means there will be TWO lucky winners! Each tag measures 4 in x 2 in. The perfect addition to any holiday gift ! W O U L D Y O U L I K E T O W I N ? There won't be any jumping through hoops here. Just L E A V E A C O M M E N T letting us know that you would like to win! Comment entries will be accepted until midnight (MST) on TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6th . Winners will be announced here on the blog  on Wednesday, December 7th , so keep a close watch! This giveaway is open to anyone, anywhere, as long as you can receive mail.  Just keep in mind that if you live outside of the United States, you may not receive the tags in time for Christmas this year, but you can always save them for next year! (Please note:  These tags are for pe...

'Tis the season for holiday decorating...and my house is finally--after several days of boxes and messes and chaos--looking like it's Christmas Season. I love it!   I have an obsession with gingerbread . Real, fake, anything gingerbread. I love the taste and the playfulness of the candy decor. I love the colors of the candy and white icing against the dark brown of the gingerbread. I have dreams of living in the witch's house from Hansel and Gretel. Wouldn't that be awesome?! But if I lived there I wouldn't trick children into thinking I was a sweet little old lady and then try to fatten them up to eat them. Here is a glimpse of my gingerbread collection: I'm not usually one who likes "cutesy" decor, but when it comes to gingerbread decor, the cuter the better! I've also collected gingerbread ornaments for years...and I have enough that I think I can title my 9-foot tree a "Gingerbread Tree." Well, I figured it was high-time that ...

Hello, everyone! We've been swamped lately (again) with life and family and work and vacations and holidays, but we wanted to make a quick post on behalf of our cousin, Becca. "Becca was recently diagnosed with Myasthenia Gravis . She is a wonderful wife and mother to 6 children, three under the age of 5 and two with autism. Needless to say, her hands were already very full before this debilitating disease hit. Myasthenia Gravis is a chronic condition that causes muscles to tire and weaken easily. Common muscle groups that are affected may make it difficult to chew, swallow, smile, shrug, lift your arm up, grip, rise to a stand, or walk up stairs. When the muscles necessary for breathing are affected, a patient is said to be in myasthenic crisis. This is a life-threatening situation. Currently she is taking a large dosage of Prednisone to avoid any breathing difficulties. She is scheduled to get her thymus removed (thymectomy) on Nov 10, 2011. Thymectomy seems to improve symp...

My baby turned three this past week, and we decided to celebrate by honoring one of our favorite Disney characters... M I N N I E  M O U S E ! Thanks to pinterest, I found some really cute cupcake ideas. I found these polka-dot wrappers at Michaels. The ears are mini Oreos, and the bows are fashioned with Fruit by the Foot. I made Mickey and Minnie ears for our guests. I bought cheap headbands at Dollar Tree and wrapped them with black ribbon (hot glued the ends). The ears are made out of fun foam. It was so fun to see everyone wearing them...even the big tough men kept their Mickey ears on all night! :) I'd share pictures, but I'm pretty sure I'd regret it.   I used some big hurricanes and apothecary jars to decorate the table. One was filled with red Dollar Tree Christmas ornaments, and the others were filled with red licorice and marshmallows.   And....here is the Birthday Girl herself! It was a fun night! --Tammy