Happy New Year! I hope your 2019 is off to a great start! My vacation days from work are almost over, and I’m not looking forward to getting back to the grind. It’s been nice celebrating the holidays with family, staying up all night, spending more time at home with Flurry, blogging, and decorating gingerbread! When I was shopping for a gingerbread house kit for Christmas this year, I bought two, because I thought the Wilton Ready-to-Decorate Dazzling Gingerbread House Decorating Kit would make a perfect New Year’s gingerbread house! The shimmer…
Merry Christmas! I hope you’re having a wonderful holiday filled with all of your favorite things, including your favorite sweet treats. This Christmas season flew by faster than any other for me. I didn’t get a lot of things done before December 25 that I wanted to, and I’m determined to plan better for next year. But I did make gingerbread cookies and a gingerbread house, one of my favorite traditions. I love the way gingerbread tastes, and I especially love the decorating opportunities it offers. I love to pore over elaborate gingerbread cookie…
Halloween is nearly here! This time of year is filled with lots of sweet treats, and today I’m sharing one that makes a cute kitchen centerpiece: a Halloween themed gingerbread house. I love decorating gingerbread cookies and houses, but I’ve only made them at Christmas time until now. In recent years I’ve noticed that gingerbread kits are available for several holidays throughout the year. My local Meijer store had this gingerbread house kit made by Wilton, along with a whole section of Halloween themed candy decorations to add to baked goods and gingerbread houses. I’ve also…