Gingerbread season has officially started in our house!  Our first gingerbread decorating party of the year is this Friday (the second is Saturday!), and I've completed my first decorated gingerbread house:  a very special gingerbread cottage for the PANDA Christmas party.

Make an easy rustic wood slice Christmas ornament using a pretty Christmas napkin and decoupage. 

Recipe for baking an eggnog custard pie with a gingerbread graham cracker style crust.  You can't get more perfect for Christmas than that!

Dress up plain gift tags with glitter and double stick tape.  It's insanely fast and easy, and looks so chic and custom!

Make miniature pine cone wreaths out of hemlock pine cones with this tutorial.  Perfect for present toppers and Christmas ornaments.

Cranberry butter (the tart yet delightful cousin to apple butter) is easy to make in a crock pot, and is bursting with fall flavor.

Turn plain wrapping paper into something spectacular by adding sparkling stripes using just double stick tape and glitter.

Gingerbread salt dough  recipe for making gingerbread salt dough Christmas ornaments.

Tutorial to make a cute beaded name tag for a present that doubles as a Christmas ornament.  Just the thing to customize a box of GODIVA chocolates for gift-giving this holiday season!

Tutorial for making a miniature gingerbread man and gingerbread house baking scene for a Christmas ornament or dollhouse.