How to make sugar cookies that look like Viking shields, perfect for a How to Train Your Dragon birthday party.

All the details of the dessert table from the My Little Pony birthday party.  A spectacular cake (being held aloft by a gum paste Rainbow Dash), Rice Krispie Treat bales of hay, unicorn horn cookies, rainbow macarons, and much more.

A My Little Pony birthday party full of rainbows, friendship, and tons of fun, including pony painting (painting with no hands!), glitter tattoos, and unicorn horns for all to wear.

Making homemade marmalade with fresh oranges and lemons when they're in season in the winter is like canning a little bit of summer in a jar.  Sweet, with just a slight bitter bite, homemade marmalade is magnificent on fresh scones.

Learn how to make a gorgeous, dramatic centerpiece out of French macarons and real flowers.

Here's a great tip for turning mason jars (or canning jars) into beautiful sippy cups with straws, using scrapbook paper and (the secret to making this all work) freezer paper.

Sugar cookies don't always have to stay within the box of the cookie shape.  Learn how to make these pretty (and easy!) daisy cookies that are just too cute to be confined by the dimensions of the cookie.

I have SO MANY pictures I need to edit in my backlog!  So just a quick post today with a few fun highlights from my weekend.

Turn a plain white gift bag into a gorgeous, sculptural, monochromatic one for just pennies by adding paper flowers.