The top ten tutorials from Tikkido for 2013.

Recipe for Russian Tea Cakes (or Mexican Wedding Cakes, or Snowball Cookies, or whatever you call them).  Buttery, tender, and full of flavor, these are a Christmas cookie classic.

Recipe for making wassail, a traditional Christmas drink made with warm spiced mulled wine and beer, and fresh apples.

Free printable Victorian banners for use as gift tags, and a tutorial for making miniature wreaths out of real evergreen for creative Christmas gift wrapping.

It only took me 35 years of making gingerbread houses to figure out this BIG time saving technique.  Learn from my flash of insight, and become much more efficient baking gingerbread houses right now!

How to make a real evergreen Christmas garland, using free materials foraged from your yard and neighborhood.

How to make an adorable, fluffy sheep Christmas ornament for your Christmas tree.  A little fimo, a little yarn, and a little Styrofoam insulation are all it takes!

Gingerbread men are delicious, but also smell fabulous and make adorable, rustic Christmas ornaments for your tree.  Here's a tip for turning your cookies into Christmas ornaments quickly and easily.

Recipe for Cranberry Pistachio Biscotti.  Homemade biscotti is so much more delicious and tender than the stuff you can buy in most coffee shops.  And studded with red cranberries and green pistachios, this cookie is perfect for your Christmas cookie trays.

An easy, no-cooking party appetizer and a fabulous, sparkling way to present it?  Yes, please!  Learn how to accent your cocktail forks with glitter so it won't fall off on the food, and get a recipe for an easy, delicious appetizer that doesn't take any cooking or prep work.