Some days are chocolate days. I personally find that I function at a much higher level with enough coffee and chocolate to fuel a small army. We have two options each day, happy mommy or not as happy as she could be mommy. That’s right, you know the one I always choose. Since chocolate and…
Gifts From The Kitchen
Favorite Recipes 2013
Wishing you a wonderful, blessed & abundant year in 2014 friends! I had so much fun putting together the Best DIY roundup for 2013 and seeing how far we have come around our house. And I couldn’t forget about what we whipped up in the kitchen so here is a group of my favorite things…
Inspiration Monday Party | Last Minute Gifts From The Kitchen
This is the place where your links are seen simultaneously on four blogs at the same time… All you need to do is link up on ONE of our sites!\ I Should Be Mopping the Floor | Redhead Can Decorate Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom | twelveOeight Can you believe Christmas is only a few days away?…
10 Minute Peppermint Hot Cocoa Mix In A Jar + A grocery cart race too
I’m sure you finished your shopping weeks ago. And your aren’t frazzled. Your gifts are probably all wrapped. And you may even have a turkey thawing already in your refrigerator. You probably have your Christmas dinner menu all planned out. You’re so organized like that, I really am aspiring to have my stuff together one…
Chewy Gingersnap Cookies
I have to admit, I would love to be a roll-the-gingerbread-dough-out kind of baker. But, I am more of a just-hurry-up-and-make-the-cookies-as-fast-as-you-can-because-they taste-so-good kind of person. Sure, there is a time and place for a more time consuming recipe. But when there are stockings to fill, gifts to still wrap, and care packages to be delivered …
Inspiration Monday Party | Last Minute Gift Ideas
Hey y’all! We are so excited to see what you have been up to this week, last week was FULL of fabulous ideas and inspiration to keep us crafting and cooking for a long time. Are you ready to party? Me too, but first check out our features and Hostess pick for the week… This…
Cinnamon Roll Quick Bread
Cinnamon Roll Bread has become one of my favorite quick bread recipes around casa twelveOeight. It makes a great bread to serve for a coffee play-date with friends, as well as a wonderful addition to our Christmas morning breakfast. I think I may whip up a few extra batches this year to wrap up and…
Merry + Bright Rustic Christmas Wall Art
I live for Christmas, like collect all year, live. Sing Christmas songs way too early and far too late each year kind of live. It’s just magic. Every day I bring some old and some new things out to enjoy throughout the Thanksgiving and Christmas season, my pulse beats a little faster. Visions of orange…
How To Make Peppermint Body Scrub
Peppermint Hand & Body Scrub is one of my favorite homemade gifts for the Holidays. There is something wonderful about using a good scrub and moisturizing in the wintertime. I may not always have time to get a quick manicure, or my hair cut anywhere near on time, but I always have time to keep…
Candy Corn Rice Krispie Treats
I suppose that making Halloween treats on top of the plethora of candy most of us have around Halloween could be considered too much. But not if you love candy corn. Candy corn was initially created by a gentleman by the name of George Renninger, who in the 1880’s was a candy maker at the…