Aside from all the gift giving and receiving during the holidays, the best part is the abundance of desserts. Here are a couple of our favorites, courtesy of Martha Stewart.     Gingerbread Cheesecake /// Eggnogg Custard Cups /// Gingerbread Linzertorte /// Christmas Tree Cupcakes The post Holiday Desserts appeared first on Smitten on Paper.

Add a personal touch to your gift wrapping this year with a bit of DIY. Here are some of our favorite crafty gift wrapping ideas.   I’m really interested in trying out the melted crayon idea. What are you going to try this year? kraft and red / pine cones and twine / monograms / trader joe’s bags / musical notes / melted crayon The post Holiday Gift Wrap appeared first on Smitten on Paper.

Alright, well this week we have a little flag template, for wooden spoons, stir-sticks, anything you would use with hot cocoa.  Or make hot chocolate on a stick,  add this puppy to the top, and you’re good to go. Click here to download! Bonus: Here is a recipe I snagged from cdkitchen.com for a party sized batch of hot cocoa. Ingredients 1 1/2 cup sugar 1 1/4 cup cocoa powder 1 1/4 teaspoon salt 3/4 cup hot water 1 gallon milk 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon Directions: I...

scented pine cone fire-starters over the door wreath handmade felt ornaments oranges with cloves brown butter spice cake recipe ginger cookies salted caramel dipped pear recipe The countdown is on! And Christmas is right around the corner, (I can’t wait). In the midst of all the commercial madness here is an offering of natural and pared down approaches to the holidays harvested from all over the internet. Maybe some of these will help strike a balance as we try to have it all, (reveling...

We’re only a couple days away from Thanksgiving and I’m sure most of you have been planning your menus for weeks. Scouring the web for all sorts of goodies and new recipes to try out. While searching for a new recipe to try this year, I came across this recipe for pumpkin cupcakes. Pumpkin pie is already an all time favorite of mine and now these are on that same list. I hope all of you enjoy the recipe. It’s super simple and of course, delicious. Especially if you add the chopped toasted p...