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To the Nines: Christmastime 2012

12/07/201209/18/2013 Kristina Ackerman 0 Comments christmas, decorating, holiday, holidays

  With just a few weeks to go before we achieve critical holiday mass, I’ve rounded up my nine current

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Craft Tutorials Crafts Fashion Halloween 

Spooky skeleton necklace

10/20/201210/07/2014 Kristina Ackerman 3 Comments budget, diy, Halloween, holiday, jewelry

In under ten minutes, you can make this fun skeleton necklace for Halloween out of a little decoration from the dollar store.

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Cintucky der Mayo

05/04/201212/04/2012 Kristina Ackerman 0 Comments holiday

Cinco de Mayo and the Kentucky Derby are both this weekend. Are you ready?!

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Roundup: Last-Minute Holiday Inspiration

12/23/201112/03/2012 Kristina Ackerman 3 Comments christmas, holiday

Here is a list of the things I still believe—however delusional it may sound—that I still have a chance to

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Christmastime Desserts and Sweets Food Recipes Seasonal 

McCall’s Old-Fashioned Sour Cream Cookies

12/12/201112/03/2012 Kristina Ackerman 40 Comments cookies, holiday

I rarely bake cookies, so when I do, I almost always choose a new, never-before-tried recipe, in the interest of

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Ice cream Christmas trees

12/05/201112/04/2012 Kristina Ackerman 23 Comments chocolate, christmas, easy, food-crafts, holiday, ice cream

These trees are nothing but chocolate-covered ice cream cones filled with delicious ice cream of your choice.

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Paper-snowflake placemats

11/28/201106/12/2013 Kristina Ackerman 3 Comments budget, cheap, christmas, diy, easy, holiday

Refresh your holiday decor on the cheap by making sweet custom DIY snowflake placemats in a matter of minutes.

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Craft Tutorials Crafts For the Home Halloween 

Spider? I hardly know her

10/18/201110/07/2014 Kristina Ackerman 7 Comments beads, budget, decorating, easy, fall, Halloween, holiday

I don’t usually decorate for Halloween. I love Halloween, and I love holiday decorating, but Halloween decorating doesn’t really suit

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Easter? Don’t worry, I’ll bring the hats

04/24/201106/12/2013 Kristina Ackerman 2 Comments budget, Easter, easy, holiday, party

I was very excited to see John when he woke up this morning. “Good morning! Guess what!” I shouted. “What?”

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Hot chocolate

01/06/201104/24/2015 Kristina Ackerman 16 Comments budget, chocolate, comfort food, gifts, holiday, winter

There’s nothing wrong with Swiss Miss. I have two boxes stashed in my desk. However…

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What I learned at Chocolate Pink

12/13/201007/25/2013 Kristina Ackerman 6 Comments atlanta, chocolate, christmas, holiday, peanut butter

A farewell to the amazing local bakery that inspired this chocolate chip dessert with peanut butter buttercream.

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Christmastime Desserts and Sweets Food Recipes Seasonal 

Season’s sweet things: Fancy shortbread spritz cookies

12/03/201012/03/2012 Kristina Ackerman 3 Comments chocolate, christmas, cookies, holiday

I get to go to my first cookie exchange ever! I am very excited. I hear there will be cookies.

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