Custom Photo Birth Announcements from Voilà! Customs by Nicole

Years ago when Lily was born, the birth announcements that I sent out were hardly anything to look at.  One picture, slapped onto a thin 4×8 piece of photo paper did the trick.  When my niece was born a few month later, my sister’s announcements put mine to shame… big time.  They were beautiful – … Read more

Make Your Own Snow Paint

We have already been subjected to several pretty impressive snow storms so far this season…. seems like as soon as one snowfall melts, another falls. Lily absolutely LOVES playing in the snow and would spend hours outside if I let her.  Today we whipped up one of the easiest concoctions out there – and she … Read more

Brownie Bite Strawberry Santa Hats

The crowing jewel to our Christmas Eve dinner – brownie bite strawberry santa hats!  These things taste as sweet as they look, you’ll find it hard not to pop one, two, three…  We couldn’t believe how easy these treats were to make – and a big shortcut was to pick up a container of round … Read more

Cheese Cube Christmas Tree Appetizer

2013 has been a year that I really put so many ideas that I have had or seen into action.  This one is no exception.  I have probably seen half a million pins for this appetizer idea, in all different forms and sizes. Here is my version: I used three bars of chunk cheese (pepperjack, … Read more

Hot Cocoa Bar with Marshmallow Snowman Stirrers

On Christmas Eve this year we served a spread of food, desserts and drinks.  We usually leave the Keurig on with a bowl of KCups and if we remember, we’ll stick some hot chocolate packets on the counter as well. This year, I decided that we just HAD to set up a HOT COCOA BAR.  … Read more