tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6634014168031609362024-03-05T00:50:29.625-06:00Nina's Show & TellGlimpses of life, projects, and the search for beautiful and interesting things to share.Ninahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02740692791012435506noreply@blogger.comBlogger118125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663401416803160936.post-17674078836271138752016-04-10T22:50:00.000-05:002016-05-25T23:01:46.912-05:00A Daisy Birthday Party<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Gracie turned 6 and asked for a Daisy party for a small group of friends.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>The Decorations</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She decorated with a daisy garland.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I used this <a href="http://smile.amazon.com/EK-tools-Retro-Flower-Package/dp/B00C90WMLE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1461805090&sr=8-1&keywords=flower+punch" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Flower Punch</a> on tagboard, yellow pompoms and green chenille stems to make daisies for decorations.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pretty balloon, plates and cute napkins!</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The Activities</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I wanted daisy colors so I separated them out from the bag of multicolored pony beads.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ideas for daisy crafts jewelry.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">How to Make a Daisy with Beads</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A daisy made with beads.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Almost hidden beanbags in plastic pots, ready for a relay game.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Gracie asked for a piñata and so we bought this <a href="http://smile.amazon.com/Unique-66101-Flower-Pinata/dp/B000C24F0W?ie=UTF8&keywords=flower%20pinata&qid=1461804895&ref_=sr_1_1&sr=8-1" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Flower Piñata</a>...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And transformed it to fit our color scheme!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Gracie's plan for her cake.</span></div>
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Ninahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02740692791012435506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663401416803160936.post-49391205773121241432015-10-05T21:51:00.000-05:002015-10-05T21:51:52.734-05:00Pumpkin Drawing<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Ninahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02740692791012435506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663401416803160936.post-8364469494224893242015-10-01T18:26:00.000-05:002015-10-05T21:46:48.944-05:00Felt Tooth Fairy Pouch<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Ninahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02740692791012435506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663401416803160936.post-84166036161389377332015-04-21T09:53:00.000-05:002015-04-21T09:53:07.571-05:00Earth Day Tree Cookies<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I've had this cookie cutter for a long time, and I love the shape. I thought Earth Day was the perfect opportunity to use it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">See these and more trees over at <a href="http://www.thegingercookie.com/" target="_blank">The Ginger Cookie</a>.</span></div>
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Ninahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02740692791012435506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663401416803160936.post-47815002909520341922015-04-11T11:24:00.000-05:002015-04-26T16:00:50.445-05:00A Strawberry Birthday Party<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">My Sweet Gracie turned 5 this month! We celebrated with a Strawberry Party at the park.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I used the beanbags I originally made for Gracie's <a href="http://ninasshowandtell.blogspot.com/2012/04/ladybug-party.html" target="_blank">Ladybug Birthday Party</a> when she was 2.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The kids put the "strawberries" in a bucket during a relay game.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I also made a strawberry bingo game.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Here's the strawberry piñata I created using paper mache and a balloon covered with tissue paper. <a href="http://www.cindyderosier.com/2011/07/strawberry-pinata.html" target="_blank">This post</a> was very helpful for ideas to create the piñata, and <a href="http://www.jenniferslittleworld.com/2013/01/how-to-make-rainbow-pull-string-pinata.html" target="_blank">this post</a> was useful for figuring out how to create the trap door and the pull string feature.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I used a strawberry drawn by Gracie to create the artwork for these personalized goody bags for the piñata prizes. I printed them on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Avery-Sticker-Project-Inches-03383/dp/B0000C0CJQ" target="_blank">large sticker paper</a> and cut them out with my favorite <a href="http://www.amazon.com/EK-Success-Cutter-Precision-Cut-Scissors/dp/B0006842S2" target="_blank">paper cutting scissors</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We baked cupcakes, <a href="http://www.cookingclassy.com/2014/06/strawberry-cupcakes-strawberry-buttercream-frosting/" target="_blank">strawberry</a> and vanilla with a simple buttercream icing, decorated with sprinkles by Gracie!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The Strawberry Cookies are for favors. You can see more about these cookies in <a href="http://ninasshowandtell.blogspot.com/2015/03/egg-flower-strawberry-cookie.html" target="_blank">this post</a> and over at <a href="http://www.thegingercookie.com/2015/03/strawberry-cookies.html" target="_blank">The Ginger Cookie</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And finally, I made thank you notes for Gracie to send. I printed them on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Avery-Postcards-Inkjet-Printers-08387/dp/B00006B8G7" target="_blank">Avery postcards</a>, and they fit perfectly into <a href="http://www.officedepot.com/a/products/633752/Office-Depot-Brand-Invitation-Envelopes-4/?cm_mmc=PLA-_-Google-_-Mailing_Shipping_Envelopes-_-633752-VQ6-42102187796-VQ16c-VQ17-pla-VQ18-online-VQ19-633752-VQ20-73462265929-VQ21-" target="_blank">invitation size envelopes</a>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I love to work with felt! For these projects I used a wool felt blend from <a href="http://prairiepointjunction.com/Wool-Felt-Central/" target="_blank">Wool Felt Central on Prairie Point Junction</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I found the pattern for these cute bunny finger puppets on <a href="http://www.purlbee.com/2010/03/21/mollys-sketchbook-bunny-finger-puppets/" target="_blank">The Purl Bee</a>. The pattern <a href="http://www.purlbee.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/bunnypuppet.pdf" target="_blank">template</a> is available as a free download.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And a chick on the other! It's an <a href="https://whileshenaps.com/" target="_blank">Abby Glassenberg</a> Design pattern, available <a href="https://whileshenaps.com/shop/chick-and-egg-reversible-toy" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I made the felt eggs in the basket a few years ago, using this </span><a href="http://lolanovablog.blogspot.com/2009/03/fabric-eggs-free-pattern-from-scrap-lab.html" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;" target="_blank">pattern</a><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> from <a href="http://lolanovablog.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Lola Nova</a>.</span></div>
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Ninahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02740692791012435506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663401416803160936.post-66072600891444865972015-03-21T19:50:00.002-05:002015-03-22T19:28:54.882-05:00Egg + Flower = Strawberry (Cookie)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Ninahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02740692791012435506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663401416803160936.post-42747469812758704572015-03-19T14:31:00.000-05:002015-03-21T14:40:19.626-05:00Sculpture at MFAH<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We like to visit the <a href="https://prv.mfah.org/sculpturegarden/default.asp" target="_blank">Cullen Sculpture Garden</a> at <a href="http://www.mfah.org/visit/main-campus/" target="_blank">MFAH</a>. This sculpture is <i>Untitled</i> by Joel Shapiro, although we call it Running Man.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This piece is <i>Area Code</i> by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Love_%28artist%29" target="_blank">Jim Love</a>.</span></div>
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Ninahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02740692791012435506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663401416803160936.post-89877709979999796152015-02-14T14:47:00.000-06:002015-03-21T14:50:18.443-05:00Valentine's Day Puzzle & Tic-Tac-Toe<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Felt Tic-Tac-Toe Game in a pouch I made for Gracie this year for Valentine's Day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Last year's gift was these puzzle cubes, painted with acrylic craft paints in six colors.</span></div>
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Ninahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02740692791012435506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663401416803160936.post-4413533985032155972014-03-10T18:50:00.002-05:002014-03-10T18:50:58.501-05:00Nina's Cookie Shop Update<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Ninahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02740692791012435506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663401416803160936.post-41457941534026956212014-02-22T20:22:00.002-06:002014-02-24T19:12:36.536-06:00Rosebud Bunny<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">A rosebud bunny with pin dot ears, my second Baby Bunny using a pattern from <a href="http://www.funkyfriendsfactory.com/baby-bunny-rabbit-soft-toy-sewing-pattern-instant-download?___store=us" target="_blank">Funky Friends Factory</a>.</span></div>
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Ninahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02740692791012435506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663401416803160936.post-33430246490734405442013-10-16T21:25:00.000-05:002013-10-16T21:25:23.735-05:00Mexican Sunflowers<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I made these using this <a href="http://www.topsecretrecipes.com/Pogens-Gingersnaps-Recipe.html" target="_blank">Pogens Gingersnaps Recipe</a> with a few variations. I added 1/2 cup flour, chilled the dough, rolled it to 1/8" and cut shapes with cookie cutters.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I'm happy with how these came out, although I was wishing for a <a href="http://www.kopykake.com/cake-decorating/kopykake.html" target="_blank">Kopykake</a> projector while I was decorating them!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Early spring is a busy time in our family! All three of our birthdays are within 10 days of each other, so there is a lot of celebrating to be done. Easter often occurs in the same week and a half, sometimes falling on one of our birthdays.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Gracie's birthday was next. I made these monogram cookies for her to share with her class. She chose the colors and design. To see more cookies, visit me over at <a href="http://www.ninascookieshop.com/" target="_blank">Nina's Cookie Shop</a>.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We had a party for her at a local park on a very windy day! I embellished the hat and made yummy pink cupcakes. It was a new recipe for me, <a href="http://smittenkitchen.com/blog/2008/10/pink-lady-cake/" target="_blank">Pink Lady Cake</a> made with strawberries. Gracie chose pink icing and helped decorate the cupcakes with sprinkles.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The party had a garden theme, and this balloon flower was supposed to decorate the gazebo at the park. The wind interfered with the decorations, so it adorned our house instead. This <a href="http://kimmccrary.blogspot.com/2010/04/more-pinkalicious-fun-4.html#.UXwm9HD7CQw" target="_blank">tutorial</a> from <a href="http://kimmccrary.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">All Things Simple</a> was very helpful!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The cute napkins are from Target, and I embellished a party store birthday hat with ribbon for the birthday girl. I made the flower cookies for party favors. You can see more <a href="http://www.ninascookieshop.com/p/cookies-photo-album.html" target="_blank">flower cookies</a> over at <a href="http://www.ninascookieshop.com/" target="_blank">Nina's Cookie Shop</a>.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We wanted a simple dinner that would finish well with apple pie for dessert. A DIY BAT (bacon, avocado & tomato sandwich) was perfect! I made mayonnaise from scratch for the first time. Thanks to this <a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/mayonnaise-recipe/index.html" target="_blank">recipe</a> from </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Alton Brown and </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">these <a href="http://andrea-thekitchenwitch.blogspot.com/2010/08/mayonnaise.html" target="_blank">hints</a> from <a href="http://andrea-thekitchenwitch.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Andrea the Kitchen Witch</a> on using the KitchenAid mixer, it came out well.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Finally it was time for pie! I like to use a combination of apples; for this pie I used <a href="http://www.rainierfruit.com/products/variety.html?varietyid=30" target="_blank">Lady Alice</a> (which I just learned is a new variety) and Pink Lady apples. With a crumb topping and vanilla ice cream, it was a delicious finale to our birthday season!</span></div>
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Ninahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02740692791012435506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663401416803160936.post-27621643970206093352013-04-05T14:38:00.000-05:002013-04-27T14:17:02.629-05:00Train Cookies<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I was inspired by the colors on <a href="http://sweetsbydebbie.blogspot.com/2012/05/turquoise-and-red-train-cookies-updated.html" target="_blank">these</a> train cookies at <a href="http://sweetsbydebbie.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sweet Creations by Debbie</a>. They were for a 3rd birthday, too! I also like her accent cookies.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">And all the colors in different combinations.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">They coordinate with my <a href="http://ninasshowandtell.blogspot.com/2013/03/easter-egg-cookies.html" target="_blank">Easter Eggs</a> & <a href="http://ninasshowandtell.blogspot.com/2013/03/easter-bunny-cookies.html" target="_blank">Easter Bunnies</a>!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I love this bunny shape and used it last year on <a href="http://ninasshowandtell.blogspot.com/2012/03/easter-cookies.html" target="_blank">these chocolate Easter cookies</a>. This year I wanted to add a little something more and am very happy with the ribbons. I used the same colors I used on my <a href="http://ninasshowandtell.blogspot.com/2013/03/easter-egg-cookies.html" target="_blank">Easter egg cookies</a>.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I think this is the first time I've used this cookie cutter, even though I've had it for years. I think my favorite part is the ears. The pink one above has an extra back leg detail that I thought was distracting, so I made the rest simpler.</span></div>
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Ninahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02740692791012435506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663401416803160936.post-91748435690852461652013-03-28T19:57:00.001-05:002013-03-28T20:09:14.959-05:00Easter Egg Cookies<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">One of my favorite things about decorating cookies is creating variations as I decorate.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The cookie eggs have been decorated, now it's time to decorate the real eggs!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Visit me over at <a href="http://www.thegingercookie.com/2013/03/easter-cookies-by-nina.html" target="_blank">The Ginger Cookie</a> to see my recent Easter cookies together in one post, and some <a href="http://www.thegingercookie.com/2013/03/easter-eggs-from-tuna-can.html" target="_blank">Easter egg cookies</a> from the archives, circa 2008.</span></div>
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Ninahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02740692791012435506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663401416803160936.post-65441933388954686662013-02-20T11:08:00.002-06:002013-02-20T11:08:29.698-06:00Wedding Shower Cookies<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Wedding Shower Cookies by <a href="http://www.ninascookieshop.com/" target="_blank">Nina's Cookie Shop</a>.</span></div>
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Ninahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02740692791012435506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663401416803160936.post-3103759162328654392013-02-20T11:02:00.004-06:002013-02-20T11:02:51.228-06:00Monogram Cookies<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Here's my cookie on an apron! <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/" target="_blank">CafePress</a> makes it easy to create personalized gifts like this one.</span></div>
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