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M&M Pretzel Kisses

These M&M pretzel kisses are our favorite treat to make during the holidays. This year we wrapped them up in cellophane treat bags with gold twist ties to give to our neighbors and friends! You might want to double the amount you plan on making because it’s difficult not to snack on them as you go!

M&M Pretzel Kisses

Ingredients: Pretzel Snaps (make sure you don’t get the butter flavored ones!), Hershey Kisses and Hugs, and red and green M&Ms.

As you can see, we ate the batch with red and green M&Ms before we took a picture of them all wrapped up. Oops!

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 200.
2. Arrange pretzels on a cookie sheet and place Kisses and Hugs on top.
3. Bake at 200 for 5 minutes.
4. Remove from oven and carefully push one M&M into each Kiss.
5. Place tray in refrigerator or freezer to set about 5-10 minutes.
6. Store in an airtight container or wrap in individual bags for gift giving!

Enjoy!

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DIY Holidays Lifestyle Projects Recipes Things I Love

DIY Holiday Gift Guide

1. Gold Mugs | 2. Homemade Lip Gloss | 3. Candy Cane Scrub | 4. Beeswax Candles | 5. Infused Vodka | 6. Memory Game (these can also be used as coasters!)

This gift guide is dedicated to all of you last minute Christmas shoppers! We collected some simple and thoughtful DIY gifts so you can check off the rest of your list and enjoy the holidays.

Don’t forget the rest of our holiday gift guides!

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DIY Holidays Projects

Felt Flower Christmas Wreath

One week until Christmas! Can you believe it?

We have been so happy to share all of our Holiday crafts, gift guides, and recipes with all of you throughout December, and we’re not done yet! Our next project is this candy cane striped Christmas wreath! You might recognize it from the Interchangeable Felt Flower Wreath we made earlier this year. It has served us so well over the past few months during the fall, football season, Halloween, and Thanksgiving. We were not kidding when we said it was interchangeable!

For this Christmas wreath, we filled the entire circle with red and white flowers in a striped pattern to create a candy cane inspired wreath! We love the way it looks on the front door.

For the full felt flower wreath tutorial click here!

Happy Christmas crunch time, everyone!

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Holidays Lifestyle Things I Love

Holiday Gift Guide for Men Part 2

1. Whiskey Stones | 2. Months Toothbrush Set | 3. Repurposed Elm Clock | 4. Woodwick Candles | 5. Minimalist Baseball Field Posters | 6. Tsovet Watch | 7. Engraved Hammer

Our first holiday gift guide for men has been our most popular post this month so we thought we’d make another! Click on the links about to see some of our favorite man-approved gifts!

Don’t forget to take a look at our Holiday Gift Guide for Men Part 1!

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DIY Family Holidays Kids

Ice Cream Cone Christmas Trees

We’ve seen this craft floating around Pinterest so we thought we’d give it a try! This is a super simple project for you and your kids to enjoy! Put on some Christmas music and try not to eat all the m&ms.

Ice Cream Cone Christmas Trees

Materials: Ice cream cones, white icing, green food coloring, m&ms, red and green sprinkles, coconut, marshmallows, and any other treats you’d like to add!

Directions:
1. Mix 10-20 drops of green food coloring into the white icing until you get the shade of green you like (we used about 10).
2. Using a knife, spread the green icing on each of the ice cream cones and set down on a plate in the arrangement you like (this part is the messiest, so do this for your youngest kids!).
3. Add candies to decorate!
4. Spread coconut around the base of the trees to look like snow.

Ice Cream Cone Christmas Trees

Tada! Now you have a tasty winter forest that goes great with a neighborhood of gingerbread houses!

P.S. You probably don’t want to eat these after they’ve been sitting out, but maybe Santa’s reindeer might be interested in them…

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Holiday Gift Guide for the Hostess

1. Pie Book | 2. Instagram Marshmallows | 3. State Cutting Boards | 4. Cheese Knives | 5. Twilight Serving Spoons | 6. Cake Stands | 7. Caramel Sauce

Here are some fabulous hostess gifts for all the holiday parties you’re invited to! While you’re at it, you might just want to get matching gifts for yourself because these are too good to give away.

Don’t forget to browse our other gift guides!
Women pt.1 | Women pt.2 | Men | Kids

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DIY Holidays Projects Things I Love

Things I Love: Popsicle Stick Ornaments

1. Sled | 2. Snowflake | 3. Christmas Characters | 4. Reindeer | 5. Snowman | 6. Christmas Tree

How cute are these ornaments? All you need for these fun holiday crafts for kids are some Popsicle sticks, paint, glue, and a little imagination! Click on the sources above for full tutorials on each ornament.

Happy crafting!

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Holidays Lifestyle Things I Love

Holiday Gift Guide for Women Part 2

1. Ear Warmer | 2. Tasseled iPhone Case | 3. Audrey Hepburn Pencils | 4. Jigsaw Bib Necklace | 5. Rajah Flat | 6. Cable Knit Throw

We’re back with another holiday gift guide for women! Admittedly, this is the easiest gift guide for us to make, which is why there are two. Maybe it’s because these are the items we secretly want…but that’s neither here nor there. We hope you enjoy these pretty gifts from some of our favorite places!

P.S. Don’t forget our gift guides for men and kids!