TURKEY ANYONE? I cannot believe we are already into November and getting ready for Thanksgiving! I had a lot more preorders this year, which has been fun with DIY kits and making the cookie pumpkin pies. And of course I am gearing up for Christmas, but I didn’t [...]
SM CHRISTMAS BOTIQUE I survived my first boutique, and it was a success! It was A LOT of work to prepare for, especially for this one man show, but with the help of my intern, Claire, my mom and friends it all came together and was such a [...]
ALL THINGS HALLOWEEN Awe it’s been a year since I have posted my first blog post for my business and how far I’ve come! This year is a little different for me, as my kids are all doing things with their friends (and not us ☹) But, it’s [...]
BACK THE BLUE Our OC Sheriff and Mission Viejo Police Services protect us even when we don’t realize that they are. They put themselves in harms way daily to keep our community and citizens safe. I really appreciate all they do, so I thought for September I would [...]
MAN'S BEST FRIEND National Dog Day was this week, so I chose to donate to the staff and volunteers that work in our local animal shelter, Mission Viejo Animal Services. During COVID, we heard the shelters were empty as people were taking home all of these animals which [...]
LET'S FIESTA Our church was asking for donations for their 80’s and 90’s throwback fiesta that they were throwing for our community, so of course donating cookies to sell at their bake sale and in their silent auction was a must! I made roller skates, watermelon slices with [...]
ONE YEAR AGO! I cannot believe I started this cookie journey one year ago. I started trying out recipes and trying to get the royal icing right, just for fun around the 4th of July last year. And what was a fun hobby has turned into a little [...]
Here Comes The Class of 2021 For June, I had to make cookies for the Class of 2021, as my donation. Whether it have been a Kindergarten graduation or a high school graduation, these kids have been through so much this past year and a half and made [...]
SPREADING SWEET JOY IN MAY This month I wanted to donate to the children at Orangewood Children and Family Center. It is a temporary shelter for children and teens between the ages of 2 days to 18 years. Currently they have 30 children at the shelter and were [...]
APRIL'S SWEET JOY DONATION I really wanted to donate to our church for Easter, but we left for spring break on Easter day, so that was going to be too much on my plate. In thinking of other ways to give, our church is involved with a local [...]
