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    • Poinsettia Holiday Garland DIY

      By Sarah Williamson | At Home – Thu, Nov 29, 2012 5:35 PM EST

      It's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas... and I couldn't be happier.

      A while back, I came across Oh Happy Day's DIY for flower garland using cupcake wrappers and string lights, and decided that I would give it a Christmas spin. This is such a fun and easy project - definitely one you can do while catching up on TV or just relaxing to some Holiday jams. (I'm quite partial to this one.)

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      For this project, you'll need: string lights (I got mine super cheap from Target), white, red and green cupcake wrappers (both small and large) and scissors. There is a box cutter shown, but it was too heavy-duty for the thin wrappers. Was easier to just use the scissors! Also--make sure you have enough wrappers for all the bulbs on your string lights.

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      To make the "leaves": fold a green cupcake wrapper into four sections and then clip the corners, making a point.

      To make the "petals": take a larger red/white cupcake wrapper and fold it so that you

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    • Easy Apple Tart

      By Sarah Williamson | Shine Food – Fri, Nov 9, 2012 3:35 PM EST

      The word "pie" elicits two very strong emotions from me.

      On one hand, when I hear the rumblings of pie being thrown around in conversation, I immediately want pie in my mouth. Like, instantly. On the other hand, I think about how much trouble it is to make pie. Especially if you're going to do it right. And then I try to force the aforementioned thoughts of pie from my brain. It's a painful process, to say the least.

      The other day, Shelton said he wanted to make apple pie. I actually groaned, can you believe that? Thank goodness he ignored me.

      He went on to make the most delicious, simplest apple pie I have ever witnessed. I would liken it to watching Michelangelo paint the Sistine Chapel, or Einstein discovering E=mc2. It was that brilliant. Swear.

      To make things even more awesome, he used fake butter and fake sugar and saved on a lot of calories. Score.

      Enjoy the pictures - recipe is at the bottom!

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