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This cranberry orange pound cake is easy to make and fancy enough to give away as gifts during the holidays. This cranberry orange pound cake is easy to make and fancy enough to give away as gifts during the holidays.

If you like cranberry orange bread, then you have to give this cranberry orange pound cake a try. I’d never tried it before until a couple of years ago, but it quickly became a favorite family recipe during the holiday season. It’s a wonderful addition to your Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner table.   You can…

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Easy DIY fall craft. How to make fall leaf mason jar candle holders. Easy DIY fall craft. How to make fall leaf mason jar candle holders.

These fall leaf candle holders are really fun to make and display with your fall or autumn decor. I would like to say they are fast and easy to make, but that wouldn’t be completely true. They do take a little bit of patience to make, but they really are easy and look beautiful when…

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Easy recipe for homemade stained glass heart cookies to make for Valentine's Day. A great DIY treat for kids for Valentine's Day. Easy recipe for homemade stained glass heart cookies to make for Valentine's Day. A great DIY treat for kids for Valentine's Day.

A couple of weeks ago I found these cute Valentine’s Day cookies on Pinterest. They look like they are really hard to make, but they really aren’t. You just need to have the right shaped cookie cutters.   To make these cookies you can use any sugar cookie recipe. I will include my favorite recipe…

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