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We love giving gifts made in the kitchen –especially on Valentine's Day. Making something for your loved one just seems to say "hey, I dig you" a lot more than a grocery store card. Add in the extra cool factor of it containing SPRINKLES and being the most yummy smelling exfoliant and moisturizer and you are bound to get some action! ;) Sprinkle Sugar Scrub(makes 8 ounces) What you need: 1/2 cup colored coarse sanding sugar (I used pink)1/2 cup Toyland Sprinkles (you can sub coarse white sanding sugar)1/4 cup almond oil1/4 teaspoon bubblegum extract (you can sub with your favorite...

If cookies could be in colors and last for years I’d make ornaments out of them. Until then, these will do just beautifully!! 

Between decorating parties, cake tops, rooms, packages, dogs and clothing, We've made more pom poms than we could possibly remember. Below is the hand wrapping method for making a pom pom that we teach everyone new who comes aboard to work with TEAM YUM YUM.  Hand Pom Poms:Ingredients:1 skien of yarn (the thicker the yarn, the fluffier the pom pom)1 pair sharp scissors Step 1:Begin by wrapping yarn around four fingers, about 60 times. Step 2:After you’ve wrapped a thick amount, leave a bit of slack and cut a piece off (about 8-inches long) Step 3:Remove yarn from your fingers...

Clowns get a bad wrap. I always thought it was about those oversized shiny red shoes. I’m changing the way clowns are perceived…starting with the feet up!  DIY: Pom Pom Clown Shoesmakes 1 pairWhat you need: 1 glue gun with glue sticksPremade pom poms in 2 sizes (each pair of shoes used approximately 240 small and 100 medium)1 pair shoes (I used pale pink “faux keds” from Target)2 (24-inch) pieces of ribbon (I used grey)2 small handmade yarn pom poms (get Pom Pom DIY HERE)2 medium-sized handmade pom poms1 pair scissors What to do: Step One: Using a hot glue gun attach the medium-sized...