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So I was waiting around at the deli for my Italian cold cut sub and my eyes started to wander. It’s one of those quiet little small town delis, and no one else is around … the employee who took my order is now in the back making my sandwich.

“and what to my wondering eyes should appear…”

Well, a bag of white chocolate and peppermint covered pretzels. 🙂

And, like any DIYer would think, I thought “I could totally make those”.

Now, I’m no fancy cooker lady, and DIY in the kitchen is oh-so-not-even-remotely close to DIY around the house. But apparently I am the arrogant kind of DIYer. You know the type.

“Hi, I’m Karah and I like to make crafts and do home improvement so clearly I can cook anything I see in a bag in a deli.”

Lucky for me, this little treat was so incredibly easy my 5 year old nephew could do it. Which isn’t really a fair comparison because he did have to explain to me the other day what a periscope is. #iamnotsmarterthana5yearold

Anyway, here is how I made some easy little white chocolate and peppermint pretzel sticks and still have enough kitchen prowess left over to whip up some dark chocolate and peppermint bark for a little Christmas party treat.
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Happy Tuesday everyone.

We were going to post our party features yesterday but decided to participate in a little blogger day of silence to honor those affected by the tragedy that happened on Friday at the school in Connecticut.

It’s not much, but any gesture of goodwill towards others is a worthwhile gesture in my book so we were happy to participate.

And, silly little Christmas crafts don’t seem all that important, but it’s what many of us do for fun and enjoyment and sometimes we need to be reminded to spend our days doing what we love … no matter how silly it may seem to others.

I don’t know if you’ve had a chance to check out the links from the crafty Christmas party yet? There are over 300 links of awesomeness and inspiration. I always find it super hard to narrow down just a few to highlight, I shared a bunch on our facebook page and pinned as many pretty pictures as I could.

And I tried to comment on every single link, blogger comments were giving me a bit of a fit for a while Saturday morning, tho. Know that I did visit each and every one of your projects and thank you so much for taking the time to link up.

And, without further ado, here’s my list of the Top 12 Christmas crafts to make this year.
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