Pepper Design Blog

DIY Hanukkah Cookie Menorah

Hanukkah is fast approaching (begins this Friday at sundown) and now is a great time to prep for a neat menorah project for the entire family. Amy Atlas sent over this DIY centerpiece she created using homemade cookies and lollipop sticks (to give structure and stabilization to the ‘candles’) to share with you.

In Amy’s own words:

“This fun dessert and craft project makes a great centerpiece on the Hanukkah table. It is also a fun project that your kids can help out with because you can enlist them to decorate the cookies! Simply pick up these cookie cutters from Sur La Table, bake off a basic sugar cookie recipe in the candle shape with these lollipop sticks attached to your dough, and then decorate the cookies with royal icing and sprinkles. If your kids are helping out with decorating, don’t feel obligated to follow a design – let them decorate away! That way, the cookies will feel more festive and your kids will take a lot of pride in their cookie candle menorah when it is part of the Hanukkah table! When the cookie candles are finished, simply glue-gun the lollipop sticks to your favorite menorah. Enjoy!”

Find the entire post and project at her blog here. Photography credit by Allan Zepeda for Mel Barlow Photography.

‘Man Cupcakes’ for a Personalized Birthday

Bake some manly cupcakes for your favorite birthday boy! These custom cupcake wrappers by Etsy artist Geekinesis are PERFECT! Check out his shop for more great ideas, including motorcycle, airplane, saw edge, forest and clockwork-themed laser cut designs. Send Carl custom requests as well – he cut a beautiful wall stencil for me just recently.

These might even inspire a great party theme! Perfect for the hubby, boyfriend, son or sidekick on his special day.

PDB Christmas Special: *25% Off Christmas Tags!*

So excited for today! Pepper is teaming up with six fabulous artists to bring much Christmas cheer! There is something so wonderful about unwrapping a beautifully packaged gift on Christmas — or, giving the perfectly wrapped gift!

TomKat Studio’s labels (above) are perfect for festive holiday wrapping!

These custom creations by Taffy Apple Designs are printable — use them again and again.

Shabby Chic Crafts share these beautiful creations — so many choices!

Clean simplicity in these classy tags by Modern Classics: Kids Shop.

And these Peppermint Swirl Gift tags by PS Paper Goods are adorable!

The beautiful cards below by Michelle Brusegaard would make lovely gift tags, place cards or Christmas messages.

You must check out each and every one of these incredible shops! Handcrafted beautiful holiday creations for the season or any other time of the year.

A big, grateful thank you to each of these artists for sharing a special discount! Receive 25% off your order between now and December 11 by using promo code: PEPPERDESIGN