Make It With Madison

It's been a while since I've crocheted a stuffy and I have to say, it takes a lot more time to make one than I remember! I enjoyed making this teddy though! I'm a little limited on my brown yarns at the moment so my choices were either tan or dark brown, and I thought the dark brown would look better. I like how this shade of brown makes the white accents of the bear really pop. This isn't the first teddy I've made, but the first one I made with a lot less experience so it's

Bread is one of my favorite things to bake (it makes my kitchen smell amazing!), but I don't always like the long rise/rest time involved, especially if I'm trying to make something in a hurry. Sometimes I forget to plan ahead, which can complicate things, but recipes like this one have helped me out in a pinch! These buns come together in under an hour (which for made-from-scratch bread, is amazing ) and they're super easy to make. I hope you decide to try making them! Ingre

This is the best recipe I've found for scones, hands down. They turned out so fluffy and moist! The orange-vanilla flavor came through well - even the smell of the scones in the oven was amazing. The glaze is fairly easy to make and really takes the flavor to another level. If you have a stand mixer, I would recommend using it for the scones. It's not necessary, but is helpful. Ingredients: For the scones: 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour ¼ cup sugar 2 tsp. baking powder ¼ tsp. sa

A couple weeks ago I was shopping for Christmas decorations with my sister. Among the ornaments, garlands, and tinsel, we found sewn Christmas trees! These trees were very similar to the ones in this post. It turns out that they're actually pretty easy to make and don't require much fabric. If you wanted, they could even be made fancier with ribbon bows, stars, or jingle bell charms. For this project, I made my own template using a printed out silhouette of a pine tree and tr

The first year I was married, I bought several picture ornaments. This was partially because I didn't have a lot of Christmas ornaments at the time, and because I wanted more pictures of my husband and I around the house! I haven't bought many ornaments since, but I did find this cute idea for crocheted picture ornaments that I thought was wonderful! This one didn't take me long to do at all. I was able to watch a Christmas movie, take a hot cocoa break, and still finish the