july 4th – Alana Jones-Mann

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Fourth Favorites

June 29, 2016

Since most of you will probably be heading offline and into your 4-day weekend a little early, I wanted to share some holiday favorites for those looking for last-minute ideas for the 4th. First ...

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DIY: Surprise-Inside Star Cake

June 16, 2016

My friends at Food Network had asked me to contribute a fun patriotic cake for their site recently. I had been wanting to try out some surprise-inside techniques, so I went with this star-inside ...

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Red, White & Blue Roundup – Pt 2

July 1, 2015

After posting the first part of my patriotic July 4th roundup HERE, I realized I wanted to throw two new ideas into the mix as well – the first for a red, white, and blue Star Spangled ...

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Red, White & Blue Roundup – Pt 1

June 30, 2015

With Fourth of July celebrations starting in just a few days, here’s a look at some of my favorite projects and recipes from the past. Click on each photo to be taken to the specific post. ...

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DIY: Patriotic Ice Cream

July 2, 2014

Using my DIY ice cream recipe (which you can find HERE), I made some patriotic ice cream sandwiches for the holiday weekend. I followed my recipe to make batches of strawberry, blueberry, and ...

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Craft On: Patriotic Cookies

June 27, 2014

As promised, here is one more Craft On episode for you today – this time for some fun patriotic cookies (that you can put on your new patriotic cake plate!). Before you watch the video, ...

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Craft On: Stars and Stripes Cake Plate

June 27, 2014

Just in time for the weekend, I have not one, but TWO new episodes in my “Craft On“ video series to share with you today. So if you were planning to get your craft on and do a little ...

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Craft On: Patriotic Dog Shirts

June 24, 2014

With Fourth of July around the corner, I’ve dedicated an episode in my Craft On series to my favorite addition to any festive Fourth party – a patriotic pup! By using some Avery® ...

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Flag Cake

August 30, 2013

Since I didn’t get to make my annual flag cake for the fourth this year, I decided to bust one out for Labor Day. Labor Day is probably the least patriotic of the summer holidays, but hey ...