Learn how to make cinnamon dough ornaments to make a garland.  I hang my cinnamon ornament garland on my mantle, but it also looks cute on a tree.  This a fun craft for kids to make, or you can make them yourself for adorable DIY Christmas decorations.

Get family new year's eve ideas to celebrate the new year with your entire family.  I also have a cute gummy bear mocktail recipe that's a fun way for kids and adults to have a bubbly drink while waiting for the ball to drop.

How to make a sweater wreath.  This adorable winter wreath DIY is made with Dollar Tree supplies and an old sweater.  This beautiful old sweater hacks is a great way to repurpose an old sweater from your closet or from a thrift store into a Dollar Tree wreath.

How to make peppermint hot chocolate bombs.  These are a delicious twist on a regular hot cocoa bomb made with a white chocolate and peppermint outer shell and filled with hot cocoa.  I also added candy cane bits and marshmallows.

Learn how to freeze dry cheese with a Harvest Right freeze dryer. Freeze drying is a great way to preserve cheese for much longer than other methods, and it rehydrates really well to use in cooking. How to Freeze Dry Cheese Everything tastes better with cheese, so that’s why I don’t want to be without it. The price of cheese her stays fairly consistent, but I like to save when I can and buy in bulk. Cheese is difficult to preserve since you can’t can it. You’re limited to freezing it or placing it in the fridge. Even then, it only lasts for a few weeks in the fridge. It lasts longer in the freezer, but I find that the texture is off. Sure, I’ll use frozen cheese for recipes, but it’s just not the same as fresh cheese. Besides, we’re trying to limit what’s in the freezer by using our freeze dryer for shelf stable foods. When I got the Harvest Right freeze dryer , I wondered, can you freeze dry cheese? Thankfully, freeze dried shredded cheese and freeze dried cheese slices freeze dry