Short things before the internet goes away while we move.

Using a pants hanger to hang your recipe from the cabinets. We tried this and the magazine slid out of the hanger and landed face down on the roast. It was convenient while it lasted though.

Make magazine: How to make fake (sugar) glass for breaking over your sibling's head while mom is watching. And how to make your own enclosed glass ecosystem. We had one of those when we moved from Ohio to San Francisco and left it in the cupholder of the moving truck overnight somewhere in Kansas, they all froze and never quite recovered. Sniff.

Ask Metafilter: best waffle recipe and cupcake icing recipes (my favorite remains the Magnolia buttercream).

I wish everybody a merry christmas! Here is an article at Dirt on how to make candy cane shot glasses all your own, it looks very tricky but I might just try it.

Gayla created these awesome "Fuck off, I'm reading" cross-stitch bookmark kits as gifts and she offers the pattern (PDF) and a link to some basic cross stitch instructions, all links and a little more info are to be found here. (Be nice - please do not sell the pattern or the finished product.)