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    Easy-To-Follow Recipes, Crafts, & DIY Tutorials

    Welcome to the Gluesticks! Browse dozens of recipes to bake and crafts to make, all designed to help you create with confidence!

    Popular Holiday Posts

    • Pop Tart nativity scene on white plate.
      Pop-Tart Nativity Scene (Easy Christmas Craft for Kids)
    • Christmas sugar cookies with buttercream frosting.
      Classic Christmas Sugar Cookies
    • Christmas stocking on mantle
      Free Christmas Stocking Sewing Pattern
    • Chubby gingerbread man cookie with white icing and red candy buttons.
      Chubby Gingerbread Man Cookies
    See more Christmas →

    Thanksgiving Recipes

    • Slice of pecan slab pie on a white plate.
      Pecan Slab Pie
    • Pan of baked Parker House rolls.
      Parker House Rolls (Sister Schubert Style)
    • Slice of apple slab pie on spatula.
      Apple Slab Pie
    • Slice of pumpkin slab pie on white plate.
      Pumpkin Slab Pie
    • Two Hawaiian dinner rolls stacked on top of eachother.
      Homemade Hawaiian Rolls Recipe
    • Basket of cloverleaf dinner rolls.
      Buttery Cloverleaf Dinner Rolls
    • Banana cream pie with sliced bananas on top
      Old Fashioned Banana Cream Pie Recipe
    • Wire basket of crescent rolls.
      Homemade Crescent Rolls
    See more Thanksgiving →

    Holiday Crafts & Sewing Projects

    • Clementine wreaths on table.
      Clementine Wreath: Easy DIY Christmas Neighbor Gift
    • Graham cracker nativity scene.
      Graham Cracker Nativity For Kids
    • Candy wreath made from truffles.
      Candy Truffle Wreaths (Easy Christmas Gift Idea!)
    • sign on the front of a wire caddy
      Delivery Driver Treats (Free Printable Sign)
    • Wreath with bottlebrush trees attached in a variety of colors.
      Bottlebrush Tree Wreath Tutorial
    • Container of simmer pot potpourri ingredients.
      Holiday Simmer Pot Potpourri
    • finished paper plate snowman on work space
      Snowman Christmas Countdown from a Paper Plate
    • Pop tart gingerbread house decorated with candy and mints.
      The Original Pop-Tart Gingerbread House (Easy Tutorial)
    See more Christmas →

    Christmas Cookie Recipes

    • Buttercream frosted ginger cookies with sprinkles.
      Frosted Ginger Cookies
    • 3 candy cane cookies on a white plate.
      Classic Candy Cane Sugar Cookies
    • Iced gingerbread man cookies on a baking sheet.
      Old Fashioned Iced Gingerbread Man Cookies
    • Hot cocoa cookies with sprinkles on table with cup of hot cocoa.
      Hot Cocoa Cookies
    • Frosted gingerbread cookie bars cut into squares on parchment paper.
      Soft Gingerbread Cookie Bars Recipe
    • Snowman cookies decorated with frosting and candy eyes.
      Chubby Snowman Cookies
    • Iced molasses cookies on parchment paper.
      Iced Molasses Cookies
    • Frosted green tree cookies on baking sheet.
      Easy Christmas Tree Sugar Cookies
    • Stack of Chex Scotcheroos.
      Chex Scotcheroos Clusters

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    About the Founder

    Brandy Nelson is a professional baker, photographer, and sewing book author. She has been sharing easy-to-follow recipes and tutorials since 2009. Her work has been featured in Family Fun, All You Magazine, Apartment Therapy, and Taste of Home.

    Cookie Recipes

    • Gingerbread thumbprints on baking sheet.
      Gingerbread Thumbprint Cookies with White Chocolate
    • Gingerbread blossoms baked on cookie sheet.
      Gingerbread Blossom Cookies
    • Ritz freckles in baking sheet.
      Ritz Bits Freckles (Chocolate Covered Ritz Bits)
    • Gingerbread cookies on a white platter.
      Colonial Williamsburg Ginger Cookies
    See more Cookies →

     

    Bread Recipes

    • Baking dish of cinnamon roll bites.
      Cinnamon Roll Bites
    • Bread pan of Dollywood cinamon bread.
      Dollywood Cinnamon Bread Copycat Recipe
    • Two banana nut muffins stacked on top of eachother.
      Bakery Style Banana Nut Muffins
    • Pan of blueberry cake sliced into squares.
      Blueberry Breakfast Cake
    See more Bread →

    Craft Projects

    • DIY Halloween Landscape Painting (Easy Painting Party Idea)
    • Decorated shell ring dish with gold rings.
      DIY Shell Ring Dish: Easy Napkin Decoupage Tutorial
    • Two bandana tote bags.
      DIY Bandana Tote Bag Tutorial (Easy Sewing Project)
    • Arms with stacks of bandana bracelets on them.
      Easy DIY Bandana Bracelets
    See more Craft Tutorials →

     

    Sewing Projects

    • Finished quilt folded on table.
      How to Make a T-Shirt Quilt: A Step-by-Step Guide
    • Bandana flag pillow on rocking chair.
      Bandana Flag Pillow (Easy Patriotic Throw Pillow Tutorial)
    • 30 felt tutorials
      30 Felt Craft Tutorials (Toys, Gifts and More!)
    • collage of cheap and easy halloween crafts
      16 Cheap and Easy Halloween Crafts to Make
    See more Sewing Projects →

     

    Latest Posts

    • Ghost marshmallows on black platter.
      Ghost Marshmallows
    • Bowl of turkey chili with cheese, sour cream and chips.
      Easy Turkey Chili Recipe (Stovetop or Slow Cooker)
    • Slice of apple slab pie ala mode.
      10 BEST SLAB PIE RECIPES
    • Disneyland resort shortbread cookies on parchment paper.
      6 Disney Cookie Recipes You Can Make at Home
    • Disney molasses crackle cookies on parchment paper.
      Disney Wilderness Lodge Molasses Cookies
    • Bowl of almond roca.
      Homemade Almond Roca

    Welcome!

    I'm Brandy! I love to create and share my ideas through easy-to-follow recipes and tutorials.

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    Holiday Posts

    • Holiday peanut butter cup cookies on parchment paper.
      Holiday Peanut Butter Cup Cookies
    • Broken pieces of Christmas crack on a baking sheet.
      Easiest Christmas Crack Toffee (No Oven, No Thermometer)
    • Hand holding a teddy bear gingerbread cookie.
      Teddy Bear Gingerbread Cookies
    • container with 12 days of christmas label
      12 Days of Christmas Advent Gift For Christians! (QR Codes)
    • white tree platter filled with candy
      Easy Christmas Treat Platters (Free Printable Tags)
    • sugared cranberries in a bowl
      Easy Sugar Cranberries (+ Video)
    • Two gingerbread man cookie cutters on playdough.
      Easy Gingerbread Playdough
    • santa candy cane holder
      No Sew Felt Candy Cane Holders (+Video)
    See more Christmas →

    Latest Posts

    • Cup of rolls of fruit leather.
      Homemade Fruit Leather (Dehydrator & Oven Recipe)
    • 5 cookies that subway makes.
      5 Copycat Subway Cookie Recipes You Can Make at Home
    • Stack of thin and crispy cookies.
      Copycat Tate's Bake Shop Chocolate Chip Cookies
    • Collage of 9 different types of cookies.
      10 Classic Cookie Recipes Every Home Baker Should Know
    • Assorted homemade cookies from Ritz Carlton recipes on a white surface.
      4 Famous Ritz Carlton Cookie Recipes You Can Make at Home
    • Peanut butter cookies on parchment paper lined baking sheet.
      Ritz Carlton Half Moon Bay Peanut Butter Cookies

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