Thanksgiving is this week, and where did the time go? If you haven’t already started planning for the Christmas season, chances are, you’re about to deck the halls this Saturday! If you need a little inspiration to get your house in the holiday spirit, join us for a Christmas party on Facebook this weekend! We […]
All Things Christmas
8+ Wine Bottle Christmas Crafts
It’s the holiday season, so you’ve probably been stressing out over parties, decorations, and presents. The good news is that you’ve also probably gathered a few empties. Maybe you blearily looked them over and thought, I wonder if I could make anything out of these? You totally can with these wine bottle crafts below! Like, you could […]
How to Decorate Your Yard for Christmas
Are you tired of trying to match The Joneses, and their number of Christmas lights? Are you looking for something better than inflatable snow globes or snowmen? I’m here to give you a few nontraditional ideas to decorate your yard for Christmas that are still cute and clever. Take these giant ball ornaments, for example. […]
Easy Ways to Recycle Holiday Gift Wrap & Boxes
I am a BIG recycler. Save the trees, and all that. Christmas morning makes me cringe a bit inside, when I see all the paper and boxes heading straight for the dump. We even have a recycling can, but many printed wrapping papers can’t go there. Let’s ease up Mother Nature and our garbages a […]
Joanna Gaines Approved Christmas Decor DIYs
I cannot tell you how incredibly amazing Joanna Gaines’ house is. Or, maybe it’s that she is so talented. Either way, let’s go look at real estate for farmhouses. While we’re there, we’ll probably pick up a handsome, charming man who is willing to fix it up for us, too. Then, maybe, we’ll actually have […]
10+ DIY Place Card Crafts for Christmas
Waaay back when, I remember looking up place cards ideas for Thanksgiving. Before then, I’d just allowed people to sit where they found somewhere chair-like. Before you judge, you should know that we’ve had young kids for about a decade. My husband and I haven’t been able to do the whole fancier dinner thing. This […]
DIY Christmas Decor For the Kitchen
I remember visiting a neighbor when I was first married, and poor. It must have been sometime in November, because her home was Christmas-themed. I’m not talking about a tree in the corner and some mistletoe at the window, either. This woman had a tree, yes. She had year-round ornaments she traded out for each […]
12 Days of Elf On A Shelf Shenanigans
I remember back in the good old days before strange, cute mischief-makers with pointy ears came about. Parents would sing “Santa Claus is Coming to Town” to their restless children, and have nothing else interesting to do with the rest of their evenings. *Sigh* It was time for a change, an upset, a new idea. […]
Cheap Stocking Stuffers for EVERYONE On Your List
Every year around December 24 at 11:00 p.m., the Santa’s helper at our place realizes she didn’t quite remember to purchase stocking stuffers. What’s more is that we don’t exactly have knick-knacks laying around the house that everyone would like. Right? Good news: I’m wrong. After reading through these ideas, I will be a last-minute pro […]
6+ Homemade Holiday Tree Topper Tutorials
Merry Christmas! Happy Holidays! Season’s Greetings! Are you thinking of putting up a tree this year? I’m thinking that you’re also planning on topping it off. That’s why you came here, isn’t it? Well, how about this rosette design right here? Martha Stewart‘s instructions are much like cutting out snowflakes or a paper doll chain. […]
