Every year at Christmas we have a few extra Christmas cards, or I’ve found a deal on cards that aren’t personalized. This year we’re going to try sending them to other folks who may enjoy the cards. Troops: Local Red Cross organizations gather Christmas Cards to send to the troops. Check with your Red Cross […]
Looking for Christmas gifts for teachers, friends or neighbors? One of my favorite recipes are Holly Jollies from Christy Jordan over at Southern Plate. Holly Jollies are frugal, easy, quick, and little clean up. Having only one bowl and spoon to clean up at the end of a recipe makes me feel even more accomplished. […]
My oldest girls love making crafts. One of them even has the goal of knitting all of her Christmas gifts. So, I thought finger knitting would be a fun craft to do together. Finger knitting makes great garland for the fireplace or for the tree. My girls wanted to decorate their headboards with the garland, […]
This is one of the easiest crafts. You can find paper straws almost anywhere, and Echoes of Laughter shows us a fun way to decorate with them. Supplies: Paper Straws White cardstock Circle paper punch, or circles cut with scissors Wood buttons, or any buttons Glue gun or white craft glue Cut the straws to […]
Have you been keeping up with the DIY Christmas Series? Every day until Christmas Eve, we’re posting ideas for recipes, gifts, decorations and all things DIY. Here are this week’s ideas in one happy post. Elastic Hair Ties Gift Felt Christmas Ornaments Quick and Easy Ornaments Tree Stump Ornaments Christmas Journal See DIY Christmas […]
The past couple of years I’ve seen DIY snow globes pop up everywhere. I found the cutest tutorial from Whipperberry. These snow globes have an antique feel and would look great on a mantle or tucked in with the rest of your decorations. Make a few of them and group them together. What you need: […]
It’s fall and one of my favorite things is to make a simmer pot to make the house smell delicious! You can use all of the fall goodness you want, but I used what I had in the house already. Ingredients: Cut Apple Orange Peel Orange Slices Cinnamon Stick Cloves Fill a pot with water, […]
The year my husband and I got married, my mother-in-law gave us the perfect gift. It’s a Christmas journal that you write in every year. I was thinking that these would be really easy to make yourself and you can personalize your journal however you want. This Christmas journal is to record memories your family […]
Not only are tree stump ornaments awesome to remember your first Christmas married, or your new baby’s first Christmas, but they’re cute and simple. I found some of the cutest tree stumps over at Mountain Modern Life. Either cut the limbs off a tree in your backyard (or off the bottom of the tree you just […]
