Several families in our neighborhood took a trip on the “Polar Express” to look at Christmas lights this past weekend. I volunteered to bring cookies and tried out a new recipe. They were a big hit, and I will definitely…
How to Create DIY Gift Tags Using Old Christmas Cards
I always save the previous year’s Christmas cards we receive, look over them again when I get all of our Christmas decorations out, and then recycle them. Then I saw an idea in Martha Stewart Living recently and decided to…
How to Create a Metallic Tissue Paper Tassel Garland
In thinking about decorating for the holidays, I wanted to DIY something for our mantel. I wanted to make something festive eye catching. Having made one of these tissue paper tassel garlands before, I thought I would just change up…
How to Create a Simple & Natural Thanksgiving Table
I mentioned before that we are hosting Thanksgiving again this year. Our dining room table is a little tight with eight people, but it is cozy and I love eating in the dining room (because we never do so otherwise)!…
How to Create DIY Watercolor Place Cards
We are hosting Steve’s family for Thanksgiving again this year, so I starting working on the table setting yesterday. I decided to use all items that I already had on hand and as usual, wanted to keep it super simple….
How to Make DIY Cotton Candy Cone Party Favors
Kate turns five next week so we celebrated this past weekend with a roller skating party! We decided to give out these cotton candy cone party favors to the guests as they left. Let’s be honest, kids just want the sugar!…