Kate was recently invited to a lunch and ornament exchange with the girls in her pre-k class. I thought this was a great opportunity to get a little crafty with her and DIY a few ornaments. We looked online and…
How to Make Peppermint Cookies
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….
