Thanks to BH Innovations for sponsoring this post. Welcome to the Pinterest Challenge Blog Hop! Once a month I get together with my blogging friends to share projects or recipes that we've made. All our recipes or projects are inspired by something we've seen on Pinterest. I was inspired by this pin to make lemon glazed shortbread cookies! Since we are featuring New Year's themed projects and recipes today, I made two versions: one for Christmas and one for New Year's. My Pinterventures • Mom Home GuideOur Good Life • Farm Girl Reformed • Slices of Life Stone Cottage Adventures Continue reading...
How to Make DIY Salt Dough Ornaments
Thanks to Nearly Natural for providing me with the beautiful rustic pine Christmas tree shown in this post. This year I received a beautiful 6 foot mountain pine rustic artificial Christmas tree from online retailer, Nearly Natural. I just love this sweet, slim profile tree! It comes already pre-strung with the cutest clear fairy lights. At only about 2 feet wide, my new artificial or faux Christmas tree fits in my narrow living room and is quick to put up! I decided to go with a simple and homemade look for the ornaments for my tree, so I made homemade ornaments. A big part of the Continue reading...
Chocolate Cookies with White Chocolate Peppermint Icing
This post contains affiliate links. Welcome to the Taste Creations blog hop! Today my blogging friends and I will be sharing Christmas cookie recipes. One of my daughters loves chocolate, while the other adores the taste of peppermint. So I combined the flavors to make white chocolate iced peppermint cookies! These cookies are delicious and look so festive for the holidays. Plus, they don't take a lot of time to make - which is a bonus during the hectic holiday season. My daughters are teens, but if your kids are little, these would be fun and easy Christmas cookies to make with Continue reading...
How to Keep Your Dog Calm for the Holidays
Thanks to The Anxious Pet for sponsoring this post. This post contains affiliate links. While you might find the holidays to be joyful and happy, your family's dog might not. All those visitors, the change in routine and those bright lights and packages might spook him a little. All these changes to your pup's routine might make the holidays an anxious time for your pooch. But there are ways to soothe your pet's anxiety this Christmas and holiday season. How to Keep Your Pet Calm Luckily, there are several things you can do to keep your pup happy and calm this holiday Continue reading...
How to Warm a Room this Winter – and NewAir Heater 10% Off Discount Code
Thanks to NewAir for providing me with the NewAir Whole Room Heater, Whisper Quiet, reviewed in this post. @newairusa #newairusa My daughter has the coldest room in the house. The room juts out from the back of our home and has multiple exterior walls. So it gets quite chilly! I got her an extra comforter this year to help keep her warm at night. But now that she spends most of her days in her room for remote schooling (our school system is all remote currently), she needs more than just a comforter! So I did some research on how to best warm a room this winter. Luckily, the folks at Continue reading...
Holiday Giveaway Bundle with $100 Target Gift Card
Happy Thursday, everyone! The weekend is almost here! This has been a fun week because I have joined a group of fabulous bloggers to host a huge holiday giveaway on Instagram! The holiday giveaway bundle is bursting with lots of great products and gift cards, including a $100 Target gift card! This giveaway bundle will surely brighten the winner's holiday season - the winner will WIN EVERYTHING in our holiday bundle giveaway! Holiday Bundle Giveaway One lucky winner will get ALL the goodies from:@trucandlestudio everyone’s fav double-wick birch “tannenbaum” candle Continue reading...
How to Make Cast Iron Skillet Cornbread
This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Welcome to Tasty Tuesday! On Tuesdays I like to share some recipes that I've made and loved! Today I am sharing a simple recipe for skillet cornbread - this recipe cooks in the oven in a oven-safe skillet. I made this for the first time last week. My family loved it so much that I made it again the next day! Skillet Cornbread Recipe (Recipe from Damn Delicious) I love cornbread, but for some reason, I only made it for the first time last month. Weird, huh? I just never knew how easy and delicious homemade cornbread is. For this recipe, Continue reading...
Friday Find – Nearly Natural Slim Christmas Tree
Thanks to Nearly Natural for providing me with the slim Christmas tree reviewed in this post. This is a sponsored post. Welcome to Friday Finds! On Fridays, I like to share products I own and love. Today I am sharing my new faux Nearly Natural Christmas Tree! My new artificial slim Christmas tree is the 6 foot White Mountain Pine Artificial Christmas Tree with 300 Clear LED Lights and Pine Cones from Nearly Natural ($138.99). Nearly Natural has a large assortment of beautiful and realistic looking Christmas Trees for the season. My new Nearly Natural Christmas tree is 6 feet Continue reading...
Best Amazon Home Products to Buy Black Friday
This post is a sponsored post and contains Amazon affiliate links. I've never been a traditional Black Friday shopper - I'm not much for getting up early and fighting the crowds in the stores. But I am totally game for some online shopping for some Black Friday home products! With so many of us spending a lot of time at home these days, it's a good time to purchase home products that will make home life easier and more enjoyable. These are some Amazon products (with great prices even before Black Friday) so you can start your Black Friday holiday shopping early. Best Amazon Home Continue reading...
My New Favorite Scent (from Cher) – Friday Finds
I am a #scentbeauty affiliate partner. This post contains affiliate links. Welcome to Friday Finds! On Fridays, I like to share some of my favorite products that I've tried and loved. I usually share home products, but today I am doing something different and am sharing my new scent - Cher Eau de Couture. I am so happy that I have a new scent/ perfume! It's like an early Christmas gift for myself. I often don't splurge on perfume or luxurious body products for myself, so it's really special that I have a new scent to enjoy. (Most of the perfumes and scented body products I have were Continue reading...