Now that Christmas is a few weeks away, I'm looking to decking out my home for the holidays and wrapping some presents to put under the tree! So I thought it would be fun to look at different ways to wrap gifts for friends and family. Eco-Friendly Wrapping Paper Lately I've been reading that many types of wrapping paper aren't eco-friendly because of added extras like dyes and glitter—not to mention that wrapping paper can be expensive, too. I really like the look of gifts wrapped in simple craft paper and tied with twine. I think it has a sweet nostalgic look. It would also be fun to Continue reading...
My New Adagio Tea Advent Calendar (And Other Fun Holiday Ideas)
Advent calendars are a fun way to count down to Christmas. Over the years, I've had several advent calendars, mostly ones I made for my children. But with both of my kids now away at college, I thought I'd enjoy an advent calendar just for myself this year! I adore tea, so the Adagio Teas advent calendar with 24 teas is perfect for me! My calendar is filled with teabags, but Adagio Teas also offers one with loose tea. The tea in their advent calendar is gluten-free, dairy-free, nut-free and vegan-friendly. Tea Advent Calendar Each Adagio advent calendar has 24 teas is composed of a Continue reading...
Christmas Trees on Parade & Ornament Giveaway
Today I am getting together with Terri from Christmas Tree Lane and my blogging friends to share our Christmas trees for the Christmas Trees on Parade blog hop! We will all be showing our Christmas trees and giving away a Christmas-tree ornament! Visit my giveaway later in this post, and use the links below in my post to enter my friends' ornament giveaways, too! Last year, I got a new Christmas tree to display in my living room's bay window. I've always wanted a tree for that space, so I was happy to finally be able to display one there! The space is small (it's next to our Continue reading...
Lemon Shortbread Cookies with a Lemon Glaze
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...
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...
Christmas Trees On Parade – and Ornament Giveaway!
This post contains Amazon affiliate posts. Today I am joining Terri at Christmas Tree Lane and a bunch of talented bloggers for the Christmas Trees on Parade blog hop! My blogging friends and I will be sharing our Christmas trees with you. (I am sharing a kitchen-themed ornament tree with homemade ornaments.) This fun Christmas Tree hop features 8 bloggers and their Christmas trees, plus ornament giveaways. Hosted by: Terri at Christmas Tree Lane T’onna at Sew Crafty Crochet Lauren at Mom Home Guide Linda at A Labour of Life Charlene at Enduring All Continue reading...
DIY Snowflake Wood Slice Ornaments
This post contains Amazon affiliate links. This year, I chose to put up a beautiful rustic minimal Christmas tree. The tree is 6 feet high and just 2 feet wide, so it is the perfect size for displaying in my living room's bay window. I thought it would be sweet to have a simpler rustic/homespun vibe this year, so I made all the trimmings (on a tight budget) for the tree myself. In all, I think I only spent about $20 decorating the tree. (That's a small budget!) One of the elements I made for the tree are inexpensive wood slice snowflake ornaments painted with a muted green and blue. I Continue reading...
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