This post is from Mom Home Guide's archive of fabulous holiday-season blog posts! Gingerbread cookies are such a fun holiday cookie! My kids and I recently made a bunch of gingerbread cookies together, and it was so much fun! I made the dough on Friday, and on Saturday, we baked and decorated our gingerbread men. I have to admit, that my kids did most of the work after I made the dough! They had a lot of fun cutting out the gingerbread men and decorating them together. I think they did a great job! I've discovered that this recipe has a light ginger flavor, which I like. (Many gingerbread Continue reading...
Amazon Holiday & Christmas Gift Ideas for Moms Under $30
Welcome to the Festive Christmas Ideas Blog Hop! My blogging friends and I are sharing fun holiday and Christmas ideas! Today's focus is Gift Guides! Today I am sharing a gift guide for moms—Amazon gifts for Moms under $30. My Christmas gift guide features some of the best Amazon products that are sure to please any mom on your gift list! Best Amazon Gifts for Moms Under $30 Most of the items on this gift idea list are Amazon products I own and love myself, are on my Christmas wish list or are Amazon products that I have purchased for friends! I think any of the holiday and Christmas Continue reading...
DIY Snowflake Wood Slice Ornaments
This post is from the Mom Home Guide archives and is about these beautiful rustic snowflakes that I made for my living room's rustic Christmas tree five years ago—I still love them! They are so simple to make and make Christmas gifts! Enjoy! 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 Continue reading...
No Sew Christmas Sock Gnomes—You’ll Love this Quick & Simple Craft! (They Also Make Great Gifts!)
I love gnomes and I adore crafting them for quick and easy Christmas decor and gifts! They are super quick to put together and can add a fun touch to your holiday decorations! Plus, they are also super inexpensive to make. Follow my tutorial to make one—or several—of your own. If you like gnomes, this craft is for you! With this tutorial, you can complete a gnome in just a few minutes! I made a sock gnome for myself, and then I made one for each of my two kids! After that, I crafted a few as Christmas gifts! Sock Gnome Supplies Most of the supplies for this craft are super Continue reading...
Festive Unconventional Christmas Movies to Watch this Holiday Season
This post contains Amazon affiliate links. During the holiday season, one of my favorite things is to spend an evening in with my husband and kids and watch a Christmas movie. When you like to watch holiday movies as much as I do, sometimes the list of traditional or standard Christmas movies can be kind of short! But luckily, I have found other non-standard Christmas movies that can get me in the holiday spirit, too! These festive unconventional Christmas movies aren't 100% Christmas movies, but they do the trick! Some of these unconventional Christmas movies happen to be among my Continue reading...
My New, Beautiful Hot & Cold Carafes for Holiday Entertaining
With the holiday season quickly approaching, now's the time to prepare everything you'll need to entertain your guests—or to give to family and friends as gifts. I was looking for a beautiful and large carafe to serve hot chocolate, coffee, or tea. I found two wonderful options—a Cresimo carafe and also a Cresimo airpot, both from Amazon, that are both great looking and perfect for entertaining. They keep beverages hot or cold for a really long time! (Hot beverages stay hot for 12 hours hot, while cold ones can remain cold for 36 hours.) So any drink I will serve will be the perfect Continue reading...
Lighted Snowflake Wine Bottle (DIY Christmas Gift)
This post contains Amazon affiliate links. I love decorating for Christmas and crafting! Today, I am sharing how to make an easy and beautiful DIY lighted snowflake bottle. It makes a great gift! Plus, at the end of this post are also some amazing DIY gift ideas from my blogging friends. DIY Lighted Snowflake Wine Bottle (Homemade Christmas Gift Idea) I have always loved beautiful glass objects. I seek out things like paperweights and glass ornaments, for instance. I love the look of pretty cobalt blue glass. I recently discovered Krylon Sea Glass Spray Paint in Cornflower and Continue reading...
Best Gifts for Busy Moms
Do you have a busy mom on your gift list this holiday season? As a busy mom myself, I have some ideas on what the special mom in your life might like this holiday season! From products that save her time, to others that soothe and pamper, you are bound to find the perfect gift idea in this post! Skincare Essentials Between managing kids' schedules, work commitments and household responsibilities, busy moms often neglect their own skincare routines. A quality facial cleanser for oily face can make a real difference in those quick morning and evening routines, helping to Continue reading...
Pretty Christmas Wrappings
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...
The 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 being recent college graduates, 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 Continue reading...
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