If you’re looking for Christmas decorating ideas perfect for 2020, we’ve found them! From easy DIY ideas to affordable Christmas decorations you can buy online, here’s my how I’m decorating for the holidays to create a warm, cozy Christmas at home. I can not tell a lie.. I love Christmas. The glow of the lights,…
That Time My Husband Did the Christmas Cards
I’m going to be honest, I STRESS OUT over our Christmas cards every year. There’s a backstory to it– before my daughter was born, my plan was to leave teaching for a few years and start my own stationary and invitation business. I’ve always loved paper and printing, fonts and letterpress. Figuring it was worthwhile…
BEST Christmas Punch Recipe: Santa’s Little Helper!
I call this perfect holiday punch recipe ‘Santa’s Little Helper’ for two reasons: one because it’s the name of the scrappy little dog in The Simpsons and I always thought he was cute. The other is because Mama needs some Santa’s Little Helper to get through this massive pile of gifts to wrap, cookies to…
Christmas Storage & Organization Ideas
As soon as December 26th arrives, our once festive Christmas decorations start to feel cluttered and chaotic. Do you feel that way too, or is it just me? It’s probably the influx of new toys and gifts, but I’m embarrassed to admit that I really can’t wait to take everything down and give our home…
4 Quick & Beautiful Gift Wrapping Ideas
I love giving gifts. LOVE. But for all my years of subscribing to magazines with dedicated articles on beautiful wrapping ideas and oogling photos of intricately wrapped gifts on Pinterest, I’ve just never been great at wrapping them myself. My wrapping typically ends up being a rush job with a quick bow or bag, or…
DIY Photo Ornaments: Editing and Printing Photos
Last year I wrote a post for The CSI Project on making your own photo ornaments. As I put our sweet photos on the tree this year, I realized the photo editing program I used to make them (Picnik) is in the Google graveyard and no longer works. Which means it’s high time for an…
Get Ready for the Holidays {Low-Stress Holiday Prep}
‘Stress-free holiday prep’ would be a ridiculous title, right? Because no matter how much I try to laugh off the stress, there’s going to be at least one point this season where I’ll be wide awake at 3AM thinking: ‘but I still need to buy-the-gifts-wrap-the-presents-make-the-cookies-send-the-cards-and-move-that-creepy-elf-on-the-shelf-before-the-kids-wake-up…’ So here’s an idea. Why not make the holiday preparations…
Chocolate Dipped Pretzel Recipe {DIY Holiday Gift}
Need to make something quick for a holiday party but are burned out on baking Christmas cookies? I have just the recipe for you! It’s a sweet treat that they kids will love to make, plus it looks all kinds of purdy when you put them on a plate or wrap up for a DIY…
Homemade Christmas Gift: Hot Cocoa Kit
Hot Chocolate kits. The idea certainly isn’t new, I’ve seen them around for years and years– even before Pinterest and blogs, gasp! But since they make such easy little DIY gifts I thought I’d share our version. If you live in a colder climate, there’s nothing like some hot cocoa to warm your spirit on…
