Category: Holiday
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Creative Christmas: What I’m Making This Year
Christmas is coming, and I’m going back to my creative roots this year. For so many Christmases in the past, I happily made most of my gifts: mixtapes/cds, ornaments, knitted scarves, and stitched onesies for the babies in the family. But gradually as the years went on, I bought more and more until I only…
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February is Love Month
“Mommy, February is Love Month!” I looked at my eight year old’s sparkling eyes directed at me waiting for an equally enthusiastic reply. I couldn’t think of any reason why we couldn’t celebrate all month long, so Love Month it was. With my watchful apprentice at hand, I cut out small pink and red hearts…
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Simple Ombré Christmas Tree Card
These simple ombré Christmas tree cards are an ode to the paint chip cards I use to easily find at my local grocery store. During the pandemic, the entire paint section was reduced to an aisle and the paint chips disappeared. I didn’t think much of it until I found a cute tutorial on how…
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Painted Fall Table Runner
This fall I’ve been on the lookout for a fall table runner or tablecloth. I wanted something simple and understated that I could add decoration to as needed. We were at Target picking up supplies for another blog post about sending a boo in the mail when I noticed a plain table runner in the…
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A Handmade Christmas — Simple Gifts You Can Make NOW
This year I thought it’d be fun to share a bunch of handmade Christmas gift ideas here on the blog. Of course, I thought of this idea and then realized I was going to have to get them finished well before Christmas in order to share them with you. The good thing is I was…
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How to Make Wood Slice Ornaments
I love wood slice ornaments. The moment I saw these popping up on Instagram last year, I was in love. The only problem was I have exactly zero tools to make said wood slices. Thankfully, though, I’ve spotted plain wood slice ornaments everywhere this year. Which means . . . of course I had to…
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How to Make Fruit Sugar
Have you ever made fruit sugar? This recipe is so delicious—perfect sprinkled on cookies, toast, yogurt, you name it! Last year I bought pretty much all of my family a copy of Maggie Battista’s book, Food Gift Love, because it is basically the perfect cookbook. Maggie has a way of taking something somewhat ordinary like…
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Shortbread Cookie Mix
Mix up this simple and delicious shortbread cookie mix, pour it in a mason jar, and you’ve got an instant gift that’s great for Christmas or anytime of the year! This shortbread cookie mix recipe comes to you courtesy of my Aunt Bobbi who gave it to me years ago. I’m going to be packaging…
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Make Thanksgiving Bunting
Have you ever made Thanksgiving Bunting? It’s a great way to take a moment to think about all you’re grateful for, while adding whimsical holiday decor to your home. Last week for The Creative Play Challenge, we made a list of what makes our hearts sing (aka, what we’re grateful for.) If you’d like to…
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Things That Make Me Happy {An Exercise in Thanksgiving}
Have you ever written a “Things That Make Me Happy” list? It’s a great exercise to develop a more thankful heart! As I’m writing this, Thanksgiving is just a few weeks away. The trees in our neighborhood are almost bare, well, with the exception of the lichen that stays year-round. And the neighbors are starting…