Hot Chocolate and Hot Apple Cider Bar

November 16, 2015November 14, 201521 Comments

Jingle bells, jingle bells! Sorry! We are already practicing some our Christmas stuff at school. We have our Christmas program just 10 days after we come back from Thanksgiving! Things are getting pretty hectic! So I could take some time to slow down and enjoy a hot drink, I set up a hot chocolate and apple cider bar! Have you done one of these too? My kids love it! Whenever we have guests over, they love to ‘fancy up’ their drinks.

We have no snow here, just cold and fog, but I loved this saying and added it to my chalkboard. I enjoy being able to change the sayings on it for each season or celebration.

I added some evergreen branches from my yard to the top along with a sparkly white triangle banner.

I found this World Market wine holder at a yard sale, and just had to bring it home. I used it to hold mugs instead. I have to find a few more that will fit! I layered some faux and real greens on top along with some wooden beads I spray painted white #whatapain!.

Next to the mugs I have some mason jars filled with some goodies to add to your drink. There are cinnamon sticks to stir with, chocolate chips and white chocolate chips. I found the cute little tags here. I used baker’s twine to tie them on.

On the other end of the bar, I have a big glass jar of hot chocolate, some chocolate syrup and some fun chocolate sprinkles and some cinnamon. I would like to add a bottle of caramel sauce too.

Right in the middle I have some hot apple cider, the marshmallows and spoons. Peppermint sticks will be on my list the next time I go to the store.

It is really nice to have everything out and ready to go when friends come over. No digging around in my cupboards trying to find all the supplies! You could easily make this a coffee or tea bar too.

Don’t forget we have a giveaway going on until Wednesday. If you haven’t entered already, you can go to this post!

https://homeonthecorner.com/2015/11/11/we-received-a-blogger-recognition-award-plus-we-are-doing-a-giveaway/

Hope you all have a wonderful week! Thanksgiving will be here soon and then on to Christmas!

Holiday Ornament Exchange Link Party!

November 14, 2015November 13, 2015Leave a comment

Welcome everyone!

I am helping host my first ever link party! Remember the pinecone ornament I posted earlier this week? It was part of an ornament exchange and now you will have the chance to see all the ornaments and link up your own homemade ornament!

Welcome to the first 2015 Holiday Ornament Exchange!

Want to see all the amazing ornaments we have shared?

We are linking up all of our ornaments in the link below so everyone can see all the beautiful handmade and/or store bought goodies we came up with!

Let’s all get inspired this season!

The Hosts of the Exchange~

We want to say a huge “Thank You” to all the blogs that shared the exchange announcement on their sites, we could not have done it without you! Hugs!

Make sure to visit all the other wonderful bloggers of the 2015 Ornament Exchange! All of their incredible creations are linked in the link party below.

We want to see your ornament tutorials too! Show us your creations by adding your post to the party below! Please add only ornament tutorials to the party. Thank you!

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Corner News-November 13, 2015

November 13, 2015November 12, 2015Leave a comment

Welcome to the newest edition of the Corner News! It is finally getting colder and darker here in California…unfortunately for some of us who prefer the warmer weather it isn’t that great.

But, here are some of the things that have happened these past weeks.

I want to apologize for not posting yesterday. We thought that because there were so many blog posts this week that you MUST be getting tired of us. Just kidding, I know you love us! So, to let you know what I have been working on, here is a sneak peek!

Isn’t this a great sneak peek?

Next on the agenda, my roommate, my dad, and myself all went to a concert called Winter Jam. It is a Christian concert and it is only $10 to get in. The company my dad works for has a box in the stadium where the concert was held and we were blessed enough to get tickets in the booth. It was absolutely amazing! My favorite band, Skillet, was the main act and they were incredible. Unfortunately, I didn’t get any good pictures of Skillet, but here is a picture of Lydia and I.

Sorry for the terrible lighting

Finally, I want to remind everyone of the giveaway that we are hosting with ParrotUncle. And, if you don’t think that the lamp will look good in your house, maybe it will look good in someone who you know’s house. Here is the link again for the raffle.

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Thanks for stopping by for another edition of the Corner News. Hope you have a great weekend and keep warm.

We Received A Blogger Recognition Award Plus We Are Doing A Giveaway!

November 11, 2015November 11, 20155 Comments

Blogger Recognition Award

This is a sponsored post and I was compensated. The views and opinions expressed on this post are purely my own.
 Compensation for this post was provided by Parrot Uncle.

Guess what? We were nominated for another award by a wonderful blogger! This award is the Blogger Recognition Award and we received it from Katrin over at KreativK. We nominated her for the Liebster Award a few months back and now she is returning the favor. This award is for Encouragement, Accomplishments and well, Recognition. It acknowledges a bloggers capabilities in a motivating way. Thanks so much Katrin!

Katrin has such great ideas on her blog! She redecorated her little (big) girls room and has started some awesome Christmas decorations. She has lots of great DIY’s too. Go check out her blog!

Because we are so excited about this award, we are having a giveaway! You can read more about it at the end of the post.

Here are the rules if you accept the award:

~ Thank the person who nominated you and provide a link to their blog.

~ Attach the award to the post

~ Write a post to show off your award

~ Give a brief story of how your blog started

~ Give a piece of advice or two to new bloggers

~ Select 15 other bloggers you want to give the award to. You cannot nominate yourself or the person who has nominated you.

~ Comment on each blog and let them know you have nominated them.

How Our Blog Started:

I had been reading blogs for a couple of years and really enjoyed reading and seeing what other people were doing in their homes. I enjoyed doing crafts and decorating too. Lauren had moved out of the house and Haley was graduating from high school, so I was looking for something I could do to keep busy. I had mentioned it to Lauren, but wasn’t sure what I would blog about. She encouraged me to blog about our home, decorating, crafts, and family. I encouraged her to join me, so she could help me navigate all the unknown of blogging. It took us awhile to figure out how to even start, and we are learning more each day. I have really enjoyed having a place to show my work and my ideas and I am really glad Lauren is along for the ride!

My Advice for New Bloggers:

Try to do a little research first. Find out what you want to blog about. Read up on different areas of blogging. Then, just get started! I had researched quite a bit before starting, but there is no better way to learn, than to just jump in! The first year, or more, is a huge learning curve, but just stick with it.

We also do lots of link parties. Really try to get your blog out there and use social media too. There are so many great bloggers out there where you can find great advice and suggestions.

Okay! Here is my list of nominees:

These are all wonderful bloggers! Please check out their blogs. I follow each one of them, although they might not know it.;) They have great ideas, designs and stories.I have been inspired by each and every one!

Now onto the giveaway! ParrotUncle is giving away this beautiful Mediterranean Style Curved Pole Green and White Tiffany Table Lamp. Their selection is just beautiful!

ParrotUncle is a specialty retailer striving on satisfying your home lighting requirements. From living room to bedroom, floor lamps to pendant lighting, from bathroom to hallway, mirror lighting to wall sconces, they are dedicated to offer you the best quality and the largest selection of home lightings fixtures. From antique tiffany lamps to cottage chic handmadewooden lamps, you can enjoy the warmest light and most decorative style for your house. You can check out more of their lamps here. Just complete the Rafflecopter below to be entered. The giveaway will be held for one week and we will notify the winner by email. Good luck!

Thank you again Katrin for nominating us! I love how the blogging community supports each other and encourages each other as we work each day.

Please leave us a comment below to enter. Just click on the Rafflecopter Giveaway link. Also we would love to have you follow us! There are follow buttons at the top and bottom of the post.

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Thank you all for joining us today!!

Paper Pinecone Christmas Ornament-Ornament Exchange

November 10, 2015November 10, 201551 Comments

Hi everyone! I have something special to share with you today! I know it’s a little early to be sharing Christmas ideas, but Erlene at My Pinterventures is hosting a 2015 Ornament Exchange. She has partnered 80+ bloggers to exchange ornaments and we want to share our creations or special finds with you! So, if you’re looking for some holiday ornament craft tutorials or ornament inspiration, you’ve come to the right place!

2015 Ornament Exchange

Today is Day 10. If you want to go back and start at the beginning and see all the great ideas, click here. I was so excited to receive an email from Erlene about who my ornament exchange partner would be. I was even more excited to learn it would be Erlene herself! She wrote to me that this year her tree will be a deep rich red, gold, and white. There isn’t a theme, just a variety of ornaments in those colors and she likes unusual ornaments. Well, I love the white and gold idea, so I went with that. Lauren picked out the idea for the ornament and then I went shopping for the supplies. Here are the papers I chose: a gold glitter, golden stripes, clear vellum with gold hexagons, and I had white sparkly on hand.

christmas ornament paper pinecone scrapbook paper

I also bought the egg shaped styrofoam ball. I had the circle punch already and of course, my glue gun. I started out by punching out the circles from each of the papers. I needed quite a bit, more than I thought I would. I kept running out!

christmas ornament paper pinecone supplies

I started at the narrow end of the egg. I glued on each circle, overlapping them as I went around. Then I added the next layer, overlapping the first layer too.

christmas ornament paper pinecone beginning

Here it is about half way done. I love how it is turning out!

christmas ornament paper pinecone sparkles

After all the circles were attached, I added gold twine to the top for hanging. I think this looks so pretty! It will look even better when the lights from the tree make it sparkle and shine!

I tried it out on white branches too.

Today, I’m excited to be kicking off day 10 of the Ornament Exchange, along with these other great ladies. Just click on their link to go see what they have made!

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Love My Messy Messy Mess

Where The Smiles Have Been

I’m so glad I was able to make this for Erlene! Thank you, Erlene, for the opportunity to join in with all these talented bloggers. I have really enjoyed being a part of this exchange.

This will be just the beginning of the Christmas posts you will be seeing! I’m so excited to share some of my decorating, crafts and tablescapes ideas with you!