50 DIY Holiday Ideas For You!

November 8, 2019November 14, 20191 Comment

Good morning! Lauren and I are so excited to join the 12 Days of Holiday Ideas Blog Hop! This is our first year joining in and we have been very busy! Do you need some holiday ideas? There are ideas for decorating, crafting, cooking, games, baking and the grand finale will be our Christmas Trees! We are hosting a BIG GIVEAWAY from our Sponsors this year! Be sure to scroll all the way down for more information and to enter to win!

It’s the fifth year of the Holiday Ideas Blog Hop! If you aren’t familiar with this annual blog hop, it’s a 4 week event where 50+ bloggers share Christmas ideas 3x a week. Scroll down to meet this year’s Holiday Ideas Team and grab the free printable event calendars! The official Holiday Ideas Blog Hop starts Monday, November 11, with all sorts of Gift Guides! In the mean time, enjoy this round-up of the Best DIY Holiday Ideas from this year’s hosts and get started on your DIY holiday projects!

Intelligent Domestications ~ My Pinterventures ~ Chicken Scratch ~ That Fit Fam
An Alli Event ~ Domestically Creative ~ Rosewood and Grace ~
From House To Home ~ Happily Ever After, Etc ~ Across the Blvd ~ Farm Girl Reformed
Creative Cynchronicity ~ Country Hill Cottage ~ My Humble Home and Garden
~ PolkaDot Poplars ~ Family Around the Table ~ Domestic Deadline
Purple Hues and Me ~ Glitter On A Dime ~ Sparkle Living ~ Crafting Is My Therapy
As For Me and My Homestead ~ Cookies, Coffee and Crafts ~ The Aspiring Home
Practically Homemade ~ The Fresh Cooky ~ Simply Inspired Meals
Love My Little Cottage ~ Mom Home Guide ~ Blogghetti
Nourish and Nestle ~ My Family Thyme ~ Simple Nature Decor
Interior Frugalista ~ Elle Marie Home ~ DIY Adulation ~ Through My Front Porch
Weekend Craft ~ Our Crafty Mom ~ For the Love of Food ~ Tikkido
Home on the Corner ~ Adventures of a DIY Mom ~ My Hubbard Home ~ Hello Central Avenue
Harbour Breeze Home ~ This Autoimmune Life ~ Creative Ramblings
Radiant Pearl Living ~ Super Mom – No Cape ~ Little Vintage Cottage ~ Christmas Tree Lane

Get the FREE November and December Holiday Ideas Blog Hop Calendar at the end of the post.

50+ Best DIY Holiday Ideas

Holiday Decor Projects

Wooden Christmas Tree Shadowbox via Adventures of a DIY Mom
DIY Wood Slice Christmas Tree Sign via Harbour Breeze Home
Rustic Luminaries via My Hubbard Home

Ornaments & Tree

Dollar Tree Rustic Mickey Ears Ornament via Elle Marie Home
Prairie Point Star Ornament Tutorial via Super Mom – No Cape
Prairie Point Christmas Ornaments via Chicken Scratch NY

Snowman Wood Slice Ornament via My Pinterventures
Dollar Store Ornament Transformation via Purple Hues and Me
DIY “Glass” Dome Christmas Ornament via Rosewood and Grace

DIY Mini Pallet Ornament via Domestic Deadline
Reindeer Ornament Kids Craft via That Fit Fam
Vintage Ornament Box Dioramas via Little Vintage Cottage

Scandinavian Buffalo Check Christmas Ornaments via Crafting Is My Therapy
Flocked Buffalo Check Christmas Tree via Weekend Craft

Games

Free Printable Christmas Scattergories Game via DIY Adulation
Gift Passing Game via Polkadot Poplars
Best Christmas Games For Large Groups via An Alli Event

Gift Ideas

Christmas Cookie Mason Jar Candles via Glitter on a Dime
Last Minute Gift-Orange, Cinnamon and Clove Simmer Pot via Home on the Corner

Shadow Box Ideas-Rolled Flowers Decor DIY Personalized Gift via Radiant Pearl Living
Merry Crafters Christmas Gift in a Jar via Cookies Coffee and Crafts

Recipes

Homemade Chai Tea Mix with Printable Gift Tags via Blogghetti
Gingerbread Hot Cocoa Mix via This Autoimmune Life
Cranberry Bliss Mimosa’s via Practically Homemade

Mint Chocolate Thumbprints via Family Around the Table
Gingerbread Cookies – Our Family Tradition! via Simply Inspired Meals

The BEST Gingerbread House Recipe and Free Gingerbread House Templates via Tikkido
Eggnog Scones with Browned Butter White Chocolate Glaze via The Fresh Cooky
Christmas Cookie Pecan Sandies Recipe via Through My Front Porch

Hope you enjoyed these holiday ideas. Remember to check back on November 11 for Gift Guides!

Printable Holiday Ideas Blog Hop Events Calendar

Print these Holiday Ideas Blog Hop Calendars and stick them on your fridge! It’s a great way to have all the holiday topics and post dates!

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I hope you are all as excited as we are! I can’t wait to see all the different ideas these talented ladies come up with! See you on Monday!

What Do You Buy At The After Christmas Sales?

January 1, 2019December 31, 20181 Comment

Happy New Year! Wow! It’s 2019! That just seems so strange! Do you have big plans in this new year? Travel someplace new, moving, trying something different? I would love to hear about it. We will have Haley’s college graduation this year, which is pretty exciting! I’m so proud of both my girls.

So, do you do after Christmas shopping? What kind of things do you look for? My items to buy are Christmas wrapping paper, ribbon and tags. I usually find some other little things too, but this is what I hunt for.

I had some of the brown Kraft paper with gold polka-dots this past Christmas, and I fell in love with it. It looked so nice under the tree. I decided that is what I wanted for next year and I would combine it with white and gold with a few black touches.

In my opinion, Target has some of the best paper! It is nice and thick, comes in big rolls, and has lines on the back for cutting :). I headed out late morning the day after Christmas and there was still plenty to choose from. I found the Kraft paper with gold dots and some pretty white with gold too. Do you see the skull design in the back? Haley had found that before Christmas, so I bought one roll and wrapped all her presents in it. I was fortunate enough to find one more roll after Christmas too!

I also stock up on wired ribbon. You really can’t make a mistake tying bows or just knots with this ribbon. Most of the time, I just wrap it around the gift, tie a knot and then fluff up the tails. Done! And it looks good. It’s amazing what a little ribbon can do for a package.

I try to find coordinating tags too. I found these lovely white ones with gold glittery polka-dots and the black and gold too. I happened to find the perfect tissue paper too.

I know not everyone coordinates everything this way, but I really like how it all looks under the tree at Christmas. It makes my heart happy!

Thank you so much for following along here. Some of you have stuck around even when I haven’t been here. I really appreciate all of you! I hope you have a blessed 2019!

Merry Christmas 2018!!!

December 25, 2018December 16, 2018Leave a comment

I hope you all have a wonderful day remembering God’s gift to us and a day filled with family, laughter and fun!

Merry Christmas!

Pam and Lauren

Christmas Porches

December 14, 2018December 13, 20182 Comments

Hello! Is everyone gearing up for Christmas? Is everyone’s tree up and all decor is up? I have my Christmas tree up but not much decor. But don’t worry! I have my matching stockings up for me and my kitties. I want to make sure they get their gifts!

In my apartment, I share my porch with someone else. Now, they have some cute Christmas decor up but I don’t because I don’t have a big area to decorate. But, I love looking at Christmas porches and getting ideas for when I get my own place. So here are some of my favorites for you to ooooo and ahh over! Enjoy!

Festive and Frugal Porch Decor from On Sutton Place

Rustic Christmas Outdoor Fireplace Decor from Clean Living Clean Eating

Front Porch Decorating Ideas from Thistlewood Farms

Natural Christmas Porch from Home Stories A to Z

Rustic Farmhouse Porch from City Farmhouse

Rustic Glam Porch from Ribbons and Glue

Neutral Christmas Porch from Cottage in the Oaks

Simple Yet Stunning Porch from Dandelion Patina

Pink Christmas Porch from Nourish and Nestle

Retro Red and Aqua Christmas Porch from Cottage at the Crossroads

Christmas Treats

December 7, 2018December 5, 2018Leave a comment

Hello! It’s getting colder and kind of rainy around here! So it’s finally beginning to look a lot like Christmas! Well…at least for this area of California.

So I love snacks and snacking, which is what this post is all about snack foods for Christmas! Some are more traditional and others are more fun. Either way, they are all delicious and ready to eat. Enjoy!