Gifts to Print for You!

November 27, 2019November 26, 20192 Comments

Good morning! I hope everyone is ready for Thanksgiving! I cannot believe that it is tomorrow! I still have some baking to do before the big turkey day, so I better get going on that…

Welcome to the 5th annual 12 Days of Holiday Ideas event, hosted by Shirley of Intelligent Domestications and Erlene of My Pinterventures Between Nov. 11th and December 6th there will be hundreds of new ideas shared by over 55 Co-host bloggers!

Go here to see our kick-off collection of Holiday ideas as well as all of this years talented participating DIY and Foodie Blogs. Download this years November and December calendars with all of the topics and dates so you can make plans to watch for ideas!

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!

This blog post is about printables. We have 4 different printables for you today and I hope that you enjoy them. They were fun to make!

The first printable I have is actually from a previous blog post for the 2019 Christmas Blog Hop post. This printable is a Christmas To Do Coloring Page. This is a cute Christmas tree with ornaments on it. Some of the ornaments have Christmas activities that you can do and others are empty to put your own Christmas activities in. Click on the link below to download the printable and use it yourself!

Christmas To Do Coloring Page

The other printables that we have are all gift tags. There are three different kinds of tags for your Christmas gifts. There are blue circular tags that fold over so you can hide the to and from on the inside. The second tags are pink (my favorite) with cute little pink Christmas trees on the front and the third ones are silver with little black reindeer. These are all easy to punch a hole in to tie a ribbon through it.

Gift Tags 1

Gift Tags 2

Gift Tags 3

And that’s it! It’s not very much, but we enjoyed putting this all together. I know I personally will be using the Christmas To Do List because it’s a great way to keep my Christmas organized. And I will definitely use the pink tags for all of my Christmas gifts. Let me know if you are going to be using any of these for your Christmas!

MEET OUR SPONSORS who have generously donated fabulous prizes for the Big Christmas Giveaway!

DecoArt winner will receive a prize package valued at $100!

Dixie Crystals/Imperial Sugar winner will receive a Keurig Coffee Maker valued at $100!

Oriental Trading winner will receive an OrientalTrading.com gift card valued at $200!

Cabot Cheese winner will receive a gift basket of Cabot products valued at $75!

Burlap Fabric winner will receive a prize pack of products valued at $50!

Zulay Kitchens winner will receive one Milk Frother and a Lemon Squeezer valued at $21

It’s Home To You winner will receive one wooden Santa sign valued at $65

Giveaway begins Nov. 8, 2019 and ends Dec. 6, 2019. Winners will be notified by December 13, 2019. Sponsors will ship each prize to the winner. There will be a total of seven winners, one for each prize. Drawing is by random selection using the Rafflecopter widget.

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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!

Just click on the image to view and print out the November and December Holiday Ideas Blog Hop Event Calendars.

MEET OUR SPONSORS who have generously donated fabulous prizes for the Big Christmas Giveaway!

DecoArt winner will receive a prize package valued at $100!

Dixie Crystals/Imperial Sugar winner will receive a Keurig Coffee Maker valued at $100!

Oriental Trading winner will receive an OrientalTrading.com gift card valued at $200!

Cabot Cheese winner will receive a gift basket of Cabot products valued at $75!

Burlap Fabric winner will receive a prize pack of products valued at $50!

Zulay Kitchens winner will receive one Milk Frother and a Lemon Squeezer valued at $21

It’s Home To You winner will receive one wooden Santa sign valued at $65

Must be 18 to win. Open to U.S. residents only. Terms and Conditions.

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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!

Christmas Mantles

November 30, 2018November 27, 2018Leave a comment

Hello! It’s getting even closer to Christmas and everything is turning festive! I’m getting excited! And my tree will be up shortly and decorated all in pink. I’m very excited!

This week I’m showing off some of my favorite Christmas mantles. Now, I don’t have a mantle in my apartment, but I love looking at them. Plus there are so many different ideas and ways to decorate. So, if you have a mantle and need some ideas, here you go! Enjoy!

White Rustic Christmas Mantle from The Lily Pad Cottage

Plaid Christmas Mantle from Refresh Restyle

Turquoise Mantle from Traditional Home

Winter Wonderland Mantle from Organized Clutter

Groovy Pink and Orange Mantle from Jennifer Perkins

White and Silver Deer Themed Mantle from Mom 4 Real

Red and White Christmas Mantle from Sand and Sisal

Blue Wall Christmas Mantle from Swoonworthy

Simple Mantle from A Spoonful of Sugar Designs

Black and White Mantle from Posh Pennies

2018 Ornament Exchange and Handmade Ornament Link Party

November 15, 2018November 4, 20182 Comments

Good morning! I’m so excited to be joining the Ornament Exchange party again this year! There are 48 of us this year participating! The rules of the challenge were simple: be partnered with a fellow blogger, create a handmade ornament for $15 or under, create a tutorial, and ship the ornament off to a new home! The other exciting part is that you can join in too! If you have an ornament you have crafted, you can add it to the InLinkz Linkup at the bottom of the page. I can’t wait to see what everyone has created, so let’s get the party started!!

2018 Ornament Exchange Link Party

This year, we have 48 talented bloggers sharing their Christmas ornament tutorials and helping to host the handmade ornament exchange link party! Let’s meet the hosts of this year’s 2018 Ornament Exchange Link Party!

My Pinterventures • Northern Feeling • A Purdy Little House
Create and Babble • 2 Bees in a Pod • Across the Boulevard
Simply Beautiful by Angela • The Inspiration Vault • Faeries and Fauna
Home on the Corner • This Autoimmune Life • Our Unschooling Journey
Rosewood and Grace • Shoppe No.5 • Domestic Deadline
Made In A Day • Intelligent Domestications • Cookies, Coffee and Crafts
Tales From Home • Munofore • Super Mom – No Cape!
Raggedy Bits • Christmas Tree Lane • C’mon Get Crafty
Making Manzanita • Mom Home Guide • From Evija with Love
Red Cottage Chronicles • Coastal Bohemian • Our Crafty Mom
Girl, Just DIY! • Halfpint Designs • Prim and Propah
Purple Hues and Me • Farm Girl Reformed • Eye Love Knots
Try It – Like It – Create It • Teadoddles • Two Purple Couches
Inside the Fox Den • Keys to Inspiration • Our Home Made Easy
Charleston Crafted • The Quiet Groove • Chicken Scratch NY
Jordan’s Easy Entertaining • Mom Envy • Sparkle Living

2018 Ornament Exchange Link Party

If you have a handmade ornament tutorial, we would love for you to share it on the link party below ⇓⇓. See you there!

An InLinkz Link-up

Pumpkin and Peacock Feathers Fall Tablescape

October 13, 2017October 12, 20178 Comments

Hello! I thought I would share a tablescape post from a couple years ago. Enjoy!

Even though I won’t be hosting any family dinners for the holiday, my table is set and ready to go! I just like having a pretty table to look at. Most of the time it has lots of other things on it like mail, magazines and books, but I did manage to clear it off to get some pictures to share with you!

I started out with my white tablecloth. I use this one for almost every season! It makes a great base to build on. Next I layered a scalloped chalkboard runner over the middle. I love this runner! You can write messages right on it! This would be great for your Thanksgiving dinner and everyone could write what they are thankful for. I looked up the website and I noticed they didn’t have any chalk cloth right now, but here is the link in case they get more in and you are interested: http://modernjune.com/collections/chalk-cloth-2.

I placed an orange tea towel I picked up from Target a few years ago, in the middle of the runner. Next came the teal napkins which I used as placemats.

Now came the fun part, for me anyways! I layered my white plates with smaller turquoise salad plates, then added a peacock napkin and a small pumpkin to each place setting. The silverware is my everyday, BH&G silverware. I placed a glass and a mug by each setting.

The centerpiece of the table is the large woven pumpkin. I had been admiring these for quite a while and then happened to find one at a thrift store. Don’t you love it when that happens?

I also added a candle on pedestal, an owl and a lumpy white pumpkin.

On the other side of the large pumpkin I placed this wonderful glass and wood holder, also found at a thrift store with the Target tag still on it. I placed a glittery pumpkin and a few leaves inside.

Once all the decorations were placed, I wound some leaves around it all and then added the peacock feathers. Sure glad Haley wanted a peacock theme for her graduation party!

I almost forgot to show you this cute little ruler pumpkin! I found a bundle of rulers and varnished them with different shades. I cut a piece of wood in the shape of a pumpkin and then glued the rulers to the top. Once the glue was dry, I cut out around the pumpkin shape again to trim the edges of the ruler. I also made a larger one that is on my front porch.

Are you getting ready for the holidays? Will you be spending time with family and friends, maybe hosting dinner at your house? I’d love to hear how you spend your holidays too!