Spruce Up Your Space
We have 9 kids in our family, a big ol bunch! We choose Secret Santas so we can still gift each other presents but it’s more affordable. My awesome brother and his wife (well let’s be honest, my brother had nothing to do with this, hah!) had me and my hubs this year. She sent [...]
Holy smokes! Tomorrow is my kids last day of school before winter break. What to get?! Does this sound familiar?? Oh yah, you know it does! I do this every first day of school teacher gift, every teacher birthday gift, every teacher Christmas gift, every teacher appreciation gift! So I called my sis who is [...]
One week until the BIG day! Some people decorate months in advance for Christmas, some the day after Thanksgiving and some (like me!) decorate at their leisure and when they find the right piece. Last weekend when my 7 month old and I were browsing in heaven on earth Target (if you look reaaaaaal close you [...]
I don’t know what’s wrong with me…I’m usually quick to make decisions but when it comes to those decisions affecting other people, I have a hard time. Super annoying! Last year I made my easy homemade thin mint cookies using Ritz crackers and Andes mint chocolate chips. I thought about making them again but couldn’t [...]
We just got our annual family pictures taken for our Christmas card this week. I wish I was bold enough to use the one below, but we’ll probably end up using a safer pose where we’re all happy and boring (; But it got me thinking and it was fun to put together a list of [...]
Last week we talked about Christmas decor. We shared tutorials for decorating with ornaments, embroidery hoop decor, a fun Christmas countdown board, some easy felt scalloped Christmas trees and even 100 family time ideas to do while kids are on break. Need an easy recipe? We made some yummy Ritz dipped cheesecake cups and even have a free gift tag printables with those goodies! [...]
Have you guys started baking for the holidays yet? Or are you cheaters like us yesterday where we simply added a cute tag to a pre-made treat?! So many holiday occasions to make something sweet during this time of year… work party, family gathering, neighbor gifts, school holiday party, visiting teaching, home teaching, Christmas day [...]
Okay you guys, I have a confession: Sometimes I prefer a Little Debbie snack cake vs. a hand baked treat. It’s true! I know Kelli will splurge with me when offered soooo I thought maybe there are some of you who also enjoy these yummy waxy treats tree’ts? No? How about a free gift tag then [...]
Ohmygosh, I am so happy that I splurged on a ten dollar box of ornaments last year! I bought them on a Black Friday sale and was debating about the price but hello, cheapskate me, just $10 for a whole box of ornaments!? I know…why did I even hesitate?! The important thing is that I’m [...]
We’ve decorated with embroidery hoops before. I mean, why not?-it’s not like we know what their real purpose is for, lol! This was an easy craft to create…I wanted to use a pretty piece of white fabric for my backing. Buuut, my 9 year old daughter had chopped up my last scrap to make mini [...]
I’ve never done an advent calendar or Christmas countdown, what kind of mother am I?! I finally made one and love it! My kids will now know when Christmas is for themselves and will have fun taking turns moving the magnet! We thought it’d be fun to gather all the 2012 advents we’ve seen in [...]
It’s about time I make a Christmas countdown calendar for my kiddos since my oldest is pushing 10! I love all the fun advents out there but since we travel to Utah for the holidays, it would be difficult to transport. And anyway, AZ is so hot…the chocolate ones would be eaten by me melt [...]
I love the holidays! Family, food, the spirit of Christ/Christmas in the air and DESSERT!! Our most fav part (; We were experimenting with cheesecake cups and thought a fun CRUNCH was just what a cheesecake needed. How about a white chocolate and milk chocolate dipped Ritz crust? Well we tried it and loved it! [...]
Last year we featured our fav Top Ten Crafty Christmas Trees and it’s still a top viewed post. So this year we thought we’d feature our fav Top 25 Crafty Christmas Trees, and they’re all from 2012!! That’s right, these are all fresh ideas from some mega talented peeps! We’re staring off with our very [...]
