CHRISTMAS Gift Guides For Everyone On Your List (Especially Those Who Are Hard To Buy For)
How far along are you with your Christmas shopping? Almost done? Halfway done? Were surprised it was already Thanksgiving last week? No worries. I got you. Can I help? I was going through my list and checking in twice and found so many fun things for all the people. Almost everything I’m sharing is on sale (I’ll mark the sales...
CHRISTMAS These SIMPLE Stocking Decorating Ideas
Looking for simple stocking decorating ideas? Here’s a fun idea to make your decor a little more festive with this simple project. Do you remember the crocheted mushrooms for fall? I didn’t want Christmas to feel lonely. So I asked my niece Genevieve, the mushroom crocheter’s sister (who is an amazing crocheter in her own right) if she would make...
CHRISTMAS 7 Clever Ways To Use Leftover Wrapping Paper Scraps
If you’ve ever wondered what to do with leftover wrapping paper, this is the post for you. Here are 7 ideas for all those leftover wrapping paper scraps. Do you ever feel guilty when you look at the leftover scraps after you get done wrapping a gift? There they sit. It’s not the scraps’ fault that your package was smaller...
CHRISTMAS 10 Handmade Gift Ideas From Our Family Gift Exchange
Looking for handmade gift ideas? Here are my favorite handmade gifts from our family’s Christmas gift exchange. I am currently up to my elbows in my handmade Christmas present for my family this year. Sigh. Just between us? It’s either going to be the most amazing thing you (and my family) have ever seen. Or this gift is going to...
CHRISTMAS Christmas Decorating Ideas For the Porch
Looking for Christmas decorating ideas for the porch? Here’s how I decorated my front porch with the Christmas color of the season. Each year I work on decorating the outside of my house for Christmas. Just between you and me? It’s a little challenging. I’ve been looking at this house and all its Christmas decorations for 40 years. I can...
CHRISTMAS 7 Simple Last-Minute Christmas Decor Ideas
I’m really not sure what is happening around here…. ….but I’m more excited about Christmas this year than I’ve ever been. Maybe it’s the thrill of hope. Or a weary world rejoicing. But this year I’m all about decking the halls and Christmas candles and playlists and coffee in Santa mugs and putting together a stocking full of treats for...
CHRISTMAS 21 Last-Minute Creative Gifts For Christmas
Can I tell you a last-minute gift story? You know. The one where you forget to order something and you are checking off your list and your heart drops. Somehow. Some way you overlooked someone super important on your list. I get it. I understand. No worries. We are friends, right? And friends don’t let friends shop alone. So today...
CHRISTMAS 7 Simple and Easy Christmas Centerpiece Ideas
Looking for easy Christmas centerpiece ideas? Here are 7 simple ways that I’ve decorated my Christmas table. // my favorite bow tree toppers// We have a big family. BIG. Aunts and uncles and cousins and sisters and brothers and a nana or two. And every year during a few random birthdays and the holidays throughout the year (especially during Christmas) and...
CHRISTMAS Merry Christmas Rock Star
My heart is so happy right now. I am SO THANKFUL for each and every one of you. You made this year the best. You made this year the brightest. You made this year even more than I could have ever dreamed or hoped for. I’ll be back after Christmas with our handmade gifts and all my favorite posts from...
ORGANIZATION Christmas Organization Ideas (and How I Store All My Stuff)
Are you packing up Christmas at your house? Here are easy Christmas storage hacks and Christmas organization ideas and how I store my stuff. // similar zippered ornament containers // I hope you had an amazing Christmas. I hope it was everything you hoped and dreamed for and more. You deserve every minute. It’s so good to be back. I...