Friday Faves {from Christmas!}

BBC gingerbread house

Well, hey there! I trust you all had a special Christmas and were able to spend extra time with friends & family. Today, for Friday faves, I’m sharing my fave parts of Christmas…

We began Christmas Eve with a beautiful service at our church…this is definitely the highlight of Christmas Eve for me. We have a 1 hour

Continue reading Friday Faves {from Christmas!}

Homemade Christmas Party Ideas

via On Sutton Place

Happy 1 week from Christmas Eve!

I have 2 things for you today. First up – some of my fave beautiful contributions from last Friday’s linky party!

Berry-Orange Coffee Cake via On Sutton Place. This looks so delish!

via On Sutton Place

Love this chalkboard art via Calculating Blessings:

via Calculating Blessings

The Pajama Chef

Continue reading Homemade Christmas Party Ideas

Handmade Christmas Linky PARTAY!!!

Today marks the end of our Homemade Christmas series. {sniff, sniff}

Here’s a peek at some of the projects we shared during this series:

There were several more gorgeous tutorials, but I’ll let you click around to find them. In case you missed any of them, here they are again:

 

 

Pine Cone Cluster DIY

Continue reading Handmade Christmas Linky PARTAY!!!

Candy Cane Wreath

This is my last time sharing for the Handmade Christmas series we’ve been having the past 2 weeks. I have loved it; how about you?

Today, I’m sharing a pinterest find I pinned last year and just decided to make this year.

The great thing about this wreath is this: if it doesn’t turn out, you can always just

Continue reading Candy Cane Wreath

Let it Snow! {faux snowflakes}

diy snowflakes2

Since it’s not anywhere close to *cold* here in North Carolina, I decided to take matters into my own hands.

It all started with these foam snowflakes I found at the Dollar Tree. I got them 2 years ago, so I can’t remember exactly how many were in each pack. I think it was like 6 in a pack

Continue reading Let it Snow! {faux snowflakes}

Pretty Packages {30+ Gift Wrap Ideas}

gift wrap ideas via bst

You know those Christmas presents you bought during Black Friday? Or Cyber Monday? Or maybe you still have yet to buy some? Whether or not your Christmas shopping is done, there is one thing all Christmas presents have in common: they need to be wrapped.

As I was searching for some great ideas to wrap presents, I happened upon quite

Continue reading Pretty Packages {30+ Gift Wrap Ideas}

Clusters of Goodness

pinecone cluster

If you follow me on facebook, you may have noticed this little announcement I posted about an upcoming series:

Well, this series begins TODAY! I, along with 3 other bloggers {Christina from The Frugal Homemaker, Laine from It’s Just Laine, & Heather from Thrifty Stories} will share a Christmas craft, recipe, gift idea, etc. with you. We’ve been

Continue reading Clusters of Goodness

Merry Christmas!!

411048_10150416979952461_617087460_8663938_747811910_o

Trust you will have a special Christmas season and make precious memories with those you love!

Merry Christmas from my home to yours!