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

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Let it Snow! {faux snowflakes}

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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

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Pretty Packages {30+ Gift Wrap Ideas}

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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

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Clusters of Goodness

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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

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The Thankful Project

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We’re doing something new during November. I’m calling it “the thankful project.”

My inspiration came from this post by Emily Rose. I don’t know how I came across it, but it’s been stuck in my head for the past couple of years. I was originally going to use a tree like Emily, but after this fiasco, I decided to

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It’s Fall-ing Around Here

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Now that the 31 Days of Blessings in Disguise Series is over, I feel the freedom to write about blessings that don’t come in any disguise. Beautiful things that are just blessings in and of themselves. So today? Let’s talk about Fall.

I haven’t decided what my fave season is, but Fall might be it. I don’t like deciding

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Easter Hoppenings

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I hope you caught my pun in the title of this post. I love a good, corny pun.

Here’s an update of our Easter weekend in pics.

I love a good sugar cookie recipe. But sometimes you just need to start with a mix. True that.

And you can’t have good sugar cookie fun without sprinkles:

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Meditating on the Gospel

Gospel Meditations for Women

Today is Good Friday.

While for some, that may just be a meaningless event pre-written on the calendar, it is much more to me.

This weekend defines the existence of my entire life. For it is on Good Friday that I remember the truth of my total depravity:

“And you were dead in the trespasses and sins in which you

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