Are you looking for a good recipe to add to your Holiday Baking List? Look no further! This is a great recipe to bring to parties or add to your cookie exchanges. I recently shared this photo on my Instagram when I did a day of holiday baking and it also went over to my facebook where many of you asked for the recipe. Doesn't it look good? This was still in the cooling stage before you cut it all … [Read more...]
Burlap Christmas Present Decor #Tutorial
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This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of FrogTape provided by ShurTech Brands, LLC for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. Burlap seems to be all the rage these days. I see it on bottoms of plants, wreaths, and many Christmas decor items I've been looking at. On a recent trip to Michael's I found some really cute burlap canvas squares for 60% off and thought how the little squares … [Read more...]
NCircle Entertainment Holiday DVD Bundle {Review} & FIVE Day #Giveaway!
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One of my favorite things about Christmas is all the Christmas movies. As a kid I remember getting all cozy in my pj's with a yummy Christmas-y snack and watching old school Christmas movies with my family. I love getting out all the old school claymation movies I grew up watching and enjoy them with my kids now. But it is also fun finding some new ones as well! I don't think there is such a … [Read more...]
Portable North Pole Experience!
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Disclosure: I received complementary Portable North Pole products in exchange for this review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. I love experiencing the magic of Christmas with my kids. Santa is of course a big part of the magical side of Christmas. Hayden looks forward to Christmas all year long. It is for sure his favorite holiday. He loves planning what kind of cookies he will have … [Read more...]
Make Your Own Christmas Shaped Crayons! #Tutorial
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I've been seeing all kinds of posts popping up all over about making your own crayons and while it is super easy and doesn't require much some people really assume it's so simple that you don't need directions. I pinned this project multiple times from multiple people and do you know I had to google for actual temps and times?!? So when we made our Christmas shaped crayons we documented what … [Read more...]
Popsicle Christmas Tree Ornaments your kids will love to make!
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Old post I thought you guys might like for your kiddos this year! Every year I have the boys make ornaments for all the family members as their gifts to them. This year I am really loving the ornaments they made! They came out super cute!! You'll need basic supplies. I had both paint and markers and we decided to use markers because we wanted to cut out the wait time since we had to do them in … [Read more...]
Christmas Questionnaire 2011
1.) Have you started your Christmas shopping? I'm done. I should be as it's three days away. I've been done for awhile though. 2.) Tell me about one of your special traditions. I buy the kids Christmas themed jammies and wash them and wrap them. The night before Christmas they get to open them and go to bed in new cozy fleece jammies. 3.) When do you put up your Tree? We put it up … [Read more...]
Make Your Own Glittered Ornaments! DIY!
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Last year I ended up with extra red garland from my tree that I didn't need and didn't want it to go to waste. I cut it in half and decided they were the perfect length to twirl around my curtain rods. My regular curtains in the living room are green colored so it made them look really festive. I thought adding red glittery ornaments would be the perfect touch but the problem was when Christmas … [Read more...]
Chocolate Tree Bark #Recipe
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For years my step mother has been making this chocolate bark that has been to die for. Last week I spent the day with her and we did a ton of baking for the holidays and she agreed to let me share her recipe. It keeps in the freezer so essentially you could make this one WAY in advance before the craziness of the holidays hit. Doesn't this look good? This is the peanut butter version? … [Read more...]
