Have you started your holiday baking? I haven’t, but will soon after seeing some of Martha Stewart’s packaging supplies for goodies. Our neighbors traditionally trade plates of cookies. My cookies are sure to win the “best presentation” award when I present them in some of the cute packaging shown below. You put so much goodness…
I enjoyed the drop cloth fall pillow covers that I made for the chairs in our living room so much that I knew a Christmas version was a must. The color scheme for our mantel this year is red, green, and brown; both pillows just so happen to coordinate beautifully. Both pillows covers were constructed…
One of my favorite Christmas time activities is making fresh wreaths for our doors and for our living room mantel. Mixing boxwood with various greens makes a pretty wreath with interesting texture. To add a pop of color behind the wreath, I added a giant star painted red. Styrofoam cones wrapped in red…
Our friends Dave and Kate have taken many trips to Germany during the Christmas season. Both enjoy visiting the Christkindl markets, or German Christmas markets, which are street markets with various stalls celebrating Christmas time. Kate has told me how much she enjoyed purchasing Glühwein to enjoy while she shopped. I had nearly a full…
Making a handmade gift is one of the pleasures of Christmas giving. Stamped Washer Christmas Ornaments are a simple craft that’s sure to please anyone on your shopping list. Personalized with a name and date, this project is one that can be used and enjoyed on a Christmas tree for years to come. How to…
Thanksgiving was wonderful and now we on on to the biggest and most anticipated holiday of the year, Christmas! I’ve been a busy bee putting away fall and Thanksgiving decorations and getting my house decorated for Christmas. I thought it would be fun to take a look back at some of the wreaths I’ve…
It’s Christmas shopping time and I thought I’d help Santa out by making a list of things I’d like to see under the tree this year. Gardening I desperately need a new tarp for gardening chores. Both of my old tarps are riddled with holes and are worn out. I could use a few…
One of the great things about Thanksgiving is enjoying the leftovers. My mom lets me take home the turkey carcass after Thanksgiving every year so that I can make soup. Last weekend’s “Thanksgiving Style Supper Club” dinner left me with a meaty carcass, perfect for soup to enjoy this week. Have you ever made soup…
Each year I enjoy displaying vintage Thanksgiving post cards, most of which were inherited from my grandmother. The graphics on these vintage cards are so pretty. I’m sharing both the front and back so that you can see the dates, stamp design, and also read the messages. I purchased this one in an antique…
I’m sharing how to make stamped washer ornaments at Handmade By Hilani today. I’d love it if you’d stop by Hilani’s blog and leave a little comment love.
I love having something a cute seasonal towel to hang on my stove. Making a drop cloth tea towel embellished with a fall leaf inspired me to create a Thanksgiving version. Making this was easy. I cut a piece of drop cloth 19.5” x 28” to form the towel. I then ironed each side down…
I’ve never been a big fan of cranberry sauce, but when I saw Grandma Erma’s Spirited Cranberry Sauce in Southern Living, I knew I wanted to try it and suspected that it may be a version that I’d like. I hosted supper club last weekend with a Thanksgiving theme, a perfect opportunity to try the…