Bring on the sparkles and sugar, its such a fun time of year. Thank you for joining us. Sam and I decided to do something special for Christmas this year. Instead of having our regular Waste Not Wednesday party, were asking everyone to share Christmas posts.. The Christmas link ups will continue for the next three weeks until Christmas week…
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Waste Not Wednesday – All About Christmas
DIY Christmas Cinnamon Stick Ornament Garland
Trying to create a magical Christmas on a budget is fun but it can be challenging as well. All these big ideas and no Christmas decor budget left to play with, sound familiar? This year I came up with this cinnamon stick garland for our tree. It suits my neutral farmhouse theme and I was able to make it for…
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Waste Not Wednesday 231
Wow it’s busy. Through the blurr of all the blog hops I have read lots of beautiful posts with beautiful weather. For Edmontonians we have a mild winter so far by our standards but the snow here is real and we want our coffee HOT. Happy American Thanksgiving to all my southern friends, I hope your able to be together…
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Farmhouse Christmas Tree with Lots of Ribbon
Every Christmas Season since I began blogging I have been participating in the Christmas Tree Decor Blog Hop organized by Michelle at Our Crafty Mom. This year the hop has 28 different Christmas trees for you. So many styles and ideas you will find them at the end of my post. Did you ever switch plans at the last minute…
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Cranberry Scones with Cinnamon
Today’s post is the last of this years Festive Christmas Event. I so enjoyed participating and although it keeps me very busy I am rather sad its over. Today we are sharing Christmas morning recipes. You will find that other bloggers Christmas morning recipes at the end of my post. Christmas morning is super casual at our home, it always…
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Waste not Wednesday -230
Hey there Waste Not Wednesday party goers. Last week I have heard lots about Parler. I decided to join and am just filing in my profile etc. If your like me and have a sparkly new Parler account you can find me at @Leannaprettydiyhome Of course I will return the love! Thank you for joining in. Sam @ Raggedy Bits…
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Traditional Gingerbread Cake with Optional Caramel Sauce
This traditional gingerbread cake recipe has been around for a very long time. An old family friend we called Memere use to make huge batches of this cake. She made it ahead and always had a tin cake can full of it on her cupboard beside the coffee pot. As a teenager us kids would visit her and she always…
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Neutral Farmhouse Christmas Centerpiece for the Kitchen
Do you ever have the simplest of things bring you the most joy? That is what this easy DIY Christmas centerpiece did for me. Every season I whine about not having a stand alone dining room, not because we would actually use one very much. I just dislike having the challenge of coming up with a sensible yet pretty centerpiece…
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