A Different Style of Christmas Tree These kinds of Christmas trees may not be everyone’s cup of tea. These minimalistic Christmas trees are fresh and unadorned for the most part. Every year I have at least two trees and this year I chose to only do one traditional style Christmas tree and then this small…
Gorgeous Gift Wrapping with Satin Ribbon For as long as I can remember I have tied my own ribbons, at least since Costco came out with gorgeous rolls of wired ribbon at the right price. My usual method is tying a pretty large bow then adding some sort of inexpensive embellishments such as salt dough star,…
Farmhouse Decorations without Wording For those of you who follow me along my blogging journey, you know of my love and appreciation of horses. While Christmas decor shopping I did find some beautiful Christmas decorations with barns, but none with farmhouse animals, much less just horses. I thought about doing some DIY Christmas ornaments with oink,…
Decorating a Christmas tree in black and white buffalo plaid is such a trendy farmhouse theme, plaid is always one of my favorite patterns so was excited to decorate with it. Wanting to look for different ideas on decorating a buffalo plaid Christmas tree? Welcome to Our Annual Christmas Tree Decor Blog Hop!! Today were…
A Practical DIY Christmas Centerpiece for Small Kitchens This DIY Christmas Centerpiece is created to be practical, for those of us needing more space over the holidays. Most of the year I don’t miss having a separate dining room, but at Christmas I really miss the ability to have a large gorgeous table centerpiece. This…
18 Hot Chocolate Recipes to make the Taste Buds Happy There is nothing better than hot chocolate to make Winter better. Sweet and warm and rich and soothing. As you know Canada has seriously cold winters and the promise of hot chocolate when you come in from any outdoor activity is a welcome thought. …
Using Fabric to Create DIY Christmas Ornaments This year our Christmas theme is all about buffalo plaid. These large DIY Christmas ornaments are a simple way to place just a little bit of buffalo check throughout the tree. So country and homespun looking. These DIY Christmas ornaments are made using large dollar store Christmas balls, but you can…
Make Ahead Lemon Parmesan Asparagus Phyllo Appetizers I grew up in a French Canadian family so we always opened gifts on Christmas Eve. Once my sons moved away I started hosting Christmas Eve leaving Christmas day for the other families. As its an evening party I always host with lots of different appetizers. I like to…
