Makeover Last Years Traditions into this Years Favorites. Deciding on an annual Christmas theme and playing with new ideas is a lot of creative fun. So is browsing stores for inspiration and making over past years decor to fit this year’s theme. Sort through your Christmas stash, I bet you can find a bunch of stuff that…
During the winter months, I have blanket throws in every room of our home, the living room, the family room, the craft room, and every bedroom. It’s the time of year when you want something warm and soft to snuggle up into and these cozy fleece blankets are absolutely perfect. Whether you’re looking for a…
These DIY Christmas chair covers are a last-minute attempt to fix up our dining room table. I still love the table as the middle leaf flips so there is no table leaf to deal with. Unfortunately, the chair finish is wearing off making my set look very tired and out of place in our open…
A Favorite of Children and Honey Bears This warm milk with honey and cinnamon is my families alternative to hot chocolate. I created this recipe when my grown sons were very little, because my eldest is allergic to chocolate. We named this drink honey bear milk so my eldest had his own special drink and…
Christmas Vintage Lamp We found this lamp this summer and I was smitten. Not sure exactly how old it is, but the wiring was pretty scary. It had a fine wire that almost looked like old stereo speaker wire cord. The lamp had been waiting patiently to be used. It’s very nice on its own, but…
DIY Art has come a Long Way I have a real fondness for DIY artwork, I think it comes from the many years I rented my home. I could freshen up a room and cover the oh so beige walls. DIY art has come a long way from the days when we taped posters to…
Getting Organized for Christmas Last week I wrote a post about having a Christmas Wrapping Station, so I will not include those items in this post.a I am Not telling you that you should do all the items in this post. I don’t know your circumstances, your plans, how big your holiday events are. …
Salt Dough DIY Christmas Garland This is my first post about our Christmas Tree. Our upstairs tree is 9 feet and this year I chose to do include red for the first time ever. That means the tree will need a mountain of new ornaments. As always budget restraints curb my shopping to include…
