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Christmas Cupcakes Ideas
Needing some cupcake ideas for the holiday season? There are plenty of Christmas cupcake ideas in this list to choose from! There are some fun ideas you can turn an ordinary cupcake into a special Christmas cupcake. Take a look at these great cupcakes. Christmas Cupcakes Ideas 1. Santa Hat Cupcakes Recipe – Midwestern Moms These…
Grinch Rice Krispie Treats Recipes
What better rice krispie treats to have for Christmas than Grinch Rice Krispie Treats! I love watching How The Grinch Stole Christmas during the holiday season. The boys also enjoy the movie so I decided to make some delicious treats for a movie night. The recipe for these treats is based off my Best Rice…
Where To Buy Baby’s First Christmas Ornaments
If there is one ornament that everyone owns, it is a Baby’s First Christmas Ornament. They are special keepsake for baby’s first year. Photo Credit: Ilike via Shutterstock If you are a crafty person, you may want to check out these DIY Baby’s First Christmas Ornaments. Where can you find some of the best ornaments to…
DIY Duck Tape Christmas Stocking Garland
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of The Duck® Brand for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. ‘Tis the season to be decorating for Christmas! Have you been decorating or creating decorations this year? This year, I made cute little stockings to use for a garland to go across my fireplace….
DIY Baby’s First Christmas Ornaments
DIY baby’s first Christmas ornaments make for wonderful keepsake for you and baby. The most important Christmas ornaments are the firsts. First Christmas together, Baby’s first Christmas, and more. Here is a great list of ornaments you can make for Baby’s First Christmas. DIY Baby’s First Christmas Ornaments 1. DIY Baby’s First Christmas Ornament –…
Best Rice Krispie Treats for Christmas
Christmas time can be crazy. A lot of family meals and traveling are in store for us. Having an easy treat, like rice krispie treats, is very helpful. That is why I gathered up the best rice krispie treats for Christmas. Rice Krispie Treats are a simple treat and the kids (and adults) love them….
20 Snowman Crafts
Though the weather outside doesn’t have me in much of a Christmas mood yet, the date on the calendar tells me that it’s approaching fast. For the holidays, I like to decorate using snowman crafts. It seems that it snows here well into February (and even sometimes March) so I’ve always felt that snowmen are…
Mason Jar Crafts for Christmas
Every time I visit my local craft store, I find myself walking down the aisle with the mason jars and picking up a few. Mason jar crafts for Christmas presents are a fun, inexpensive way to gift something unique. I even picked up some jar accessories on sale this week! Because mason jars now come…
Snowman Mason Jar Craft
This Snowman Mason Jar Craft is a perfect way to gift Christmas Treats! My children love marshmallows so I thought I would give them some for Christmas. I didn’t think just giving them a bag would be very fun. So, I decided on a Snowman Mason Jar Craft. I decided not to paint the jar…
Christmas Treat Jar for Pets
This Christmas Treat Jar for Pets is a sponsored post by Lunchbox. Christmas will be here in a few days! Do you have your shopping done yet? Did you forget you pets? I usually pick up our dogs some treats and a new toy. Now that we have a cat, I got her something too….
Santa Hat Cupcakes Recipe
This Santa Hat Cupcakes Recipe involves a doctored up boxed white cake mix and buttercream icing. These cupcakes are delish and so moist! With this Christmas cupcake idea is perfect for when the family is getting together or to leave for Santa Christmas Eve. These Santa Hat Cupcakes were perfect for us to get into the Christmas…
Easy Christmas Ornaments To Make
It is getting close to Christmas. Have you gotten your tree up yet? I actually have mine up! I had it up the weekend after Thanksgiving actually!! I was feeling pretty awesome about it since I am always putting it up mid-December. While I was hanging all the ornaments on the tree, I started thinking…
Spreading Cheer with Cookies!
‘Tis the Season to start Spreading Cheer!! What better way to spread the cheer than with cookies! I love making cookies this time of year. Honestly, I rarely make cookies outside the holiday season. This year, I had my oldest son helping me out. We grabbed some Betty Crocker Peanut Butter, Chocolate Chip, and Sugar…
Snowmen Rice Krispie Treats
Turn rice krispie treats into a fun creation for winter! These cute little Snowmen Rice Krispie Treats are topped up with a delicious top hat! Monday, I told my son that I was going to make some Snowmen Rice Krispie treats. He was so excited! I got to looking for all my stuff and realized I…
Free Crochet Christmas Ornaments Patterns
Christmas is coming up before we know it! (insert screams here-Yes, that is me screaming since there is so much to do to get ready!) That means it is almost time to get that tree decorated. We usually add a few ornaments each year so for one of our new ones this year I decided…
How To Crochet A Snowman Christmas Ornament
Winter is just around the corner. The temperature outside is starting to drop around here and before long, we may be seeing snow on the ground. I decided to get in the mood by starting to make some Snowman Christmas Ornaments. These little snowman would also work for an applique as well. Just don’t add…
DIY Baby’s First Christmas Ornament
When you come home from the hospital with your new little one, you have several keepsake items. Have you ever wondered what to do with some of the items? Instead of just storing them somewhere where you don’t get to see them, why not make a baby hospital bracelet ornament. Here is how you can make…
How To Make A Wreath
I have always wondered about how to make a wreath. The only time I really think about them is during the holidays. I am more of a person that hangs one up for Christmas time and that is it. Maybe, since I found out how easy it is to make wreaths, I may try my…
DIY Christmas Countdown
I remember growing up, my mom would have Santa poster that we would glue cotton balls on his beard every evening before bed, starting December 1st. That was our Christmas countdown growing up. We had so much fun counting down the days till Santa came to visit us. Now that my youngest is three, I…
Handmade Christmas Tree Ornaments – A Simple Tutorial
Creating handmade Christmas tree ornaments doesn’t have to be a difficult task. I created this elegant Winter Wonderland ornament in 5 minutes and the whole project cost me less than $5. Supplies: Clear plastic ornament Snow Flakes Tree Funnel Tweezers Instructions: Remove the top to the ornament and set aside. Place funnel inside the ornament…
Sock Snowman Tutorial
Snowmen are one of my favorite parts of Christmas! I live in a place where we usually celebrate a white Christmas, along with a white January and February. I love to decorate with snowmen for Christmas because I can leave up my decorations for longer than just a month! For my project today, I am…
Recycled Sweater Stocking
The theme of the day is stockings! I love to recycle materials that I have laying around the house to use for craft projects, often called “upcycling.” It is called this because, in theory, you are taking something that you would have otherwise thrown away and used it for something that you plan on keeping…
Reindeer Canvas Art
Today I had to bust out some typography skills for my Reindeer Canvas Art. I had some amazing inspiration for this craft that you can visit on Pinterest. Since I was making mine on canvas, I decided to change a few things to tailor it to my Christmas Decor. I love to sing Christmas songs,…
Primitive Bell Garland Tutorial
For the bell theme today I wanted to create something that goes well with my livingroom decor and that I could technically display a little bit longer than just for Christmas- a prim bell garland. Supplies: Strand of Christmas Lights Twine Ribbon Bells Instructions: Step 1: Gather up some Christmas lights. I happened to have these lights…
Ribbon Bracelet – Girl Gift
For my girl gift idea, I decided to focus on creating a ribbon bracelet. Since I save everything in my house for a potential craft project, let’s just say that it was easy for me to find some broken necklaces that contained these beads. This is a very quick project that is fun and also…
Santa Themed Candle Holder
I decided to do a Santa Themed candle holder. My husband often calls me the “candle queen” because I have so many tealights, votives and candle holders sitting around the house! However, for this project, I dug deep into my wedding decorations from several years ago! I had purchased these to use as centerpiece candle…
Christmas Tree Card Holder
I looked around for quite a while for inspiration for this project, and I found an idea like this one at Moda Bake Shop. They used their fabric, which I absolutely love, however I didn’t have any fabric on hand. I decided to settle for scrapbook paper and foam board. Supplies: Foam Board, 1 Piece…
Handmade Christmas Advent Calendar Tutorial
My advent calendar choice comes from my love of paper and collecting many different types of Christmas themed patterned paper. Take a peek at my finished calendar and enjoy my tutorial below. Supplies: Patterned Scrapbook Paper Cricut (or cutting machine) Sure Cuts a Lot (or another software that will read files from your computer to…