Three of my favorite things about the Christmas season are the cozy, twinkly lights, pretty packages wrapped in crisp paper, and the shimmery colors and sparkle! All these things speak to sensory appeal for me and add elements of beauty and joy to my life. I love how so many of the Christmas pieces can […]
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The Stable Cat’s Christmas Giveaway
{Note: Links in this post are affiliate links, and we will be compensated when you make a purchase by clicking through our links. Read our disclosure policy here.} Here’s another book giveaway friends…………and then, I think that’s going to be it for a bit on the books and book giveaways! The Stable Cat’s Christmas. This is […]
Ten New Flexi Designs for Christmas
Hey Lilla Rose clan! Here’s another post for you!! The Lilla Rose sale over the weekend was awesome and all the new styles are so fun to browse through! If you’re still seeking a new flexi for the Christmas season, check out these ten styles. Tell me your favorite in the comments! I’d love to […]
Christmas Gifts with Burlap Name Tags
Remember the Acorn Autumn Burlap Banner I made using the burlap coffee bags from Winans? The banner obviously didn’t take nearly a whole bag and I still had lots of burlap to play with. For my nieces’ birthdays in November, I made tags for their gifts. {I have photos for another Gift Packaging post later!} […]
Christmas Pillow Giveaway from Sew a Fine Seam
A year ago today, I was headed off for surgery. Part of me can’t believe the year has swung around already. Part of me feels like it’s been a long, long year. I’m still so grateful for people with medical interest and knowledge and the skill to help those suffering. How do I feel now […]
Christmas Blessing Giveaway {$200 PayPal Cash}
What is one of your favorite things or top traditions for the Christmas season? I love so many things about Christmas. I love the lights and how the whole world LIGHTS up to celebrate the birth of Jesus.The twinkle and sparkle is so cozy. Especially against a backdrop of cold and winter. We have milder […]
Ten Things To Pack in Shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child
It’s National Collection Week for Operation Christmas Child! You can still pack a shoebox this week if you’d like to! We’ve been packing shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child ever since Miss R was a tiny girl herself. We’ve loved it. When a friend shared the ministry with me, I was delighted to know about it. […]
A Christmas Tablescape and Some Gingerbread Men
{affiliate links included} There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humor.~ Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol Christmas Day may be past, but the celebration of Jesus is never past. Never delegated to only one day. The celebration is in our every day and our everyday. We celebrated Christmas with […]
A Bit of Christmas
Just a little look at some of the bits of Christmas decor that sprung up around our home for the season! I love nativities and I thoroughly enjoyed styling my china cupboard for the season. I found some old Christmas ornaments at an estate sale this spring. I was thrilled when I discovered them. […]
Christmas Gift Wrapping
Several years ago, I started choosing somewhat of a theme for my Christmas gift wrapping. One year I used all silver paper and purple ribbon for all the gifts. One year I had really cute, sparkly-colored, polka-dot paper and striped paper and chevron paper that coordinated. Another year I did a deep red polka-dot paper […]
Christmas Paper Flowers
This is a simple paper flower tutorial. I have had fun making some this fall. We’re customizing them for Christmas, using Christmasey colored paper! You need paper, hot glue gun, glue stick, scissors and embellishments. You will start with a few strips of paper. To get a good size, I use at least four strips […]
Christmas Ornaments ~ Glass and Paper
I saw this idea floating around a few places online and I loved the look. Clear glass has always been a favorite of mine. I loved how fun these ornaments were filled with paper curls. My sister brought some crafting stuff out when they came out at Thanksgiving. She brought along some old music sheets. […]
It’s a Christmas Blessing Giveaway ~ $400 PayPal Cash
We had a very good Thanksgiving. My sister & co. were here visiting for the week. We fixed Thanksgiving dinner and had a lovely, tucked-in day eating good food and pie and giving thanks for so many good things in our lives! Yep, there are trials and hard spots and not-so-good things, YET, still so […]
Midnight Christmas Decorations
Continued from Christmas Eve…. We tucked into our covers and slept soundly… {No visions of sugarplums dancing in our heads…that I am aware of} BUT, there was an idea that had been in someone’s head for quite a while… And while I thought everyone was sleeping soundly………some just didn’t get there quite as quickly…… […]
Christmas Memories Made ~ {Christmas Eve 2}
A few more things I wanted to post from our Christmas memories for 2014… First post over here… As Renae was leaving her mother’s helper job one week in December, the mama she helps, gave her a homemade Oreo Truffle to try. She thoroughly enjoyed it and thought it sounded fun to make them. So, on Christmas Eve […]
Christmas Memories Made {Christmas Eve}
Some 2014 Christmas memories made by our family of four ~ Christmas Eve and Christmas Day we spent mostly at one of our very favorite places ~ home! We dug out a few memories from the cedar chest ~ this blanket I cross stitched when I was very young and used for my babies. […]