For me, there are only happy memories of the Fourth of July. I can imagine the grill smoke wafting in the air as my family and I set up badminton in the backyard. I can hear rock-and-roll music blasting from my dad’s Fourth of July playlist, which attracts smiling neighbors from across the cul-de-sac. Perhaps, […]
Whether the holidays snuck up on you this year, you’re stuck for ideas, or you’ve just been too busy to go gift shopping, the fact is that plenty of people wait until the last minute to finish off their Christmas shopping. I’m usually one of them, and I can tell you firsthand that braving the […]
With all of the Christmas shopping and cooking that has to get done during the holiday season, you might have forgotten to add someone to your shopping list: your furry friends, of course! Pets are people, too, or at least that’s what I think. You don’t have to go all-out if you feel silly giving […]
Today’s post is something festive and fun! This is the time of year where all I want to do is curl up on the couch and watch Christmas movies. With all of the holiday happenings that go on this time of year, it can be hard to think about what you’d like to start sewing […]
By now we’ve been seeing Christmas decor in just about every store since right around the time Halloween ended. I’ve been seeing some really cute holiday decorating ideas like throw pillows, dish towels, and Christmas bunting, but—maybe because they know we won’t have it displayed for very long—all of it has seemed to be very […]
I don’t know about you, but when it comes to decorating for the holiday season, I’m usually looking for something cheap and simple but still festive. Our house always plays host to both Thanksgiving AND Christmas dinners, so every year it seems like before I’ve even gotten the last of the cranberry sauce out of […]
Hello all you crafty people! Carolyn Wainscott here. Have you seen those beautiful Christmas trees converted from a mannequin and tree branches? I began seeing them before Christmas last year on Facebook and fell in love with the idea, but it was too close to Christmas. It would also have been a bit more involved […]
The holiday season is a great time to reflect back on all those great memories you had as a kid, and sometimes, you probably wish you could go back to a period when times were much simpler and the hustle-bustle of the holidays wasn’t quite as overwhelming as it is now. Well, this year, give […]
I won’t tell if you won’t. I always love “Secret Santas,” especially with my crazy family. In my mind, Secret Santa is just the newer version of a White Elephant party. There was always this Ferris Wheel shot glass set that would get passed on every single Christmas. Yeah, it sounds kind of cool when […]
Am I the only one that can already hear the faint sound of “Jingle Bells” in the distance? Fall gives way to winter all too quickly every year, and before you know it, you’ve barely survived Thanksgiving, and the candy canes are once again making their appearance. In the snowy Midwest where I live, the […]
