Nordic Christmas Tablescape. I love European Christmas decor! When I lived in Germany, one of my favorite things I did was attend the Weihnachtsmarkts. In December in Germany, there are Weihnachtsmarkts (Christmas Markets) in the middle of each town. Each Weihnachtsmarkt has booths and stands filled with Christmas decor, ornaments, goodies, and gifts. I was …
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Christmas Tablescape: Snoopy from Peanuts This is a Snoopy Christmas tablescape that I designed. I love the way it turned out and I received a lot of compliments from family who attended the party where it was set up. I put little Snoopy doghouses on each plate as favors. My daughter helped me fill them …
Elf on the Shelf: Ugly Sweater Day. Today is ugly sweater day for my kids at school. So I thought I’d post our elves, Winter, and Pepper’s ugly sweater scene as well. They went riding in a one-horse open sleigh in their sweaters, PJs, and slippers. My kids and I imagine that they are riding, …
15 Top Pandora Christmas Stations. The best part about Pandora is that it is FREE! You just need to sign up using an email and password. I’ve been using Pandora for the last 10 years and I still love the website today. If you have never used Pandora (or heard of it before) they match …
Neighbor Christmas Gift: Buttered Popcorn Buttered popcorn packaged in a classic red and white striped bag with a green ribbon is simple, timeless, and widely-liked. Sometimes a simple and timeless gift makes a very classy neighbor Christmas gift. I have added this to my post with over 40 classy neighbor gifts for $2.00 here. Most …
Elf on the Shelf: Rewind 80’s Dollhouse Our elves flashed back to the past with a fun rewind retro scene that took place in my daughter’s dollhouse. A while ago I purchased a few of these Rewind Barbies for under $10 each (I know, it was such a great deal). I have been storing them …
Neighbor Christmas Gift: Saltine Toffee. This saltine toffee is an amazing-tasting treat! It is well known as, ‘Christmas crack’ because the toffee cracks when you lift it out of the pan… and maybe because of how addicting it is. It makes great neighbor Christmas gifts. It is easy to make and is relatively inexpensive. You …
Christmas Tablescape: Gingerbread House This gingerbread house tablescape was so fun to put together. I love so many of the details and it just brings the gingerbread theme to life. I hope the kids—both young and old who attend our party will like it. The napkins are so cute The gingerbread house ornaments are made …
Elf on the Shelf: Catwoman and Dogman. Yesterday our elves were found riding my daughter’s cat’s stuffed animal and my son’s dog stuffed animal in superhero gear. It made me think of the names of Catwoman and Dogman. Catwoman aka Winter Mint, our Elf on the Shelf, has on a glittery yellow skirt, blue cape, …
Neighbor Christmas Gift: Wonderful Pistachios. I found these fun flavored and festive individual packets of shelled pistachios at Sam’s Club. They come in a box of 18 and in three varieties of flavor. In the yellowish-orange pack there are honey roasted pistachios, in the green pack it is the salted version, and in the red …
Neighbor Christmas Gift: Peppermint and White Chocolate Drizzled Popcorn. I purchased a store-bought brand of peppermint popcorn and I didn’t like it very much. I thought that I could make a really good peppermint popcorn using my favorite peppermint candies: Hershey’s candy cane kisses and mellow them out a bit by adding white chocolate. I …