Nutcracker Tablescape. I love setting up tablescapes for holidays and birthdays. I am hosting this week and so my daughter and I decided we’d get a jump-start on the tablescape for the adult table—I typically do adult tablescape and kid-themed tablescapes for family parties. We did this Nutcracker-themed tablescape using items that I had and …
Holidays
Elf on the Shelf: Snow Tubing. This morning I was awaken by my daughter frantically looking for our elves. She could not find Pepper Mint or Winter Mint our Elf on the Shelf elves. I didn’t know where they could be but since she had searched the entire house and didn’t find them I remembered …
Neighbor Christmas Gift: Nativity A nativity statue of the Holy Family makes a meaningful and gorgeous neighbor Christmas gift for Christians. I was able to purchase these nativities for over 50% off in an after-Christmas sale after Christmas 2022. It is an elegant acrylic figurine of the Holy Family. It has the option to …
Neighbor Christmas Gift: Pen and Notepad. I love finding unique and useful gifts to give to neighbors at Christmas time. Both my husband and I would appreciate a nice ballpoint pen and a Post-it notepad at anytime of the year… especially during Christmas. Not only is this gift useful, it has a Christmas meaning. Santa …
Elf on the Shelf: Christmas Candy Dive Our elves, Peppermint Mint and Winter Mint (siblings) went on a Christmas candy dive today. I had hosted book club this day and made this Christmas candy dessert board. They took what was left of it as well as the candy that was left over in the original …
Neighbor Christmas Gift: Hugs and Kisses. This is a darling little gingerbread house favor box full of Christmas-themed Hershey’s hugs and kisses. It comes with a free printable that says X (Hershey’s hug art) X (Hershey’s hug art) to represent XOXO. They are cute, inexpensive ~$2.00, and easy to put together. This is a great …
Christmas Candy Dessert Board. Recently, I hosted a book club get-together. Since it was going to be in December, I thought it would be fun to have a Christmas candy dessert board for my friends to enjoy. I also provided a cheese board and veggie board with ranch to balance out the sugar. It turned …
Neighbor Christmas Gift: Store-Bought Cookies. Do you love to give cookies out at Christmas but don’t have the time to make them homemade this year? That’s ok. Store-bought cookies are a delicious and fun gift as well. These Mother’s Animal Cookies in Reindeer Games shapes mixed with Trader Joe’s Dark Chocolate Mint Star cookies are …
Elf on the Shelf: Table Tennis. Our Elf on the Shelf sibling duo, Pepper Mint and Winter Mint were found on our ping pong table playing a game of table tennis today. We have a table and like to play table tennis together. Even if you don’t have a ping pong table at your …
Peace on Earth Christmas Front Door Decor. This year I was inspired to put together this, “Peace on Earth”, front door display when I saw an aqua-colored doormat that said, “Peace” on it in pink lettering. I found the doormat for a few dollars during the after-Christmas sales last year at World Market. I …
Elf on the Shelf: Gaming. We like to play video games at our house. I know its a bit taboo to say that these days—but alas, it is true. Some of our favorites are Rock Band, Minecraft, Lips, FIFA, Animal Royale, and Fortnite. My husband likes Call of Duty which is why I think the …