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 …
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Cedar Garland Tablescape. This natural tablescape was fun and easy to create. I love the wood grain with the linen runners, the jute placemats, burlap napkin rings, wood nutcrackers, and green cedar garland. I really love how natural, simple, and elegant it is. By using mostly items that I had on hand, it was …
Timeless Christmas Mantel Decoration This is our mantel this year. I love to switch up decorations and have different themes for our fireplace mantel. I’ve posted our nativity mantel, our santa mantel, and our red truck mantel before. This year I struggled on what to call this mantel decor and just came up with Timeless …
Roses and Valentine Wreath. This wreath was such a fun craft. I love how it looks as though the dozen roses are accompanying a Valentine. It only cost a few dollars and took about 10 minutes to create. Note- when making these, if you want one at either end of a mantel, you will want …
I made these Valentine’s Day Pampas Grass and Flower Wreaths. I placed one on either side of my Valentine’s Day Mantel this year. Note, when making these, if you want one at either end of a mantel, you will want to put the decoration on opposite sides (one going left and one going right). Supply …
Valentine’s Day Letter Coir Doormat—Free Printable This was a simple doormat I made and it only cost me $12.00 out of pocket for the supplies. I’ve made many coir doormats and this one was by far the easiest because I did not use a Cricut, stencil or cutting board; I simply free-hand painted the design …
Valentine’s Day Simple Hoop Wreath. I really like the look of a simple hoop wreath. I like hoop wreaths even more when they are slightly asymmetrical. Having the decorations on the hoop off-center adds interest to the symmetry of the circular metal hoop. For Valentine’s Day, I decided to try my hand at making a …
Quick Llama Birthday Party I throw a friend party for my children every other year and a family party for them every year. The friend parties are more time consuming, expensive, and thought out. The family parties are put together more on a whim and are less expensive. I try not to spend more than …
Elf on the Shelf: Sledding on the Christmas Tree. We have a Santa-themed Christmas tree and most of the ornaments are red, white and green. Our Elf on the Shelf, Pepper, was on a sled in the branches of our Christmas Tree this particular day. So, he was camouflaged well and was hard to find. …
I put together this Natural and Simplistic Thanksgiving Tablescape for our guests this year. I enjoy doing different tablescapes for holiday get togethers each year. Scroll down below to see some of my other Thanksgiving tablescapes I’ve made. This year, I wanted to keep the Harvest Tablescape simple and natural looking. Here are 5 Tips …
No-bake pies are so easy and quick (especially if you buy pre-made crusts). They can be thrown together in just a few minutes of prep and a few hours of chilling. They are a great idea for contributing to a party, potluck, or dinner.