Kid friendly gingerbread decorating party using graham crackers Christmas with kids is always fun. There’s so many traditions you can start with them. Like baking cookies, making Christmas stockings, and decorating gingerbread houses to name a few. We made graham cracker gingerbread houses last night and it was so much fun! And my stress level was at a ZERO! Yes,…
Category: Winter
Christmas stocking party with the kids
KID MADE CHRISTMAS STOCKINGS Making Christmas stockings with my girls is one of my most favorite Christmas traditions we do. Every year my four daughters and I sit around the table that is basically a big mess of Christmas craft supplies and make stockings. We break out the glitter, felt, ribbons, fabric markers, bells, buttons… all the things. And I…
Dollar store Christmas star makeover
The dollar stores are really outdoing themselves lately with their Christmas selections. I have found so many great finds there to either add to my Christmas décor OR give a bit of a makeover then add it to my Christmas decorations. I found this little wire star at the Dollar General last night and since it was just $1 I…
Interchangeable Christmas pallet sign
INTERCHANGEABLE WINTER PALLET SIGN I love decorating for the holidays. Especially Christmas. Now that I have a bigger home to decorate I’m finding it a little challenging to do AND keep it in budget. I have always had the heart of a frugal women so spending an arm and a leg to put up Christmas décor just wasn’t happening. That’s…
MINI glittery fairy jar Christmas ornament
DIY FAIRY JAR CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT Day 9 of DIY Christmas ornaments If you enjoyed one of my very first ever craft tutorials that I wrote, HOW TO MAKE GLITTERY LIGHT UP FAIRY JARS, then you will love this Christmas version. It’s such a cute mini version of the large light up fairy jar and I love the winter twist that…
Easy Christmas stars from twigs
CHRISTMAS STARS MADE FROM TWIGS- EASY TUTORIAL Have you made stars from twigs? This Christmas decoration was super quick, easy, and best of all basically FREE! If you’ve read any of my content you know how I love a good frugal DIY craft. Especially during the holidays when finances can be a little tighter. Like this easy and incredibly inexpensive…
Baby it’s cold outside warm up with hot cocoa & coffee DIY sign wood sign + free SVG
Winter coffee bar sign + free SVG We bought a 120 yr old house over the summer. It’s a much bigger house than we’ve ever lived in AND I have space for an actual coffee bar now!! I’m so excited to decorate it for the winter & Christmas season. I thought long and hard about how I would decorate my…
A Christmas gift teens & tweens will LOVE!
DIY SPA KITS FOR TEENS What does you preteen (tween), or teen want for Christmas? I don’t know about your kiddos but my girls are getting harder and harder to buy for the older they get. I’m a momma of 4 girls, three of which are all with in 3 years of one another. They are stair steps and I…
DIY dowel rod snowman ornament
This DIY Christmas ornament is SUPER EASY! Similar to the square snowmen ornaments I made last year. Only this time they are round and they have cute rosy cheeks like these mason jar snowmen I showed how to make on my blog. There are differences of course but all three of these snowmen are so adorable. If you are a…
Hot cocoa mini wood rolling pin DIY
Do you have a coffee bar? I hope you said yes because coffee bars are SO fun to decorate! I picked up an old vanity from a garage sale a few years back that I have turned into our coffee bar and oh my goodness it is so cute and fits perfectly in the space we have. This Christmas season…