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I needed a new tree skirt. My beautiful expensive tree skirt smelled like cat pee when we pulled it out of storage this year! Noooooo! Do you know how hard it is to find a nice big tree skirt? These days most of them don’t even cover the base of the tree. So I set out on a mission to make a giant DIY tree
With Christmas just around the corner, we are all thinking about how to make it memorable and also include traditions special to our family. Today I am sharing 21+ Mexican Christmas Traditions that includes, food, decorations, traditions and ideas to make your Christmas memorable! Mexican Christmas Food Pozole rojo is a classic Mexican recipe for the holidays, but takes hours to make. This quick Pozole
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #doingthe99 #99yourholiday #CollectiveBias It’s that time of year when somebody is going to come by your desk and tell you about Secret Santa gift exchange sign ups. Don’t shake in your boots, because I’ve got you covered with 6 awesome gift ideas that you can put together for
This post is in partnership with Universal Pictures Home Entertainment They say it’s the thought that counts, but I feel like the gift wrap is the thing that makes a gift feel super extra special. I love making really fun custom gift wrap for the holidays so when I saw how much my family loved Despicable Me 3, I knew I had to make some
One of my long time friends from college calls these delicious Mexican Wedding Cake cookies “butter balls”. And for good reason: they are made with lots of butter and rolled in powder sugar that just melts in your mouth. My family has been making these for three generations and we have perfected the recipe. These cookies bake up as round balls that crumble to the
Welcome to day 2 of the 7th annual Handmade Holidays blog hop! I can’t even believe that we have been doing this hop for 7 years now but it’s been awesome. This is the second year that we have introduced holiday decor on to the hop. This year I was really inspired by the retro holiday decor at all of the stores. I actually have
Today we are sharing 22 Holiday Centerpiece ideas that will cover you from Thanksgiving through the Holiday season. These ideas are simple enough that anyone can make them with just a few supplies. 1. DIY Pumpkin Vases Create a beautiful centerpiece using pumpkins and fresh flowers. Sunflowers look stunning against the orange pumpkins! Check it out here: DIY Pumpkin Centerpiece With Fresh Flowers – Smart
Every year I always want to do a “Christmas in July” party or decorate a Christmas in July tree but I never do … until this year! When my friends at Treetopia invited me to be part of a Christmas in July Summer Christmas Tree challenge, I said, “heck yeah!”. Since it’s National Ice Cream Month, the tree also had to have an “ice cream”
This post is sponsored by Energizer®. All opinions are mine alone. #StillGoing This year, the top items on our Christmas lists require batteries. If you’ve ever had to yank batteries out of the wall clock, wireless computer mouse, or remote control so your kid can play with their new toy on Christmas morning, then you know how terrifying seeing a surprise “batteries not included” on
Every Christmas we skip the traditional dinner and make cheese and cold cut platters, sandwiches, and veggie plates in the tradition of my husband’s family. Cheese and meat arranged into shapes is one of the best things ever! This Thanksgiving, we made a turkey shaped cheese plate and I thought, you know, that would be super cute for Christmas too. Well, not a turkey! Since
