The things that work with my everyday decor sometimes just won’t work at Christmas time. Â For example, I love the Family Rules art piece that hangs over the buffet in our dining room, and come October, its orange color is a perfect pairing with the black and silver of my Halloween decor. However, when Christmas […]
My favorite Christmas Tradition: a boat ride through Naples.
We have lots of family traditions this time of year, but one of my favorites is looking at the Christmas lights by boat. We live near a neighborhood in Long Beach, California called Naples. Â Naples is an island neighborhood, and in the center of the island is a loop of canals. Each year we rent […]
The one where Southern California weather jacked up my Christmas decor.
It’s Christmas time! Â Perfectly trimmed trees… angelic children, playing nicely in front of a roaring fireplace… the delicious smell of holiday baking, wafting through the house… Â wrapping and shopping are done… That’s the image that many of the gorgeously decorated homes all over the internet are showing us. But there are a few brave bloggers […]
DIY Christmas artwork in under an hour.
I love subway art and typography.  Lately I’ve become a regular Art Institute of Five Minute Projects and our scrap woodpile has become my supply source.  I had been wanting to make some nativity themed artwork and put some focus on the real  reason we celebrate Christmas. I saw a great piece of artwork from Red Letter Words […]
My elves are clumsy.
We’re in full blown Christmas decorating mode around here. Conner was helping me trim the tree when he dropped the ornament he was holding into a box of other ornaments and it broke. Â (He’s kind of ham-handed, my Conner…) I asked him to be careful and to clean up the glass. I noticed after a […]
Christmas gift wrapping caddy – a Christmas mess compromise.
I shared this last month at Positively Splendid as part of the Swell Noel series. Christmas is my favorite holiday and I love that it seems to be a celebration of every single day in December.  I am never finished baking, wrapping presents or decorating the house… and I like it like that! I love a cheerful holiday mess. My […]
Paper Projects: Homemade Gift Tags
For someone who doesn’t scrapbook, I sure do a lot of paper projects. Â I like to make my own homemade gift tags at Christmas. Â I can’t help myself. Each year I say I’m going to just use the ready-made type, and each year I wind up making my own anyway. Â (It’s a sickness really…) Paper […]
I planted tomatoes but got Christmas trees instead. (DIY lighted trees.)
I shared this tutorial over at Tatertots & Jello last year and thought I would dust it off and post it over here, in case you missed it, or in case you have a memory like mine (which is non-existent these days…) We had several old tomato cages laying around in our side yard. (Me? Creative? […]
Make a sparkly epsom salt snowman.
Today let’s make an easy DIY snowman using a little glitter, epsom salt and some round spheres from STYROFOAM TM Brand Foam. I love, love, love Under The Table and Dreaming and am in awe of Stephanie Lynn’s projects.  So when I was invited to make a project for her STYROFOAM TM Brand Foam series, I did a little happy dance.  I’ve used […]
Why I change my Christmas colors each year. (And what I’ve done for the past five…)
I love decorating for Christmas! Â The season is so special to me that I want to decorate everything! Â I obsessively and impulsively buy Christmas ornaments through out the year. Â (I might have a little Christmas Ornament Problem… I’m trying to get help) It’s a sickness. Â I can’t help it. Â But would it make a difference […]
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