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Dreaming of a blue and green Christmas.

November 26, 2012 8 Comments

I looooove Christmas time! I start thinking about my color scheme and decor for the coming year on January 2nd… (as I pack up my holiday decor from the current year.)  It’s a bit of a sickness, really. This year I am going with frosty silvers and white, like I did in 2010…. ….but I […]

Filed Under: candles, Christmas, decor, Entertaining, Holidays, winter

Easy ways to organize your Christmas decor and be ready for next year.

January 3, 2012 24 Comments

Packing up Christmas always makes me feel a little sad.  (Also a little tired, there is a lot to pack up.) I have been asked how it is possible to change my color scheme every year… it’s all about color coding and organization, baby! It’s so simple, it’s kinda stupid.  Store the decor by color. […]

Filed Under: Christmas, decor, Holidays, Let me help you, organization, planning ahead, Tip of the Day, Tips & Tricks, winter

Recycle your Christmas cards into gift tags for next year.

January 2, 2012 25 Comments

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Every year we receive beautiful Christmas cards. Every year I save a few special ones, but I hate to throw the rest away. The solution? Recycle them and make beautiful gift tags.

Filed Under: cheap and easy, Christmas, gift giving, Paper, paper crafts, planning ahead, tutorial, UseWhatchaGot

Our home’s Christmas decor… better late than never.

December 23, 2011 10 Comments

The month of December has just flown by!  I haven’t had time to do all of the things I wanted to, but at the same time, I’m not stressed out at all. (Other than having my exterior Christmas decorations ripped apart due to a roof emergency…) Anyhow, I didn’t link up to any holiday “home […]

Filed Under: Christmas, Crafts, decor, home tour, traditions

3 simple Christmas traditions to start for your kids.

December 22, 2011 11 Comments

If you do it twice, it’s tradition.  That’s kind of a family motto. The only way to start a tradition is to just start doing something.  It doesn’t have to be a big, elaborate thing.  I told you about our family Christmas tradition of going out to see lights by boat, but we also have […]

Filed Under: Christmas, family, just funny, traditions

Make easy Christmas garlands & wreaths without time, money or talent. Seriously.

December 21, 2011 10 Comments

Yesterday I shared how to hide everyday artwork by just covering it with fabric and adding a wreath. Today I’m almost embarrassed to show you this stupid-easy way to turn the fake, plastic greenery into something that looks totally real.  For free.  It’s fast, easy and literally anyone can do it. When it’s fake, you […]

Filed Under: cheap and easy, Christmas, Crafts, decor, Free, UseWhatchaGot, winter

An easy way to turn your everyday wall art into something festive.

December 20, 2011 11 Comments

The things that work with my everyday decor sometimes just won’t work at Christmas time.  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 […]

Filed Under: artwork, cheap and easy, Christmas, Crafts, decor

My favorite Christmas Tradition: a boat ride through Naples.

December 19, 2011 Leave a Comment

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.  Naples is an island neighborhood, and in the center of the island is a loop of canals. Each year we rent […]

Filed Under: Christmas, family, friends, no reason - just fun, traditions Tagged With: Traditions

The one where Southern California weather jacked up my Christmas decor.

December 17, 2011 20 Comments

It’s Christmas time!  Perfectly trimmed trees… angelic children, playing nicely in front of a roaring fireplace… the delicious smell of holiday baking, wafting through the house…  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 […]

Filed Under: Big Time Fail, Christmas, Crafts, decor, just funny, Keepin' It real

DIY Christmas artwork in under an hour.

December 16, 2011 20 Comments

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 […]

Filed Under: artwork, Christmas, Crafts, Faith, spray paint, tutorial

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