If you have a lot of gumdrops leftover after decorating your gingerbread house, make a DIY Gumdrop Garland by stringing them together and hanging it on your Christmas tree or mantle! This would also be super cute to make for a tiny Elf on the Shelf to decorate his/her miniature tree or elf gingerbread house! more »
Did you see my Holiday Books for Babies and Toddlers list? I really like the idea of a holiday book advent calendar where you read a different holiday book at bedtime on the nights leading up to Christmas! My babies are still a bit too young for most of the holiday books that aren’t board more »
With just a few twists of floral wire, you can turn some sprigs of rosemary and a handful of cranberries into these adorable DIY Christmas Wreath Drink Stirrers that are perfect for stirring some merriment into your cranberry mimosas on Christmas morning!Seriously, how cute are they? And they smell SO good! Here’s the tutorial and there more »
I really, really, really love the idea of starting the holiday tradition of a Holiday Book Advent Calendar where you read a new holiday-themed book every night, but my babies are still too young to sit still to read a bedtime book (well, too young to have both babies sit quietly for 10 minutes before bed, more »
Get together with friends and family to throw a Modern Holiday Wreath Making Party where everyone can make holiday wreaths while sipping on delicious cocktails and nibbling yummy treats! I didn’t want to put together a super Christmas-y party spread with holiday cookies and hot chocolate, but instead I went for more of a brunch-themed more »
This is the first year since we’ve moved into our new house that we’re decorating for Christmas! Last year, I was way too pregnant to decorate … well, really, I just didn’t want the twins to come early and then have to take down the decorations while tending to two newborns. So this year, I’ve more »
This post has been sponsored by Layer Cake wines. All thoughts and opinions are my own. To be enjoyed by those 21 years of age or older. I was taught to never show up to a party empty-handed. Although, I will say that having twins will challenge this. That’s why I’m prepping for the holiday season more »
I made these Melted Snowman Milkshakes a few years ago for Food Network, but I’ve recently updated them with a Frozen, melted Olaf snowman theme. Here’s the link to the updated Frozen version of the Melted Olaf Milkshake.
Do you have any Christmas traditions? We have a Silly Holiday Stocking Stuffer Tradition involving dish scrubbing brushes and Christmas stockings!When I was a kid, my dad “gifted” my mom a dish scrubber for Christmas. He wrapped it up and stuck it in my mom’s stocking! The next year, he did the same thing, but more »
If you follow along on the blog, you know I LOVE vacationing in Palm Springs! While my house is NOT decorated in Midcentury Modern decor (I have a Victorian, that would just be weird), I DO appreciate the aesthetic and I love seeing all of the midcentury architecture and design when we visit Palm Springs, more »