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This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #GoNutsForNuts #CollectiveBias Looking for ideas for fun desserts, snacks and gifts, I happened across a cool Sleigh display at Walmart featuring Planter’s holiday products. And the wheels in my brain started turning. I just love the Planter’s Cocoa Almonds…
Do you love free ebooks? Love handmade ornaments? Well, I’ve totally got your back! How about a Homemade Christmas Ornaments FREE eBook with directions for nine different DIY Christmas ornaments? I had you at “free” didn’t I? The folks at All Free Holiday Crafts are offering this FREE eBook called Homemade Christmas Ornaments- 9 Tutorials for…
Craziness. It is that time of year. Being a crafter, I usually spend the entire months of October, November and December creating ornaments, decorations, and gifts for Christmas. I love to put a bit of myself into everything I do. Unfortunately, that leaves little time to shop for those gifts that simply cannot be made….
Five years ago, we decided that we wanted to get to the point where we could sell our belongings, our house, and move into our RV to become permanent travelers. You can read about the whole story here. Things have come to a head over the past few months, and we have been working hard…
A group of my friends and family have been exchanging Christmas ornaments with each other every year for the past 18 years. We make an ornament for each member of the group and meet the first Saturday in December to exchange them. That means a crafting party, folks! My kind of fun. Since there is usually about 15-20…
So…the family is all meeting at your house this year for the annual Christmas gathering? You knew it was coming. You’ve been dreading the preparation for this event all year. You see, the issue is that you totally need to up the ante. Last year, Aunt Ethel had the holiday dinner at the Venetian in Las Vegas….
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #SeasonedGreetings #CollectiveBias I absolutely love the flavor of Tabasco Sauce, and for the holidays it truly fits right in! Especially when I am invited to multiple holiday gatherings and need something fun and different to bring as a…
How about a reveal from another crafty competition with Mona from Craft Klatch? This time our challenge was to create something for the holidays with newspapers. Fun! Only problem was, I am in the midst of getting my house ready for sale. Ever tried to craft and not make a mess? Impossible. But I did…
Love to sew? Me too! This week I would love to share with you my new pattern for Happy Camper Pot Holders! I’m so glad that you stopped by to check out this fun tutorial! It is one of the most popular sewing projects on the Sitcom! And that is saying a lot. The Sitcom currently features over…
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #SimplyHealthy#CollectiveBias My dogs are spoiled. I admit it. Right now Sam’s Club has a great selection of pet gifts and I took advantage of it. They are now stocked up on balls and stuffed squeaky things. Of course,…
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #ThankfullySweet #CollectiveBias The folks at Mrs. Smith and Cool Whip have challenged me to come up with something unique and unusual for the holidays. You know me. I love a challenge. Even if it has nothing to do with crafts!…
This recipe is reprinted with permission from Holiday Cookies by the Chicago Tribune staff, Agate Surrey, November 2014. I love giving baked goods as gifts, and often feature recipes that are perfect for giving. So I was thrilled when the folks at the Chicago Tribune asked me to do a review of their new Holiday Cookies…
With the holidays approaching, and lots of gatherings to attend, I find it necessary to come up with new and exciting Holiday Recipes to add to the holiday table. Why? I have no idea. Maybe it is just a bit of sibling rivalry. You see, both my sister and my sister-in-law are amazing cooks. Me? Well,…
I ran across some great burlap bags to work with, so I decided to create some Burlap Angel Personalized Place Settings! I’m always looking for fresh new ideas to make the holiday table special, and this year I wanted to add personalized place settings. The hubby says that we know each others names, otherwise why the…
Back in September, Mona from Craft Klatch and I challenged each other to come up with something amazing for the holidays using toilet paper tubes and buttons. We had so much fun coming up with fun recycled projects that we have decided to do it again! This challenge involves newspaper. Oh, and it has to be…