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Category Archives: Christmas

{Christmas Planning} Gingerbread House

One of our family Christmas traditions is to build a Gingerbread House together.   It’s so much fun building and mostly decorating.  We find though one lolly for the house one for the mouth, lol.  This is a fun tradition and one I know we will continue for many many years. First year we started…

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{Christmas Craft} Blinging up Christmas Baubles

We have made the most beautiful inexpensive Christmas Baubles 1 pack red baubles from Big W for $2 1 packet of Rhinestone strips from KaiserCraft outlet (most craft or dollar stores) for $2.50  Idea found on pinterest originally from bhg.com  Linking up with Blossom Heart, Pinterest Make Me Challenge 

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{Inspiration} Advent Calendars

Advent Calendars I love Christmas, the excitement, build up, anticipation, decorating, family time together, creating, baking and most of all giving. We use an advent calendar each year to give a gift or little note to the kids.  Perhaps it’s not the traditional way an advent calendar is used however it’s how we have the…

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