It’s early November, and I generally hate the trend of seeing all things Christmasy appearing in stores before Thanksgiving. Let us savor our moments of gratitude, turkey, and pumpkin pie before rolling out the Santas and reindeer decor! Save Christmas for December! But I do make one small exception to my rule of saving Christmas… View more
It was only a matter of time, friends. Given my life-long love of both reading and stitching, I’m actually surprised it’s taken me this long to come up with a craft project that puts them together! Lately, my daughter’s been showing more interest in sewing ventures, and I thought it’d be fun to encourage her… View more
I’ve got a fun Christmas freebie today, friends! Amidst the hurry and flurry of the holiday season, I thought you could use one less detail to worry about, so I’ve designed a set of free printable gift tags you can use. You know I can’t resist flowers. . . so I splashed them with a… View more
A couple weeks ago, I sat down to design a “Merry Christmas” bunting for the blog. I came up with a festive music style bunting that was inspired, in part, by some DIY ornaments I had crafted for our Christmas tree this year But then I opened the mail and saw a flyer from my… View more
It’s getting closer, friends. December will be here soon. With just a couple days left before Thanksgiving, I’m giving myself permission to start dreaming of a white Christmas this afternoon. Snowflakes are dancing through the air as I type these words and the notes of Frank Sinatra’s “Holly Jolly Christmas” float around me. The next… View more
. And just like that, the calendar on my wall says “November” and taunts me with the reality that December is close on its heels. So much has to happen in these few brief weeks of the year! My daughter has a birthday. Thanksgiving celebrations to cook for and attend. And, of course, the preparations… View more
