Countdown to Christmas - Homemade Advent Calendar

 When my kids were younger, we decided to make an advent calendar.   We brainstormed a bit, and looked at our craft supplies.  We had been collecting cardboard tubes for crafting and thought they would be perfect for holding treats.We painted the tubes in white, red and green, and numbered them with coordinating number stickers.  We stapled the bottom to make a little pouch. ...

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Countdown to Christmas - Reeses Cup Reindeer

I made these Reeses Cup Reindeer a few years back with my kids.  I had forgotten about them, until I was going through some old blog posts. My kids loved them!  They are easy to make, and a big hit especially with people who love Reeses Cups.  What you will need Reeses cups - regular size Reeses cups - mini size Red M & Ms small pretzels candy eyes a...

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Countdown to Christmas- Snow Owl Ornaments

A few years ago an ornament I made back in 2013 went viral.  It was so interesting seeing my post everywhere for about a week.  Yahoo even picked it up, and made my photo a cover to one of it's posts.  On my own Facebook page, I saw several people share the post, even without knowing it was from my website. These snow owl ornaments are now special to me and the stars of my Woodland...

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The Dare to Share Saturday Party

 It's Friday night, and you know what that means.. It is time to Dare to Share! Happy Thanksgiving Weekend! I hope everyone is having a great holiday weekend.  We have had a very nice weekend so far. We had our first of two Thanksgiving meals on Thursday. Tonight we went to a tree lighting festival in a nearby town.  Saturday is the BIG game (Ohio State versus Michigan),...

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Countdown to Christmas - DIY Christmas Fireplace Mantle

 When we had to move from our house with a fireplace to an apartment in 2015, we had to adjust to a change to our traditions. One of those traditions was hanging our stocking on the mantle for Christmas Eve.  We wanted to continue our traditions as much as possible so I decided to DIY a mantle. Since we had just moved a few months before, we still have some moving boxes on hand. I used...

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Countdown to Thanksgiving - Are you ready?

I am a little late with my post today because we were out doing some last minute shopping with the masses.  We are having two Thanksgivings this year.  One at D's moms house tomorrow with ham and lots of fixings, and one on Sunday at our house with turkey and several of our favorite recipes. Today we went shopping at  Meijer, Aldi, and Walmart.   Meijer had some amazing...

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Countdown to Thanksgiving - Easy Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes

                 Today I am going to share my favorite way to make homemade mashed potatoes.  They are easy to make, and a perfect addition to your holiday meal. Sorry the photos are so dark, I took these pictures years ago when I started making mashed potatoes this way.  I think I may need to take some new photos this Thanksgiving. :)) **this...

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