The following post is sponsored by Tulip I think I want to make it a tradition to make new stockings every year (see last year's here)! Is that too extra? After making these personalized DIY calligraphy stockings for us this year, I'm SO excited to start stuffing them with gifts. Andrew and I agreed we'd only gift each other stocking stuffers this year, so I plan to get very creati[...]
It's time to start hammering out gift ideas for the holidays! Since homemade gifts are always a sweet idea, I wanted to pass along this simple DIY for making your own painted grip socks with a metallic star pattern! Now that we're experiencing sock-wearing weather, you'll probably find yourself wearing them all day and night. To give the bottom of your socks extra grip on hard floorin[...]
DONUT you want to surprise your guests with a fun holiday food display?! Sure, pegboard donut displays are all the rage for parties and weddings these days, but for Christmas, try serving your guests these edible donut ornaments hung on a tree! Buy or decorate donuts to hang on decorative branches or a small tree for the perfect holiday food display at your upcoming Christmas party. T[...]
The following post is sponsored by Tuesday Morning Now that it's finally November, I like to think it's socially acceptable to talk about all things Christmas! I'm sure it comes as no surprise that the holiday season is my favorite. In fact, I start my holiday shopping well in advance. I'm proud to say that - thanks to Tuesday Morning - I'm DONE with most of my holiday shopping al[...]
Who doesn't love a good rainbow?! Incorporate one into your Thanksgiving or fall gathering this year with a rainbow leaf table runner using felt! Best of all, this DIY table runner is no-sew, so you don't need any special supplies to make your own. Gather your favorite shades of the rainbow to make a colorful leaf table runner that you can use to decorate your dinner table or entryway[...]
This post has been sponsored by American Greetings. All thoughts and opinions are my own. It's time to start planning your holiday gifts! To get you inspired for the season, I partnered with American Greetings and Pavilions to share unique ways to package gifts this season! By adding an American Greetings holiday card to your gifts, you can send joy to your world with cards tha[...]
The following tie dye Christmas tree sweater tutorial is sponsored by Tulip Goodbye Halloween, and hello Christmas! Don't worry, I won't completely skip over Thanksgiving! I just couldn't wait to share this tutorial using Tulip's new 2-Minute Tie Dye kits that eliminate hours of wait time for the dye to sink into your fabric. To experiment, I made this tie dye Christmas tree sweate[...]
With Halloween this week, I'm moving on to creating general fall decor and Thanksgiving ideas to celebrate with plenty of color. You can find mini fake pumpkins everywhere right now, so I used them to make DIY pumpkin photo holders that can double as pumpkin place cards for fall entertaining or even Thanksgiving. Because they're so small, they fit in perfectly on our shelves, our (NEW[...]
Finally, a costume to represent one of my favorite things...cheese! Although very simple, this DIY cheese costume is perfect for me. All that's missing is bread! Honestly, cheese and bread are the best foods in the world, and you'll never be able to convince me otherwise. To make this easy cheese costume a little punnier, I used poster boards so that I can call it a cheeseboard costum[...]
If you haven't noticed, I'm really enjoying all things 90s lately! Nostalgia is a continuing trend lately, so I've recreated several of my favorite toys into DIY 90s toy costumes for Halloween this year. I know I'm not the only one. I've seen so many cute 90s toy costumes (or just 90s-inspired costumes) from other bloggers inspired by the toys of our childhood. Honestly, I had even MO[...]