It's almost tree time! It's almost tree time! As I write this, we are contemplating getting out to go and get our tree a day early. Now that it is December, McGregor is all in on the holiday spirit and isn't scroodge-ing me for starting festivities too early. Also, not that he would, but he is forbidden from telling me it's too early now because frankly, at this point we are late on the tree front! I cannot believe it's almost a week into December already. I am D.I.Y-ing all of the ornaments on the tree this year (I say that now, but I haven't seen them ON the tree so I may mix it up - stay tuned). Either way, I'm excited to let the creativity be seen on the tree. My favorite ornaments of this year are these D.I.Y Christmas ornaments with greenery.
Okay - last week of gift guides, you guys! Can you believe it!? We made it through FIVE weeks of them. Next year, I will try to get it all out in one go, but my eyes are legitimately cross-eyed even from going slowly. So here we are, at the final gift guide for under 50 and under 100. Under 50 and under 100, I felt, were the perfect categories to end with. A good round-up like items for under 50 and under 100 felt ideal for you "last minute" shoppers. I realize that no one is last minute if you're here today; we are still in the first week of December, after all.
Christmas baking to me has always only meant one thing: gluten free gingerbread cookies. To be fair, the gluten free has come more recently in the past ten years, but it’s definitely always meant gingerbread cookies. I can leave the shortbread, toffee, brittle, snickerdoodles, etc., behind and solely take gluten free gingerbread cookies. I have […]
The holiday D.I.Y saga continues! Today, the saga is featuring D.I.Y mini Christmas trees. They are so cute, simple, very customizable, and inexpensive (depending on how many colors you intend to do). I envisioned part of my boho holiday decor vibes to include many neutrals and non-traditional holiday colors. In addition to this, I also knew I wanted to have a ton of trees to create the woodland theme for my mantle decor, but I did not want the expense of that many trees (more specifically, my husband did not want the expense of that many trees LOL). That's when my "can I make exactly what I'm envisioning for less money" mentality came into play again. After a few moments of thought (honestly, that's how quickly it came it me), I decided I could make it for way less, and so these D.I.Y mini Christmas trees were born.
This week’s homebody and self care gift guide is geared towards anyone currently living in a pandemic where they are meant to stay home as much as possible… So pretty much this one is for everyone! Come Christmas, we will be just finishing 10 months of our “new normal.” We will all likely be very ready to emerge from enduring more lockdowns, but the health authorities may not be ready for us to do so. This homebody and self care gift guide is designed to help get people over that finish line. To help them embrace the last bit of a slowed-down version of life, enjoy their homes, and find ways to enjoy some much-needed time to themselves.
We are nearing a (pretty much) fully decorated house for this year. I have decided only to tackle the main floor since we had exactly one small box of decorations to start with. One small box of decorations does not leave an impression on our main floor, so I had a lot to tackle on the decor front to make it feel like a winter wonderland in here. Decorating a large amount of space for the holidays with a blank slate is exciting and incredibly overwhelming. I feel so fortunate that this year Pineridge Hollow, a local Canadian shop, helped take away some of that overwhelmed feeling. They inspired all of my holiday mantle decor ideas by gifting me the most amazing package of goodies.
Each and every year, I struggle with where to put the amazingly thoughtful Christmas greeting cards that we receive. There's no designated spot in my home, and therefore, there is rarely a great spot to showcase them without everything looking too cluttered. This year, I anticipate an influx of Christmas and holiday cards from everyone. Given the strange year we've been having, I think it's a great way to be able to tell people you care that you've been thinking of them and to update them with what you've been up to during COVID - I know it's probably not the normal update you'd be sharing.
Round three of the 2020 Holiday Gift Guide is all ready to go with gift ideas for foodies, parents, and in-laws. I obviously am game to pair easy 2020 gift guide categories with challenging ones. For example, out of the foodie, parents, and in-laws categories, foodies for me - or more specifically, people who enjoy spending time in the kitchen - is literally a walk in the park. I came up with these in my sleep. On the other hand, I find parents and in-laws more challenging. Mostly because they have everything - and if they don't, they tend to buy it for themselves. As a result, I tried to think outside the box as much as possible while also focusing on items that they may not necessarily buy for themselves.
Holy smokes, it's mid-November, and the jingle bell rock is blasting non-stop in this house. Okay, kidding, we've only played Christmas music once, but is there not a better way to help your home feel more festive than cranking up those holiday tunes?! If you're in the same second lockdown situation that many places are in right now, I would suggest slowly easing your way into the holiday spirit. It's something cheerful to look forward to, and it's sort of impossible not to get happy while you're decorating. Plus, if you toss in a glass of red wine or perhaps boozy eggnog, you cannot go wrong.
This week is a Sun-D.I.Y that literally everyone can do: winter pots. I know there's always concern you're not creative or crafty enough, but this one - to really basic-ify it, includes popping greens into a pot and re-arranging them until you're happy with the way it looks. D.I.Ying your own winter pots allows you to do anything you want with them, really. As such, instead of typical instructions, I've shared my winter pot ideas and how I brought mine together to help inspire yours while promoting your creativity to come through!
