Make your own Christmas holiday ornaments with balsa wood. These are the cutest DIY Glittered Wood Star Ornaments with a great tutorial so you can make your own! Making our own holiday ornaments or keepsake ornaments makes every year more special. Time to get crafty! DIY Glittered Wood Star ...
Holiday Traditions | Christmas Tree Tailgater
Every year, the weekend after Thanksgiving, my family heads out to cut our Christmas trees. But the real tradition is the tailgater we have after we've all found the perfect tree. We bring treats to share and my mother in law brings all the makings for Spanish Coffee. I bring hot ...
55 Homemade Holiday Gift Ideas
It's a Holiday Gift Party Blog Hop!!! If you're landing here from Jill - One Good Thing by Jillee, welcome! Give me a holler! Welcome! I am teaming up with 10 other bloggers who rock the internet to bring you 55 Homemade Holiday Gift Ideas you can make yourself! The holidays just got easier! ...
Printable Christmas Labels
Holiday wrapping is easier with free printable Christmas labels that can also be used as gift tags! Some are filled in for some of the homemade gift ideas here on Today's Creative Life or print out the blank version. BBQ Rub Recipe Peppermint Sugar Body Scrub Recipe Peppermint Bark ...
Christmas Crunch Recipe Gift Idea
Christmas Crunch Recipe made with Bugles, popcorn, Fritos, Crispix, nuts, M&M's and pretzels all drizzled with a buttery caramel mixture makes a HUGE amount! This sweet and salty snack mix is a favorite for everyone! Christmas Crunch Recipe Where has this been all my life? ...
Quick Easy Creative Wrapping Ideas {free printable}
Quick Easy Creative Wrapping Ideas are easier than you think! Especially with free holiday printable tags. I have 14,000 of these take out boxes that my friend Krista gave me. She said she ordered too many and gave me half. They have come in handy for so many things. I used them to dry my glittered ...
Reindeer Food Poem Free Printable
Christmas is a magical time! This Reindeer Food Poem Free Printable was a tradition year after year! Kids can easily whip up a batch of my Reindeer Food Recipe, mixing oatmeal and sprinkles to package up for themselves and friends for the big night! When my son was little, one of my most ...
How to Make Glitter Painted Glass Ornaments
I'm going to show you How to Make Glitter Painted Glass Ornaments in any color you need! Have you ever wondered how they get glitter or paint to stick to the inside of a glass ornament? This easy DIY Christmas craft idea is great to do with the kids! The countdown to Christmas has begun! This ...
DIY Silver Gilding {Martha Stewart}
I've been playing around a bit with the Martha Stewart Gilding Sheets and am thrilled how easy they are! I've been staring at my gilding paint forever, too scared to try it, so I was thrilled when I was asked to partner up with Martha Stewart Crafts and my box of goodies had gilding sheets! Those ...
How To Set your Formal and Informal Table
At some point in your life, you're going to need to know How to Set your Formal and Informal Table. Tabletop Etiquette and entertaining tips also come in handy. My entertaining style is pretty casual. I prefer relaxed entertaining with little attention on how to set the table correctly, but ...
Free Printable Tags {Gift Tags}
It's crunch time! I've got the reindeer food made, but I haven't wrapped ONE gift yet. We set up a full wrapping station with everything we need, including an assortment of cute gift tags. I still need to make more neighbor gifts (peppermint bark, Irish cream, BBQ rub & peppermint sugar scrub) ...
Peanut Butter Fudge Recipe
Dad's Peanut Butter Fudge Recipe is a holiday tradition going back to my childhood. Creamy rich peanut butter taste that melts in your mouth made with marshmallow cream and no sweetened condensed milk. I spent Saturday with my dad making his famous Peanut Butter fudge recipe........he passed ...
Easy Gift Wrapping Ideas
I'm all about Easy Gift Wrapping Ideas for Christmas! It's easy to make a DIY gift bag from a simple paper lunch sack. These Christmas wrapping ideas are simple, cute and stylish! These DIY Gift Bags are perfect for me. I'm a lazy crafter. I like quick crafts with ...
Letter To Santa – Print your Own
I know I may be a little late on sending a letter to Santa, but maybe it will be more noticeable since it won't arrive with everyone else's? I've got several printable options for your own letter to Santa. The kids will love it! Letter to Santa - Print your Own I found a few of my favorite ...
Cranberry Muffin Recipe with Pecans
Use leftover cranberry sauce or relish to make this Cranberry Muffin Recipe with Pecans! This seasonal muffin is great for breakfast, brunch or even a snack! Cranberry Muffin Recipe with Pecans With Thanksgiving over, it was time to clean out the fridge! When I saw my almost full container ...
Peppermint Bark Recipe
This Peppermint Bark Recipe is a holiday tradition. Made with candy melts and broken candy canes, you can make up a quick batch for easy homemade holiday gifts. I'm doing "Gifts from the Kitchen" on my AMNW segment this month. I'm a simple girl. I like easy recipes and easy gifts. I love ...
BBQ Rub Recipe
Making your own BBQ Rub Recipe with your favorite seasonings and spices is easy to customize for yourself or from DIY gift ideas. BBQ Rub Recipe - Gifts from the Kitchen With the Holidays approaching, some of the hardest people on our list are men! You can only buy so many drills or ...
Irish Cream Recipe {Gifts from the Kitchen}
You'll love this easy to make homemade Irish Cream Recipe. Made from scratch with heavy cream and whiskey gives it a rich smooth taste. I was inspired by my long-time blogging friend Cindy at Skip To My Lou. Her Irish Liqueur recipe is a little different but just as good! Irish Cream ...
Reindeer Food Recipe with Free Printable
Making this Reindeer Food Recipe is easy using oats, sprinkles, and imagination. This Christmas Eve tradition will create memories for a lifetime! The Reindeer Food Poem is easy to print to go along with this Reindeer Food Recipe if you want to package it up for a gift, or have it sent from ...
Holiday Porch- Simple Decorations for Christmas
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. At least on my porch. Still lots to do, but it's coming along. This year I decided to let Lowe's help me. I needed simple decorations for Christmas that look amazing, but are fuss free. I love my new wreath (it lights up) with the red accents to ...
Disney for the Holidays!
Disney for the Holidays? Yes please! With my son turning 14 in the next few months, I'm starting to panic. How can my only baby be 4 or 5 years away from leaving the nest? WHY didn't I have more children? WHY? Oh......that's right, I ran out of time......I was 37 when I had him and then I ...
MAGIC Reindeer Food – Feed the Reindeer!
We MUST feed the reindeer! Feeding the reindeer was something my son looked forward to every Christmas Eve. As soon as we would get home from Christmas Eve dinner, he would set out Santa's treat and then head out to the yard and sprinkle the reindeer food that came with his Santa Letter. Reindeer ...
Christmas DIY Free Printable
This Christmas DIY Joy to the World printable garland project is one of the first ones I posted on Today's Creative Life. Just goes to show how far we've come with posting tutorials! Free Christmas printables make it so easy to decorate on a budget! I am happy to say that not only do I still use ...
Holiday Cheer Printable – Christmas Printables
I've got a surprise for you! A free holiday printable! Don't you love Christmas Printables? FREE Christmas Printable I know many of you have started your holiday decorating, so I thought I'd share my latest FREE Christmas Printable. Holiday Cheer! I love it. The gals at SissyPrint do ...
