This easy mini-farmhouse wreath craft, uses Dollar Tree mini-pallets, a snippet of Christmas garland and a few other bits and pieces you may already have in your craft cupboard. Check it out!
Christmas
May you never be too grown up to search the skies on Christmas Eve. — Unknown
Need some Christmas celebration inspiration? We’ve got everything from glittering decorations to gingerbread house building tips, eggnog recipes and elves, to family fun events. Even your inner Grinch will find food and drinks that Santa will love year after year.

Upcycled School Uniform Teacher’s Gifts
Teacher’s gifts do not get more fun or meaningful than these gorgeous DIY upcycled school uniform ornaments.
Dallas Arboretum Christmas Activities
Hey guys, if you're looking to squeeze in one more fun holiday lights experience before Christmas, the Dallas Arboretum has a beautiful Christmas holiday light display. It's sponsored by Reliant Energy and they have over a million lights for you to take in. The trees...
Reliant Energy Gingerbread House Decorating Content Hits Close to Home
If you had 45 minutes, a table full of surprise candy, and a blank gingerbread house, what would you make for a $1000 donation to your charity? That's what I did last night. Participating in the Reliant Energy sponsored Gingerbread House Decorating contest is the...
Is it Time to Replace Your Artificial Christmas Tree?
The holiday countdown has started… It’s time for your annual tree-wrestling match where it’s you vs. the stairs to bring that bad boy down from the attic onto center stage. Maybe you even have more than one tree? Maybe you have dozens! Whether you’re a tree hoarder or...
Christmas Tree Decor Trends
If you liked the Is it too Early to Decorate for Christmas? post (which for me is NO, never too early), you will love this one which continues my chat about Christmas Decor trends with my dear friend Kristin Black, from Decorator’s Warehouse. This time we are talking...
The Christmas Village That Time Forgot
If you love all things Christmas you might be tempted to drop in to North Pole Christmas Village on Pike’s Peak. My recommendation – dont.
Reliant Gingerbread House Challenge
Gingerbread house decorating does not get more intense than the annual Reliant Energy Gingerbread House Decorating Charity Challenge and this year we had 45 minutes to create an award-winner. No pressure. I mean, there are only thousands of dollars on the line! This...
Christmas Gifts Checklist
It seems like every time I walk into a store in the past month, I've seen something that would make a great Christmas gift -- for SOMEONE. I can't remember WHO all I'm buying for, but I'm pretty sure it would be PERFECT for (fill in the blank when I remember). You...
How to watch Hallmark Christmas Movies
It’s go time. November 1. Let’s do this holiday thing baby! It’s the official kick-off to Christmas and you’ve got to get your head right. Are you mentally ready to take on the rigors of the wreath season? And how exactly do you do that? With a good ole Hallmark...
How to make a Grinch Holiday Door Decoration
True Story: When my husband and I were newly married, he used to be a real stick in the mud about the holidays. We were always bickering about when to put up the tree(s), whether they should be real or fake, how many holiday decorations inside and out. Just the...
Holiday Planning the FUN Way!
Don’t stress when the holidays roll around. Get started early with this FUN step-by-step guide!
Reliant’s 5th Annual Gingerbread House Decorating Challenge for Charity
December has me all giddy for gingerbread. It likely has a lot to do with the Reliant Energy®'s 5th Annual Gingerbread House Decorating Challenge which took place earlier this month. Big love to Reliant for inviting me to participate, as it provides such a fun way to...
15 Ways to “Give Back” During this Holiday Season
The holidays are crazy, I get it. But let's slow down for a minute a remember why we're all dashing about making our flocked trees Insta-perfect and our 1st world lattes all junipered up. As important as it is to find that perfect gift, let's make an effort to show...