Today is the final day of my holiday home tour…the living room! Let’s start with our Christmas tree, since it was the first decoration that went into the house. We visited the tree farm the day after Thanksgiving to pick out the “perfect” tree! This has become an annual tradition for our family, one which […]
perler bead ornaments
My girls have loved crafting with perler beads over the years. You know those beads…the ones that kids use along with a plastic pegboard template to create a picture, and then (if you are like me) it sits on an ironing board FOREVER until it is ironed and the beads fuse together. Well, here’s another […]
holiday decorating
I love decorating our house for Christmas! It is always a joy to add some festive touches to the rooms in our home. I have found an item that I use frequently to add some color and merriment to my holiday decorating…BALL ORNAMENTS of various colors and sizes. One easy and simple way to decorate […]
cinnamon applesauce ornaments
I’ve been making cinnamon applesauce ornaments for years…first with my students when I taught second grade and now with my own daughters. It is a fun tradition which makes the house smell so good this time of the year! You just need two ingredients…cinnamon and applesauce, plus cookies cutters and a rolling pin. You mix […]
ornament traditions ii
Earlier this week I shared our family tradition of giving our daughters an ornament each year that symbolizes something special from that year. While these ornaments are an important part of our tree, we also have another ornament tradition. When we travel, we always “try” to bring back an ornament to remind us of our […]
ornament traditions
Like a lot of families around the country, we decorated our home for Christmas this past weekend. Once Thanksgiving is over, there is always the rush to get ready for the next holiday. For us, that meant our annual trip to the Christmas tree farm to choose our tree for the season. Always a fun […]