I’ve always wanted to do holiday cards.  They seem like such a nice way of saying “hi friend, I like you a whole lot and miss you dearly, and happy holidays.”  Don’t they?  Well I’ve never done them because if there is one thing I am lazy about it is cards of any kind.  Luckily,

“And so I’m offering this simple phrase, to kids from one to ninety-two.  Although it’s been said many times many ways, Merry Christmas to you!” May your days be merry and bright! &nbs

Can you all believe it is 4 days before Christmas?  Colleen and I have both been feeling like this Christmas season has gone by much too fast and has also not been anywhere near as cheerful as we would have liked it to be.  Primarily because of the awful tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut which has

When we were trying to come up with some cheap and easy ideas to incorporate into our Thrifty Christmas Tablescape, I was inspired by a garland made by our friend Brynn of Citron Rose Bleu.  As Colleen mentioned Monday, she created cute fluffy yarn balls and strung them up to make a garland.  Since I

I really like to keep stuff.  I’m not quite as bad as Megan, who hoards boxes and bags alike (sorry to call you out Megs), but I just despise throwing things away that could potentially have another purpose later in life. Will this tossed aside ribbon one day come to my rescue in a DIY

When we started brainstorming for our Christmas tablescape, we decided that we wanted to keep it simple and inexpensive.  Our plan was to use things we (and probably you) have laying around the house to minimize costs.  For the centerpieces, I crafted some candle holders out of Corey’s leftover beer bottles to be combined with