Crafts, ideas, recipes and printables to help you celebrate holidays and festive events.
Growing up in Hawai’i, we didn’t really celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. It wasn’t a big deal like it is in some places on the Mainland. And I’ve never really celebrated it with my kids. But this year, I plan on surprising them (mama’s gotta get a surprise in when she…
Need dress up ideas for school to celebrate Dr. Seuss Day? 54 easy Dr. Seuss Day Character Costumes to make or buy, even at the last minute.
I love making these cute little treats for my friends. I think that Valentine’s Day should be about celebrating the love we have for our friends (in addition to romantic love, of course). These are quick, easy and adorable. The perfect little gift to let friends know you’re thinking of them.And they’d be…
Valentine’s Day should be a day that you surprise your friends with a gift. Remember the excitement of getting Valentine’s cards from your friends and classmates in elementary school? I think we should still share that excitement with our friends now that we’re just a little older. Giving a cuddly repurposed sweater pillow is the…
It’s that sad time of year when it’s time to put away all the treasured Christmas decorations for another year. As much fun as I have putting up decorations, putting them away is more important to me. Since we don’t always know when the Air Force will be moving us again, I need to carefully…
I’ve been repurposing last year’s Christmas cards for years now. With a quick cutting and punching you can turn old Christmas cards into new gorgeous gift tags. My friend M. gave me the cards on the right that she “inherited” from an older family member. I purchased the box of cards on the right at…
My son came home after a kindergarten Christmas program with an adorable decorated sweatshirt that he’d never wear again. How is it that I didn’t take a picture of him in the sweatshirt? What a distracted Mom! Poor third child. Neither of us were ready to just toss or donate the sweatshirt, but I could see…
I have the same problem every Christmas. I put receipts for gifts in the perfect spot so I won’t misplace them and then some how I do misplace just the one I need later to make a return. It’s an embarrassing confession since I like to think I’m pretty organized. This year in less than…
Every Christmas morning for as long as I can remember among all the excitement and happiness of opening gifts, I’ve felt terrible about the big trash bag of wrapping paper and ribbon that we tossed out. About 12 years ago I started making cloth gift bags to use during the holidays. They’re VERY easy to make…
A couple of years ago, we threw a Halloween party for my daughter and a bunch of her friends. It was the first year that my daughter was too old to go trick or treating. (I know, I know. We still have old teenagers coming around every Halloween, too. But we just decided that at…