Tag: christmas

Easter Village House

April 14, 2012   Kristen   9 Comments
Welcome to my Easter village! This will be the main house to my soon-to-be three house Easter village!

I was very ambitious with my Easter crafting this year–I know that with a baby on the way my crafting days are severely numbered!  I had planned on making an entire Easter village but only got around to this one house.  I have been IN LOVE with the vintage Christmas glitter houses that were so

Read More

Christmas Ornament Craft

December 14, 2011   Kristen   3 Comments
Create this cozy fireplace and stocking ornament by using sticky-back foam sheets and stocking stickers!

My Momma started a tradition when we were growing up: annual Christmas ornaments for each year.  I guess there’s nothing really new there, many families have that tradition, but why not make it a family event by creating the ornament yourselves?  My son was born in 2009, so he wasn’t much help with making the

Read More

Santa’s Little Helper: My Smartphone

December 09, 2011   Kristen   4 Comments
Your smartphone can be your best friend this holiday season!

As a Momma, I don’t think my life would be nearly as convenient or organized without my smart phone!  I use my smartphone’s GPS feature constantly, locating doctor’s offices, malls and play date addresses.  I take the majority of my sons pictures on my smartphone because it saves space and is so convenient.  I keep

Read More

Felt Christmas Stocking Project

December 07, 2011   Kristen   7 Comments
With Mia's stocking I added a cute little pink ribbon just below the hanger loop and did her name in contrasting blue embroidery floss!

There is no friendlier material to the amateur sewer than felt!  And there is no fabric friendlier to your wallet either, especially during this expensive time of year.  Christmas and felt go together like Frosty and Rudolph!  Forget buying your tots their Christmas stockings at Target or Pottery Barn, and take a few hours to

Read More

Easy Paper Ornaments

December 02, 2011   Kristen   6 Comments
What I love most about these ornaments is that they can be stored flat and they don't break!

This is an awesomely easy craft idea that is super-versatile: use these festive orbs on your Christmas tree or to decorate for a special occasion like a birthday or baby shower!  I used Origami paper and glittered card stock for this version and I’ve used them to bedeck our Christmas tree and as decorations in

Read More

Christmas Ornaments

December 01, 2011   Kristen   5 Comments
Bejewel your tree with vintage glass ornaments, not too much more than buyng new!

It’s December 1st, so it’s officially UN-obnoxious to talk about Christmas!  Time to dig up the Christmas decorations, un-knot the Christmas lights and hang your stockings!   Being a Momma has undoubtedly reinvigorated my love of the “most wonderful time of the year.”  Seeing it all through Kysen’s eyes makes me feel that excitement that I

Read More

Mashed Potato Pancakes

November 26, 2011   Kristen   4 Comments
Turn your holiday mashed potatoes into a scrumptuous breakfast side dish or serve with a salad fro lunch!

No doubt you have leftover mashed potatoes from Thanksgiving.  I have a ton of my “Perfect Holiday Mashed Potatoes” leftover so I started getting creative.  There are a ton of leftover potato pancake recipes on the web, but I decided to experiment on my own.  And maybe you’re growing tired of just reheating them in

Read More

Perfect Holiday Mashed Potatoes

November 24, 2011   Kristen   5 Comments
By keeping the ingredient list short and the technique simple, these mashed potaoes are full or flavor and texture!

In my opinion it is hard to ruin potatoes as long as you keep it simple.  I have used this potato mashing technique for years now, for holidays and special family dinners alike.  Now with so many young children in the family I have simplified it even more.  Very important: always remember your mashed-potato-eating audience! 

Read More

Beautiful Paper Flowers

July 31, 2011   Kristen   6 Comments
At just one dollar a flower, it's impossible to not want to stock up on these festive decorations! I love that they store flat and you "puff" them up as needed!

  As you might already know , I love to craft!  I also love to oogle at other talented crafters on Etsy!  I also have a wedding coming up and doing so many of the aspects of the nuptials myself, I decided to turn to a paper flower “expert” to get part of my job

Read More

Toy Review: Bubble-Matic Car Wash by Hot Wheels

July 20, 2011   Kristen   2 Comments
The automatic bubble blower sold me on buying this for my 2-year-old son who is a Hot Wheels fanatic!

Today was one of those too-hot-to-go-to-the-park days, so I decided to treat Kysen to an awesome new toy from our local Toys R Us!  Funny side note: when Kysen was a newborn I used to insist that I would never let him go to the toy store when he was old enough to “understand” where

Read More

Best Candied Orange Recipe

July 11, 2011   Kristen   4 Comments
Dip these candied oranges in chocolate fill them in a beautiful glass jar and mass-produce for Christmas!

I became infatuated with homemade candied oranges when I was planning Kysen’s 1st birthday cake (which ended up being a store-bought cheesecake, promise I’ll post about that in my party-planning section soon).  I researched MANY recipes online and settled on this one from Brownie Points.  I am including Jocelyn’s picture here because her picture does

Read More

A great rainy day craft idea for kids: a DIY Themed Board Game!

May 19, 2011   Kristen   2 Comments
Christmas Themed Board Game

I have been an aunt WAY longer than I’ve been a mommy to my now 2-year-old.  So, here is a great craft for kids from age 5 and up: a homemade board game!   All your little tyke will need is: Paper Tape Safety scissors Coloring items: such as crayons, markers, and colored pencils Creativity

Read More

  • Recent Comments