I love sending Christmas postcards rather than regular cards because the postage is less expensive and it saves me the extra step of stuffing and sealing envelopes! This "partridge in a pear tree" design is my favorite, so this year I made a printable postcard to go with the gift tags and appreciation tags from…
This idea just sort of came together over the past few weeks, but I love how it turned out! We found these gorgeous mixed pears while grocery shopping (for just $0.99/lb.!), and I couldn't resist buying two bags. Then I was looking for a container for a Christmas party we were attending, and I remembered…
Looking for a fun activity for the kids this week? Help them make Christmas cards for their teachers, friends and family with these fun color-me Christmas cards from Jennifer and Jason at New Season Design! Print page 1 of each card by itself, or flip the paper over and print page 2 with a sweet…
Every year I intend to give gifts to our delivery drivers, mail lady, and trash collectors...and every year, it gets pushed to the side in the busyness of the season. This year, I was determined to make it happen. Between reviews and giveaways and our own online gift shopping, the delivery people have been working…
I love Christmas baking, but I usually stick with simple and easy. To give you a little more variety than I could provide on my own, we put together the Holiday Treats ebook last year, featuring more than 15 talented bloggers! In it, you'll find quick and easy treats as well as more complicated…
The following post is from Jason & Jennifer Bruce of New Season Design: A Jesse Tree is an advent project. Each day you color an ornament that represents a bit of the lineage of Christ. The tree begins with creation and stretches through the Old and New Testaments until we reach the wonderful story of…
One of our favorite ways to countdown the days until a special date is with a countdown chain, where you tear off one loop each day, watching the chain get shorter and shorter each day. I've combined that idea with a list of advent activities you can print out on scrapbook paper to make an…
When I first planned to make these colorful stencil cards, I was not thinking about how very tedious it is to outline and color in 10-15 letters per card, not to mention trying to get them all aligned just perfectly, etc. Because my goal for this series is to provide realistic, doable DIY projects, I…
I've always believed in the importance of sending thank you cards, although I've neglected the practice over the past few years with four little ones and working full time. I'd like to get back into the habit for myself as well as to pass it on the art of writing thank you notes to my…
Although we haven't done one in a couple years, one of the most popular gifts we've given our parents and grandparents were these handprint calendars. With 4 little ones and 8 sets of grandparents / great-grandparents, they became a little too time-consuming to keep up with every year, but I think we'll probably do them…