The following post is from Myra of My Blessed Life: 5 Frugal Christmas Decorating Tips With Thanksgiving over, you have probably already decorated for Christmas or you are working on it now. From pulling boxes, bins and bags out of the attic, to shopping for new ornaments and ribbon and browsing Pinterest for the latest…
I've always been a big believer in the importance of sending thank you cards, although I've totally 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…
The following post is from Amanda of OhAmanda.com and Impress Your Kids: There are only 5 days until Christmas. Are you ready? Is your tree up? Decorated? Have you made Christmas cookies? Bought presents? Wrapped them? Made neighbor gifts? Done a homemade advent calendar? Delivered Christmas food to a needy family? Hand addressed your Christmas…
Every year we make a homemade ornament for our girls' grandparents and great-grandparents. This Christmas, we are making these swirl paint glass DIY ornaments, but I'm definitely bookmarking the rest of these for future years! 1. DIY Felt Ginger Cookie Ornaments, Creature Comforts 2. Reindeer Handprint Ornaments, Mommy Gaga 3. Popsicle Frame Nativity Ornament, Country Girl…
The following post is from Katie of Kitchen Stewardship: What do you do with all those beautiful Christmas cards when the season is over? How much waste are we generating in our attempts to keep in touch? Our family has reduced our Christmas card waste by sending photo postcards and an online update, thus doing…
One of the things I remember from my earliest Christmases is decorating the banister in our home and hanging Christmas cards there as they arrived. It's one of the Christmas traditions that we've adopted for our own family (now that we have a banister of sorts!), and it makes me incredibly happy to see all…
Would you like someone else to take care of your Christmas cards for you? I've mentioned before that AboutOne.com is a unique home management tool that helps you manage all of the moving pieces of a busy family in one place and also allows you to record and share family memories. Because AboutOne.com is run…
We've gotten a few good deals on Black Friday, but we usually just focus on one or two things at one store rather than trying to get a bunch of great deals. If, however, you're one of the brave ones who faces the crowds, here are my best tips for making the most of the…
Tara from Deal Seeking Mom and I have teamed up to bring you a special series over the next two weeks called Preparing Your Home for the Holidays. Join us as we clean and declutter so that we can fully enjoy the holiday season without being distracted by dirt and clutter. I'll be sharing tips…
Can you believe the countdown is on with just 100 days until Christmas? To help you organize and simplify your holiday plans, I've put together a short free ebook packed full of tips and action steps as well as a set of free Christmas printables so that you can create your own planner. View or…