Archive for the 'Christmas' Category

Little Gift Idea

Here’s a little something I used to do for the Make & Take at my workshops:

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It’s a Post-it Note holder. The cardstock is cut to be just a little larger than the Post-it Notes that are inside. It’s basically an outer wrapper for the notes, tied with a ribbon to close. And [...]

Christmas Idea Wound-Up

July is almost at an end! How did that happen?
So, have you been planning away? (I’m leading the whole campaign and I feel like I haven’t done a thing… so don’t feel bad if the answer’s no.)
Well, I do have some more ideas. (I always seem to have lots of ideas.) And I love [...]

Planning (and Cooking) Ahead

So, tearing though magazines this week, I discovered an article on how to survive the holiday rush. Timely, huh? I liked some of the tips I read, like “Clean Less” and “Learn to Say No.” But there was one tip that really stood out to me: “Plan Ahead for Meals.”
Food is such a huge part [...]

My Little Inspiration Book

I thought I’d share my little idea book with you today! I know I’ve been talking a lot about making something like this for your Christmas planning, so I thought it’d be nice to give you a peek at something I’ve been working on for a while now.
Lately I’ve been going though all my magazines [...]

What’s Your Pet Project?

Another little exercise to get you thinking…
One year I decided that I wanted to finally learn how to knit. With some help from my sister-in-law, I began a scarf for my daughter. Here’s a snapshot of it when it was a work in progress:

That was in March. By September, I had a knitted project planned [...]

Christmas in July

It’s July! Merry Christmas!
If you’ve been reading along with my blog-ramblings for awhile now, you’ll know that it’s my master plan not to be taken off guard by the Christmas Season this year. So, I’m starting early! Yes—this early. That’s because I just love a home-made Christmas and that takes time and planning, doesn’t it?
I’m [...]

Christmas Photocard

Way back in October, I mentioned the idea of creating my own Christmas Photo Cards using digital scrapbook supplies. I thought you might like to have a look at what I created for our family this year:

The beautiful papers used here were from a free kit called “Amazing” by designer Lara Payton. By the way, [...]




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