DIY Personalized Drop Cloth Christmas Stockings

Four DIY personalized Christmas stockings made from drop cloth, two with bows on top and two with fur.

Make DIY Personalized Christmas Stockings that your family will enjoy for years to come. We are still having so much fun decking our halls. I like to spread the fun of Christmas decorating out over a week or so instead of going crazy and doing the whole house in one day. I was planning on … Read more

Free Desktop and Smartphone Backgrounds for December

Are you as excited for Christmas as I am? We have been listening to Christmas music, decorating the house, and yes, the tree has been up for weeks! But now it’s time to decorate my phone and computer! Of course the free desktop and smartphone backgrounds for December are all about Christmas! Earlier this month … Read more

How to Make and Preserve Chicken Stock for Only Pennies

Preserve Chicken Stock in mason jars

As the weather get cooler, my dinner menu tends to have lots of soup in it! I love soup, vegetables soups, noodle soups, brothy soups, creamy soups, tomato soups, lentil soups, the list goes on. I just love it all! On a cold snowy day, nothing beats a bowl of hot soup for dinner. But … Read more

Printable 3D Snowflake Star Ornaments

So do you put up your Christmas tree before Thanksgiving or after? We are definitely part of the Christmas tree before Thanksgiving group, or at least I am. My hubby has been fighting me for our entire marriage (almost 12 years), until this year, he finally gave up and helped me put the tree up last … Read more

Easy Rustic Pumpkins from Dollar Store Pumpkins

Three rustic pumpkins made from dollar store pumpkins on a tray for a centerpiece.

Decorate for fall and Thanksgiving with this fun dollar store pumpkin craft. This simple centerpiece started with this simple wood and steel serving tray. And looking through my craft supplies, I found a few orange carveable pumpkins you can find at the dollar store before Halloween. But they did not work with the rustic look I … Read more

How to Make the Best Whole Wheat Pie Crust

Learn how to make the best whole wheat pie crust ever! Tons of great tips and tricks so you can make the best pies for your Thanksgiving gathering.

Thanksgiving is so close I can taste it… at least I can taste the pie. I just love a good pie. I was lucky enough to grow up in a house where mom always made homemade pies. She didn’t have a specialty, we ate every pie: strawberry, key lime, lemon meringue, coconut or banana cream, … Read more

Printable Thanksgiving Art

Decorate your home for Thanksgiving with these fall Be Thankful and Give Thanks printable signs. The printable art is the perfect way to remind yourself to give thanks this holiday season. Use it to decorate in a frame, on a mantel, or make these easy wood signs from them. I am really loving the leaves … Read more

Free Digital Backgrounds for November

We survived Halloween this year, barely! I think it gets busier and busier each year as the kids get older. Even if we are running around like crazy people, we still have so much fun. This year I was so busy that I got a little behind and I’m finally getting around to sharing the free digital backgrounds for November. But at least I had a little time to make these awesome fall inspired backgrounds and I am excited I have some time to share them with you today.

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Printable Burlap Thanksgiving Banners

Today is Thursday so that means Thanksgiving is only 4 weeks away. Are you ready for the whirl-wind that comes with the start of the Holiday season? I just love the fun crafts with my kids, the weekly parties with friend and family, the amazing food and baked goods… oh man, I am so excited! … Read more

Customizable Christmas Card Template

Merry & Bright Christmas card with 3 photos and a matching envelope insert that you can customize for your own Christmas card.

Halloween is in a week, but I’m already thinking about Christmas. I love Christmas even more than I love Halloween. And decorating my house with all things Christmas makes me so happy! Yeah, I am one of those people who puts up the Christmas tree as early as I can. My husband hates that I … Read more

Sharkboy and Lavagirl Halloween Costumes

Young boy dressed in a DIY Sharkboy costume and little girl in a DIY lava girl costume outside in a pile of leaves.

Make these easy Sharkboy and Lavagirl Costumers for your kids this Halloween. Halloween is only a week away! My kids couldn’t be more excited about it. I don’t know if they are more excited to dress up or to get to play in their costumes. This year, against my recommendations and trying to nudge them in … Read more