One of our Christmas traditions is to make and decorate a Gingerbread house each year. When we lived in Texas, Sarah and I went along to the elementary school each Christmas and assisted my son's class in making gingerbread houses out of Graham … [Read more...]
Christmas Table: Christmas Place Cards
Our Christmas Table is slowly coming together after I completed the Place Cards yesterday. Photo Christmas Place Cards are a fun idea.I sneakily found some toddler photos of all the guests (mostly from my own albums) and a few from my Mum's … [Read more...]
Christmas Table
With only a week to go until Christmas, my thoughts are turning towards finalising the menu and working out my Christmas Table Setting. We will have 12 people to celebrate with this Christmas, representing three generations.Here is what our table … [Read more...]
Fabric By Fabric One Yard Wonders
If you are looking for a last minute gift idea for a crafty or sewing friend, you can't go past Fabric by Fabric One Yard Wonders, the sequel to the highly popular One Yard Wonders, by Rebecca Yaker and Patricia Hoskins (published by Storey … [Read more...]
Christmas Towel
It is all about the details at Christmas time for me. I love putting special touches all through the house.When my order from Ribbons Galore arrived last week, I knew I had to incorporate this cute retro Christmas caravan ribbon into my decorating.It … [Read more...]
Photo Effects
My husband stumbled across a couple of Photo Effects sites on the weekend and had fun playing around with some family photos. There were so many fun backgrounds available - we were all impressed with his efforts. The sites he visited were:Photo … [Read more...]
It is Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas ….
With two weeks to go, we are finally feeling a bit more organised for Christmas. The teens have both finished school for the year, and are getting plenty of work in their casual/part time jobs at the local shopping centre.Our home is nearly decorated … [Read more...]
Christmas Candy Buffet
There is nothing quite like having a selection of candy available that adds a sweet and colourful touch to your decorating. I have used Christmas candy in my decorating over the past few years. This year I wanted to create more of a buffet … [Read more...]
Christmas Cupcakes
I am slowly getting organised for Christmas and am starting to plan recipes to make for the festive season. This year I am working in the day job right up until Christmas so I need to be extra organised. Sarah is away on a school camp this week, so I … [Read more...]
Banana Cupcakes
Banana prices are finally starting to fall and they are now back on our weekly shopping list. I had a few over ripe ones that needed using and it was a treat to use them in some baking. I made a batch of Roasted Banana Cupcakes from Martha Stewart … [Read more...]
Clay Ornaments
Last weekend, Sarah and I made some clay Christmas ornaments. It was a little like baking but without the calories! This would be great activity to do with kids of all ages.We used some air dry clay that we purchased from Riot. 500g was enough to … [Read more...]
Santa Sack
Santa Sack and Festive Pillowcase - a 2 hour project.I love Christmas but it is always such a hectic time of year, especially as it coincides with the end of the school year for us in Australia. This year my two teens have part time jobs so I seem to … [Read more...]
