When I was a kid, my mom went all-in on Christmas decorations. The house was literally transformed. Now that I have kids, I want to transform our home in an enjoyable way, so I’ve started the tradition of a Grinch themed everything. From my “Grinch Tree,” to my mantel, to my collage wall art and…
Ornaments are to Christmas like Fireworks are to the Fourth of July. They have been decorating our trees for hundreds of years. They first started in the 16th century as small decorations that eventually bloomed into the amazing holiday displays we see every year. Fun Family Christmas Tree Decorating Traditions are important and I want…
From my childhood, “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” was one of my favorite movies for the Holiday. Now that I have kids I wanted to transform my living room with a Grinch Christmas Tree that my kids would always remember! I wanted to bring the whimsical and quirky nature of the classic holiday story into…
With the winter holidays here, I am ready to decorate! I love the fragrant smell of pine and cinnamon and the bright red, beautiful blossoms of poinsettias. That means it’s wreath time. Being a mom of 3, I don’t have heaps of time to spend on making one. He’s how I make a 15-minute poinsettia…
I love December because it gives me so much fuel to mesh my two favorite things: quality time with family and crafts! As you know, I’m the queen of quick, 15 minute craft projects! So of course Christmas would be no different. In the post I want to show you 5 crafty dollar store activities…
I love crafting! But I’m not gonna lie. I can roll up in the craft store, be inspired, and come out with 15 craft projects I’m gonna make happen. Only… I start these projects and never complete them. And you want to know why? Because they take too darn long to finish, and I lose…
Guest blogger Rhonda writes: It’s time to start putting your Christmas decorations away. While I love to store and reuse gift bags, tissue and ribbon (you know I’m thrifty right), I have a few ‘stick on’ bows left over from my teenagers’ Christmas party (btw they used them as decorations on the counter tops and table-so…
I realize there are people out there that find joy in going down to the Hallmark store and picking out an ornament each year. Paying that much for an ornament almost gives me a panic attack. I’m thrifty and crafty so the idea of making my own brings me much delight. Maybe that’s because in…
Last week I wrote a post about making large handled glasses from the dollar store into personalized drinking glasses with simple painting techniques. On the same visit to the dollar store I found some really adorable star shaped glass bowls. They are cute as is, but I thought with a little glitter paint and some…
I have a thrifty little secret for you…well it’s actually a freebie!!! For the last few years during the Holiday season, I can be found in front of the Lowe’s garden center rummaging through their tree trimmings bin. The one not too many people know about that has a small sign that says, “Help…
One of my fondest memories of Christmas as a child was the “12 Days of Christmas.” This was a little gift giving project that my dad did for my mother and I each year and always made the days leading up to Christmas even more exciting for me! In this post I want to give…
This post on how to make your own sweater stockings was written my life long friend Jessica. When Kim asked me to contribute to Thrifty Little Mom’s “Getting Into the Holiday Spirit” series, I knew exactly what I wanted to create. I’ve had these DIY sweater stockings on my mind for quite some time. However,…
I really love giving baked goods away at the holidays to all the people on my list that aren’t on my “list” if you know what I mean. I talking those teachers, neighbors, pastors, mail people and anyone else you need a nice gift for that doesn’t cut into your main Christmas budget. I was…
One thing I always look forward to each year is making myself a peppermint mocha frapp, playing my Bing Crosby, White Christmas station on Pandora and having a gift wrapping party. This year I’m feeling super crafty when it comes to wrapping my gifts. The problem is that I just can’t bring my thrifty self…
If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably been standing in line at the grocery store and noticed the beautiful Christmas trees on the covers of the magazines. They are so full, so perfect and so gorgeous they make your tree look like a Charlie Brown tree. In this article, I want to encourage and inspire…
This time of year always makes me want to get crafty. With all the holiday’s that come one right after the other I get inspired to decorate. I have tried my hand a several wreaths but by far my favorite is the yarn wrap wreath and the shotgun shell wreath. 1. The Yarn Wrap Seasonal…
If you are looking for a thrifty and time saving way to decorate through the fall to winter holidays then you have come to the right post. This guest post by my good friend Rhonda will walk you through creating DIY interchangeable holiday decorations. I often will see things that are aesthetically pleasing to me,…