Happy December Memories! Today is our monthly feature called Looking Back which is a roundup of all of the December posts for the month!
Can you believe today is the last day of December? How about the last day of 2022? December was an incredible month.This post, titled Looking Back at Happy December Memories, has all of the holiday content I shared in December organized by category. So you can easily find my posts that are Crafts, Decor, Recipes, Entertaining, and At Home Holidays.
So why do you need a summary of December now that Christmas is over?
Because this is the one blog post for this month that you will want to save. My goal every year is to start making Christmas crafts in July. If you save this post, and the one from November, then you have everything you will need to start your holiday crafting next year.
Enjoy and make sure to save this post so that you have everything you need for a happy December 2023!
Did I really just say that? December of 2023? Yikes!
Craft Posts
Feather Trees
It’s that time of year when crafts are really popular so I thought I would share all of my craft posts from this past month first. I have been making Christmas gifts since I was eight years old and every year I get so much enjoyment in sharing these gifts with family and friends.
Looking back at my crafts from this month, I also enjoyed making my own decor. As you can see below, I made a lot this month. I love all of the Christmas trees! They were so much fun to make.
This time of year, Christmas in the craft room is in full swing. Between Christmas crafts and Christmas wrapping, it’s a busy place. The craft room is all decorated and it is such a festive room to spend time in. Ready for a tour?
I love making small trees for Christmas so I decided to try some with ribbon. I think you are going to love making this Christmas tree ribbon DIY. Last week I made similar trees but used feathers. And I have also made trees with pinecones. Working with ribbon was very different because I manipulated the…
I love everything gingerbread. I love gingerbread lattes, cookies, and cake. These gingerbread house wood Christmas ornaments are so much fun! I joined a group of bloggers to make a DIY featuring wood ornaments. I struggled at first trying to decide what kind of ornament to make until I finally decided to make gingerbread wood…
I love my new DIY which is a small Christmas Tree that goes anywhere. This DIY White Christmas tree with feathers is so easy to make! I thought the white feathers might be expensive but I was wrong! You can buy 100 of these feathers fur about $8.00. I just love how great these white…
The Nutcracker Christmas story is one of those magical Christmas traditions. If you love the story, you will love this table I created. Christmas is one week away! If you are looking for a unique way to set a Christmas or Christmas Eve table, check this out! Season 2 Volume 48 Today I am pleased…
DIY cocktail napkins are festive to add to your holiday decor or to give as a gift. These cocktail napkins are easy to make, I promise! We all know that a good party starts with great drinks and these DIY cocktail napkins will add the perfect touch to your holiday get togethers or be the…
I made another Christmas pillow! This time I painted and stitched snowflakes on a pillow cover. Aren’t these neutral tones wonderful? Don’t be too impressed with my painting skills … because technically I stamped the pillow cover using wooden snowflakes and paint. Which means … I didn’t actually paint them and that is why they…
I am sharing all of my Amazon gift wrap ideas with you today so that you can get a head start on your Christmas wrapping too! Just so you know, this is not a sponsored post! I just found so many fun things online that I had to share all of the beautiful packages with…
Have you ever thought about creating your own painted glasses? Today, I will show you step-by-step how to make your own. They are easy to make, and the only restriction is your own imagination. Get those creative juices flowing and let’s make some painted glasses! I have contemplated making my own painted glasses for a…
I love DIYs and have always wanted to make a Christmas tree collar. I can’t wait to share how I made this for our Christmas tree! A Christmas tree collar is a great way to hide the base of the tree and also to add some personality to the tree. Christmas tree collars come in…
Wow. Who knew picking my top ten craft projects for this year would be this hard? I cannot wait to see if you agree! One of my favorite things to do is create items with my hands and I wish I had more time to spend in my craft room. I am very excited to…
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I shared our holiday decor later this year because I held off on my decorating until the latest date possible. My children are old fashioned and having a Christmas-themed dining room at Thanksgiving is not an option!
This time of year, Christmas in the craft room is in full swing. Between Christmas crafts and Christmas wrapping, it’s a busy place. The craft room is all decorated and it is such a festive room to spend time in. Ready for a tour?
Our Waco AirBnB decorated for the holidays is almost magical. Ready for my favorite Christmas decorating ideas? If you haven’t had a chance to stay at our Waco AirBnB, then this post will be like a house tour during my favorite season of the year! I love to decorate our Waco Airbnb for the holidays….
I am so happy to share our living room farmhouse Christmas decor. If you are looking for decor ideas I have so many here! It appears that red is the dominant color in our home for the holidays this year and I just love how everything looks in here with some living room farmhouse Christmas…
I get asked all of the time if I have a plan when it comes to decorating our home with my vintage Christmas decor. What do you think? Let’s just say I kind of have a plan. I have a lot of decorations and a lot of it is vintage Christmas decor. Plus I use…
I love creating a fun and colorful Christmas dining room. We decorated with cranberry glass, Christmas dishes, and Shiny Brite ornaments. Every time I walk past the dining room my heart jumps. Everything looks so festive and happy. I can’t wait for the boys to be back here next week to see how gorgeous everything…
Decorating our kitchen for Christmas is easy to do because it’s white with green walls! I had fun using old and new Christmas kitchen decor. I always decorate our kitchen with lots of red and green. But I can’t add too much because our kitchen is a working kitchen. This means I cook almost every…
Today I am sharing 13 ways to set your table for Christmas dinner. I hope these ideas inspire you to have fun setting your table! Christmas Eve and Christmas Day are right around the corner. (How could that be?) If you are planning to host a dinner for either of these days I thought it…
In my book A Home to Share, I featured our annual Christmas party decorated with a flocked Christmas tree, wreaths, and garlands from Balsam Hill. Balsam Hill has some of the most incredible Christmas decorations. From the flocked Christmas tree to wreaths and garlands and ornaments, their Christmas decor is just stunning.
I love to set a table and I am so excited to share with you today the seven creative ideas I used to set a Christmas table. I have set a lot of Christmas tables over the years. This one is one of my very favorites. I hope that you are inspired to try one…
As we near the end of the year, I am sharing my ten top home decor items for 2022. These are my favorite home decor items. Every year, during the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day, I share five days of Top Ten items about my blog for the entire year! Today I am…
Christmas morning is all about memories and traditions. Our newest Christmas morning tradition is Christmas morning mimosas. As our family has grown up, our traditions have grown up also. We went from Christmas morning hot chocolate to Christmas morning mimosas and it has been so much fun!
Christmas brunch. It’s such a great meal. I am excited to share with you some amazing Christmas Brunch recipes today. Brunch to me feels like a slow and decadent meal, in all of the best ways. It’s a meal to be lingered over, a little bit salty, a little bit sweet, with a lot of…
I have been cooking for our Christmas party and I wanted to add a new fun dessert. These Christmas tree cupcakes are the cutest dessert ever! The Christmas tree cupcakes are french vanilla with buttercream frosting and shaved coconut (to look like snow). And the Christmas trees are made from candy melts and sprinkles! I…
As you plan your Christmas menus, I wanted to share three new recipes for Christmas Eve dinner ideas. These are easy to make and delicious! It’s always nice to have something new to add to the holiday menu. These recipes are keepers that may very well become a holiday tradition on your table.
I love creating a fun and colorful Christmas dining room. We decorated with cranberry glass, Christmas dishes, and Shiny Brite ornaments. Every time I walk past the dining room my heart jumps. Everything looks so festive and happy. I can’t wait for the boys to be back here next week to see how gorgeous everything…
Today’s top ten list is a “free choice” and we get to pick our own top ten topics. Of course, I selected my favorite top ten table settings. Each of these tables is not only fun but created the perfect setting for a fun gathering. You will see a lot of items I used over…
Today I am sharing 13 ways to set your table for Christmas dinner. I hope these ideas inspire you to have fun setting your table! Christmas Eve and Christmas Day are right around the corner. (How could that be?) If you are planning to host a dinner for either of these days I thought it…
I love to set a table and I am so excited to share with you today the seven creative ideas I used to set a Christmas table. I have set a lot of Christmas tables over the years. This one is one of my very favorites. I hope that you are inspired to try one…
I love to make gifts for neighbors and friends to spread Christmas cheer. Just a little something to say I care and I am thinking of them. Holiday gift-giving does not need to be stressful. I like to keep things simple and thoughtful and give gifts that I would like to receive. Season 2 Volume…
Our Waco AirBnB decorated for the holidays is almost magical. Ready for my favorite Christmas decorating ideas? If you haven’t had a chance to stay at our Waco AirBnB, then this post will be like a house tour during my favorite season of the year! I love to decorate our Waco Airbnb for the holidays….
I am so happy to share our living room farmhouse Christmas decor. If you are looking for decor ideas I have so many here! It appears that red is the dominant color in our home for the holidays this year and I just love how everything looks in here with some living room farmhouse Christmas…
I get asked all of the time if I have a plan when it comes to decorating our home with my vintage Christmas decor. What do you think? Let’s just say I kind of have a plan. I have a lot of decorations and a lot of it is vintage Christmas decor. Plus I use…
Decorating our kitchen for Christmas is easy to do because it’s white with green walls! I had fun using old and new Christmas kitchen decor. I always decorate our kitchen with lots of red and green. But I can’t add too much because our kitchen is a working kitchen. This means I cook almost every…
This top ten list is one that you all chose! There are definitely some surprises but reading the most popular blog posts was so much fun! I loved that you all really responded to different types of posts! I was most surprised about the posts I wrote where I didn’t agree with some of the…
This is a very fun Top Ten list as I knew these were the ten most popular rooms on my blog in 2022. I love that one will be ready next week! I love that some are in transition and some are completely done. And how fun is it that they are from three different…
I love setting tables for spring! It’s fun and I especially love how much using colored glassware can enhance your spring table. Today I am sharing all of my colored glassware and ways you can use them when setting tables for spring. I have been collecting colored glassware for a very long time. Three of…
Last night was the most amazing late summer dinner on the beach. While some things didn’t go as planned, it was still wonderful. Thanks for joining me for Sunday morning coffee. Today I am sharing my weekly thoughts about entertaining, decor, crafts, and recipes, and Part Two of how I set up this magical late…
Labor Day has come and gone and I think it is time to officially welcome fall. I have so many fall decorating, crafting, and baking ideas! It’s been really crazy around here and I will share more about that later this week. My book comes out in just over two weeks, we are hosting a…
Lutron is all you need to start your journey to make your home smarter and more efficient. A Lutron Dimmer is also a great Christmas gift. Whether your home is 100 years old like mine, or newer, having a smarter and more efficient home is a top priority. A Lutron Dimmer starter pack is a…
Volume 4 Today I am pleased to share with you Sunday Morning Coffee. This is a place to share, learn, explain, dream, and have fun. Thanks for joining me for Sunday morning coffee. Today I am sharing my weekly thoughts about entertaining, decor, crafts, and recipes and our one hundred year old home.
I really enjoy the end of the month recaps. It is so nice to have all of your ideas in one organized post. Happy, Happy New Year to you and your family!
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Happy New Year Rebecca! 🥰🥂✨
I really enjoy the end of the month recaps. It is so nice to have all of your ideas in one organized post. Happy, Happy New Year to you and your family!
Aw thank you Patti! It’s so fun to look back at this year- excited about 2023! 🥰🥂✨ HNY! ♥️