Author: Eliza

 

This week, we’re chatting about the most creative and thoughtful gifts we’ve received, gift ideas, and how we’re wrapping our gifts this year.

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Show Notes:

Best gifts ever received: 

Emma – Trip to Charleston to see Prissy and Pop, a homemade book from her husband called First Year in Texts, and a horseshoe necklace that says Cloud Nine (the name of her book).

Elsie – A wedding video, a dollhouse from her husband, and record and artwork collections.

Gift shopping secrets:

Emma – Make notes on your phone when someone mentions something they want. If

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Are you looking for DIY Christmas card ideas? Maybe you want to make a Christmas card with a photo? Today, I’m sharing three Christmas card ideas anyone could make, AND a big list of other ideas and links as well. Hooray!

In this post, I am working with Canon USA. I used my Canon IVY 2 Mini Photo Printer for each of these card ideas. I love this little printer! It’s compact, easy to use, and you can use an app to print photos from your phone. You can even add design elements like frames in the app.

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Additionally, users will also get a free IVY Carrying case if they purchase the Canon IVY 2 Mini

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Citrus season is upon us! You know what that means, don’t you? Elsie will be whipping up an orange cranberry margarita with the tart fruit, and I’ll be over here butchering oranges and lemons for holiday home decor. Haha!

That’s right, I’m getting au naturel and turning food into Christmas ornaments. These dried citrus ornaments smell great when you make them, and you can eat the leftovers. Sounds like my kind of craft!

a dried citrus ornament hanging on a Christmas Tree

Supplies:

someone cutting lemons and limes on a cutting board

How to Make Dried Citrus Ornaments:

Step One: Slice your fruit into 1/4″ slices and carefully remove the seeds. Use a wide blade knife (this knife set is so cute!) to ensure uniform thickness of individual slices.

slices of oranges, lemons, and limes on a paper towel

Step Two: Arrange the fruit slices onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and place in a warm oven set to about 150-170°F.

Bake for 3-4 hours, flipping every hour until the fruit is dried (but not

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Kitchen RemodelFor over 14 years, we have been in the enterprise of bettering household houses to match their house owners’ desires, without sacrificing their budgets.

Custom cabinets ($500 – $1,500) are designed nonetheless you want them to look. Start with an ordinary cabinet and add on anything you need to meet your kitchen’s needs. These are the most expensive and sometimes require a talented carpenter to create. Hang the wall cabinets first after which set up the bottom cabinets. You can hold the wall cabinets extra simply when you’re not reaching over the base cabinets.

Pull-out counter tops: If you need extra room to prepare food or chop greens, you possibly can have a countertop contractor install a counter extension that you may flip or pull out when you want it. You’ll get extra prep space with out continuously bumping into it or decreasing the space in your kitchen. Budget: Laminate …

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Snowball cookies are such a fun and delicious seasonal baking project. If you’ve never had them before, here’s what you need to know: They look like snowballs, they have a nutty buttery flavor, and they are melt-in-your-mouth amazing!

Snowball cookies go great with coffee, tea, or hot chocolate. But look out, as they are shockingly addictive.

Looking for more holiday cookie recipes? See our entire cookie archive.

  • All-purpose flour
  • Pecans (or other nuts)
  • Butter
  • Salt
  • Vanilla extract
  • Powdered sugar (confectioner’s sugar)

Directions:

Snowball cookies have three main steps for success. First, toast the nuts for maximum flavor. Then, make and bake the cookies.

Last, roll the still-warm cookies in powdered sugar for that snowball effect and melt-in-your-mouth flavor. I like to roll them once, and after I’ve rolled them all, I will roll each one more time for maximum snow effect!

Tips for Making:

  • Nuts – I
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