Holiday Spirit: Gift Tags & Paper Snowflakes Pt 2

So I finally figured out what to do with my paper snowflakes from an earlier post!  I've added them to all my holiday wrapping along with some gift tags I made and some yarn left over from another project. 

Holiday Spirit: Cranberry Orange Shortbread

Another day of holiday baking, another kind of cookie!  I'm not a huge fan of plain shortbread cookies, so I made some Cranberry Orange Shortbread from the wonderful cookbook Anyone Can Cook by Better Homes and Gardens.  You can also find the recipe online here. 

Holiday Spirit: Paper Snowflake Pt 1

I used to love making paper snowflakes when I was little.  Surprisingly I haven't tried it in a while, but the other day, while trying to think of more ways to decorate our place, I gave it another shot.

Holiday Spirit: Old-Fashioned Sugar Cookies

A few years ago I started making cookie care packages for my family for Christmas.  I usually do 4 or 5 different kinds of cookies for each and I've finally begun the baking for this year!!  To start, I made Old-Fashioned Sugar Cookies a la Martha Stewart.

Holiday Spirit: A Gift of Food & Drink

I really enjoy baking, kind of like cooking, and used to be a bartender soooo love making drinks.  If you have anyone on your holiday list who also enjoys any of the above, these gift ideas would be perfect for them to try out some new recipes!

Multigrain Bread in a Jar - Our Best Bites

DIY Paper Wreath

I've been hearing a lot about vintage book wreaths lately, and as you know from my paper village and my wall art, I LOVE working with paper.  I found this really simple and easy wreath tutorial at Living with Lindsay so few nights ago after class I pulled out the glue gun and made one for our front door.  Here is my process in pictures...

Holiday Spirit: Free Holiday Printables

The beginning of December is finally here and some of the more organized  people I know are starting their holiday wrapping.  Some of us, however, still have to start shopping or we're waiting for online purchases to be delivered. This season can be stressful and expensive, no matter how much you try to avoid it, prevent it, or organize it, so to make things a little easier here are a couple of my favourite free holiday printables made by some very creative people!

Holiday Spirit: DIY Paper Village

 A staple decoration at both my mom's and my grandma's house for the holidays is the Christmas village.  My sister and I were always in charge of setting it up, making sure all the houses were lit and the trees would stand up.  Of course now that I'm living away from home, I needed my own holiday village...so I made it and you can too.  I came across the idea of using paper on Country Home, where the also supplied the basic building templates.

Holiday Spirit: Gifted Magazine

This e-magazine, Gifted by Creature Comforts, was discussed a few days ago on one of my favourite blogs, Chez Larsson, but I hadn't had time to take a look...until now.  I'm advising you to make time to check out this fantastic magazine filled with holiday DIY's, affordable gift ideas, decorating ideas, gift wrapping ideas, and much much more!  And its FREE!! Because of this amazing magazine I've added a ton of projects to my Christmas todo list, I've got great ideas for friends and family, and my wishlist grew!  Also take a look at the website for even more great ideas and tips.

Where do YOU get your gift ideas?