I like decorating with Christmas lights. I admit my Christmas light obsession may not be very green, but I never promised you a perfect green life, just an honest one.
I honestly like the look of a house full of Christmas lights.
I also honestly hate standing in the snow and cold putting away a house full of Christmas lights after the holiday. The weather is always colder when the outdoor Christmas decoration have to come down than when they go up. That’s our motivation behind decorating our house with lights only on the porch rails.
This year, I found a way to decorate a house full of energy saving Christmas lights and it only took 15 minutes! It will take even less time to take them down after the holiday. Woohoo!
Sunday, December 6, 2015
How to Decorate a House with Christmas Lights in 15 Minutes or Less!
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Friday, December 4, 2015
Make Peek a Boo Window Gift Tags
After a two day craft room excavation I had a couple of boxes of old business cards and nice little pile of random paper, ribbon, buttons, and punches on my worktable. The following day and fueled by probably more hot chocolate than one person should drink in an afternoon I started to play.
Once I got on a creative roll, I upcycled a bunch of old business cards into gift tags I’m not ashamed to tie onto our Christmas gifts this year. I have so many handmade stash buster gift tags, that I’m going to turn this craft project into a blog series. Come craft with me!
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Once I got on a creative roll, I upcycled a bunch of old business cards into gift tags I’m not ashamed to tie onto our Christmas gifts this year. I have so many handmade stash buster gift tags, that I’m going to turn this craft project into a blog series. Come craft with me!
How to Make Embossed Gift Tags for Hanukkah or Christmas
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Wednesday, December 2, 2015
How to Fix a Broken Dishwasher Rack
Scratch that. A lot wonky.
The top rack wouldn’t slide in and out of the dishwasher easily. When it does, the rack dips down to an angle instead of being parallel to the bottom dishwasher rack.
Husband did a little investigation. Instead of something being misaligned, the sliding brackets on both sides of the dishwasher rack broke off. So that’s why the dishwasher recently wasn’t cleaning dishes well!
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Sunday, November 22, 2015
Star Wars Crafts: Princess Leia Ear Muffs
Star Wars: The Force Awakens is about to open (can’t wait!) winter is coming, and so the Christmas gift season. I can’t think of a better excuse make something that has been on my idea list since the first time I saw Spaceballs, (affiliate link) the Star Wars parody movie – Princess Leia Hair Bun Ear Muffs!
How to Make Princess Leia Ear Muffs
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Thursday, November 19, 2015
How to Make a Christmas Countdown Calendar Candle
When it comes to Advent calendars, I am more about the Christmas Countdown than the extra treats and trinkets that fill the calendar. I’m not knocking anyone who likes the prizes. It’s hard to find one that isn’t filled with milk chocolate. With a milk allergy, I don’t need the daily reminder that I’m stuck with a relish tray at the Christmas party while everyone else is wolfing down yummy milk chocolate desserts and treats.
But Christmas is the time of year I like to honor my Danish heritage and Danes love their Advent Calendars. Danes also love burning candles. That means Christmas countdown candles are very popular in Denmark.
Instead of opening a little door or pocket, you countdown the days until Christmas by burning the candle to each marked day until Christmas Day. Unfortunately, Advent calendar candles are hard to find and when I did find some on line they were $30 for a decorated taper candle.
30 bucks a pop? I can make it for less!
So I did.
But Christmas is the time of year I like to honor my Danish heritage and Danes love their Advent Calendars. Danes also love burning candles. That means Christmas countdown candles are very popular in Denmark.
Instead of opening a little door or pocket, you countdown the days until Christmas by burning the candle to each marked day until Christmas Day. Unfortunately, Advent calendar candles are hard to find and when I did find some on line they were $30 for a decorated taper candle.
30 bucks a pop? I can make it for less!
So I did.
How to Make an Advent Calendar Candle
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Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Bottle Cap Wreath
Husband and I have have a huge bottle cap collection just waiting for me to reuse them to make awesome bottle cap crafts and DIY projects. Last year Create. Craft. Love. gave me a blank wreath form and challenged me to make a wreath for her blog. The first thing that popped into my mind was - make a bottlecap wreath!
If you do not have five years worth of bottle caps in coordinating colors you can still do this project if you spray paint your mismatched bottle caps in coordinating colors before you start making this wreath.
If you do not have five years worth of bottle caps in coordinating colors you can still do this project if you spray paint your mismatched bottle caps in coordinating colors before you start making this wreath.
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