Looking for a new cookie to add to your holiday baking this year?
I’ve had this Chewy Oatmeal Cranberry Cookie recipe in my recipe box for years and it’s always a hit. You should probably give it a try. 😉
Christmas Home Office
Where do you usually wrap all of your Christmas presents?
I typically clear off the coffee table and do my wrapping in the living room, with rolls of paper and ribbons and tags scattered all around me on the floor. But this year I thought I’d try something new and moved my wrapping supplies into my little home office.
Cozy Christmas Living Room
When one of your best friends flies in for the weekend from D.C. and you find yourselves on the couch, in your pjs, gabbing away by eight o’clock every night it can only mean one of two things:
A) You’re getting old
or
B) You’re living room is feeling too cozy this Christmas to be bothered to leave.
I’m guessing it’s option “A”, but I’d much rather like to think a little bit of “B” played a factor too.
Simple and Cozy Christmas Mantel
Happy Monday!
I had an entirely different mantel set up this Christmas season, and then I visited a holiday pop-up shop hosted by Lucky Junk over the weekend and fell in love with the most perfect piece of Christmas art. It was so very in tune with the rustic, woodland vibe I had going on this year that I just had to bring it home.
You know how that goes, right?
Rustic Bells on the Stairs
It’s been quite the week. I have a girlfriend coming in to visit for the weekend so I’ve been super busy trying to get the rest of the house decorated and cleaned up before she arrives. I’m going to do my best to get the rest photographed and ready for posts for next week, but until then I thought I’d share the quick and easy way I dressed up the staircase this season.
Rustic Christmas Dining Room
I tried something new last year and brought out less “Christmas” stuff and opted instead to use some of my favorite everyday things with just a little Christmas sprinkled in.
Such an eye-opener.
Not only was my decorating time cut in half, but I ended up with a look that was a little less cluttered, yet still festive and cozy. Not to mention, the take-down was an absolute breeze.
I loved the simplified look from last year so much that I embraced the same thought again this year.
When is it too Early to Decorate for Christmas?
I will admit that I may have indulged in an eye roll or two when I woke up November 1st to see my Instagram feed full of Christmas trees.
But what about the rest of fall? What about Thanksgiving? What’s the big rush?
We always seem so eager to move on to the next big thing.
It’s not that I don’t love Christmas, or that I don’t love seeing all the beautifully decked out rooms, or even that I haven’t started gathering my own ideas for the upcoming season. I absolutely love having my home decorated with twinkle lights, and red and green, and all the festive cozy touches. It truly is the most wonderful time of the year and I always look forward to it.
But for me, part of what makes the Christmas season so special, is that it’s so brief. I kind of like it that way.
Christmas Tree Magic
What is it that makes a Christmas tree so magical?
Is it the lights?
The decoration?
The tradition?
The memories?
For me it’s a little bit of all of these things, but that last one is the one that gets me the most.
The memories.
Rustic Snowflake Card Holder
I always like to display the Christmas cards we receive each year. We’re a long way from home, so being able to get a glance at the greetings from our most loved friends and family adds an extra dose of warmth to our home during the holiday season.
I was initially going to use one of my dough bowls to stack them as they came in, but I decided to fill that with greens and ornaments instead, so I had to come up with another solution.
‘Tis the Season
Here it is.
November 30th and I’m publishing my first Christmas post.
I’ve been reading about Christmas online and in magazines for weeks now so I feel a bit like I’m late to the party.
You’ll still let me join you though, right? 🙂
Growing up, it was my family’s tradition to always decorate for Christmas during Thanksgiving weekend. I can remember so often people wondering why we decorated “so early”.
How times have changed.
These days, waiting until Thanksgiving almost feels too late.