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DIY Christmas decorations using baking soda dough

December 4, 2019 by Catherine Leave a Comment

make these beautiful homemade christmas ornaments using baking soda clay - a fun craft to help prepare your home for the holiday season.

This post contains affiliate links.  Affiliate links will be clearly marked with a * and if you click through and make a purchase, I will receive a small commission from that sale. I do love Christmas crafting.  At this hectic time of year, it's so lovely to spend some calm time with the kids, creating crafty masterpieces to add to our growing collection of homemade christmas ornaments. How do you make homemade ...

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Filed Under: Craft, Kids Craft Tagged With: Activity, Children, Christmas, craft, Craft supplies, Decorations, Family home

Christmas morning traditions

December 8, 2016 by Catherine 5 Comments

christmas morning traditions with treetopia wiley white pre lit christmas tree

Christmas has officially begun in our house.  The Christmas tree is up! Last weekend we spent a lovely day decorating the house for the holiday season; the whole family gets stuck in with this annual task, and to be honest we usually go a bit over the top.  That’s part of the fun though - what other time of year allows you to be so shamelessly sparkly? I’ve always loved putting up the decorations; as a child I remember pestering my parents every ...

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Inspiring Christmas projects

December 1, 2016 by Catherine 20 Comments

inspiring christmas projects to bring the outside into your home this holiday season

Have you started preparing your home for Christmas yet? With the arrival of December, Christmas is suddenly feeling rather close, and lots of us will be starting to prepare for the big day in earnest.  Whether you want to make indulgent treats, find gift inspiration, or spend time crafting with the kids, it's always a great idea to take a look at what other people are doing for inspiration. To help get you in the festive mood, some of ...

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