Christmas Place Markers

This is another idea I got from Pinterest. A friend came over and we got busy making these cute candy pouches.

I thought it would be fun to put everyone's names on them and use them as place markers for our Christmas feast. I'm sure my kids will rip them open fast and munch the M & Ms I stuffed inside!

Click here to go to the tutorial!

Christmas Table Runner

Every year growing up I was always in charge of setting and decorating the table for big holiday meals. I really got into it! I folded the napkins in fun different ways and just had a ball doing it! This year I wanted to make my Christmas table really shine! First step, table runner.

Now, I have kids. They can be messy. So the table runner had to be small enough to fit in the middle of the table where messy hands couldn't reach it. I looked for one at the store, but there weren't any I liked. So I made one. I like the fabric. It has little gold flecks in it.

The candle thing I found at Ikea. Love Ikea!

The santa's were a nice festive addition!

I've got some pine cones I need to turn into Christmas trees and I'll be about done. I think I may run out of time!

Holiday Card Display

First of all, can I just say how much I L.O.V.E Pinterest? It is the best invention ever! There are SO many good ideas, I wish I had time to make them all!

Here is one idea I saw floating around Pinterest.

I love it! I finally have a really cute and creative way to display all the Christmas cards we get every year. It was so easy to put up there. All I did was tape the ribbon to the inside of the cabinet doors and used clothes pins to hold the cards to it. Now my kitchen is a little festive too!

Christmas Clutch

A couple weeks ago I found this pattern from Living with Punks and was dying to make it! I finally found some time to give it a go. I'm really quite tickled with how well it turned out! I've never made a clutch before, and I really liked the idea of using scraps to make things. Such a brilliant idea! Since Christmas is fast approaching I thought it would be fun and festive to carry around! Plus, that's the only fabric I really had that I thought would go really well together. And it turned out so cute!

Christmas Planner

I LOVE this Christmas planner! I think I need to make myself one this year. I've got a house full of guests coming which definitely calls for some organization!

This planner is SO cute and such a good idea. I thought of making different themes for it too: homework planner, art book {you'd have to find a composition book that is unlined though}. You could really do anything with a cute book like this.

I found it on the eighteen25 blog. They have step by step instructions and a free printable to help make it easier.

So cute!

Snowman Soup

I think this Snowman soup is really cute and funny! What a creative way to package fancy hot chocolate! It would be such a great gift for friends and neighbors. I found it at

Brown Paper Packages.

Love it!