Glitter of the Season

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 "The glitter of the season should never
prevent us from truly seeing
The Prince of Peace"

-President Dieter F. Uchtdorf

 

Sights, Sounds, Scents ...

If I had sent out cards and gifts to our friends and family this year, like I have done other years, this idea from I Heart Naptime would have been perfect for us this year.

 

We do wish that you enjoy the sights, sounds and scents of a wonderful new year.

 

 

Twas the Night Before Christmas ...

Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house ...


It is the day of the night before Christmas and we will be stirring up some fun here in our house.  Hope you are too!

Check out these links for great musical Christmas video clips to help your night before Christmas be filled with true JOY

 What Shall We Give

and

The Nativity
 
Merry Christmas!

 

A Small Christmas Tree and a Wreath

Living in a tiny apartment away from home is a strange thing for me in many ways.  One thing I'm feeling right now is the difference in decorating for Christmas.  I have a half dozen things up and not much room for anything else.  (Though if I found something I couldn't live without I'd find a place to stuff it.)  :)  It's what I do!

 

I didn't want to bring décor with me and I didn't want to purchase anything like what I already have, so I tried to come up with another idea. I was hoping for something easy to purchase and easy to pack up and take home, something different, and something lovely.

 

Vintage hankies have been a favorite thing of mine for the last year or two, so it shouldn't come as too much of a surprise that I thought of using vintage Christmas hankies to decorate my tree this year. (Actually, vintage anything attracts me.) 

 

I forgot to figure out what to do for a tree skirt but the presents we have hide it perfectly. The lights, pine cones, and vine were already on the tree, so vintage hankies and vintage knee hugger elves are the only things I've added to a tree this year.

I like it!  It looks better than the photos show, and it's lovely day or night. Those little elves are hanging around bringing Christmas cheer to the room.  They seem to be saying Merry Christmas! 

 

 

I think there are about 30 hankies tucked into the tree. 

 

But wait, I washed and ironed over 50 hankies ...

 

Well, there are a few that I didn't use.  A couple are Valentine print, a couple were just too pretty to stick into the tree, and one I sent ... Oh, shhh!  It's a secret!  It had a monogram on it and that letter reminded me of ..., well someone I love, so I sent it to her.

 

The other 16 hankies are decorating our front door - on a wreath I purchased from Target (because that is the only place I ventured this week that had a wreath.  Well, Safeway had some pretty wreaths but they were real pine boughs and I can't do that this year).
 

I added a star ornament (that was given to us as part of a Christmas gift).

It brightens the otherwise drab hallway and helps spread Christmas cheer to all who see it.

Christmas cheer is always good!

 

Merry Christmas!

 

 

 

Christmas Favor/Gift Ideas

I don't remember where I learned about this little poem, but this is a card I created and attached to a container of m&ms many years ago to give to my family.  This card has been stored in my paper files ever since then.  I still think the message is cute!   (Someone must have shared it with me first.)



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Cookie dough:
Here’s a little extra “dough” for Christmas 
or
"Everyone needs a little extra "Dough" for Christmas!!"

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Measuring cups/spoons:
Wishing you joy beyond measure!

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Nuts:
We're nuts about you!

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Soup or soup mix:
Wishing you a "souper" holiday.

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Here are several fun ideas from love the day :









and muffin


and twiz


and sprinkling


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This idea comes from here

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Christmas Decor

A great look

from Shanty 2 Chic

 

 

 

and from Molly Mo's comes this great look.



 

 

Lovely Christmas Stocking

 

I love this Christmas stocking from Remnants - it is lovely 

 

 

 

 

and their close up

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Christmas Stuff - Crafts, Gift Ideas, Food Ideas ...

More Christmas Stuff from my files

 

 

a free instruction leaflet printed 1988
 

 

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Probably a Family Fun magazine - Dec/Jan 2006
 

 

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These next three were from The Friend Magazine, but I do not know a date - 1980's or 90's sometime.
 

 

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The Friend 1980
 

 

I wish I would have saved both front and back covers to have the full view of this awesome creation.

 

 

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Something we did for preschool one year. The kids made paper chains to attach to it.
 

 

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We made Yule Logs for a RS event and this was the message put on a pretty card attached to the log.
 

 

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Info about trees, from a RS Homemaking Book
 

 

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Jan. / Feb. Country Living 1995
 

 

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This doesn't say, but to me, it looks like it came from the same Country Living as the snowman paddle.  It's the same kind and size of paper.
 

 

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Family Fun 2005
 

 

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someone (maybe my mother) gave this to me.  I save it to remind me to use scarves as runners on tables.

 

 

 

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Card my sister made for us about 32 or 33 years ago. Cute isn't it!
 

 

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give your heart
 

 

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Ideas from The New Era December 1982

 

 

That is is!