Every city has their long-standing Christmas traditions, and in Austin, one of the favorites is the Trail of Lights. This annual event, celebrating 50 years this year, lights up Zilker Park with millions of twinkle lights. …
Christmas is here! We've been celebrating by slowing putting up decorations, working on shopping for gifts, and enjoying some festive making. This little project I completed for the World Market Blog brings together my love …
Tis the season of simple, useful crafts that make the Christmas holiday a bit more special. When I spotted these globe ornaments at World Market the other day for 3 for $5, I immediately grabbed …
It's not even December and I've almost got all of my Christmas cards addressed and ready to send! One helpful factor was that we took our family photos this year back in early October, the …
I've been tiptoeing into the Christmas decorating, taking things corner by corner rather than breaking it all out at once. I also was up the other night trying to figure out if there was a …
Last month Dave and I went to Portland, Oregon to visit my little brother Taylor and his girlfriend Meagan (and their two dogs, two cats, and five chickens). They bought their first home last summer …
I'm starting to pull out Christmas decorations, snuggle up with a mug of hot wassail at night, and enjoy the cooler weather and coziness of the upcoming holiday season. As I worked on organizing my craft …
Sponsored by Nick Jr. All content and ideas are my own! Something I didn't realize when I first became a mom was how kids are always learning. From the moment they wake up until the moment …
I have been excited about the idea of working on some video tutorials and tip toeing into that new medium for sharing crafts and ideas. With that in mind, I jumped at the chance to …
A couple months ago I went through one of those crafter's purge days where I pulled every single thing from my craft and sewing closet and set out to reorganize. After a couple hours of …
November has begun and I'm already feeling the coziness of the holidays at home. We love entertaining regularly, and during this Thanksgiving and Christmas season we have friends coming and going all the time. I had …
I can hardly believe it's already time to start thinking about the upcoming gift-giving season. I'm excited today to share some of my very favorite things that would all make excellent gifts for friends and …