Tag: christmas

  • Christmas Garland Made from Recycled Cards

    Christmas Garland Made from Recycled Cards

    How to Recycle your Christmas Cards I have mixed feelings about Christmas Cards.  On one hand I love hearing from old friends, but they quickly begin to take over all the surfaces in the house.  This year with a bit of blue tac I managed to keep on top of them. Shortly after Christmas, that…

  • How to Recycle your Christmas Cards

    Simple Craft Idea for Recycling Christmas Cards I couldn’t take it anymore and have de-Christmassed my house today! I know it’s a bit early, with the 12 days of Christmas and all that!  Hubby went up for a nap and when he came down he declared ‘that Christmas must be over’ as everything was down…

  • Christmas Eve Box! A new tradition???

    Love it or hate it? About a month ago I saw someone post a photo for a Christmas Eve Box and I was taken with it and had never heard of it.  It’s basically a present that the kid’s can open on Christmas Eve, to get them into the spirit, typically with PJ’s, Hot chocolate,…

  • It’s starting to look a lot like Christmas!

    Deck the halls with boughs of holly…….. I hate tinsel, inflatable Christmas decorations and cheap branded advent calendars.  Some get the impression that I’m humbug when it comes to Christmas, but I’m really not, I just like to keep it in perspective.  We’ve dotted a few decorations around the house and it’s starting to feel…

  • Easy Christmas Decorations to make with kids

    Fimo Candy Cane Christmas Decorations Don’t laugh but I’ve been doing a bit of ‘pseudo’ Christmas crafting so I thought I’d share.   Growing up in Canada we always added edible Candy Canes to our Christmas trees when decorating.  I know you can get them here in the UK, but on occasion I’ve got caught out…