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Overwhelmed by Christmas? How to Buy Your Gifts, Send Your Cards, and Put up the Tree in Just 7 Days
I'm here to share with you my best methods for getting the holiday musts done in just one week so you can have the rest of the month to relax!
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DIY: How to Make a Duck Tape Christmas Wreath
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Duck Brand®. All opinions are 100% mine. Our metallic gold Duck Tape® Christmas wreath is a DIY holiday project that’s fast, easy, and unique! You can be sure that your holiday home décor won’t look like everyone else’s when you create your own original Christmas designs with special Christmas Duck tape®! Follow the simple step by step instructions below to make your own DIY Duck tape® Christmas wreath. I know you’ve seen people make all kinds of things out of plain boring grey duct tape. Fortunately for us crafty DIYers, Duck® Brand has made all different colors, designs, and…
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Christmas Shopping List Planner Budget Spreadsheet : Printable and Download
Christmas Shopping List Planner and Budget Spreadsheet Home Ever After’s latest free organizational spreadsheet, the printable Christmas Shopping List Planner and Budget, is ready for you just in time for the hardcore holiday gift shopping to start! Get your free printable copy by clicking the picture above or the link below. Using this printable Christmas shopping list planner and budget spreadsheet every year allows me to complete my shopping early and keep spending reasonable. I have one Christmas shopping list planner and budget for extended family, one planner for immediate family, and one planner for friends, teachers, church staff, gift exchanges, etc. Click here to print the printable Christmas Shopping…
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9 Tips for Having a Great Holiday Party
Many people host holiday parties in their homes at this time of year, but there are often small details that get overlooked during the preparation. This list of 9 tips for having a great holiday party (complete with Christmas party shopping list) will help you remember these little things while you’re still in the planning phase. 9 Tips that Make Holiday Party Prep Easy 1. Expect 1/3 of the people you invited to attend, but plan for double. You never know how many people will really attend your Christmas party, and it’s better to be prepared for more than to fall short of food or supplies. 2. Shop in advance.…
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Make a List and Check it Twice
The following is a guest post by my friend Toni Anderson who blogs at The Happy Housewife. She is a home schooling mom to six (almost seven) children, a military spouse, and a frugal fanatic. After her family became debt free last year she started her blog in hopes to help others reach the same goal. Make a List and Check it Twice Even Santa Claus knows the key to a frugal Christmas is making a list! Making a list is probably one of the most important tools in saving money this holiday season. The first step to a frugal Christmas is to figure out how much money you have…
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Go Green and Save on Shipping with Popcorn
Kitchen Tip: Pop edible popcorn to use as packing material! The holidays are fast approaching and many of us will be packing up boxes of presents to mail out to loved ones. Shipping materials can be expensive to purchase and usually are made of plastics that aren’t the friendliest on the environment. There are many fillers that are used, such as styrofoam packing peanuts, plastic bubble wrap, plastic pellets, plastic bags filled with air, and newspaper. Even used plastic grocery shopping bags can be used as stuffing in packages to keep items in place! However, there is a better, cheaper, more environmentally friendly material to use as a packing material, and it’s in…
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Save Money and Paper with Kids' Gift Tags
Say Goodbye to Cards and Hello to Gift Tags! Large families mean a lot of birthdays, and a lot of birthdays mean a lot of parties to attend. Parties mean presents and cards. A card to each person, and sometimes even a card on each gift for the same person, adds up to a lot of greeting cards going around. Giving birthday or other cards to adults is socially acceptable and expected; after all, many adults like to read and keep cards as keepsakes. However, is it socially expected to give a card to each child with a gift? I first took this into consideration when my husband and I…
