Croissants are a delicious flaky pastry. The butter layered in the dough give them the wonderful flakiness. Croissants aren’t difficult to make. They just take a lot of time. The dough needs time to rest and chill. It’s a lot of rolling, folding, and resting. As long as you plan on being home all day, …
Free Holiday Printables – Printables for Thanksgiving, Christmas, & New Years! Use these printables to make the holiday less stressful, more fun, or more decorative! This is our 3rd annual Holiday Printable collection. Check out the collection for 2013 and 2014 for more great printables, backgrounds, & Facebook covers! I love free printables. First of …
It’s the time of year when everyone is talking about thankfulness. But I have to admit– sometimes I don’t feel thankful. I can have a tendency to focus on the negatives. Maybe some of you are that way too? I think we’ve all got areas of our lives where the bad stands out. Maybe it’s …
We made and collected holiday printables for you last year and you seemed to enjoy it so much that we’ve done it again this year! First off if you missed any of the great ones from last year, go check them out. There are some great Facebook covers, letters from the North Pole, gift …
A hand print wreath with fall colors that is a great craft to kids to make to remind them to be thankful throughout the month of November. The kids and I always do some sort of “Thankful” or “Thanksgiving” project every year. We started with Thanksgiving trees many years ago and we used hand …
I hope you are enjoying our yummy recipes we’ve been sharing to fill up your Thanksgiving Table. Today our focus will shift to setting the table. Since I’m not super crafty, I’ve collected some great Thanksgiving or Fall Centerpieces, Tables Runners, and other table goodies from some fabulous bloggers. {Click on the picture or …
This year for Thanksgiving, the kids helped make place holders. These were really easy, although I did have a hard time finding large enough pom poms for the turkey’s head. Which is why they’re a bit hairy- I ended up using pom poms that would go on the top of a knit hat instead of …
Looking for a last-minute Thanksgiving craft for the kids? These free Thanksgiving Placemats are the perfect printable activity! We have been having a great time preparing for Thanksgiving with our thankful jars. But I thought it would be fun to make a craft as well. My oldest daughter had made a pretty cute Thanksgiving placemat …
Normally we do a Thanksgiving Tree with the children in the month of November. But this year, I wanted to do something different. Lots of times when I’m trying to come up with an idea, I walk around outside. I really wanted to do this on the day I was trying to decide what to …
This time of year we get to eat most of our favorite comfort foods. Thanksgiving is known for having so many yummy foods. I go into the holiday season knowing a diet is pointless. I have lots of will power, but I allow myself to splurge for Thanksgiving and Christmas. The potatoes, cranberries, …