I decorate my home in a Coastal Cottage Beach Style year-round and that includes the holidays. It can be hard to find coastal holiday decor and when you do find it...it can be pricey! Often times, I opt to make my own! This Coastal Cottage Christmas Door Wreath is very easy to make! You can get all … [Read more...] about How to Make a Coastal Cottage Christmas Door Wreath
Grinch Christmas Tree Ornaments Made with Tumbling Tower Blocks
Tumbling Tower Blocks are wood game blocks that you can buy at Dollar Tree for $1.25 per box. They're smaller in size compared to the name brand Jenga Blocks and you get 77 mini blocks in the package. The Tumbling Tower Blocks are all the rage with crafters these days and over the next few months … [Read more...] about Grinch Christmas Tree Ornaments Made with Tumbling Tower Blocks
Sand Tarts Cut-Out Christmas Cookies Recipe
Every year during the Christmas holiday season I make at least 6 different type's of cookies and one variety that we make year after year are these classic, old-fashion Sand Tarts cookies. For 30 years I've been using my mother-in-law's tried and true recipe. It's a keeper! Sand Tarts will take … [Read more...] about Sand Tarts Cut-Out Christmas Cookies Recipe
Quick and Easy Coastal Beach Christmas Stockings
Coastal and beach themed Christmas decorations can be on the pricey side. Not only do they traditional cost a lot...they can be hard to find depending on your location. Even if you find something in your price range...it most likely isn't the color or style that you want. I had been looking at … [Read more...] about Quick and Easy Coastal Beach Christmas Stockings
Quick and Easy Grinch Christmas Tree Ornaments Kid’s Craft Project
Last weekend we made these Grinch themed Christmas tree ornaments with the grandkids and they turned out adorable. You can make several of them in just one afternoon and guess what? They're affordable to make! The ones shown in my photos were made by a child age 7 and a teenager age 13. They did a … [Read more...] about Quick and Easy Grinch Christmas Tree Ornaments Kid’s Craft Project
Easy Hand Painted Snowman Seashell Ornaments
These snowman seashell Christmas tree ornaments are super-easy to make! You can whip up a dozen of them in just one weekend if not more! They're made with an oblong clam shell that we collected from the beach. The ones that we're featuring today were made by 10-13 year olds in our youth craft … [Read more...] about Easy Hand Painted Snowman Seashell Ornaments
Eggnog Frosting Recipe for Homemade Cupcakes
Eggnog frosting is great to use on top of your favorite holiday cookies, cakes, and cupcakes. Last weekend we used my mother's Eggnog Frosting recipe to top cupcakes. We used a yellow cake mix, but you can certainly make your's from scratch. Eggnog Frosting Recipe 1/4 cup butter, softened 2 … [Read more...] about Eggnog Frosting Recipe for Homemade Cupcakes
Mailbox Monday for December 2022
Time for our monthly MAILBOX MONDAY for December 2022. The first Monday of every month you'll see our Mailbox Monday Meme. It will cover the previous month and we invite all of our readers to participate. If you're a blogger, you can participate too by sharing our MEME on your blog. Mailbox … [Read more...] about Mailbox Monday for December 2022