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Christmas Truck Popsicle Stick Ornament

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Christmas Truck Popsicle Stick Ornament

I love making ornaments, it’s so fun!  I was looking for something to make with some preschool aged kids and I saw this awesome idea. I loved it so much that I knew that I wanted to do something similar for my Sunbeam class (it’s a Sunday school class with kids that are ages 3 to 4).  My plan is to have the Christmas truck popsicle stick ornament mostly put together before Sunday and then they can decorate them and put the picture in and give them to their parents for Christmas.  I of course wanted to make one for myself too and for our tree, so I made up one real quick with a picture of my cute kids :).

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Christmas Pajamas- Official Cookie Tester

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Christmas Pajamas- Official Cookie Tester

Every year we give our kids pajamas on Christmas Eve, so they can wear them on Christmas day.  It’s a fun tradition and the kids look forward to it every year.  They love getting new Christmas pajamas.  Some years they are actually Christmas themed and some years they are just regular.  I always get a new pair too (my husband does too) and it’s been awhile since I had actually Christmas pajamas, so I decided that I wanted some this year.  I found these adorable Christmas joggers at Ross, so I knew that I wanted them. So I made up this fun official cookie tester shirt to go with it.

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Cove Smart Security System

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Cove Smart Security System

For several years now my husband and I have been talking about getting a security system. It seems like there are more and more break ins happening and we want to keep our house and family protected.  We really talked about getting a security system when there were a few break ins happening in our neighborhood a couple years ago.  We decided that we need to take action and get something.  We wanted to get something that was good but wouldn’t break the bank, because we don’t have a ton of extra money in our budget.  I’m sure a lot of people can understand that.  So we looked around and really liked the look of the Cove Smart security system.  I loved that you could pick out exactly what you wanted, so you didn’t have to pay for a kit that came with stuff that we didn’t necessarily need. My husband loved that it is super easy to install (because he knew that is what he would have to do).  We picked out what we wanted and we were super excited to install it and start using it!  We have been using it for more than a month now and we are LOVING IT!

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Easy Neighbor Christmas Gift Idea- Nutella and Pretzels with Printable

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Easy Neighbor Christmas Gift Idea- Nutella and Pretzels with Printable

Do you ever go shopping and see something that you just love and then you know that you have to buy it and do something with it.  That was happened to me when I saw these little mini Nutella jars, they are adorable and I knew that I had to use them for neighbor gifts.  So I decided to grab several of them, make up a printable to go with them and then I added some pretzels to go with them.  I thought that the sweet and salty combo would be good.  Another thing that you can do is give some fruit (like apples) with it.  Or buy a waffle mix or something like that and add the little Nutella jar with it.  The printables go great with the mini Nutella jars, so you can still use them if you did something different.

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Christmas Pillow Ideas with SVG Cut Files

Christmas Pillow Ideas with SVG Cut Files I love making Christmas pillows! There is just something about snuggling up with a nice blanket and Christmas pillow that really gets you into the mood of Christmas :).  Since I love making pillows, I made several Christmas pillows and I wanted to show you all of the…

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Homemade Christmas Ornament Ideas {MMM #458 Block Party}

Once of my favorite things to do during the holiday season is make homemade Christmas ornaments. It’s so fun to create them and it’s a great family activity too! The majority of these Christmas ornament ideas are easy enough that everyone in the family can make them.

Buffalo Plaid Embroidery Hoop Ornaments

Buffalo Plaid Embroidery Hoop Ornaments Making homemade Christmas ornaments is one of my favorite things to do! It’s so fun to personalize your Christmas tree.  I love having my kids make them with me so that we can have lots of fun and festive ornaments on it that they made :).  Since buffalo plaid is…

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DIY Christmas Pom Pom Wreath- How to make Pom Poms

DIY Christmas Pom Pom Wreath- How to make Pom Poms Anyone else love the pom pom craze??  They are so much fun to make and I love how they look! I recently got some pom pom makers, so I thought that it would be fun to make a super cute Christmas pom pom wreath.  I…

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