2 last minute Christmas treats {with peppermint}

By Karah | December 24, 2012 - 7:08 am | peppermint, quick tip

So I was waiting around at the deli for my Italian cold cut sub and my eyes started to wander. It’s one of those quiet little small town delis, and no one else is around … the employee who took my order is now in the back making my sandwich. “and what to my wondering eyes should appear…” Well, a bag of white chocolate and peppermint covered pretzels. :) And, like any DIYer would think, I thought “I could totally make those”. Now, I’m no fancy cooker lady, and DIY in the kitchen is oh-so-not-even-remotely close to DIY around the house. But apparently I am the arrogant kind of DIYer. You know the type. “Hi, I’m Karah and I like to make crafts and do home improvement so clearly I can cook anything I see in a bag in a deli.” Lucky for me, this little treat was so incredibly easy my 5 year old nephew could do it. Which isn’t really a fair comparison because he did have to explain to me the other day what a periscope is. #iamnotsmarterthana5yearold Anyway, here is how I made some easy little white chocolate and peppermint pretzel sticks and still have enough kitchen prowess left over to whip up some dark chocolate and peppermint bark for a little Christmas party treat.

12 Christmas crafts to make this year

By Karah | December 18, 2012 - 7:08 am | crafty, holiday

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Happy Tuesday everyone. We were going to post our party features yesterday but decided to participate in a little blogger day of silence to honor those affected by the tragedy that happened on Friday at the school in Connecticut. It’s not much, but any gesture of goodwill towards others is a worthwhile gesture in my book so we were happy to participate. And, silly little Christmas crafts don’t seem all that important, but it’s what many of us do for fun and enjoyment and sometimes we need to be reminded to spend our days doing what we love … no matter how silly it may seem to others. I don’t know if you’ve had a chance to check out the links from the crafty Christmas party yet? There are over 300 links of awesomeness and inspiration. I always find it super hard to narrow down just a few to highlight, I shared a bunch on our facebook page and pinned as many pretty pictures as I could. And I tried to comment on every single link, blogger comments were giving me a bit of a fit for a while Saturday morning, tho. Know that I did visit each and every one of your projects and thank you so much for taking the time to link up. And, without further ado, here’s my list of the Top 12 Christmas crafts to make this year.

a crafty Christmas {primitive and proper}

By Karah | December 14, 2012 - 7:08 am | holiday

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Today’s the day. The last day to get linked up to our crafty Christmas party. And, even if you’re not linking up, the links will give you some amazingly creative inspiration to create a crafty Christmas of your own! And to wrap up this week in style my friend Cassie is sharing her Christmas craft. Let me tell you, this girl is funny! And crafty and her specialty is a mean furniture upgrade. I met Cassie at the blog conference in June and had been following her blog for a while before that so it was very refreshing to see that she really is how she seems to be on the blog. Totally awesome. :) So, for the crafty Christmas grand finale head over to Primitive and Proper to find out how she made this great Hoop Art. And … you guessed it …

a crafty Christmas {cherished bliss}

By Karah | December 13, 2012 - 7:08 am | holiday

sea glass and driftwood Christmas craft

By Karah | December 12, 2012 - 7:08 am | crafty, driftwood, holiday, nature, upcycle

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Is everyone all linked up to our crafty Christmas party already? Don’t forget to link up your favorite Christmas craft from this year here … the party is open until Friday right here! Now, as you read this I am up in the stone cold north, working on projects that have absolutely nothing to do with the holidays, but I wanted to give you the rundown of this little sea glass and driftwood Christmas craft that you saw on my mantel. A great project for the kids big enough to use the glue gun, too.

a crafty Christmas {before meets after}

By Karah | December 11, 2012 - 7:08 am | holiday, wreath

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Happy Tuesday!! Are you all linked up to the crafty Christmas party? It’s open all week, so get your craft on and then show us what you made! And today you should head over to Lisa’s blog, Before Meets After. I actually had the pleasure of meeting Lisa in Atlanta at the blog conference I went to in June. We were both lucky enough to go to the wrong restaurant to meet a larger group for dinner on the very first night. :) Lisa hosted a 12 crafty days of Christmas series last year and this year switched it up a bit and here we are doing a crafty Christmas week together! Today she’s showing you how to make this awesome Snowflake Wreath, so go check it out here! And …

reindeer craft projects {a crafty Christmas link party}

By Karah | December 10, 2012 - 7:08 am | crafty, diy, free, holiday, link party, paint, silhouette, tutorial

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Happy, happy Monday! It’s pretty festive around here today since it’s party day!! Note: If you have any areas of your home you’re looking to hide you need to check out our giveaway going on right now here! This giveaway is now closed. Hopefully you’re here to link up your favorite Christmas craft projects from this year. Which means, if you’re here looking for some crafty Christmas inspiration you’re in the right place, too!! If you saw our Christmas mantel … you may have noticed this cute little guy. Late one night, while getting caught up on a few episodes of Revenge … ’cause nothing screams holiday spirit quite like a little revenge … or something like that. ;)