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Christmas Traditions

  • Giveaway / Festive Christmas Ornaments by Jenny Walsh

    Time for a little holiday giveaway this happy Monday! Jenny Walsh (maker of my favorite bee clocks) has a lovely range of geometric Christmas ornaments new this year and she’s generously offered a set for…

    December 8, 2014
  • Celebrating the Christmas Season

    Every year growing up, when Christmas day was over, my dad would insist on playing Christmas music for at least a week longer. He would always complain that the Christmas season was just too…

    December 2, 2014
  • Happy Holidays, Belatedly!

    It is, of course, too late to wish you Merry Christmas and Happy St. Stephen’s Day, but I had the best of intentions to extend these wishes to you much earlier! Instead, I’m taking…

    December 27, 2013
  • Teeny Tiny Festive Sugar Cookies

      I bet there are lots of people out there rolling and cutting and baking big batches of sugar cookies tonight. Sugar cookies are such a sleeper favorite – you don’t think they’re that…

    December 23, 2013
  • Six Small Space Christmas Trees for Teeny Homes

    One of the big trends I’ve noticed on Pinterest this year is the idea non-traditional Christmas trees drawn or stuck onto walls. They’re designed for those of us with very small apartments – too…

    December 16, 2013
  • Festive DIY Porcelain Ornament

    Each year, I try to make a few ornaments that we’ll add to our collection. The year Michael and I were engaged was the first year we had a Christmas tree to decorate together,…

    December 12, 2013
  • Eight Holiday Decorating DIYs from Christmas Past

    Is anyone else in utter disbelief that we’re almost halfway through December? Are you ready? Is your house decorated? I’ve been vaguely thinking about Christmas for months, making mental notes of Christmas presents for…

    December 11, 2013
  • Four Festive Dublin Pop Up Shops for Christmas

    I know we still have Thanksgiving to celebrate this week, but I have to take a minute to tell you about a whole bunch of festive pop up shops happening in Dublin in the…

    November 25, 2013