10+ Stylish and Affordable Gift Ideas for Mother's Day
Mother's Day will be here before you know it (May 12th -- mark your calendar!). If giving flowers is getting old, check out these stylish and affordable gift ideas that any mom will love!
Roundup: 25 Easy Valentine's Day Treat Ideas!
Valentine's Day is next week, which means it's time to get busy with the treat making! We're here to help with 25 simple, homemade treat ideas that will make perfect "thinking of you" gifts for neighbors, teachers, co-workers, play-date parents, kids, or anyone on your V-Day list! … Continue Reading
Roundup: 6 Festive DIY Doormat Ideas for Valentine's Day
Put happy, love-filled thoughts out into the world -- and under your visitor's shoes -- with one of these festive DIY Valentine's Day doormats! … Continue Reading
Gift Guide: 10 Sweet Valentine's Day Cards for Ladies
Show your leading lady just how much you care (or how refined your sense of humor is) with one of these clever Valentine's Day cards. Carina from Crow and Canary rounds up 10 of her faves below -- check it out!… Continue Reading
Gift Guide: 10 Awesome Valentine's Day Cards for Guys
Valentine's Day is right around the corner and, whether you're making or giving gifts (or not!), a clever card always goes a long way! This year, we turn to our favorite stationery connoisseur, Carina of Crow and Canary, for her top ten Valentine's Day cards for guys! Enjoy! … Continue Reading
Roundup: 10 Delicious Christmas Side Dishes
Each family has its own tradition over Christmas lunch, maybe you're being adventurous with a 3 in one bird, a glazed gammon or plump chicken, either way I've rounded up a few of my favorite sides to compliment your main meal.
1. Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Sunflower Seeds, from Martha Stewart
2. Braised Leeks, from Simply Recipes
3. Creamed Spinach,… Continue Reading
How To: Make Easy Homemade Holiday Lollipops
Still looking for a quick and easy gift idea for all those friendly acquaintances in your life? Whip up a batch of these homemade lollipops, tie them up in a fancy bow, and you're set! … Continue Reading
Make It: DIY Painted Glass Holiday Tumblers
Whether you're looking for a last-minute gift idea or just want to spruce up some older drinkware for the holidays, this easy project is for you!… Continue Reading
Holiday in the Southern Hemisphere: What It's Like Celebrating Christmas in Summer
We are less than a week away from Christmas. The trees are up, carols fill the airwaves, and gifts are being wrapped...but there's simply no way it's gonna be a white Christmas at my house.
You see right now here in Cape Town, South Africa the weather is a little shy of a 110 degrees, the surfs high and our pristine beaches are covered with tanned bodies flocking to 'The Fairest Cape'. 'Cause it's… Continue Reading
Roundup: Free Christmas Printables for the Home
Is there anything easier than printable holiday decor? I love it. And I'm loving that so many great options are out there these days. I've rounded up 12 of my favorite freebies from around the web that make it easy to decorate for the holidays around the… Continue Reading
How to: Make a DIY Minimalist Nativity Set
I have lots of great holiday memories from when I was a kid: listening to the Merry Christmas from Sesame Street cassette while driving downtown to pick up the ham with my dad, waking my parents up with my sister after totally having scoped the presents, and warming the handheld candles to make funny shapes with my cousins and uncle during Christmas Eve service. But nothing stands out more than this silly little wooden nativity set I set up on our side table every… Continue Reading
How To: Make Simple DIY Felt Tree Ornaments
How adorable are these felt tree ornaments?? There's still time to whip up a few for yourself or as cheery little gift toppers!… Continue Reading
Roundup: 25 Free Printable Holiday Gift Tags
One of the most impressive final touches to a handmade or well-though gift is a unique and memorable gift tag. You can't put time and thought into a present, and then just write the recipient's name with a sharpie across the wrapping paper! Here are 25 FREE printable holiday gift tags to put a grand finale on the art of gift-giving.… Continue Reading
How To: Make Cursive Candy Cane Ornaments
Love, love, LOVE these cursive candy cane ornaments! When I first saw them, I thought they were store-bought, real candy bent into seasonal words...but no. They're made… Continue Reading
A Curbly Mom's Best Christmas Cookie Recipes
At this time of year, the kitchen of my childhood home was covered in a thin blanket of flour. That's because my mom when into baking overdrive around the second week of November and didn't stop until the day after Christmas. We kids all had our favorites and Mom always obliged. These six recipes, by far, were and still are, at the top of the list of must-haves at Christmastime.
Because some of these recipes have been in my family generations, you'll notice one particular ingredient that would make dietitians faint. That ingredient is shortening/Crisco. When I make these cookies now, I swap the shortening out for butter, which my mother thinks is an expensive, unnecessary extravagance. Also, these… Continue Reading
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