Viewing: Holidays and Seasons
December 8, 2015
Reindeer T-Shirts with Footprints & Handprints
Here’s a super fun Christmas project to do with the kids! It’s a reindeer made from a footprint, hand prints and a thumb print. Here’s what you need: Red T-Shirts (we used long sleeve since the weather is cold this time of year). Acrylic Fabric Paints – Brown Acrylic Fabric Paint – White Acrylic Fabric Paint – Tan (or mix brown & white) Acrylic Fabric Paint – Black (a bottle with a narrow tip) Acrylic Fabric Paint – Glitter Red Paintbrushes…
Posted in Crafter's Corner, Holidays and Seasons | By LoriGraceH
December 7, 2015
Caramel Apple Dip – A Fun Christmas Gift!
Caramel Apple Dip Caramel Apple Dip is a fun Christmas gift. It’s perfect for coworkers, teachers, public servants, kids, neighbors, just about anyone! Here’s What You’ll Need: 6 Granny Smith Apples 6 Red Delicious Apples 1 Bag of Individually Wrapped Caramels 1 Can of Sweetened Condensed Milk 1 Stick of Butter 6 Extra Small Mason Jars 6 Extra Tall Clear Plastic Gift Bags Wired Ribbon Directions. 1. Wash and dry the apples and the mason jars. 2. Unwrap all…
Posted in Holidays and Seasons | By LoriGraceH
December 4, 2015
Free Printable Chritstmas Gift Tags
I created these gift tags on my computer just for you! They are my free gift to you when you sign up for the Love My Big Happy Family Newsletter. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from Love My Big Happy Family!! Download you FREE PRINTABLE GIFT TAGS HERE! Please like & share:
Posted in Holidays and Seasons, Uncategorized | By LoriGraceH
December 3, 2015
Vintage Christmas Ornaments
I love Christmas Trees that are decorated with a huge assortment of ornaments that have happy sentimental stories to go with nearly every one of them! Growing up, my parents had that kind of tree and now I’ve had my own tree for almost 30 years and it’s full of ornaments that have their own stories to tell. A few years ago, my sisters and I inherited our parent’s old ornaments that we’d hung on the tree year after year,…
Posted in Hearth and Home, Holidays and Seasons | By LoriGraceH
December 1, 2015
November 30, 2015
25 Low or No Cost Christmas Activities
Here’s a list of twenty-five Christmas Activities you can do together as a family! Choose a few activities to enjoy throughout the season or have fun doing one activity every day until Christmas. Visit a Christmas Lights Display Go Christmas Caroling Visit a Nativity Display Build a Snowman & Make Snow Angels Drink Gourmet Hot Chocolate Bake & Decorate Christmas Cookies Go Ice Skating Take a Drive to See Christmas Lights Make Ugly Sweaters (using old sweaters and pompoms, ribbons,…
Posted in Holidays and Seasons | By LoriGraceH
November 26, 2015
November 25, 2015
November 24, 2015
Stuffed Celery – A Thanksgiving Tradition
When I was a very little girl we would have Thanksgiving with my mom’s side of the family. My cousin Doug is a year older than me and his brother Charlie is two years younger than I am. Their house was a block away from mine so we were playmates growing up. My family would alternate hosting Thanksgiving with their family. I remember the three of us laughing and having fun putting olives on our fingers. They called them bobos….
Posted in Holidays and Seasons | By LoriGraceH
November 23, 2015
Printable Table Place Cards for Thanksgiving
Let your guests know where you want them to sit at your Thanksgiving table with these pretty printable table place cards. Directions: Download and print out the place cards. Cut them out along the dark lines. Fold them along the dotted lines. Write each of your guests’ names on both sides of one card. Put one card at each place setting to add a pretty touch to your holiday table! Sign up for the Love My Big Happy Family Newsletter…
Posted in Holidays and Seasons | By LoriGraceH
November 19, 2015
How to Make a Reasonable Christmas List
Well, here I am, with my kids all grown up and grandkids to buy Christmas Gifts for, and I have finally figured out how to make a reasonable Christmas List. Better late than never, right? So I decided to share it with you in hopes that it might help many of you at an earlier stage of your lives! When my girls were little my main focus at Christmas time was to make it magical for them! When we…
Posted in Holidays and Seasons | By LoriGraceH
November 18, 2015
Blessed Beyond Measure
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Posted in Choosing Happiness, Holidays and Seasons | By LoriGraceH
November 17, 2015
Mama’s Cranberry Apple Salad
My Mama used to make an especially yummy Apple Cranberry Salad every year for Thanksgiving. I’ve never seen or tasted anything else like it. It goes wonderfully with turkey or on a turkey sandwich. If you’re making a small batch it is fairly simple to make. If you tripple, quadruple or sixtuple – I don’t thing that’s a real word ;0) – it like we do, it can be a bit time consuming to cut and peel the apples and…
Posted in Holidays and Seasons, Let's Eat!, Uncategorized | By LoriGraceH
November 16, 2015
Mama’s Thanksgiving Sweet Potatoes
My Mama’s Sweet Potatoes have always been a favorite at our house for Thanksgiving. My Mama was a very good cook and the family would always gather together for wonderful Sunday dinners at Mom & Dad’s place. Thanksgiving dinner was no exception and it was always beyond delicious! It just isn’t Thanksgiving without Mom’s Sweet Potatoes. They are are loaded with sugar and butter so we only have them on Thanksgiving and maybe once or twice a year other than…
Posted in Holidays and Seasons, Let's Eat! | By LoriGraceH
November 11, 2015
In Honor of Veteran’s Day
In honor of Veteran’s Day I want to share photos of my dad and my uncles who are veterans of World War II. They are all very good men. I love them so much and am very proud of them! This first Handsome Sailor is my Daddy, Bob Hill! My Dad and Mom. My dad was a man’s man (and a ladies man) and he made a lot of good friends during the war. He has many pictures that he…
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