Inside St. Nick’s Christmas Decor Shop two toddlers sit on Santa’s lap, one crying as the other smiles. Nearby, a cat climbs a fully decorated Christmas Tree under the watchful eye of a dog. Underneath a table filled with Christmas houses are baskets of candies and gingerbread men. Outside the …
Among the Christmas paraphernalia we unpack each year is a gingerbread house mold. Circa 1995, the Cozy Cottage kit was sold by Longaberger, a company whose headquarters looked like a picnic basket because baskets were their real bread and butter. My mother passed it down to us, never used, thinking …
Today’s post is adapted from our Sunday newsletter, sent to subscribers each week. To receive your own free copy, just sign up here. What reminds you of the holidays? For me, it’s always the smell of gingerbread that takes me back to my mom’s kitchen, where she would roll out …
Do you know how to use an egg and tissue paper to make a festive pinecone holiday ornament? Me neither. But, to cap off our week of holiday crafts, I know where you can learn. Creativebug – FREE (for some); Annual Subscription $99 Started and run by women, Creativebug has …
The holidays this year are less coming and going, and more about making stay-at-home just as fun. There seems to be an abundance of virtual holiday parties, but what I’ve mostly noticed is people working extra hard to decorate like never before. So many friends are decking every one of …
Happy Hanukkah! Tonight marks the start of Hanukkah – or Channukah – or your choice of the 16 different ways this lesser of the Jewish holidays is spelled. When I married into a Jewish family, this shiksa (gentile female) was determined to holiday the craft out of those eight days. …
Dreaming of a holiday getaway to an alpine lodge in Switzerland? A Scandinavian cottage overlooking the fjords? Your very own pied a terre above the 6th arrondissement in Paris? Or maybe a cozy cabin in the woods for two. Travel is certainly out this holiday season, but a girl can …
If you’ve ever struggled with an idea for a festive holiday tablescape, then landed on an homage to the dark movie Black Swan, HGTV’s Holiday Crafters Gone Wild is the must watch TV you didn’t know you needed. Hosted by Jay Manuel of America’s Next Top Model fame, the show …
Mochimochi Land is an adorable world of tiny knitted animals, characters, food and accessories that is so sweet it literally makes your teeth hurt. It’s the brainchild of knitter Anna Hrachovec, who after living in Japan decided to create tiny knitted toys that fit in the palm of your hand. …
From our newsletter: It’s no secret that we love craft projects at mutterhood. And if there’s ever a time for crafting, it’s the holidays. This felt stocking is a kindergarten creation, the first Christmas craft I can remember that didn’t involve coloring. Our after-school great-aunt/minder thought a craft was the perfect diversion …