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Holiday Home Tour 2014 {this week!!!}

The holidays are here and it’s my favorite time of year!!! This week I’m joining a group of FABULOUS women to show you all the Christmas touches we’ve made in our homes. This is my first year really decorating our new home and I can’t wait to “have you over”. The tour starts tomorrow (and ends Friday) so I hope you’ll stop by all the homes for some holiday decorating inspiration. Monday, December 8 Just a Girl The Inspired Room Kevin and Amanda Home Stories A to Z Décor Chick Tuesday, December 9 Thrifty Décor Chick Eleven Gables Hi… Read More

Master Bathroom Project

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Bosch. All opinions are 100% mine. I know it’s Christmas time and I’m supposed to be writing about all things Christmas but I wanted to give you a little update on a project we’re working on. Our master bathroom is U-G-L-Y, it’s straight out of the early 90’s and it is bad. Eventually we plan on doing an entire bathroom remodel but there’s one room that we’ll keep, even when we do that, and that’s the toilet room. My husband and I both love having a little toilet room… Read More

50 Stocking Stuffer ideas for Kids, Teens and Adults

My mom always put together the best stocking when we were kids. But as a mom myself, I have totally struggled with coming up with good stocking stuffer ideas. The gifts are easy, but stuffing the stockings like my mom used to do, is hard! So today I’m sharing 50 stocking stuffer ideas for kids, teens, young adults and men, that will hopefully inspire you, and it has definitely helped me with my stocking shopping! * Socks * Bath Toys * Bath Crayons * Finger Puppets * Coloring Book * Match Card Games * Rubber Duckies * Play-Doh *… Read More

Holiday Yarn Stars Tutorial

Now that Thanksgiving has past, my daughters and I have been decorating our house for Christmas! One thing that we like to do is make our own holiday decorations. My family has a newly decorated living room, so I thought it would be fun to craft decorations for one wall in our living room that was looking bare. The wall is one of the first things guests see when they visit our house, so I wanted to pretty it up! Last summer I made a pretty scrapbook paper gallery wall for the living room, so I thought it would be fun… Read More

Quick and Easy Toasted Ravioli Appetizer

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Farm Rich. All opinions are 100% mine. I love having people over but one of the things I’m so bad at is coming up with good appetizers to serve. Usually I’ll just throw out a platter of cheese and crackers but today I’m going to share a super easy appetizer idea that I came up with using Farm Rich Snacks. Almost everyone I know loves ravioli so when I found these Farm Fresh Toasted Ravioli, I had a great idea for an easy toasted ravioli appetizer that everyone would… Read More

Gift List Organizer FREE Printable!

Hey everyone, it’s Krista, again, from While He Was Napping. Well, it’s official. The gifting season is in full swing. I have a love-hate relationship with gifting. I love to give gifts. I also love to receive them. But, I am often indecisive and I always have to have a budget. That can make gift-giving harder. And there are always a few people on my list that are nearly impossible to gift for. You know the ones, if they want something they’ve probably already found a way to get it. And they don’t really need anything. So, I always start… Read More

Easy Crockpot Chili

When it starts getting cold outside there’s not much I love more than some chili and cornbread. Today I’ve got an easy crockpot chili recipe so when you wake up and it’s cold outside you can throw this in the crockpot and it will be ready for you when you get home! There aren’t too many things I love more in the Fall than coming home to the smell of warm, delicious comfort food, already prepared! All you have to do is start up a crackling fire, or light a candle, then dish up your chili and you have a… Read More

3 Simple Christmas Crafts

This is one of the best times of the year for me as well as my children. Even though it is something we look forward to with great anticipation, the fact is that I can get pretty overwhelmed in the preparations and busy-ness of the season. Since details are what make the holidays that much more special, here are three easy crafts you can do to get ready for Christmas that can be done in 3 easy steps each. 1- Cranberry Bells 2- Burlap stocking money holder 3- Pine cone candle holder I realize these are not crafts that will… Read More