Category: Holidays

Making homemade gift tags from wooden door-hangers

On Friday, I blogged about following up with first-kid traditions by making sure your second child doesn’t get shafted.   I don’t think I ever blogged about the tags I made for D’s first Christmas (using wooden door-hangers from Michaels), so here they are… Continue Reading “Making homemade gift tags from wooden door-hangers”

Easy-sew Christmas stocking

Easy-sew Christmas stockings {Heather's Handmade Life}

So, the interesting (?) thing about having a second child is that you need to replicate all of the awesome, creative, SPECIAL things you did for your first child … in a freaking fraction of the time! When D was a baby, I went… Continue Reading “Easy-sew Christmas stocking”

Sew a Christmas stocking in less than 10 minutes

So, the interesting (?) thing about having a second child is that you need to replicate all of the awesome, creative, SPECIAL things you did for your first child … in a freaking fraction of the time!   When D was a baby, I… Continue Reading “Sew a Christmas stocking in less than 10 minutes”

Advent calendar drama

Who knew a $3 piece of cardboard with crappy little chocolates inside could cause such a big fuss?! Last year was D’s first experience with an advent calendar. He was 17/18 months at the time, and he was just pretty thrilled to get a… Continue Reading “Advent calendar drama”

Homemade play kitchen from a desk

As promised, here’s the post on how Darling Husband and I turned a $25 Kijiji find (an old schooldesk) into a cute play kitchen for the kiddos as their “Something to Play With” Christmas gift.   Here’s how we did it …   Forgive… Continue Reading “Homemade play kitchen from a desk”