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This Earns Me Coal for Christmas

Welcome to my Countdown to Christmas Series. To start at the beginning, click here.  I sent my deployed fiance a box with a paper, pin-up Christmas tree and 24 small packages, one for each day until Christmas. Daily (or nearly daily) I will be blogging about the day’s surprise! Let me begin this post with […]

5 MORE Money-Saving Care Package Hacks

Ever feel like you’re dumping out your wallet to send a care package? I know I did when John was deployed. I didn’t begrudge him any of it, but still, with an impending wedding, a car on its last legs, and a thrifty upbringing, I wanted to make my money stretch. After all, the further […]

Ornament Round-Up

Welcome to my Countdown to Christmas Series. To start at the beginning, click here.  I sent my deployed fiance a box with a paper, pin-up Christmas tree and 24 small packages, one for each day until Christmas. Daily (or nearly daily) I will be blogging about the day’s surprise! Merry Christmas Eve! Today is also […]

Skating Through December

Welcome to my Countdown to Christmas Series. To start at the beginning, click here.  I sent my deployed fiance a box with a paper, pin-up Christmas tree and 24 small packages, one for each day until Christmas. Daily (or nearly daily) I will be blogging about the day’s surprise!  A few posts ago, I alluded […]

DIY Star Ornament

Felt star ornament-- tutorial and template included.

Welcome to my Countdown to Christmas Series. To start at the beginning, click here.  I sent my deployed fiance a box with a paper, pin-up Christmas tree and 24 small packages, one for each day until Christmas. Daily (or nearly daily) I will be blogging about the day’s surprise! Happy December 18! Today, there’s no […]

DIY Letter Ornament

Welcome to my Countdown to Christmas Series. To start at the beginning, click here.  I sent my deployed fiance a box with a paper, pin-up Christmas tree and 24 small packages, one for each day until Christmas. Daily (or nearly daily) I will be blogging about the day’s surprise! Whenever my students complain about writing […]

Felt Heart Ornament DIY

Welcome to my Countdown to Christmas Series. To start at the beginning, click here.  I sent my deployed fiance a box with a paper, pin-up Christmas tree and 24 small packages, one for each day until Christmas. Daily (or nearly daily) I will be blogging about the day’s surprise! It’s been a while since I’ve […]

DIY Gingerbread Man Ornament

Alternative gingerbread man felt ornament-- tutorial and pattern are linked!

It feels like I’ve taken such a hiatus from my blog– but it’s only been two days! So many fantastic things have happened in the past 48 hours (some of which you’ll read about in just a bit!). But I digress. I’ve got another Countdown to Christmas ornament post for you!I have resolved to not […]

Boxing Day

Welcome to the second post of my Countdown to Christmas Series. To start at the beginning, click here.   I sent my fiance an Advent calendar with a paper, pin-up Christmas tree and 24 small packages, one for each day until Christmas. Daily (or nearly daily) I will be blogging about the day’s surprise! Today’s a […]

DIY Mustache Ornament

Free template and directions for creating a felt mustache ornament.

Welcome to the first post of my Countdown to Christmas Series. To start at the beginning, click here.   I sent my fiance an Advent calendar with a paper, pin-up Christmas tree and 24 small packages, one for each day until Christmas. Daily (or nearly daily) I will be blogging about the day’s surprise! Yesterday was […]

   
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