Building & decorating a gingerbread house has been a Christmas tradition of mine for a few years now. During normal years, I would buy a gingerbread house kit during the amazing semi-annual Wilton’s outlet sale. However, 2020 is nowhere near a normal year & there was no November/December sale this year. I ended up ordering…
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I have been one busy little bee this holiday season. The past few weekends have been loaded with Christmas decorating activities. I normally never start decorating for Christmas before Thanksgiving, but I have just been so busy this year that I had to start early. I started making my own fresh evergreen decorations using evergreen…
Continue reading ➞ Adventures in Christmas Decorating with Fresh from the Garden Evergreens
A few years ago I started to make my own fresh Christmas arrangements using items from my garden (check out my tutorials for Christmas wreaths, porch pots & garlands). It’s definitely a labor of love, but it is completely worth it once you see the finished project. Plus, you can’t beat that making your own…
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*This article contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. As always, all opinions are my own.* Prior to this year, I had never made garland before. We have a couple of fake garlands that I use to decorate the inside & outside of our home, but I haven’t had the…
Continue reading ➞ How to Make a Fresh Christmas Garland Using your Garden Clippings
*This article contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. As always, all opinions are my own.* You read that right, you can make a Christmas porch pot for free! As long as you have a planter pot, soil & cuttings from your garden this project will cost you zilch. Spend…
Continue reading ➞ How to Make a Christmas Porch Pot for Free Using your Garden Cuttings
*This article contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. As always, all opinions are my own.* Do you love the look of fresh Christmas wreaths, but cringe at their price tags? Why not make your own & show off your garden at the same time? All you need to buy…
Continue reading ➞ How to Make a Fresh Christmas Wreath with Items from your Garden
Autumn is here and Christmas is just around the corner. This time of year always goes by like a flash of lightning. It’s also the time of year that every gardener should start planning when they should take in their amaryllis plants inside in order to force them to bloom indoors for the holiday season.…
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