Christmas Kitchen baking central during this season

Gingerbread House Wood Ornaments made from scraps of wood and white vinyl

Thick and soft chocolate chip cookies bars baked in a 8x8 pan. This smaller batch version of my popular cookie bar recipe is perfect for families!

Recipe for two large chocolate chip cookies.

kolache cookie recipe - Christmas family baking tradition

Check out this year's neutral Christmas house tour with lots of ideas for a sophisticated color palette during the holidays.#christmas #christmasstaircase #staircase #neutrals #holidaydecor

Some great DIY Christmas Ornaments that you can make yourself! They are great for your own tree or you can make them as a gift!

Christmas Kitchen baking central during this season

How to transform a ball Christmas ornament using glitter and paper strips of hand writing script paper with the lyrics from the classic Christmas movie Home Alone. Free printable to use to make your own ornaments.

It's a first. I actually decorated my mantel this year for Christmas. Now that the big honking TV is no longer there, I have more room for sparkly things. Not that I don't miss the big TV, and will probably replace it in 2012, but not having it there for this season is nice (and if you were wondering why I don't have it, you should read this post). My mantel was pretty inexpensive since most of the items were already owned. To keep things super simple (read: not stressful), I shopped the…

How to make a decorative frame to hold gift wrap on a wall or even can be mounted on the back of a wide door. #giftwrapstorageidea #organizinggiftwrap

The most popular Christmas Cookies on Pinterest! These cookie bars are a Christmas favorite!

This year's Christmas living room is decked out in classic colors of red, gold, white, and silver. Even Charlie decided to check things out and model a bit.

I did a comparison between Pottery Barn and Amazon battery-operated Premium Flickering wax candles. I liked all of them, but not how one looked at night. Find out which candle looked the best at night.

How to make 2 plastic bowls look like like one large heavy bowl style planter that looks like cast stone or cement. It is a very easy DIY done with basic materials. No concrete or messy mixing needed!

This rustic looking power carved wood ornament looks great on any tree, especially if you're going for the modern farmhouse look or need to add more neutrals to your holiday color scheme