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How to Recycle Christmas Cards into Gift Tags
Christmas

How to Recycle Christmas Cards into Gift Tags

BySharon Williams December 27, 2025December 27, 2025

For the past few weeks, we have been exchanging Christmas cards with friends, family, and coworkers. It’s a holiday tradition that many of us participate in every year. We display the cards on the door, wall, or in a basket and enjoy them all season long. But what do we do with the cards after…

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Christmas Eve Memories & Traditions
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Christmas Eve Memories & Traditions

BySharon Williams December 21, 2025December 21, 2025

It’s hard to believe that Christmas is here! It seems like we wait all year long for Christmas to be here, and then all of a sudden, it’s here! There are many ways that people celebrate Christmas Eve but today, I’m sharing a few of our Christmas Eve Memories & Traditions that make our holiday…

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how to host an ornament exchange
Christmas | Holidays

How to Host an Ornament Exchange

BySharon Williams December 19, 2025December 19, 2025

One of the most popular gift exchange ideas during the Christmas holidays is an ornament exchange. Many co-workers, teachers, and small groups opt to exchange ornaments instead of larger, more costly gifts. There are many variations for gifting ornaments, but one fun way to do an ornament exchange is to host an ornament exchange party!…

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Infusible Ink Christmas Ornaments
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Infusible Ink Christmas Ornaments

BySharon Williams December 15, 2025December 15, 2025

Are you ready to create homemade Christmas ornaments with your infusible ink sheets and sublimation blanks? These ornaments are so small and light that they are perfect to share with friends and family in Christmas cards. All you need are infusible ink in holiday colors or patterns, sublimation blanks, a heat press, and about an…

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Copper Wire Christmas Trees
Christmas | Crafts

Copper Wire Christmas Trees

BySharon Williams December 13, 2025December 13, 2025

Have you ever tried to create something with copper wire? It’s not quite as easy as using jewelry wire, but with a little time and a few simple tools, it’s pretty easy to turn copper scraps into Christmas ornaments. This is my first attempt but I think they turned out pretty good, don’t you? This…

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Button Christmas Trees with Jewelry Wire
Christmas | Crafts

Button Christmas Trees with Jewelry Wire

BySharon Williams December 8, 2025December 8, 2025

I love using the scrap supplies I have on hand to create something fun and special. Last year, I made some button Christmas trees using craft string but this year, I have discovered how much fun jewelry wire can be. So I decided to pull out my stash of assorted buttons and some jewelry wire…

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DIY Scrap Leather Christmas Ornaments
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DIY Scrap Leather Christmas Ornaments

BySharon Williams December 2, 2025December 5, 2025

One of the favorite parts of setting up our Christmas tree each year is retelling the stories about each ornament. Remember this one? Grandma made it the year I was born! You made this one in kindergarten! Grandmother O made this one out of an old camera lightbulb…. and the stories go on. Handmade ornaments…

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How to Starch Vintage Crochet Stars
Christmas | Crafts

How to Starch Vintage Crochet Stars

BySharon Williams November 23, 2025December 19, 2025

Recently, my mom gave me a box of stuff she had been saving as she cleaned out a closet. In it was a little baggie of what looked to be a pile of yarn. When I opened it up and pulled out the pile, I found 40 delicate crocheted stars that grandma had made at…

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