Five Christmas Stock Photos

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DIY Christmas Felt Garland

An easy way to make your Christmas décor festive, without spending too much money is by using these two items: felt and hemp string (or any other string you have around the house.)

Felt is such a forgiving craft material and I love creating with it, and so do my kids!

You can hang the garland over your mirror, artwork or mantel.

Instructions:

Head to our local craft store, and select your colors

Cut felt pieces to 1 inch-1.5 inch x 8 inch strips for each color.

The amount of strips will depend on how long you want your garland to be.

Tie each strand onto the string. As you gather more and more pieces of felt on the string, push them together so your garland will be full of volume.

I’ve made a tutorial video for you too! Take a look and enjoy.

Watch below!

How To Photograph Your New Christmas Puppy

So you got a new puppy for Christmas for your kids (and you). Congratulations! Be ready for all the cuddles and puppy play. It’s crazy how much cuteness can be in one tiny little furry body and all of that cuteness has to be documented.

I have some pointers for you when photographing your new Christmas puppy.

1. Select your background. A Christmas tree with lights makes your photo more magical.

2. Choose a few different ribbons to gently tie a bow around your puppies neck.

3. Have a second set of hands to help keep the puppy stationary and not wiggle around. Be careful they don’t fall off a chair :)

4. Be camera ready with all the puppy wiggles

5. Edit your pictures with CC Mobile Presets and post on social media or send an e-Christmas card.

Let me introduce to you OUR new puppy, Cotton. We got her for the boys for Christmas and we are all in love with her. She is just about the sweetest little thing. I mean, look at those eyes!

DIY: Friendly and Spooky Halloween Tablescape Decorations

I love Halloween decorations, but I’m not fond of the scary ones. I like the cute and spooky stuff, you know?

Well, when my seven year old came to me with the cutest creation of Frankenstein, I was inspired to create a Halloween tablescape. I love when he inspires my creativity, because he is so creative all the time.

We created our spooky friends out of lunch paper sacks, construction paper, markers, glue and fake succulent plants.

Here are the steps to creating your own:

1. Brainstorm which spooky friend you want to create. There’s a ghost, Frankenstein, mummy, werewolf, Dracula, jack o’latern , bat, black cat, one-eyed monster, skeleton, etc. Ask your kids for more ideas :)

2. Select your colored construction paper and trace the paper sack onto your paper and cut it out.

3. Create your spooky friend with markers, glitter, extra paper or any other craft item you have in your home.

4. Glue your paper to your lunch sack.

5. Add a rectangular vase inside your bag or mason jar filled with rocks or something to weigh it down so it will stay open and not fall over.

6. Finish your creation by adding fake succulent plants from Hobby Lobby as hair.

Add this to your table with pumpkins, checkered black and white placemats and more succulent plants. Now you are now ready for a party!