The one thing I am most thankful for is my son goes back to class for some real schoolwork after a week of science camp followed by a week at home with his Mean Mom. Ha ha! The joys of parenting, amIright?

I have some holiday crafts and recipes I will be trying to get posted this week. In  the meantime, you can enjoy theses posts from last week. If you still have leftover stuffing in the fridge, try these easy stuffed pork chops to give them new life. And I have some handy tips if you want to try taking your own family Christmas portraits.

This Week's Features!

With all of the errands and shopping I have to be doing, I like to save a little time and money by making fun coffee drinks to take along with me.  Dragonfly Treasure has a great list of Starbucks Knock Offs you can make right at home - perfect!

 

I like doing craft projects once in awhile, and my husband likes deer heads, so here is a happy medium to have in our house!  This String Art design from Curly Crafty Mom is so cool - you could totally start off with this design and then try some of your own!

 

I am always looking for fun and different desserts to make for the house - citrus is always yummy I find!  Get the recipe for this German Cranberry Orange Cream Tart from All That's Jas and let me know what you think! 

 

 

 

I have the fondest memories of the ceramic Christmas tree my grandma had at her home for the holidays, so much that I am currently on the hunt for my own!  I saw this post of the Best Vintage Christmas Decoration Ideas for the Home from Abbotts at Home and it totally took me back!  Did you have any of these growing up?

I hope you enjoyed all of my features this week - there were SO MANY to choose from but these really stood out to me.  Congrats to the bloggers who were chosen!  Make sure to stop by their posts and leave them some comment love!

 

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