I’ve been wanting to show you my Christmas card pictures for a while now, but just hadn’t managed to work them in. Today, I decided that I owe it to you…a Public Service Announcement, if you will. Let me explain. I’ve had a digital SLR camera for years. Technically, it’s …
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Happy New Year! Here’s a look back at the top 10 most popular posts of 2012 here at Me and My DIY. I should start out by mentioning that since I’ve only been blogging for five months, several of these posts are still fairly recent. And given the fact that this is …
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From our family to yours, Merry Christmas!
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Our great room is the perfect location for our Christmas tree, and the mantel reminds us what Christmas is really all about.
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Gone are the days when women would spend days in the kitchen making sugary confections at Christmas time, but there is one candy that I make every year, without fail. I’ve made over 100+ batches of toffee over the years and if you’ve never made toffee before, I hope you’ll join me and give it a try!
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Every year I make a special ornament for our book club ornament exchange. This year is no exception. I started with Martha Stewart’s Holiday Card Ornaments, but added a few little tweaks of my own. If history is any indication, this will be the one that everybody wants.
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I finally made a little progress on our Christmas decorations. We have two fireplace mantels in our home, by virtue of a see-through fireplace. This is the less formal of the two, located in our hearth room.
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If you’ve ever thought about making those Quick Bread in a Bottle gifts you saw on Pinterest, but weren’t sure where to start, this post is for you!
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After a slow start, I finally finished this cranberry wreath. And you won’t believe how long it took me!
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