Category Archives: DIY Projects

It’s here! It’s here! In my mind, I am jumping around like Will Ferrell in Elf when he hears that Santa is coming and starts yelling, “Santa! Santa! I know him!” Yup, this project was on the level of excitement for me as Santa Claus is to elves.  The day has arrived where I can…

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It’s frolicking season in the Rapp house with lots of Christmas cheer galore. As you know from this last post about how to de-stress the holidays, we Rapps are living it up on our high of Christmas cookies, Christmas lights, and those oh-so ooey, gooey Hallmark Christmas movies. Sigh. Those movies really should happen all year…

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Ever since I married Kris Kringle, or Eric as most other people know him, Christmas became a big deal in my life. This sweet guy o’ mine lives for the holidays. He starts counting down the sleeps until Christmas starting on December 26th. Needless to say, we like to do it up big so Eric…

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During this busy time of year I think there is a lot to be said about simplicity. The holiday season can get so hectic in trying to buy the perfect gift, make the perfect cookie, throw the perfect party, and so on that a lot of the time we forget the reason for the season. So, in…

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Here’s a quick, easy, and inexpensive project for you using things you may already have around the house. Remember back when I had a fun Saturday doing all sorts of thrift shopping? One of the purchases I made was this pretty little coral vase. It’s so the rage now so of course I snapped it…

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