My favorite way to step up my wrapping game starts with the most basic supply: brown craft paper. While holiday wrapping paper can be spendy, a big roll of craft paper is usually pretty cheap…
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Makeover Monday: Gold Dot Gift Wrapping
Let’s just get straight to it. I am not making any of my Christmas gifts this year (gasp!). How could this be?! Well, if you follow the blog with regularity, than you know this past…
Makeover Monday: Travel Cards
Here is another simple way to add a personal touch to the gifts you give your friends and family. It really doesn’t even need a tutorial. While in India I really cleaned out when…
Makeover Monday: Hidden Storage Book
In my quest to produce more homemade gifts last holiday season, I jumped at the opportunity to make something I myself had always wanted: a hidden storage book. Who doesn’t want a big important-looking book…
Makeover Monday: Wood “Cookie” Clock
If I’m being honest with myself, one of my favorite aspects of a celebration is the gift-giving. I love giving gifts. I love receiving gifts. It all turns me into a that giddy second-grader who…
Foodie Friday: Almond Roca
One of my very favorite Christmas traditions is to make Almond Roca (sometimes called “English Toffee”) with my Mom. Our candy-making sessions often take a whole day, so we can make enough batches to give…
Makeover Monday: Holiday Gift Ideas
Fleece Scarves I realize that many people find this this time of year to be quite annoying to be talking about Christmas before Thanksgiving has even hit. While others look for the chance to celebrate…
jess + linz
Friends since middle school, we continue to inspire each other to be creative in our big, adult lives. Each season we take on a new theme to guide our crafting, cooking, and creating. We're up for trying anything, and things are bound to get messy. But that's just the way we like it.