Winter wonderland can start at home with a 3 element tablescape that can carry you right through the season and ring in the New Year! By gathering pinecones, harvesting whole nuts, and adding a few snowflakes (paper, that is…LOL) you’ll have a winter wonderland table plan sorted out in minutes! Add a crisp and flavorful winter salad, plus warm and spicy green chicken curry to the menu…you’ll be warming up your winter week in no time! First things first: 1....
Last year, 3P introduced the concept of gift giving to children at Club Christ Ministries, who themselves have little. It may sound crazy but that whole cliche that it’s better to give than to receive rang true as kids in low income neighborhoods scrambled to earn behavior bucks so that adults in their lives would be surprised on Christmas Morning. Inspire giving at home with a gift wrapped table prepped as a present, and motivate your little (or not so little) munchkins...
The Festival of Lights begins this evening! Follow along as our 3P reader Sharon helps us learn more about the first day of Hanukkah with recipes, games, and more! So many beautiful (and delicious) customs take place this next week for those who celebrate Hanukkah…dreidels and menorahs, gelt, latkes and lots to learn about! Hanukkah is described as the eight-day festival of lights that celebrates the “triumph of light over darkness, and of spirituality...
Fun Fact: Today is National Monkey Day! Celebrate by making a sticky-sweet overnight favorite for your Santa Breakfast Table: Monkey Bread! What is Monkey Bread you ask? A traditional cinnamon-y Christmas morning starter the kids will love! A Santa Breakfast Table? You bet! While Mom and Dad prep for present-time, the kidlets can enjoy a bit of breakie all laid out fun and festive. On Christmas Eve, all adorned in our new Christmas jammies, a family tradition...
Now that you’ve made your dozens of delectable chocolate morsels…(“peep” the recipe HERE)…how are you going to package them up as pretty presents? Easy! Stick around with Practically Perfect Planner as we unveil gift-spiration made quick, quaint, and cost effective. Start off with Christmas goodies you know your hostess will love. Our gift buffet includes: Christmas soaps, holiday mini lights, candy canes, tea cups, ribbon, tea towels, spare bulbs,...
How do you make 17+ dozen cookies without turning the oven on? How can you make 5+ gifts from one cookie? Work smart and not hard! One of our favorite ways to satisfy everyone’s Christmas sweet tooth’s without “baking ourselves crazy”…is to make these easy and delicious Christmas chocolate drop cookies! We love these versatile and scrumptious sweets! – These little goodies can work as a gift gone easy for neighbors/friends at the office. (Stay...
Inside the Cave – I have a sacred family duty, (well, a few actually) but this one is in the true tradition of maintaining our never ending effort to keep up with the GRISWALD’S of the movie “Christmas Vacation” fame. It’s something I love that gets me excited for Christmas…especially our indoor garlands I hang every year. At the end of the day, when I’m able to sit back, turn on the lights…and take a moment to admire it all…that is definitely...
We were hosting a gal pal get together with the CCM “tea ladies” to start off the season – here’s a low cost and creative poinsettia plan to decorate and dine on a dime, with fresh florals and adorable favors! Three reasons to purposely plan a gathering at the beginning of December: 1. Avoids crowded calendars: it gets everyone together before the business of the season. 2. Tremendous time saver: Since this is immediately after Thanksgiving...
Let’s cut to the chase, Jessi-style…my favorite “Merry Christmas to Me” moment this year was finding a treasured box of my Nana’s perfectly preserved vintage ornaments and taking a few minutes to myself to dream of Christmas’ past. Some were crafted of soft satin, some carefully beaded, all beautiful bundles waiting to be showcased again, this year…on our chandelier. Now moving on, let’s get to decking those halls! Here is a sneak...
Holiday happy with a twist brought back by popular demand! Sit back, relax, and simply tell us in a few words what you do for yourself to add personal joy this holiday season, to enter to win a customized “Merry Christmas to Me” holiday package! With the hustle and bustle of the holidays it’s easy to bust right through getting to the other side stressed and exhausted. Let’s take a minute and hear how to stop and smell the holly. Last year we heard all...
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