"S'more" Holiday Gift Box

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I haven't been able to post anything for a couple weeks.  I wanted to write up a special post for Thanksgiving, but my sister and her family were staying with us and that whole week was very busy.  And then this week we've had more family staying with up because my brother-in-law got married yesterday (Woohoo!!  Such a great day!), and now that I finally have some time to sit and write a post, I thought I'd take advantage of that and share with you a fun little gift that we gave to our friends for Christmas earlier this week.

We made little s'more kits in a box.  We a few of these candles from Bath and Body Works for the fire, Ghirardelli chocolate squares (in Twighlight Delight, Milk Chocolate Caramel, and Dark Chocolate Sea Salt Caramel), and we made homemade graham crackers and marshmallows.

The graham crackers are so delicious!  Seriously, I don't want to buy them from the store ever again.  And they're really easy to make.  You can find the recipe here.

The marshmallows were really good too and actually a lot easier to make than I was anticipating at first.  Recipe here.

To package the gifts, I bought these treat boxes from Walmart.  They were the perfect size for this gift.

To finish off the boxes, I tied some ribbon and twine around them and attached the tag; you can download the tags for free here.  We also gave out our family Christmas card with these little gift boxes.  It was a fun and simple gift with that personal touch that I just love so much.  Do you have any fun ideas for homemade holiday gifts this year?  I'd love to hear them!

Twine Napkin Rings

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These napkin rings would be a great addition to a rustic fall tablescape for Thanksgiving.

These are really simple and you might even have all the supplies on hand and ready to go.

Supplies:
twine
masking tape
hot glue gun and glue
wax paper
empty toilet paper roll

I have a roll of twine that's been used here and there for little things, but I wanted to actually make something with it.  I thought that twine napkin rings could be really cute and I noticed that a toilet paper roll was the right size for a napkin ring.  So, I got to work.

First, wrap a piece of wax paper around your toilet paper roll.  Tape it in place with masking tape.  After making my first one, I found out that hot glue will come off masking tape after it's cooled.  So, I put another piece of tape on the exact opposite side of the roll from the first piece of tape.

Put a small dab of glue on the tape and place your twine on top.

Wrap the twine around, gluing it down to the piece wrapped next to it each time you come around full circle.  I only worried about gluing this first side and then I went back for the other side after.

When you're done gluing the first side, go to the other side with the masking tape and put little dabs of glue in between each piece of twine, squeezing them together as you go.  Once the glue has cooled, pull the wax paper off the toilet paper roll and pull the napkin ring away from the wax paper.

Here's one side so you can see how it looks.  I figure no one will be examining them super closely and unless you do look super close, you can't see the glue.

Now go and make a whole bunch of them to use for your next dinner party.

Floral Wrapped Wreath - Guest Post

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Today I have my first ever guest blog post with a gorgeous winter wreath craft.  The blogger: my mom.  She made this beautiful winter floral wreath and I wanted her to share how she made it with all of you.

I'm so excited to share with you how I made this wreath.  We live in Florida where the holidays aren't spent with freezing temperatures, so I wanted something that would bring a holiday feel to our home while also fitting in with the warmer climate.

Supplies:
wreath
white flower garland
two large white flowers
green leaves
hot glue gun

To start off, I wrapped the white flower garland around my wreath, hot gluing it to secure it in place.

Next, I attached the two white flowers.  I put them right next to each other to kind of create the illusion of one larger flower.

After my flowers were in place, I glued some green leaves underneath them to add interest and color.

And that's it!  Really easy and perfect for a warmer winter season.