Free Printable St Patricks Day, Easter Holiday and Events Decorations

Planning a holiday or event party, then get over to Martha Stewart for printable templates, patterns, crafts, stencils. You'll find printable for every holiday, theme and occasion. Coming up, she's got St. Patrick's Day, Easter and Mother's Day crafts. But you can access any holiday from the page I linked. There are cards, invitations, decorations, games, banners, cut and paste, children's activities, gift crafts and more. Look for birthday, anniversary, new baby, wedding, bridal shower, graduation and religious events.   Free Crafts and Printables from Martha Stewart 

Decorate Your House with Old Recycled Maps

I love old maps--I guess I'm a cartographati! And from the responses I wrote on a post about my virtual Bubblews friend map, I guess I'm not alone. Many people said they shared a fondness for maps. I'll take that one step farther--I decorate with them. I save old maps from garage sales and National Geographic. I was given a bunch of old ones when I homeschooled. I went through and removed them all. You can print maps too  Decorate Your House with Old Maps - News - Bubblews

Easy Decorative Glass Crafts with Nostalgia

My daughter designed a platter for me for Christmas. She copied a recipe from my grandmother in my grandmother's handwriting on it. As grandma is now deceased, God rest her soul, it's very special. I was thinking how perfect it would be for bored, snowbound kids or adults to make. Shut-in seniors might like making these too. All you need is permanent markers, glassware and an oven.   Snowbound this Winter? Make This Easy Craft My Daughter Made

Doorway Curtain Cuts Drafts, Heat Loss

Put a curtain in the doorway cause I feel I'm going to freeze. This isn't a CCR mashup. It's a solution I invented to combat our incredibly drafty back mud room. Drafty is an understatement. It's a frigid arctic ice station. The "walls" are a patchwork of drywall, panel, and Styrofoam, presumably for insulation. There are inch wide gaps between seams. I'm surprised the cat can't squeeze through.  Read on Put a Curtain in the Doorway Cause I Feel I Am Going to Freeze

Free Printable Jesse Tree Coloring, Ornaments for Advent

Are you Catholic or protestant Christian? If you celebrate a Bible Christmas, you might want to try this idea. Set up a Jesse Tree. During Advent, many Christians decorate their homes with religious holiday decor. The Jesse Tree is an ancient symbol that traces the lineage of Jesus through the Bible. It comes form the passage "A root shall spring up from the stump of Jesse's lineage'. This Bible passage foretells the birth of the Messiah. During Advent, symbols are hung on the Jesse Tree to represent the story of Jesus. For free printable Jesse Tree devotional activities and ornaments, read on.Free Printable Jesse Tree Coloring, Ornaments and Activities

Recycle Maps, Book Jackets, Magazine Covers for Wall Art

Holiday decorating is the perfect time to start thinking redecorate or remodel. While you're about the task of moving furniture and cleaning, make your work multitask. Plan your post holiday decor. Here are green, recycled options for wall art: maps, book jackets and magazines.

I am a map-ophile. I should have been a cartographer, surveyor or navigator in another life. I could stare at maps all day and now I can when I rehang maps as wall art or wall covering. Save old maps and pull out maps from National Geographic, Conde Nast, Smithsonian and other travel/culture magazines. I was given several years worth of National Geographic. Besides making fabulous lesson plan material for homeschool and my classroom, I collected about two dozen maps. Hang maps from different regions and time periods. Maps are large enough to use for entire wall coverings. Paper the den, office or bathroom with maps for a bold, literate decor. Green Spring Cleaning and Decor Tips: Recycle Maps, Book Jackets, Magazine Covers for Wall Covering 

Tightwad Mama's Common Sense Christmas Shopping

I have a long shopping list of people to buy for at Christmas. I buy several church giving tree gifts. I'm also a tightwad mama. Here are penny pincher shopping tips to save money, keep costs low and buy meaningful gifts for everyone. Lesson number one if you decorate for Christmas or any holiday, keep it simple. Make your own decorations. Use recycled materials. Print decorations from the internet. Make them with kids and old folks. Everyone wins. Read on Tightwad Mama's Common Sense Christmas Shopping Tips