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Do You Make New Year’s Resolutions?

10 Resolution Printables

  Happy New Year!!  Do you make resolutions each year?    I'm a little afraid of resolutions. It seems like I break them each year. I think I was setting my resolution bar too high. Instead, a few years ago I decided that I would have big goals I would work toward. And each January, I look at where I am now compared to the year before. That way I can see my progress and keep … [Read more...]

15 Last-Minute New Year’s Party Appetizers!

15 last minute appetizers

 How do YOU ring in the the New Year? We love having a family game night with fun decorations and LOTS of appetizers!!  Each year I make my grandma's Potato and Cheese Pierogi's and a couple kinds of fondues too. It's one of my favorite nights of the year!! If you are looking for some easy, last-minute appetizers to make -- check out these ideas:   Garlic Chicken Puffs @ … [Read more...]

Great Ideas — 25 Ways to Ring in the New Year

25 ways to ring in the new year

How do YOU celebrate the New Year?  We love family game night with lots of yummy appetizers, decorations and party hats. Here are 25 DIY ways to RING in the New Year!! DIY New Year's Hat & Favors @ The 36th Avenue New Years Printables @ Less Than Perfect Life of Bliss Midnight Clock Cookies @ Pint Sized Baker DIY Party Hats @ A Pumpkin and a Princess … [Read more...]

HAPPY Holidays: Quick & Easy {& Crafty} New Year’s Neighbor Gift!

crafty new years gift

Hey there TT&J fans! We hope y'all had a FAB Christmas! It's not time to slow down yet though (almost!) because we've got one last holiday to round up 2012... New Years Eve! And we're simply thrilled to be here today to share a simple New Years gift for your favorite crafter. Before we get started, let's quickly introduce ourselves, shall we? We are twin sisters Kelli & Kristi of … [Read more...]

New Year’s 2013 FREE Party Printables!

New Years BANG free printables

I had such a fun time making the New Year's Eve 2013 Glittery Numbers, I decided to make some printables and use them for a festive New Years Eve Party!! Here's a preview -- and I'll tell you more about each later in this post: The glittery numbers were such fun to make that I wanted to build the whole New Year's Eve party around gold! While the numbers were fun to hold, my daughters … [Read more...]

Metallic Holiday Tablescape — perfect for Thanksgiving, Christmas or New Years

wayfair holiday tablescape

I haven't had a lot of experience creating tablescapes. I am more of a buffet-casual girl. But when Wayfair contacted me and asked if I might want to give it a try for their Holiday Tablescape Challenge, I couldn't resist. Wayfair sent me a list of 12 items and let me pick 5  for my tablescape, and of course I had to create a few DIY projects too -- to go along with my … [Read more...]

20 Party Hat Ideas {New Year’s Eve}

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{Ruffled Fabric Party Hats @ The City Cradle} {Happy New Year Tiaras @ Bake at 350} … [Read more...]

Getting Motivated and a winner

How was your first week of 2010? I know I wasn't ready to get back into the regular routine! I was really dragging at the beginning of the week. I told myself that I wasn't going to make any resolutions this year so I wouldn't be disappointed in myself when I broke them in February. But then I asked you guys what you were working on this year and that all changed... There were so many wonderful, … [Read more...]

Goodbye 2009!

 I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and New Years Eve! Wow - I think that was the longest break I have taken from blogging! Sorry - tons of pictures to follow...    My sister Ashley, her husband Nick and heir little baby Hudson came out to visit. It was so fun seeing how big Hudson is getting. He crawls everywhere and is such a happy baby! On Christmas Eve we had a big … [Read more...]