Hi all! I wanted to let you know that there will be a Valentine’s Day Party on Hoosier Homemade Friday morning.  Along with three other amazing bloggers, The Idea Room, Nest of Posies and The Shabby Creek Cottage, Hoosier Homemade and this group of bloggers have been sharing their ideas for Valentine’s Day all this week!

• Pink Lemonade Pie
• Valentine Mantel
• Valentine Envelopes
• Valentine’s Mug

Each blog also has an AWESOME giveaway for you to enter too!

So hop on over to Hoosier Homemade and add your Valentine’s Day Ideas, the party will post at 8 a.m. cst and will show up on ALL four blogs! That’s huge my friends!

And while you are there, grab the adorable Valentine’s Day Subway Art from The Paper Cupcake! It’s FREE!

It’s been a great year and we appreciate all the support from our online friends that have helped us grow and share our passions as well as your’s. Our wish to you is a Happy and Prosperous New Year’s. Do you have any plans or ideas to share, would love to see them.

Mmmm, the smell of fresh baked cookies on the counter. The anticipation of that first taste of the holiday season as you patiently prepare the your family favorites. Let’s share your best Christmas treat today on Home for the Holidays Cookie Swap.

And while you are here stop by and enjoy everyone’s trees and mantles from the previous weeks…

If you follow our blogs then the theme of this party shouldn’t be a surprise. Celebrating the holidays is all about the trees, we typically have 12 trees in our house ranging frm our 7 1/2 foot family tree to a 1 1/2 foot table topper. Every room has a tree, sometimes more.

So now is your chance to maybe add another tree to the collection, thanks for sharing.

Now head off to the kitchen and start baking those treats for next weeks cookie swap!

Deck the halls with boughs of holly…fahlalalala…la.la.la

Yes it’s that time of year when we go all out, pull out all the stops and go overboard on decorating for the holidays. But where oh where to start? There is so much to do, with the trees and garland, lights and ornaments. But let’s start with strong focal point, the mantle, a place where you can get creative ad brig all the elements of the holidays together.

It doesn’t need to be huge, it can even be only big enough for your stockings to hang. Oh and you need a place for Santa to come in so go ahead show us what you’ve got.

Be sure to stop back next Friday and share your Christmas Trees and get baking for the Cookie Swap… and above all else have a great time getting ready for the holidays!

Traipsing through the woods to cut down the family tree… a quiet get-together with friends to celebrate the season… a gift basket made up of some favorite goodies, these are but a few of the examples of traditions that have made this season memorable. What are some of your favorite traditions? Share them with everyone and watch the tradition grow!

Every Friday we celebrate with a holiday inspired party, today you can share your family holiday traditions.

Follow us on facebook and twitter so you won’t be missing out on our daily highlights during the party.

Don’t miss out on December’s holiday parties start planning for them now, here is the schedule for  next month.

Thanks again for sharing and I would appreciate a link back so we can highlight you.

Gobble,gobble,gobble… yum what’s for dinner. Do you put out a big spread? You know the type that could feed the entire neighborhood and induce a three day food coma. Or do you go for a more intimate meal with your loved ones. We’ve been celebrating the Thanksgiving season all month and are thankful for all that have been shared with us.

Every Friday we celebrate with a holiday inspired party, today you can share your Thanksgiving recipes for the season.

Follow us on facebook and twitter so you won’t be missing out on our daily highlights during the party.

Thanks again for sharing and I would appreciate a link back so we can highlight you.