Creative Gift Wrapping: Maps with Wax Seals!

Creative Gift Wrapping: Maps with Wax Seals! Get creative this holiday season and wrap your gifts with maps!  Grab and outdated atlas and wax seals for the perfect combination.  I am not the greatest wrapper (or rapper), but I like to decorate my gifts a little bit, so that disguises my crappy wrapping skills.  What about you...do you like wrapping gifts? Lego is the perfect gift.  Building Lego sets on Christmas day or the week after is one of our favorite family traditions.  They are fun for the entire family...and Lego boxes are the BEST for wrapping.  These are the Mighty Micros series and are so much fun!  I received these from Lego in exchange for this post. You will need: An old Atlas Bakers Twine Wax Wax Seal Paper for a tag Begin by gently pulling the center map out of the atlas through the staples.  Then wrap the map around the Lego box. Next, wrap two strands of bakers twine around the gift and tie it off tigh...

Buffalo Plaid Heart Iron-On Vinyl on a Faux Leather Tote Bag DIY

I am part of Cricut 's blogger program and received supplies from them. All opinions are my own.  Affiliate links included. Buffalo Plaid Heart Iron-On Vinyl on a Faux Leather Tote Bag DIY Hey friends, have you ever put iron-on vinyl on a faux leather bag?  It's exciting that iron-on vinyl can be used on so many non-conventional surfaces.  I love this Buffalo Plaid heart that I designed, it's perfect for a bag update this time of year.  Iron-on works great on a pleather tote because it won't be washed as often as a shirt and stays in pristine shape much longer. You will need: Red Everyday Vinyl Black Everyday Vinyl Cricut Machine EasyPress EasyPress Mat Cricut Protective Sheet Faux Leather Tote Buffalo Plaid Heart Files I did this pattern on a t-shirt previously, so if you want the free heart pattern files, click here. Right click to save off the files and load them into Cricut Design Space™ .  Insert them into a canvas at the same time ...

Homemade Wassail Non-Alcoholic Recipe with Mulling Spices

I was sent product to use in this post from Raw Spice Bar.   All opinions are my own. Homemade Wassail Non-Alcoholic Recipe with Mulling Spices This warm, cinnamon/spicy cider citrus drink...Wassail is delightful on a cold winter evening.  Perfect drink for a crowd too.  It's full of rich flavors and tones, and I love it's soothing power on my throat.  Lots of recipes out there are spiked with alcohol, but this is an all age appropriate version.  The smell is magical and is the perfect way to make the house smell like the holidays. In a Slow Cooker: 8 cups of Apple Juice 2 cups of Orange Juice 1/3 cup of Lemon Juice 5 Cinnamon Sticks 2 Tablespoons of Raw Spice Bar's Mulling Spices ~ Okay, just got word that Raw Spice Bar is no longer offering the Mulling Spices (frowny face)...but they have tons of other spices that are sensational and I'll be sharing a few more in upcoming posts. Get mulling spices here on Amazon (affiliate link) ...