Elf on the Shelf Gift Ideas

If you follow me on Instagram, you are very much aware that I am having wayyyy too much fun with our Elf on the Shelf again this year! I think this little guy is just the cutest thing! It's so fun to get creative in the ways to have your child "discover" him/her each morning.

Truth be told, our Buddy elf is for my daughter Chloe.......and shes 23 years old! She has a ball looking for him every morning and I wouldn't have it any other way! Proof that Christmas is magical and fun, regardless of your age.

At Home for the Holidays with Glade

There's something sentimental about the last couple months of the year. Yes, they are hurried with holiday shopping, menu planning and setting out holiday decor, but they are also a time to reflect on your family and friends and special memories you have made throughout the years.

I'm a candle lover by nature and always look forward to filling each room in my home with the new scents of the season. I love how each scent in the Glade®Limited Edition Winter Collection instantly reminds me of Christmas, hanging ornaments on the tree and spreading sentiments of peace and love.

Painted Fox: Cast Iron Bird Set

How are you doing with your holiday decorating? I pretty much wrapped up all of my decor right before I shared my Blogger Holiday Home Tour last week. But of course, I'm always switching things up and adding a few "extra" pieces!

I have dedicated holiday pieces specific for Christmas, but I always leave a few non themed items in each room that can pull double duty and be left out all year.

December Blog Post Ideas

There's nothing worse as a blog owner than to have writers block. Ok, I take that back. If you typed in your blog URL and saw an error message of "page not found", that would certainly be worse than writers block...you get the picture. You love to write. You know how to write, you just don't always know what  to write.

Holiday Re-Mix: Maple Bacon Fudge

2015 was definitely the year that I stepped up my "baking game". I look at baking in a similar way as I do interior design. I see a recipe I love, then I put a special little twist on it to make it my own.

I'm a chocolate lover by nature, and there's no better time of year to incorporate chocolate my addiction into Holiday recipes.  This recipe uses NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE semisweet chocolate chips and peanut butter......a marriage made in heaven in my book. Add in maple bacon, and you have a Holiday re-mix of the Century.  Such a clever twist on a classic fudge recipe!

If you like to bake homemade food items for Christmas gifts, these Maple Bacon Fudge squares will fit perfectly into kraft bags or small boxes to add to festive gift baskets.

My daughter always says "everything's just better with bacon". Judging from how fast these fudge squares disappeared from my kitchen, I'd say she's right!