Holiday Cheer: Snowmen Bars

Hello folks. How goes it?

I've landed safety in Singapore and have spent the last few days suffering from a serious case of jet lag, but have also been busying myself with Christmas prep.

Today Mama T and I finally put up the Christmas decorations and after I type this quick post, we're off to get the groceries for Christmas dinner.

I do hope your holiday prep has been going well, that the turkey has been bought and stuffed, that the gifts are sitting merrily under the tree, and most importantly that the mood in your home is festive and happy.

In the meantime, if you are in need of a quick and easy handmade gift, here is my sweet treat for you!

Simply rewrap store-bought chocolate bars to make these cheerful little confections!

Tools and Materials:
Chocolate Bars
Ivory paper
Glue stick
Orange paper
Pen
Ribbon or yarn

How to:
1. Wrap bar in white paper, taping seams.
2. Using your marker or pen, draw eyes and mouth.
3. Glue small triangle of orange paper for nose.
4. For scarf, wrap ribbon or yarn around the bar twice; knot, and trim to desired length.

Happy almost Christmas!

Thanksgiving Printables

With Thanksgiving a little more than a week away, don't we all have things to be THANKFUL for?

Back in college, my coach would randomly pull out her "10 things I'm thankful for" notepad and pass it around. She would have our team fill them out individually and then we would share one item on our list with everyone. I always found I was thankful for things like "Wednesday morning off from practice." You can see my priorities were a little different back then.

Either way, taking the time out of our busy collegiate athletes schedules to be mindful of what we were thankful for always proved invaluable (and it got us out of 15 minutes of practice :D). Thanksgiving is the perfect opportunity to do the same and why not do it in style.

The good folks over at Silverbox Creative Studio created these beautiful Thanksgiving printables that can be downloaded and cut into strips. Strips can not only be used to jot down what we are thankful for, but can also be used as napkin rings, tags for branches of trees or even a thanksgiving paper chain.

Enjoy and Happy Wednesday!

Valentine's Day Crossword Puzzle

With Chinese New Year, Beat SC week and Valentines Day all coinciding on the same weekend, I have been entirely showing favoritism toward the first two festivities and completely ignoring v-day (my excuse is that I am currently a party of one). However, when a PR company sent some conversation hearts to my office today, it got me in the mood and I though I would share the love.

Here is a fun and creative Valentine's Day gift idea that is cheap (free) yet personal. Visit Puzzlemaker and create a customized crossword puzzle that incorporates words and clues from your relationship. For example, 5 across: Where did we first meet? Answer: College.

Coming up with the words and clues to create this crossword puzzle is half the fun, re-living them with your partner is simply icing on the cake! Enjoy!