Free New Years Timeline Covers

These free New Years Timeline covers are the perfect touch for your profile this new year's season...and well into 2016. 

Some of these are inspirational...some just for fun! I basically just wanted to play around with cute fonts and pretty colors. I hope you enjoy these. And here's to a fabulous 2016. Grab your favorite below. 

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Hi, friends! Hoping you all had a lovely holiday week...but the fun certainly isn't over with New Year's just around the corner. Today, at my home, we're having my entire family over to celebrate my dad's 80th birthday. I've been super excited about today for awhile...he's a pretty special guy! Hope you've had a chance to chat with and catch up with your friends and family, too. Wishing you each a wonderful 2016!

This weeks features are all about New Year's Recipes, Organizing and Decorating!

Free Printable 2016 Calendar At-a-Glance

This Free Printable 2016 Calendar At-a-Glance is a great printout for your office or kitchen.

Tomorrow starts my official Christmas break, y'all...or what I'm going to call "let's buckle down and finish the designs for the book that are due in a month". I'm sure it will be super relaxing and stress free. I'm going to be posting just a printable and the party from here until the end of January...just kind of to save my sanity with all that's going on with the book. 

But I can't close out the holiday fun without one last calendar to start the new year with. This one is perfect to add to a bulletin board by your desk...or in your kitchen. Download yours below.

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Hey, friends! Merry, merry...it's almost here! Less than a week until Christmas. My kids and husband are off of school, but I still have a few days of work...but I really don't mind! The festiveness is everywhere and that just makes me happy. Hoping you and yours have the happiest of holidays, too. 

Free Printable Watercolor Santa Hat Gift Tags

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These Free Printable Watercolor Santa Hat Gift Tags are perfect for your holiday gifting. Download, cut and attach to brown paper packages tied up with string...I'm sure it will be one of your favorite things.

One week, y'all. ONE WEEK. Deep breaths, anyone? No...just me? Goodness. I've got lots of fun free gift tags printed and ready...now to finish getting the gifts to tie them to! These are some of my faves...a sweet little Santa hat in watercolor. Download yours below.

Coffee and Pie Bar

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A simple Coffee & Pie Bar is perfect for all of your holiday entertaining needs. I’ve also included some free printable pie leftover covers to send pie with your guests...because who turns down leftover pie, y’all?

You guys know how much I love my little coffee station in my kitchen...it’s my hardest working area in the whole house. It brews all day and night at times. I thought it would be fun to make it into a fun Coffee and Pie Bar for the holiday entertaining season. Because...coffee and pie. AmIright?

Vintage Christmas Luncheon Ideas

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Put an eclectic spin on your holiday entertaining with these vintage Christmas luncheon ideas. They're a fun way to bring a casual touch to a tea party or luncheon for your friends and family. I've included free printable menu cards and tents to use at your own gathering.

Do you enjoy holiday entertaining? I love small things...like tea parties, luncheons, etc. This post has lots of fun ideas of those smaller affairs...with some easy, make-ahead tips and free printables, too. Check it all out below.

Free Printable Photo Calendar and DIY Display Board

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This 2016 free Printable Photo Calendar and DIY Display Board would make a perfect holiday gift for anyone. Or just make one for yourself...who doesn't want a fun calendar and cute way to display it?

I've got 2017 calendars listed at the bottom of this post, too.

I love sharing printables here on the blog, but today I'm sharing a tutorial for a DIY Display Board that you can use with all of your free printables. And I've got the calendar below for you to download, as well. Adding your own photos to it is such a fun way to personalize a gift or keepsake. 

I've got 2017 calendars listed at the bottom of this post, too.

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Wowsa...only two weeks 'til the big day! How are we almost halfway through December? It's always such a busy month...I really look forward to the week of Christmas so we can slow down a bit and really enjoy the season and each other. Hope you can find some time to slow down a bit, too.

Free Christmas Tree Chalk Printable & Amazon Gift Card Giveaway

This Free Christmas Tree Chalk Printable is available for download below.

We're also got a $25 Amazon Card Giveaway for you, too.

This free Christmas Tree Chalk Printable is a fun addition to your holiday decor. It's an 8x10 chalkboard print (just print onto regular paper and the chalkboard background is already built in). Grab one for yourself below. 

Gifts for Everyone with Free Printable Gift Tags

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Today, I'm sharing some easy and thoughtful gifts for everyone on your list. They're perfect for last minute presents that still warm the heart (and tummy!). I'm also sharing some free printable gift tags for all of your holiday gifting needs.

Today marks exactly 15 days until Christmas. I give you permission to have a small freak out. Are you ready? Yeah, me either. BUT, I did cross off five names from my list with a quick trip to Target (since I'm there at least once a week anyway...they miss me when I'm not). Check out these easy gift ideas, a great Cartwheel offer, and free printable gift tags below.

2015 Christmas Home Tour

I've brought a quirky, vintage vibe into our decor this year. Come check out our 2015 Christmas Home Tour.

I've added a lot of homemade signs, crafts, and a few junk store finds to this year's decor. 

Check it all out below.>>>

Inspiration Monday

Heyyyyyy, friend! It's our favorite day of the week. Kick back with a hot cup of cocoa and enjoy LOADS of inspiration from all over the blogosphere. We've even got a SPECIAL treat for you below, too...like to the tune of one hundred big ones! ;)

Giving a Meaningful Gift this Season

We're shifting gears a bit and giving a meaningful gift this season. 

Check out how you can, too.

Y'all, I'm going to be a bit of a mess throughout this post, so just bear with me, k? Sometimes I look around and wonder, "Why are we blessed? Why not everyone?" While I certainly can't answer these questions, I can start a conversation with my own kiddos with how to help others that aren't as fortunate. This year, we're changing up Christmas a bit. I'm a bit over the commercialism and mass amounts of materialistic expectations that tend to surface this time of the year...I'm certainly guilty of that, too. I get on social media and immediately start with the "my house isn't as Christmas pretty as hers..." or, "gosh, I need just one (more) pair of perfect boots to complete that Christmas outfit..." or, "wow, Christmas cards...mine are never as fancy as everyone else's,"...I could go on and on. But, then, I see these photos on the CARE site and am humbled to my core. Why do I even give a flip about a pair of pretty boots when all these sweet faces would just give anything for one single meal? One. I mean, really, y'all? I'm rallying the troops and we're doing things a bit different this year. Check out how we're picking out gifts from this CARE catalog this year>>> 

Free Joy to the World Printable

This free Joy to the World printable is available in four different colors below.

It's the perfect addition to your Christmas decor. 

Sometimes a simple printable is my favorite. I actually created this design back in October for use on another site that I contribute to. But, I loved it so much that I kept it for here (I can be a bit selfish at times. True story.). Today was the first chance I've had to share it with you. There are four different color options to coordinate with your decor (and ink levels...ha!). Download your favorite below. 

How to Make a Weathered JOY Sign

Today, I'm sharing a simple tutorial for how to make a weathered JOY sign. I almost didn't post this, y'all. But after sharing a photo on social media earlier this week where this sign was captured, a few of you asked me where to buy it. It was all kinds of free (hoarding paint works to my advantage sometimes). Check out the tutorial below. 

J-O-Y, J-O-Y, this is what it means...Jesus first, Yourself last, and Others in between (hey!)...anyone else singing that old Sunday school song right about now? No? Just me? Ah well, if you know it, it's now in your head (you're welcome). I keep seeing everyone's cute JOY porch signs all over the interwebs and thought it was about time to create one for my house. I already have my big NOEL sign on my porch (or sitting next to my front door, inside the house, patiently waiting for me to move it for the last week...ahem), so I wanted to create a JOY sign for my fireplace hearth. I kind of did a bit of a Christmas decor tweak (okay, overhaul) this year...after thirteen years of marriage, a lot of our stuff was falling apart (we got married right before the holidays...so we bought a little bit of super cheap decor that year for our first little Christmas. It's served us well, but...the time had come). When I set out for a new holiday look, I wanted to keep my budget in check(ish), so I actually made a boatload of stuff myself. It's my own form of procrastinating on my book manuscript that's due next month (#ahhhfreakout). Check out how I made this baby for zilch below. Nada. Zip. Zing.

Pineapple Cinnamon Cupcakes

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All opinions are mine.

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I've never, (repeat: never), met a cupcake I didn't like. Okay, love. My youngest takes after me. We once went to a potluck where (under supervision of a preteen) he consumed five cupcakes in one sitting. I was stunned. And concerned...but you, know, it all ended well. These Pineapple Cinnamon Cupcakes from EVITE and Dole look like our kind of dessert.

I just love that these are made with a boxed yellow caked mix and several other yummy ingredients, including 100% DOLE® Canned Pineapple Juice. During the holidays, recipes like these are such timesavers...but also showstoppers! It's the perfect combination.

Create a Chalk Printable in a Word Processing Program

Don't have access to fancy graphic programs? This tutorial is a simple way to create a chalk printable in a word processing program...I'm also sharing a great graphics resource, too. AND a $25 Amazon gift card giveaway!

Chalk printables don't have to be overly complicated to create. If you're looking to make some simple holiday artwork (or even your own chalkboard Christmas cards), this is a fun way to do that. Check out my tutorial below.

Inspiration Monday

Hiya, friends! Are you still noshing on leftover turkey and getting deliriously lost in putting up Christmas decor? Or are you like me and bundled up watching a Hallmark movie hoping the house will finish decorating itself...ha?!? We had a fun Thanksgiving both at our home on Thursday and with some of my husband's family on Friday...it was truly a great holiday. Then we started this fun:

Like I said, not totally done...and hoping the rest magically puts itself into place (wink!). Feel free to follow along here over on Instagram for more of my holiday decor. 

I Should Be Mopping the Floor | Refresh Restyle

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What Meegan Makes | Your Homebased Mom

Inspiration for Moms | Our Southern home

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Free Facebook Christmas Watercolor Timelines

These five free Facebook Christmas Watercolor Timelines are the perfect holiday touch for your profile. 

It's officially the Christmas season! YAY! Since I host Thanksgiving at my home, I've been itching to break out the Christmas decor...and I finally can. I've been working on lots of new handmade decorations this year, so it's tough to create something and then stick it in the closet for a bit. But today, we shall deck the halls, y'all! AND, be sure to deck out your Facebook Timeline for the holidays, too. Grab your favorite free Facebook Christmas Watercolor Timeline below.

Pumpkin Banana Bread

Pumpkin and bananas aren't instantly thought of as the perfect flavor combo. But, this dense, rich Pumpkin Banana Bread will have you thinking twice. It's a really nice quick bread that doesn't have overpowering flavors from the fruit (or vegetable!). 

I'm sad to type it, but it looks like this will be my last pumpkin recipe of the year...from here on out we seem to switch into total Christmas overload, right? Goodbye to pumpkins and hello to peppermint. (Secretly, I love the pumpkins more.) This quick bread would be perfect to whip up for Thanksgiving breakfast...especially if you have overnight guests. It's easy to nibble on while you're basting that bird. ;)

Inspiration Monday

Today's party is PERFECTION for kicking off Thanksgiving week (if you're one of our Canadian readers, you'll have to bear with us...we know your Thanksgiving has already come and gone...but we're so happy you're here)! Our hostess of the week put together some fabulous Thanksgiving inspiration for all of us still putting the finishing touches on our big feasts. Hoping you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving and kick off to the holidays!

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I Should Be Mopping the Floor | Refresh Restyle

Redhead Can Decorate| Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom

What Meegan Makes | Your Homebased Mom

Inspiration for Moms | Our Southern home

In case some of you are still struggling with your meal planning for the big day, we've got lots of great ideas for you today as part of our linky party features. Enjoy! This week's linky party features were selected by Leigh Anne from Your Homebased Mom.

 

How to roast a turkey from Kleinworth & Co.

Perfect Yeast Rolls from Grace and Good Eats

Slow Cooker Sweet Potato Casserole from Cincyshopper

Don't forget dessert! Pumpkin Pie from Walking on Sunshine

Turkey Treats from The Country Chic Cottage.

Be Thankful Printable from Carrie Elle.

Holiday Stove Top Potpourri from The Casual Craftlete.

Now it's time for this week's party!

Please keep in mind: – Be sure to mingle with other party guests. – Link up all of your creative fun…including recipes, crafts, printables, DIY projects and other fabulous things you’ve been up to on YOUR blog. – Please do not link Etsy stores, giveaways, or other link parties. – By linking up to the Inspiration Monday Party you are giving the seven blogs, listed above, permission to feature your project and/or photos on our social media outlets and blogs.

Are you feeling inspired? We are too! Let's Party!

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Spread Cheer Not Germs Free Kleenex® Printable

This "Spread Cheer Not Germs" Free Kleenex® Printable is perfect for spreading a little love and care around your office or neighborhood. It's a practical gift...you'll be thought of every time they reach for a Kleenex®! Just print out your free printables, and attach to boxes of Kleenex® (oh, you know the Anti-Viral kind is my fave). #SpreadKleenexCare

As crazy as it sounds, my nose always runs during a prayer in church (and it's always the longest prayer...knowwhatImean?). Said prayer is inevitably followed by some kind of handshaking situation. I'm so busy digging through my purse for a Kleenex® and/or hand sanitizer that I usually miss the fellowship. A few years back, I had the idea of tucking boxes of Kleenex® at the ends of each pew (actually, I straight up copied it from seeing it at another church). It was my little way of spreading cheer...and not germs. Before I knew it, the church started replacing empty boxes and it became an official thing. When you need a Kleenex®, you need a Kleenex®. I thought these printables would be so fun to attach to the side of Kleenex® boxes to give to people everywhere. What a fun (and unexpected) holiday gift that people will totally use. From co-workers, to secret Santas, this is a fantastically budget-friendly gift that you can give to LOTS of people. Download your printables below. 

Dining Room Shelving

Our new dining room shelving has been an awesome space saver. Check it out below.

I had buyer's remorse after getting these shelves, y'all. I went and posted my old china cabinets on Facebook (as I was in the process of emptying them) and several readers commented about how much they loved them and would love something like that in their home. Not going to lie...guilt-infusion, y'all. I put on my proverbial china cabinet goggles (if you get this reference, we probably watch the same show). For a fleeting moment, I considered hauling the shelving an hour down the road back to Ikea...but then caught the stink-eye from *someone* I had to beg to go on said Ikea trip in the first place (ahem). But, I went back to the beginning and remembered why we bought the shelving in the first place...to keep harmony in the dining room when someone on the window end of the table had to make their way out of the dining room. Check out our new wall o' shelves below.

Holiday Hammy Sammies

These Holiday Hammy Sammies are perfect to use up Thanksgiving leftovers.

Check out my fun and easy recipe for Holiday Hammy Sammies over on the Rhodes blog here.

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Thanksgiving Place Setting with Free Printable 'Give Thanks' Tags

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Today, I'm sharing a simple idea for a Thanksgiving Place Setting with Free Printable 'Give Thanks' Tags. 

It's the perfect touch for the big dinner. Download your tags below.

Big day's next week, y'all. I'm not even a little ready...well, okay, my dining room is. But, me, not so much. How are we knocking on the door of the holidays already? I'm on the verge of jumping up and down with excitement or needing a paper bag to breathe in. Really. Are you ready for Thanksgiving? Today, I'm sharing how I took the stress out of the table decor part this year...and went for something super simple, yet pretty and thoughtful, too. Grab your own free printable 'Give Thanks' tags below for a last minute touch to your turkey day table.

Inspiration Monday

It's PARTY DAY, y'all! I absolutely love seeing everything you link up every week...so much gorgeousness. I'm a wee bit jealous of all of you with all of your Christmas decor up...I host Thanksgiving for my whole family, so we don't decorate until the pies have been eaten (ha!). Can't wait to see what you're up to this week!

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Kennedy Fir Harvest Wreath Giveaway

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Excited to have this Kennedy Fir Harvest Wreath Giveaway today.

Enter below to win.

My friends at Tree Classics are celebrating their 40th anniversary. I'm helping them celebrate by giving away a beautiful Kennedy Fir Harvest Wreath to one I Should Be Mopping the Floor reader. This wreath is a beautiful pre-lit wreath that retails for $159. What a fun prize to kick off your holiday decorating season! Enter below.

Sweet Potato Bread with Brown Sugar Glaze

This Sweet Potato Bread is a delicious southern fall recipe that's perfect to indulge in.

As a kid, I couldn't stand sweet potatoes. Like...ick. But my southern mom fixed them all the time...and eventually my ick towards them turned to a maybe. It wasn't the traditional sweet potato casserole that I posted about last year that won be over, either. Of course it was pie. Of course.

As an adult, I love sweet potatoes. They're on my weird diet plan and I have gotten to where I'm totally okay with a plain sweet potato...I really love them and they're easy to prepare. 

What I don't love is preparing them for baking (the peeling...it's like torture, y'all). But, these Martha White® Sweet Potato Muffin Mixes from Kroger have eliminated all of the work. And they're absolutely delicious. While the muffins themselves are yummy, I love being able to take a prepackaged baking mix and take it totally over the top with a delicious glaze and a few add-ins. Check out this easy recipe below.

Free Printable Christmas Countdown Bag Tags

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These Free Printable Christmas Countdown Bag Tags are perfect for celebrating every day until Christmas. Fill the bags with goodies, quotes, activity ideas, and more. Download these tags for your Christmas Countdown fun below. 

Christmas countdown bags are such a fun way to count the days until the big guy slides down the chimney. My kids love it when we do this version of an Advent calendar. I fill the bags with inexpensive dollar store goodies, as well as activity ideas. Then I seal them with these cute numbered tags. They make the days leading up to Christmas really fun and memorable. Download your free Christmas Countdown bag tags below.

Pumpkin Pie Sopapilla Cheesecake

I think it's safe to say, this Pumpkin Pie Sopapilla Cheesecake is my new favorite dessert in the history of ever. Everrrrrr.

I can't wait to introduce the entire family to it over the holidays.

While hosting Thanksgiving at my house is fun and all (and exhausting...amIright, hosts?), my actual favorite Thanksgiving is the next day with a part of my husband's family in Round Rock, just up the road from us. While my husband's parents and brothers all live a good distance from us, we love having his cousins and aunt and uncle nearby. 

That particular celebration started a couple of years ago...the Turkey Day after party. It's super relaxed. And we all just sit around talking for hours while the kids play. Annnnnd, a great deal of that part of the family lived in Italy for a bit...so the food is to die for. Definitely not a turkey and stuffing party...but at that point, we're all kind of over that. This year, I volunteered to bring dessert. Can you guess what I'm making? 

While the rest of the meal is Italian, dessert tends to be anything goes (with the exception of cousin Mindy's tiramisu...also to die for). Hoping my Pumpkin Pie Sopapilla Cheesecake will be a big hit at the festivities this year...it already is in my house (and at my husband's office where it disappeared lickity split).

Shopping with My Dad

I feature my dad a lot on this blog...but usually he's holding a nail gun or cutting a board.

Today, I'm chatting about our recent trip to Brownwood...and what fun I had shopping with my dad.

This guy. I kind of adore him, y'all. We are so alike. He gets me and I get him. As I mentioned in a previous post, my mother's health isn't always the best these days, and her number one caregiver is my dad. He has taken on a lot of new things around the house and never seems to stop. Sometimes, I like to get him out of their house for a bit, so he can just relax and chat. We thought it would be fun to head to Brownwood for the day...which is a place that has some fun memories for us from my college days. We also had some baking plans, too. Well...I do the baking. He makes a great taste tester. It's all fair since he does a lot of my project building...and I do the photo taking. See how that works out? Check out our fun day below.

Chicken and Pumpkin Soup Recipe

This Chicken and Pumpkin Soup Recipe is really more of a chowder...it has corn, too! But, my kids devour it better if it's a soup (what their aversion is to chowder, I'll never know). But this particular pumpkin soup recipe has all of their faves: chicken, pumpkin and corn. It's a great belly warmer.

I based this recipe off of one that I read in the fall issue of Cottages and Bungalows. When I was reading it, I was like..."whaaaa?!? A real pumpkin?!?" I've always put my sister-in-law solely in the awesome baker category because she only bakes with real pumpkins. Me, I pop open more cans of pumpkin that I can keep track of. I mean, cutting a spaghetti squash in half is arduous enough for me...but, chopping up and baking with an entire pumpkin? Sighhhhh. That just overwhelmed me, y'all. I searched on Pinterest for a soup recipe that uses canned pumpkin and just couldn't find any that fit the bill. So, I rose to the challenge and what do you know? I like cooking with real pumpkin. Check out the recipe below...it's a healthy one!

Sausage and Stuffing Balls

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These Sausage and Stuffing Balls with Cranberry Dipping Sauce are a fabulous holiday appetizer...or a great recipe twist to use up leftovers from the big meal!

These sausage and stuffing balls could also be called "little bites of Thanksgiving", y'all. They have all the essentials...except, instead of turkey, I used breakfast sausage. They're similar to the classic baking mix sausage ball, but a lot moister (I always think the baking mix ones get so dried out). These stay moist and delicious...and the cranberry dipping sauce just takes them to the next level of holiday yumminess. You'll definitely want these to nosh on this holiday season...they're a lovely departure from the norm! Check out this delicious holiday recipe (with a twist!) below.

Inspiration Monday

Hey, y'all...I'm so happy you're here to party with me and my friends. I hope you've had a fabulous weekend wherever you are. It's the season of having guests over...which means I go into "I have to change everything!" mode. Silly, really. But, I worked on some lingering home projects this weekend (and by lingering, we're talking since July, y'all). I'm excited to show you how I updated my little flea market gallery corner, though (I haven't decorated for Christmas, but I did have to put out that cutie-patootie pillow from the Targets! The reindeer is driving the car...it kills me with cuteness). I scored the red check chair at Goodwill and scrubbed her up. 

But, seriously, you didn't come to hear me ramble about my chair...let's get to the fun!

I Should Be Mopping the Floor | Refresh Restyle

Redhead Can Decorate| Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom

What Meegan Makes | Your Homebased Mom

Inspiration for Moms | Our Southern Home

The feeling of Fall and Thanksgiving was definitely reflected in last week's links!

This week's features were chosen by Jamie from Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom