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Merry Christmas

Last updated on: December 24, 2013 By Kaylene Filed Under: Christmas Leave a Comment

From my family to your family we would like to wish you all a happy and safe Christmas. Christmas is almost here and we are doing our last minute preparations. We have all of our presents and now they just have to be wrapped. The Christmas baking is almost finished too and I have even made some more Easy Christmas Sugar Cookies. Even though I call them Christmas Cookies, I know I will be making them again before next Christmas! There are just some last minute preparations to be done … [Read more...]

DIY Christmas Lights Design

Last updated on: December 12, 2013 By Kaylene Filed Under: Christmas, Decorations/Gifts, Holidays 3 Comments

Christmas lights with a seasonal shape don’t have to cost a fortune. It’s possible to use string lights and garden trellis for a striking Christmas display. Putting up Christmas lights in early December has always been a bit of a tradition in our family. When I was little I remember barely being able to contain my excitement when Dad would get out our set of Christmas lights! It was such torture to have to wait until dark to turn them on! Some houses in our town would go all out with their … [Read more...]

Easy Last Minute Advent Calendars

Last updated on: September 7, 2025 By Kaylene Filed Under: Christmas, Decorations/Gifts, Family, Holidays Leave a Comment

Collage made up of four pictures of homemade advent calendars. The calendars have been made using toilet rolls and colourful paper. Text overlay says: 10 Quick & Easy Homemade Advent Calendar Ideas.

A great homemade advent calendar doesn’t have to be hard to make. Here are 10 advent calendars that are quick & easy. Some can even be made from recycled everyday items! I don’t remember having advent calendars when I was little. They may have been around but I don’t think that they were as popular as they are now.  Anyway the first memory that I have of an advent calendar is seeing the commercial ones in the supermarket. You know the ones where you open the tab up each day and … [Read more...]

Making Your Own Christmas Crackers

Last updated on: October 25, 2019 By Kaylene Filed Under: Christmas, Decorations/Gifts Leave a Comment

A red and a gold Christmas cracker on a wooden table with a Christmas serviette. The crackers have personalized labels for 'Steven' and 'Grandma'.

Are you sick and tired of the poor quality of store bought Christmas crackers? The jokes are often the same across multiple crackers, the hats look dreadful when on or they break, and the “gifts” are useless! Usually in my family the whole lot ends up in the bin at the end of the day! I know that there are more expensive crackers that you can buy but why not make your own instead! This year that is exactly what I intend to do. Here is a video I found that shows how to quickly and … [Read more...]

My Favourite Easy Mix Christmas Cake

Last updated on: September 7, 2025 By Kaylene Filed Under: Cakes & Cupcakes, Christmas, Holidays & Special Occasions, Recipes 23 Comments

Christmas cake on a wooden cutting board. There is a Christmas serviette partially under the cake and one side of the cake has been sliced.

This Christmas cake is very easy and, if you choose a large enough bowl to soak your fruit in at the start, then you can mix it all up in the same bowl! This post does not have a link but I just had to share the recipe that I use to make my Christmas cake. I found this recipe a couple of years ago in a local paper and I have just made it again for Christmas this year. It is so very easy and is actually a one bowl recipe if you choose a large enough mixing bowl for your first … [Read more...]

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