CHRISTMAS Archives - StoneGable https://www.stonegableblog.com/category/christmas-decorating/ Living Large In A Small-ish Home Tue, 26 Dec 2023 13:07:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.stonegableblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/stonegable-2021-favicon-3-75x75.png CHRISTMAS Archives - StoneGable https://www.stonegableblog.com/category/christmas-decorating/ 32 32 100336743 The Smart Girl’s Guide To Putting Away Christmas https://www.stonegableblog.com/how-to-store-christmas-decor-with-next-year-in-mind/ https://www.stonegableblog.com/how-to-store-christmas-decor-with-next-year-in-mind/#comments Tue, 26 Dec 2023 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.stonegableblog.com/?p=46327 Let’s talk about putting away Christmas decorations. It’s hard to be organized when putting away all the stuff and fluff and glitter and shiny things when Christmas is over. I’ve tried for years and years to find an easy system to sweep my house clean of every last trace of tinsel and have it all...

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]]> https://www.stonegableblog.com/how-to-store-christmas-decor-with-next-year-in-mind/feed/ 63 46327 Christmas Mulled Cider Worth Sipping All Day Long https://www.stonegableblog.com/holiday-mulled-cider-worth-sipping-all-day-long/ https://www.stonegableblog.com/holiday-mulled-cider-worth-sipping-all-day-long/#comments Fri, 22 Dec 2023 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.stonegableblog.com/?p=107949 Warm up the Christmas season with an easy to make, delicious mulled apple cider recipe. Keep the cider warming on the stove, and it will also infuse your home with its memory-making aroma. As we walked down the main street, oyster shells crunched under our feet. Every home was dressed up in Christmas finery. The...

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]]> https://www.stonegableblog.com/holiday-mulled-cider-worth-sipping-all-day-long/feed/ 6 107949 10 Ways To Get Into The Christmas Spirit https://www.stonegableblog.com/10-ways-to-get-into-the-christmas-spirit/ https://www.stonegableblog.com/10-ways-to-get-into-the-christmas-spirit/#comments Thu, 21 Dec 2023 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.stonegableblog.com/?p=33746 It’s almost Christmas! If you need a bit of joy and lightness right now in your life, here are 10 ways to help you get in the Christma spirit! Sometimes, we get so busy with all the preparation and bustle of Christmas that we forget our Ho Ho Ho! It’s more like Ho Ho Humbug! Christmas...

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]]> https://www.stonegableblog.com/10-ways-to-get-into-the-christmas-spirit/feed/ 10 33746 Enjoying The Week Before Christmas https://www.stonegableblog.com/enjoying-week-christmas/ https://www.stonegableblog.com/enjoying-week-christmas/#comments Tue, 19 Dec 2023 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.stonegableblog.com/?p=40721 The week before Christmas can be stressful. This post is part pep talk and part sage advice about how to let go of the things that steal our joy and how to find wonder in the days before Christmas. I had a conversation with a dear friend today that made me really think about how...

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]]> https://www.stonegableblog.com/enjoying-week-christmas/feed/ 65 40721 A Christmas Coffee Bar Your Family And Guest Will Love https://www.stonegableblog.com/a-christmas-coffee-bar-your-family-and-guest-will-love/ https://www.stonegableblog.com/a-christmas-coffee-bar-your-family-and-guest-will-love/#comments Mon, 18 Dec 2023 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.stonegableblog.com/?p=107777 Christmas overnight guests will love waking up to their favorite coffee and some delicious baked goods, And you will love how easy it is to assemble this self-serve Christmas Coffee Bar. I’ll show you how. Are you having family or guests stay in your home during the holidays? Me too? Then you will know that...

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]]> https://www.stonegableblog.com/a-christmas-coffee-bar-your-family-and-guest-will-love/feed/ 4 107777 The Real Christmas Story https://www.stonegableblog.com/the-real-christmas-story/ https://www.stonegableblog.com/the-real-christmas-story/#comments Sun, 17 Dec 2023 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.stonegableblog.com/?p=20459 Read the real Christmas story without all the folklore and Christmas trappings. And see pictures of where the Nativity events took place. I’m a Christmas person! I love love love the whole nine yards of tinsel, presents, music, trees, and the fa la la-ing! I love love love the Christmas story! But, if we are...

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]]> https://www.stonegableblog.com/the-real-christmas-story/feed/ 70 20459 The Very Last-Minute Christmas Gift Guide For Him, Her, Boys And Girls, and A Hostess https://www.stonegableblog.com/the-very-last-minute-christmas-gift-guide-for-him-her-boys-and-girls-and-a-hostess/ https://www.stonegableblog.com/the-very-last-minute-christmas-gift-guide-for-him-her-boys-and-girls-and-a-hostess/#comments Thu, 14 Dec 2023 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.stonegableblog.com/?p=107595 Need a few more last-minute gifts for Christmas? In this post, you will find gifts that you will be able to wrap and put under the Christmas tree before Christmas Eve! If you need a last-minute Christmas gift for someone you love, it’s not too late. It’s late, but take heart, I’ve got you covered!...

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]]> https://www.stonegableblog.com/the-very-last-minute-christmas-gift-guide-for-him-her-boys-and-girls-and-a-hostess/feed/ 4 107595 Transform Old Christmas Ornaments Into Stunning Distressed Works Of Art https://www.stonegableblog.com/transform-old-christmas-ornaments-into-stunning-distressed-works-of-art/ https://www.stonegableblog.com/transform-old-christmas-ornaments-into-stunning-distressed-works-of-art/#comments Tue, 12 Dec 2023 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.stonegableblog.com/?p=107356 What do you do with all those old Christmas ornaments? Don’t throw them out! Transform them into beautiful and unique works of art to hang on your tree or give as a gift. It takes a lot of Christmas ornaments to decorate a tree. And I seem to love to collect lots of those single-colored...

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]]> https://www.stonegableblog.com/transform-old-christmas-ornaments-into-stunning-distressed-works-of-art/feed/ 24 107356 9 Easy Last-Minute Christmas Decorating Ideas https://www.stonegableblog.com/easy-last-minute-christmas-decorating-ideas/ https://www.stonegableblog.com/easy-last-minute-christmas-decorating-ideas/#comments Mon, 11 Dec 2023 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.stonegableblog.com/?p=88789 When you just need a few extra Christmas decorations in your home and you are running late on time, here are 9 easy and pretty Christmas decorating ideas that will take you less than 15 minutes to put together. Would you still like to add a few more Christmas decorations to your home but need...

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