Holiday and New Years Cocktail Party Makeup Tips

Got a line-up of holiday cocktail parties to attend? Your company party, your significant other's holiday work festivities, all these require a great outfit, accessories and special holiday makeup. Here's a diy guide to get salon quality styling at home. My how-to guides always focus on style with a green, eco-friendly twist. Read more

Free Printable Christmas Holiday Crafts, Decorations, Cards, Activities

Many schools will begin Christmas holiday vacation soon. Students rejoice, but parents worry: I've got so much work to do? Here is my 'bored kid first aid kit' with free printable coloring cards, ornaments,  decorations, gift tags and crafts. Read more

Easy, DIY Advent Calendar Countdown to Christmas Craft

Advent is the four week period before Christmas. Advent calendars make a great way to countdown the days until Christmas. You can purchase an advent calendar, print of of the many free Advent calendars or make your own using this easy pattern. read more

Best Christmas Holiday Gifts for Dads

Looking for the perfect gift for dad? Read on for a complete holiday gift-giving list for dads of all ages. Gifts to meet any budget. read more

Holiday Pets Safety and Health

The holidays require extra health and safety precautions for your family and your pets, too. This guide gives you a heads up on pet health and safety hazards for your pet and how you can keep your pet safe and healthy. Read more

Free Printable Advent Countdown to Christmas Calendars

Advent begins four Sundays before Christmas. During Advent we focus on prayer, fasting and almsgiving in preparation for the Feast of Christmas. Many people use an Advent calendar to countdown to Christmas. Here are free printable advent calendars. Read more

Free Printable Manger Scene and Nativity Set

Each Christmas season, I enjoy hunting up new and exciting crafts projects. Here are free printable Christian and Catholic nativity and manger scenes. Print these manger scenes for children to color, cut and paste. Use to teach Christmas Bible stories. Little ones can enjoy playing with homemade nativity figures without fear of breaking expensive sets. A great way to teach the Biblical story. read more

Free Printable Holiday and Craft Stencils

Stenciling is a heritage craft that had it's zenith in Victorian times with prairie and revival architecture styles. There are dozens of craft projects that employ stenciling. Here are free printable stencils and patterns for stenciling. read more

Free Printable Holiday and Christmas Coloring Pages

Free Printable Seasonal and Holiday Greeting Cards and Coloring Pages Looking for good seasonal and holiday coloring pages? Fisher-Price. Fisher-Price has free printable coloring pages for Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, Valentine's Day, Easter, Mother's Day, Father's Day. Read More

Once a Week Cooking Recipes for the Holiday Season

 The holidays mean extra work for most families. Alas, we don't get extra time for the extra work. Amid the holiday rush, it's easy to lose sight of family nutrition. Here are quick, easy, inexpensive recipes that your whole family will enjoy. Read more