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Sunday, December 9, 2018

Over The Moon Linky party

Happy Sunday and Welcome to Over The Moon Party!


Our annual Christmas party was great. We had around 45 people and had a lovely time. Great company, conversations and good food (even though I made it all myself lol!)

I must admit I really enjoy having this party. The house looked so nice and cozy with all of the holiday decorations and lights. Now I can enjoy the rest of the month. My shopping is done and just need to wrap a few more gifts. How is your decorating and shopping coming?

Hope your up coming week is awesome and I am so looking forward to seeing all of your posts.


Have a post you want to give more reach to? Need some comments or shares? Want a post that's close to going viral to take off like a rocket? Now is the time to link it up! We pin EVERY link you leave in our comment section with the post title or number of the inlinkz. And we will return your comment as we visit those posts! So come on in, be one of the first to link up, and remember to go Over the Moon with us!

Happiness Is Homemade

Welcome to Happiness Is Homemade!

I am getting ready for our big party tonight. It has been a crazy week but all seems to come together. 
This is our Christmas kickoff and I love having everyone here that I don't get to see often. Get time catching up and enjoying the season. Hope your holiday season is off to a great start. 


Now a few words from this months hosstess:
Hello and welcome to our Holiday Happiness is Homemade Link Party 250. We finally finished decorating our house for Christmas ~ which takes about a week. Now we can really enjoy the pretty and festive decorations. Are you done decorating? Hope so; now you can take a little time to share your awesome holiday posts with us here.
With 4 Christmas trees, 10 holiday vignettes, 1 creche, 1 Dickens Village and assorted Christmas decor, our house really shines during the holidays. On Friday night, we had a few couples over for cocktails before going out to share a holiday dinner. Sweet Shark and I love sharing our home with friends during the holidays and this is an easy way to entertain. It's part of our way of sharing the Christmas spirit.
I love being hostess is December. In the second week of December, I have chosen 4 awesome holiday decorations and one yummy sounding beverage for this week's Happiness is Homemade Link Party 250 Holiday Edition ~ all chosen to enhance your seasonal enjoyment.
Have a wonderful week of holiday enjoyment.
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Thank you all for sharing your DIY projects, crafts, home decor and recipes with us. It's like having your own personal shelter magazine every week.

Happiness is Homemade Link Party 250 Holiday Features


I love home decor. Having a pretty and welcoming entry anytime is a wonderful way to greet guests, especial during the holidays. Jenn at Clean and Scentsible created a warm and whimsical entry by combining different seasonal elements. She shares great tips on how to style a holiday entry.

Speaking of decorating packages, I think personalized gift wrapping is not just cute, but it adds an extras dose of hugs and kisses to any package. Michelle at The Craft Shoppe shared the most adorable collection of gift wrapping ideas. I know the presents under her tree will be especially appreciated.

You know I love DIY projects and this darling sled from Tiffany at TeeDiddlyDee would add great whimsy to any Christmas decor. She has a great video and directions so anyone could make this project.

 Who doesn't love the dollar section at Target? It's always my first (and sometimes last stop) when I shop there. Stephanie at Abbots at Home made a darling DIY centerpiece from Target dollar section ingredients. It's magical and whimsical and so easy.

   I love hot chocolate by the fireplace so I couldn't' resist this Frozen Hot Cocoa drink from Brandy at Gluesticks. I know that sounds like an oxymoron, but it looks and sounds delicious.


Please drop by our featured bloggers and say hi and tell them how you found their post. Happiness is Homemade Hostess graphic
Now, let's get started now with this week's party. While you are here, we'd love it if you would visit the blogs of our lovely co-hosts!
FOLLOW OUR PINTEREST BOARD!
ALL OF THE FEATURES ARE PINNED ON THE HAPPINESS IS HOMEMADE BOARD!
The rules? They are really simple! Make sure you visit a few other blogs and make some new friends along the way. Feel free to link up your favorite recipes, crafts or your latest DIY project. We want you you share it all! As always, please make sure to follow your hosts and co-hosts!! Link up your posts, make some friends, and earn the chance to be featured at Happiness Is Homemade Link Party! We will feature the favorite posts each week! Disclaimer: Adding your link to this link party gives permission to all 12 Hosts, along with any co-hosts, guest hosts, and participants of Happiness Is Homemade, to share your posts and pictures via social media and as features, roundups, etc. with an explicit link back to your original source. Therefore, linking up you agree to allow us to use your images on each of our blogs in features relating to Happiness is Homemade Link Party.  


Thursday, December 6, 2018

Thursday Favorite Things

Welcome to Thursday Favorite Things!

Christmas is coming fast and there have been so many amazing posts for the holidays. It was hard to only pick a few features but hopefully you will get some inspiration from the ones I picked.

Many of my features come from you my commenters. Don't forget to leave your Linkup Number or Post Title so I can find you and you could become one of my featured commenters next week.  


My Features from last week:
Each hostess chooses her own features from comments on her blog so be sure to visit them all!

Tuesday, December 4, 2018

Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop

Welcome to Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop!

As Christmas nears, I am so delighted to see all of the amazing Christmas posts. There are so many I want to try. I have pinned tons. Now all I need is the time to make them. What amazing and talented bloggers you are. Keep all of your posts coming, I love all of them.

Welcome to our party!

We are so glad you are here. It is such a beautiful time of year, isn't it? And you all have been making such great crafts, decorations and holiday recipes...we can hardly wait to see what you have for us this week! First, let's take a look at our features. Last week we had so many awesome posts shared.Here are the ones you visited the most ...

Most Viewed

egg nog truffles
Egg Nog Truffles - Wondermom Wannabe

Gifts For Women - Rain on a Tin Roof
   

Very Popular

Introverts at parties
Enjoying Parties As An Introvert - This Mainline Life
 
Felt ornaments #crafts
 

Editor's PickClam Chowder by Lou Lou Girls

Perfect Clam Chowder - Lou Lou Girls

My Pick

DIY Cupcake Ornament - Across The Boulevard


  Now let's get this party started!
Blog hop - Wonderful Wednesday
 
This week please follow our co-hosts on Pinterest...
Simple party guidelines >>­
  • Please TWEET our party ♥ Use the hashtag #WWBlogHop
  • Add as many of your family-friendly posts as you would like to. No Etsy shops, adult sites or blog parties, please.
  • Visit others. Let them know you stopped!
  • If you are NEW to Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop, let us know in the comments so that we can follow you back. ♥ Help us find your posts – tell us what number they are!
  • NOTE: party entries appear in REVERSE. i.e. the most recent entry goes to the top! That way all of our guests will have a chance to be seen no matter when they arrive.
  • Thanks! ♥

Monday, December 3, 2018

You're The Star - Creative Feature Week

Welcome to You're The Star - Creative Feature Week

Christmas is is right around the corner. Are you done decorating. I am almost done. This week I am spending most of my time baking and cooking. It is a busy time with our annual Christmas party this weekend, lots of company the following weekend and then heading to our other house for Christmas. Do you have any special plans?

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Welcome to the second week of the December blog hop called "You're the Star"!
Before we continue onto the Linky party I wanted to share this post from my blog:

Quick and Easy Christmas Centerpiece
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WELCOME to CREATIVE feature week of the December "You're the STAR" blog hop!
Meet your CREATIVE week Hosts 
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This week is CREATIVE feature week
Swing by the Creative hosting Team's blogs:
Colleen @ Butterfly in the Attic
Darlene @ Let It Shine

This is a month long Linky party featuring YOU!
There will be 4 different features each week and 4 different feature categories.  Just to be clear - this is NOT a themed party - you may link up ANY family-friendly blog posts any day of each month. 
The "theme" occurs in our weekly features:
WEEK#2 CREATIVE - arts & crafts, music, writing &/or dramatic arts (this can include sewing, yarn work, dance, art history, handmade jewelry, painting, computer art, fashion etc - anything creative while remaining family friendly)
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(These features were chosen from the November "You're the Star" blog hop)

15 DIY Christmas Decorations by Piggy Bank Principles
These 15 Cheap and Easy DIY Christmas Decorations are idea for saving money at Christmas. Make cute decorations for your home or apartment by repurposing things you have laying around. Many items can be found at the dollar store. #christmas #diycrafts #christmascrafts #christmasdecor
DIY Farmhouse Coasters by Fresh Vintage by Lisa S

How To Wrap a Gift by Craftify My Love
How to tie a bow for gift wrapping

If you've been featured then please grab a STAR button below:

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All Hosts/CoHosts will post this blog hop on every Monday of each week.
Please link up your family friendly blog posts below!
It wouldn't be a linky party with YOU!
(IMPORTANT NOTE: by linking up you understand that you might be featured next month and if so, we will use some of your photos from your post - rest assured - we will always link back to your lovely blog.  We might also share your fantastic posts on social media.  Also, you may link up as many family-friendly posts as you like & YES - other blog hops &/or giveaways are welcome {giveaways and blog hops will NOT be featured though}  Thank You & ENJOY! )



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