November 2011 Archives

These antique post cards are so unique to our eyes now because of the obvious hand writing on them. All the lettering was painstakingly done to be as decorative and neat as possible. 

This set of cards were produced between 1905 and 1913. You can use these in displays, packaging, to make tags and numerous other ideas.

Here are 5 of my favorite antique Christmas postcards from my own collection starting with 

Christmas Greeting.pdf show above.

What better way to satisfy someones craving for chocolate than to give them a stash of "emergency" chocolate bars.

These would make great stocking stuffers or inexpensive gifts for co-workers.

It is a great fast and easy last minute gift to make.

Here is a very simple, easy and super cheap way to package your Christmas cookies and other baked goods.

Simply use tin cans from soups, juices, spaghetti sauce and what every else you use and make them into beautiful container for almost next to nothing. You'll be making your own fitted lids so the cookies will stay safely inside.

So inexpensive to make you will be able give out your cookies to one and all.

Every holiday season the stores start filling up with the traditional bits and pieces that can make homes feel more Christmasy. 

One of these things is the winter potpourri which generally is a cellophane bag of pine cones that are scented with cinnamon or other fragrances. 

These are suppose to smell wonderful but many are made with very cheap products while charging you ridiculous amounts of money. 

Having your home smell fabulous is one of the joys of Christmas. To make your own pot pourri is easy and inexpensive.

Here is my recipe for my Christmas Pot Pourri that I not only place out every year but give to family and friends as gifts.

(Add these printable tags to them so they know what they are getting.)

Itchy, scaly dry skin can be a misery to live with and at some point it seems to hit us all that there is one patch that is driving us crazy and it seems that there is nothing we can do about it.

You have to make sure that you don't have some underlying medical condition that is making your skin dry. There are many health reasons that can cause dry skin including being deficient in some vitamins so make sure with your doctor that this is not something more serious.

If it is only annoying, irritating dry skin then read on for some great solutions.

In the first day of December children start asking how many days it will be before Christmas. 

Many families buy advent calendars as a count down to the big day. 

Antique postcards of the holidays like Thanksgiving have a charm to them that can make them wonderful to use in all sorts of different crafts and decorations.