These Valentine’s Day heart shaped sugar cookies are the perfect way to treat your special love on this special day. They are the perfect way to celebrate with your gal pals on Galentine’s Day, too. These heart shaped sugar cookies have two colors of dough and are easy to make. Just use a smaller cookie …
One of my favorite things to do when my daughter was young was to make a new addition to our attempt at gingerbread houses each year for Christmas. Our biggest challenge was finding a place to put it so that our German Shepherd dogs (who happen to love the taste of gingerbread houses) would not …
This adorable DIY light bulb Santa ornament is fast and easy to do and will look cute as can be on your Christmas tree. A lot of my time during the holiday season is spent in making Christmas ornaments and other holiday seasonal decor. I find it so rewarding to make something instead of …
These DIY marshmallow snowmen are so cute and are not just a sweet treat. Add a decorative tin the way I did and you also have a cute Christmas decor project. They have sort of a Nightmare Before Christmas look to them. You may be tempted to snack on the ingredients as you are making …
Looking for a cute fall craft? This autumn floral bow took me just a few minutes to make and is just the right size for all sorts of uses. I love making floral bows with wire edged ribbon. I use them in so many ways – for basket vignettes, for door wreaths in each season …
October 24 is National Food Day. What better way to celebrate than with this collection of Halloween recipes featuring both sweet and savory ideas, all designed to thrill and chill your friends, family and Halloween party guests. They are the perfect snacks to enjoy for your annual pumpkin carving night, or to bring to a Halloween …
During Halloween, you’re bound to see ghosts everywhere, from ghost-themed snacks, to easy DIY costume ideas. My favorite way to incorporate ghosts into the holiday is by making these DIY Halloween scrap wood ghosts. The local home stores like Home Depot and Lowe’s often have scrap pieces of 4 x 4 timber. This size is …
Welcome to Always the Holidays! My name is Carol Speake, and I’m the founder of Always the Holidays, a place to learn about all of the holidays that happen each year, as well as the National Days that happen each day. At Always the Holidays, it is really my hope that I can help others …
Looking for a way to make your gifts even more festive this year? I’ve put together a round up of 17 creative holiday gift wrapping ideas, just for you! If you wander through the stores during the holidays, you will be overwhelmed with all of the choices for holiday gift wrapping. You can buy supplies for …
Do you love classic Christmas carols, and stunning singers? Make sure to listen as Pentatonix sings Carol of the Bells. I was a music major in college and voice was my specialty. I’m not fond of the way most groups sing my favorite Christmas music songs. But that is definitely not the case for this …
Are you ready for the holidays and all the December food holidays that it entails? How about making up a few of these fudge recipes to have on hand for Christmas? Some of my favorites are my recipe for vegan peanut butter fudge, and the delightful boozy Baileys Irish cream fudge. But they sky is …
Are you looking for an idea for a great handmade (and lovingly wrapped) Christmas present? This recipe for Bailey’s Irish cream fudge is sure to please your friends. I love fudge, and I love Baileys, so what’s better than the two things on their own? Why, the two of them together of course! Make sure …
This is the time of the year when most homes have wreaths on their front doors. But before you add your Christmas themed wreath, how about this cinnamon nut wreath? October 22 is National Nut Day. Since we’ll be using nuts as a decoration on the wreath, it’s a good day to get it started. …
This recipe for vegan peanut butter fudge is easy to do and makes delicious fudge very quickly. It has a lovely melt in your mouth texture that anyone will love. It is perfect for your holiday celebrations. Both vegans and non-vegans will love it! Make sure to leave a plate of this peanut butter fudge out …
Are you looking for an easy project to get in the holiday mood this year? These DIY clay pot candle holders are the craft for you! As a bonus, the gardeners in your life will love these Christmas candle holders. The main part of the design is made by recycling old terra-cotta pots. Candles have …
I love entertaining during the holiday season, and this easy DIY pine cone and ever green candle bowl is the perfect addition to my holiday spread. This lovely candle bowl is simple to do and very elegant when displayed. It will make a lovely addition to any holiday table and is low enough for conversation …
This festive candy cane cream cheese spread will put your party goers in a great mood for Christmas or even Boxing day. The spread is shaped like a candy cane but won’t stay that way long! If you’re a big fan of anything and everything candy cane related, you’ll be happy to know there’s actually …
What a great cookie these twisted candy canes would be to take your traditional Christmas cookie swap! And these sweets are perfect for the December food holiday on the 26th known as National Candy Cane Day. The cookies are made from two colors of cookie dough and shaped like candy canes. Your kids will love …
Not all the Christmas recipe projects work out the way I intend them to and this cute little banana marshmallow Santa head is definite proof of that. I’m sure you’ve heard the term “Pinterest fail” before, and Christmas themed dessert is one of my most epic Pinterest fails. Join my on my journey making these …
If you love to decorate cookies, this recipe for marshmallow turkey cookies is for you. They are as much fun to make as they are to eat. They make the perfect Thanksgiving sweet treat, because turkeys are one of the six main symbols of Thanksgiving. Having fun with food is one of the neat things …
Have you ever wondered about the Canadian Thanksgiving holiday? Both the United States and Canada celebrate Thanksgiving but the traditions are rooted in very different origins. This post is about the Canadian Thanksgiving holiday, but if you want to learn more about the history of the United States Thanksgiving, check out this post on the …