9 Ideas for Using Tea Lights This Holiday Season

I've had tea lights on my mind this week.

Someone asked me for some ideas in a local craft store of what you can do with tea lights. Of course my mind was just racing with ideas and then I got to thinking I haven't made anything using tea lights before. So.... I did a quick scan on Pintrest. Okay, maybe not to quick, because who can get on Pintrest and not get absorbed with all the great things you find there.

But I did find these ideas that include tutorials.

If you're looking for ideas to warm up your home or special occasion with tea lights this holiday season check out these ideas from other paper bloggers:

1. Paper lanterns from Lia Griffith. You can download the tutorial on how to make these here. 

2. Tea Light boxed holders for gifts by Michelle Last. See tutorial here. 

3. Halloween #spook decoration. Find out how to make one here.

4. Floating tea lights in a bowl. Idea thanks to: theartofdoingstuff

5. Wine Glass Lamps with tea light candles and scrapbook paper shades. See how to create them here. 

6. Teal Light Card to "light" up someone's day. Instruction video here.

7. Tea Light Wall Hanging. I love this idea! It's my favorite of all. I'm currently saving my chicken cans to make one. You can probably us tuna cans, too. Check out how to make one here. 

8. Another recycle can project using tea lights. Click here to check out this one. 

9. Spruce up your home this fall with tea light pumpkins! Check it out here.


Got other tealight inspired ideas? Feel free to share them in the comments or over on my facebook page. Can't wait to see them all!

Twelve Days of Christmas Project #11 : Snow Angels

The kiddos are officially off school this coming week for the holiday. We have snow this year for Christmas! This year is one of those special years, there have been a lot of years in the past where the only thing Mr. Chad has wanted for Christmas was snow, and well... we have it, so his Christmas wish has come true yet another year. And yes, he can have the pleasure of shoveling it all out of the driveway and the sidewalks. :)

But for the kids, it means fun times and snow angels! They dropped right down in the yard on their way home from school on Friday and made me these lovely snow angel impressions in front of the house.

It'll make me sad as the weather warms back up again to see these beautiful snow angels melt away, but I know as soon as it snows, they'll drop right back there will be more.

Today, find a snowy spot and make a snow angel. You're never too old to have some snowy fun. Perhaps you can do it in place that you can see it from inside the house and glance at it every once in a while, just to make you smile.

It's almost Christmas, soon we will be preparing for Christmas Eve services and dinners with the family. What is your Christmas wish this year?