• 3 Christmas drawings for gift tags tutorial
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    3 Easy Christmas Drawings for Gift Tags

    Hello, Christmas! Yes, it’s officially the acceptable time to celebrate and prepare for Christmas. No more “It’s too early grumbles allowed.” Our house is decked in fa la las ... since the day after Thanksgiving. Only a few things went up (ahem … were left out after photo shoots) before that. But in all honesty, I think most of November was spent creating designs and projects for Christmas. I don’t mind. It helps get me in the mood for the season. And it makes everyone a little more jolly when they start humming Christmas carols after they subconsciously hear me doing it. Where are you on the spectrum? Are you…

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    Splatter Wrapping Paper with Christmas Phrases

    Here we are just a couple of weeks before Christmas. Can you believe it?! Wasn’t it just summer vacation? Nope! It’s time to find wrapping paper and cover all of those carefully chosen gifts. I love this time of year. It’s an excuse for this careful spender to lavish a few gifts on her kiddos and family. Wrapping them makes them a little extra special too. I can’t say I get bored with the usual wrapping paper, but in recent years, it’s been fun to experiment with different ways of wrapping. For example, when I’ve finished wrapping most of the gifts, I take the snibbles that don’t fit any other…