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    My Life and Kids- Guest Post

    By Stacy 13 Comments

    Hi, my name is Anna, and I blog at My Life and Kids. I'm thrilled to be visiting with Stacy at Not Just a Housewife today!

    I had three kids in three years and whew has my life changed! Just a few years ago I had a job I loved, a house in the city and a social life. Now I stay home with my three kids, I live in the suburbs, I wear mom jeans, AND I drive a minivan! In my spare time, I blog about it all at My Life and Kids.

    Today, I'm going to share one of my favorite holiday projects with you.

    Tree Branch Holiday Card Holder

    Have you heard the news? Decorating with branches and twigs is the latest and greatest. Melissa Michaels at the Inspired Room wrote a fabulous post detailing why you should consider bringing the outside in this holiday season. (You can read it here.)

    Here are a few of my favorite images that she included:

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    Using these as my inspiration, I created a tree branch holiday card holder.

    Here's What You'll Need

    Tree branches or twigs
    Vase, urn or pot - something to "plant" your branches in
    Rocks and stones to hold your twigs in place
    Clothespins
    Holiday cards

    I grabbed a few branches from the yard and "planted" them in my glass hurricane. I tossed in some rocks and pebbles to hold them in place (purchased at Michael's years ago.)

    Then I used my clothespins to pin my holiday cards to the branches.

    It makes a dramatic statement - and is a very unexpected way to display all of that holiday mail.

    This would also be a great centerpiece for holiday meals - I can see pinning pictures from past holidays to the branches or having everyone write what they're grateful for on a paper leaf and pinning the leaves to the branches for Thanksgiving.

    For more fun holiday projects, stop by My Life and Kids or find me on Facebook.

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    my answer when people ask, "Do you like staying home?"

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    1. Anna

      November 05, 2011 at 10:54 am

      Thanks so much for having me, Stacy!!

      Reply
    2. Rebecca Cooper

      November 05, 2011 at 12:32 pm

      such a cute idea! :)

      Reply
    3. Meg Lynch

      November 05, 2011 at 2:23 pm

      I have had three of the coolest branches in these big green ceramic vases for over a year...for the first thanksgiving I hosted with both my family and my husband's family - I collected photos of all our ancestors and of us growing up - put them in black and white, and pasted them to scrapbook paper and cut them out in the shape of leaves. I then punched holes in them, and hung them with cute ribbon from different branches.
      It was the most perfect centerpiece, and helped both sides to tell their best family stories...
      I loved it so much I kept it up until my parent's wedding anniversary brunch (where i did the same thing only with black and white photos of them on hearts).
      Someday I hope to have enough pictures of my kids to make enough for three trees.

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    4. Natalie

      November 05, 2011 at 2:45 pm

      Haha That is awesome! I can totally relate to your mom jeans and mini van crisis! I too had no kids one day then two the next.. at age 17! But I wanted you to know that I enjoy reading your blogs and creative ideas. Keep smiling :) Nat

      Reply
    5. Brooke @ The Crafting Chicks

      November 05, 2011 at 3:32 pm

      That is a cute cute idea! And I'm excited to find a new blog to read. :)

      Reply
    6. Kat Griffin

      November 05, 2011 at 5:51 pm

      wonderful guest post Anna so interesting and yea for branch decor !! I Love it !

      - KAT -

      Reply
    7. Jamielyn@iheartnaptime

      November 05, 2011 at 8:33 pm

      Super cute idea!! What a fun blog!

      Reply
    8. kiki comin

      November 05, 2011 at 9:44 pm

      Love this! I will have to go out searching for some branches before Christmas.:)

      Reply
    9. Alyssa Grundy

      November 06, 2011 at 4:11 pm

      so cute!! On a separate note, I about peed my pants reading about "Why my mom has to use the coffee shop drive through" haha I needed that laugh!!

      Reply
    10. Amy {The Idea Room}

      November 08, 2011 at 8:31 am

      This is such a fun idea! Thanks so much for sharing that. I love the fun first photo too!

      Reply
    11. Michelle

      November 08, 2011 at 1:05 pm

      I do love bringing natural things in! Fun idea!

      Reply
    12. Andrea

      November 08, 2011 at 4:30 pm

      this is a really cute idea! it's now on my 'Christmas Ideas' pinterest board

      Reply
    13. https://www.icsi.edu/capitalmarketweek/UserProfile/tabid/4706/userId/2172811/Default.aspx

      April 07, 2018 at 8:31 am

      A ejaculação prematuro é certo dificuldade lascivo bastante comum. https://www.icsi.edu/capitalmarketweek/UserProfile/tabid/4706/userId/2172811/Default.aspx

      Reply

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