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Cranberry Raspberry Cocktail

Cranberry Raspberry Cocktail: made with cranberry raspberry juice, ginger ale and vodka, add easy sugared cranberries as the perfect garnish. This Cranberry Raspberry Cocktail with sugared cranberries is the perfect easy, festive cocktail to enjoy at Christmas. Make a non-alcoholic version for kids, and add some vodka for the adults. The sugared cranberries take this drink to the next level, and they’re quite easy to make. I’m joining with some of my favourite bloggers to share some amazing festive drinks as party of the Seasonal Simplicity Christmas series. Be sure to check out all the festive drink recipes at the… Read More

Cozy Christmas Living Room

Cozy Christmas Living Room: this cozy living room gets a forest feel for Christmas along with lots of boho touches and hygge vibes. This year in our basement I wanted to create a cozy Christmas living room space for us to enjoy the fireplace, movie watching, and present opening. We always spend Christmas morning here, so that makes it extra special for us. Our large leather sectional is the perfect comfy spot for snuggling up with all the pillows and throw blankets. This year I’ve add an assortment of black and white along with some green pillows and throws -which… Read More

Christmas Tea Party

Christmas Tea Party: a British inspired Christmas tea party menu, complete with recipes and decor ideas for high tea. This Christmas Tea Party was so much fun to put together, and the perfect fun festive party to celebrate the holidays. Many years ago when I was 18, I lived in England for a year. It was then that I developed a love for afternoon teas, and learned all about the traditional tea party fare. I had so much fun putting together a British inspired menu for our Christmas tea party. The Table I decorated the table with some beautiful Christmas… Read More

Pink Christmas Decor Home Tour

Pink Christmas Decor Home Tour: a boho rustic Scandinavian style home gets touches of pink and vintage for Christmas this year. Our Christmas Home Tour is always one of my favourite posts of the year. This year, with the year that it’s been I’ve added a little colour to my usual neutrals. A little pink Christmas decor is exactly what we need this year to add a little cheer. It’s such a funny year. Usually I’m prepping for Christmas guests but there won’t be any this year. I’m still decorating though, just for us. To make our house feel a… Read More

Christmas Dessert Board

Christmas Dessert Board: use store bought treats to create this Christmas sweet treat snack board with lots of touches of pink. Dessert boards, sweet snack boards, and charcuterie are so popular and fun I thought it would be fun to put together a Christmas dessert board for the holidays. All our treats for this board are store bought, so it’s really quick and easy to put together. This year we’re celebrating a pink Christmas, so I added a few easy pink touches to the board too. You could do them in pink or in the more traditional red for Christmas…. Read More

Christmas Cookie Baking Party

Christmas Cookie Baking Party: ideas and printables for a baking party, a Christmas cookie exchange, or a gingerbread house decorating party. One of my favourite holiday treats is Christmas cookies. They’re not your run of the mill everyday cookie, they’re somehow just a little bit more special and a little bit more yummy. Whether it’s shortbread, or gingerbread houses, or sugar cookies…the list could go on and on -they’re all so good! My family joined in for this fun Christmas cookie baking party and it was so much fun. I want to share all the details with you today and… Read More

Easy Overnight French Toast Casserole

Easy Overnight French Toast Casserole: make the night before and bake in the morning. Serve with custard sauce for breakfast or brunch. This French toast casserole is great because you make it the night before and let is soak in all the eggy goodness overnight in the fridge. In the morning you just have to bake it and enjoy. I’ve partnered with Giant Tiger for this post. Yesterday I shared our Santa Themed Christmas Breakfast, and today I’m sharing the delicious recipe for the Easy Overnight French Toast Casserole. I picked up all the ingredients for the recipe at Giant… Read More

Santa Themed Christmas Breakfast Ideas

Santa Themed Christmas Breakfast Ideas: a beautiful pink tablescape, with stockings hanging on the chairs, a menu, and matching pjs. I thought it would be fun to share some Santa themed Christmas breakfast ideas. This breakfast would be great on Christmas morning, or as part of your elf on the shelf celebrations, or a sleepover, or just any weekend leading up to Christmas. We partnered with Giant Tiger to put the whole celebration together, and found so many cute items at great prices that you’ll love. Coordinating Pyjamas For our Santa breakfast we invited our closest friends (who we’ve… Read More