50 Ideas to Jump Start Your Holidays

Are you ready to kick up your heels for the holiday season? It’s time for Hallmark movies and hot cocoa on the couch but it’s also time to start planning your decorations, gifts, and meals. Get on the ball early with these 50 ideas to jump start your holidays!

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It’s the fifth year of the Holiday Ideas Blog Hop! If you aren’t familiar with this annual blog hop, it’s a 4 week event where 50+ bloggers share Christmas ideas 3x a week. Scroll down to meet this year’s Holiday Ideas Team and grab the free printable event calendars! The official Holiday Ideas Blog Hop starts Monday, November 11, with all sorts of Gift Guides! In the mean time, enjoy this round-up of the Best DIY Holiday Ideas from this year’s hosts and get started on your DIY holiday projects!

Holiday Ideas Blog Hop Kickoff

Holiday Ideas Blog Hop Hosts

Intelligent Domestications  ~  My Pinterventures  ~  Chicken Scratch That Fit Fam
An Alli Event Domestically Creative  ~  Rosewood and Grace  ~  SmartyPantsKitchen
From House To Home  ~  Happily Ever After, Etc Across the Blvd  ~  Farm Girl Reformed
Creative Cynchronicity  ~  Country Hill Cottage  ~  My Humble Home and Garden
PolkaDot Poplars  ~  Family Around the Table  ~  Domestic Deadline
Purple Hues and Me  ~  Glitter On A Dime  ~  Sparkle Living ~ Crafting Is My Therapy

As For Me and My Homestead  ~  Cookies, Coffee and Crafts  ~  The Aspiring Home


Practically Homemade  ~  The Fresh Cooky  ~  Simply Inspired Meals 
Love My Little Cottage  ~  Mom Home Guide  ~  Faeries and Fauna  ~  Blogghetti
Nourish and Nestle  ~  My Family Thyme  ~  Simple Nature Decor
Interior Frugalista  ~  Elle Marie Home  ~  DIY Adulation  ~  Through My Front Porch
Weekend Craft Our Crafty Mom  ~  For the Love of Food  ~  Tikkido
Home on the Corner  ~  Adventures of a DIY Mom  ~  My Hubbard Home  ~  Hello Central Avenue
Harbour Breeze Home This Autoimmune Life  ~  Creative Ramblings
Radiant Pearl Living  ~  Super Mom – No Cape  ~  Little Vintage Cottage  ~  Christmas Tree Lane

Get the FREE November and December Holiday Ideas Blog Hop Calendar at the end of the post.

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50 Ideas to Jump Start Your Holidays

Holiday Decor Projects

Holiday Signs

Best DIY Holiday Ideas - Rustic signs 1

Best DIY Holiday Ideas Signs 2

Misc. Holiday Decor

Best DIY Holiday Ideas Decor 1

Best DIY Holiday Ideas Decor 2

Holiday Wreaths & A Tree

Best DIY Holiday Ideas Wreaths

Best DIY Holiday Ideas - Wreaths 2

Best DIY Holiday Ideas Wreath 3

Crafts

Best DIY Holiday Ideas Crafts 1

Best DIY Holiday Ideas Crafts - Wood Christmas Tree Signs and rustic luminaries

Ornaments & Tree

Best DIY Holiday Ideas Ornaments 1

Best DIY Holiday Ideas Ornaments 2

Best DIY Holiday Ideas Ornaments 3

Best DIY Holiday Ideas Ornaments 4

Games

Best DIY Holiday Ideas Games

Gift Ideas

Best DIY Holiday Ideas Gifts 1

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Recipes

Best DIY Holiday Ideas Recipes 1

Best DIY Holiday Ideas Cookies

 

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These awesome ideas to jump start your holidays will have you rockin’ around the Christmas tree in no time! Start planning everything you need to make, decorate, eat, and play for the best holiday yet. Be sure to download the event calendars below so you know when to check back for even more new inspiration!

Hope you enjoyed these holiday ideas. Remember to check back on November 11 for Gift Guides!

Printable Holiday Ideas Blog Hop Events Calendar

Print these Holiday Ideas Blog Hop Calendars and stick them on your fridge! It’s a great way to have all the holiday topics and post dates!

Just click on the image to view and print out the November and December Holiday Ideas Blog Hop Event Calendars.

November Holiday Ideas Blog Hop Calendar

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Easy and Beautiful DIY Druzy Jewelry Set

Sometimes creating your own beautiful and unique jewelry is exactly what you need for some fashionable self-care. First, of course, you get the recharge from crafting and creating. Secondly, you get the mood boost from looking beautiful in your new jewels. This DIY druzy jewelry set is the perfect set to create when you’re a busy mom short on time.

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Even though I rarely wear jewelry, I still love a beautiful piece. When you wear pieces so rarely, it becomes something special that you do for yourself. Even adding a simple statement necklace to jeans and tee-shirt can boost your self esteem quickly and easily.

That’s why I think all moms should learn to make their own jewelry. Simple designs are best when you’re just starting out. Luckily, that’s exactly what this DIY druzy jewelry set is. There’s no complicated measuring or creations. Simple thread and glue and you’re done.

 

Pink Druzy Jewelry Set

Before you get started with jewelry making, you need to invest in a small tool set. I love and use this one from Bead Landing. It’s inexpensive but has everything you need to get started. Keep your tools together in a small bag or plastic box so that they don’t get mixed up with your other tools. I recommend using your jewelry tools only for creating, not on any household project or improvements.

 

Beads and Glue Next to Earring Posts

DIY Druzy Jewelry Set Materials

 

Pink Druzy Beads

Step 1

First, open and un-string your natural stone beads.

 

Pink Druzy Beads Glued to Earring Posts

Step 2

Then choose two of the smallest natural stone beads and glue them to the earring posts with E6000. The stones are heavy. That is why you want the smallest ones in the set otherwise the earrings may be too heavy.

Step 3

Set the earrings aside to dry for at least 24 hours. Make sure they are stable during drying so that the beads don’t slide off.

Tip:

 

Druzy Bead next to Piece of Metal

Wire Threaded Through Bead

Step 4

Next, cut a small length of wire and thread it through the hole in a third natural stone bead. The size of this one isn’t important. Choose the largest for a statement pendant or another small one for a daintier jewelry set.

 

Twisted Wire Threaded Through Bead

Twisted Wire Hanger on Bead

Twisted Wire Hanger on Bead with Excess Wire Removed

Step 5

Then wrap the wire around itself as pictured to create an attachment for your jump ring. If there is any excess, trim it off with the wire cutters in your jewelry tool set.

Step 6

Open your jump ring with pliers from your jewelry tool set.

 

Bead with Jump Ring Attached to Wire Hanger

Step 7

Next, attach the jump ring to the wrapped wire on your bead with flat nose pliers.

 

Pink Druzy Pendant on Chain

Step 8

Lastly, slide your created pendant onto your silver chain and enjoy!

 

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Close Up of Pink Druzy Earrings

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This DIY druzy jewelry set is absolutely beautiful! What’s even better is that it’s the perfect jewelry set for beginners to make. A few tools is all you need to get started and, more importantly, it’s a self care 2-fold. That’s pretty incredible when you think about it. So get ready to rock your next outing in style (even if it’s just to the grocery store).

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Candy Flavored Homemade Lip Gloss Recipe

Tired of the kiddos stealing all of your lip balm? Surprise them with their own special lip gloss with this candy flavored homemade lip gloss recipe! It’s inexpensive to make, easy to personalize to your child’s tastes, and makes a great gift.

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Of everything that could drive you crazy about being a mom, it’s always the little things that seem to be the worst, right? For me, it’s the kiddos messing up my lip balm. I don’t mind them using it if they ask and then hand it back to me to close when they’re done. Of course, that’s not how it goes most of the time.

My kids are constantly getting into my lip balm in my purse. I get super annoyed grabbing my Burt’s Bees and finding it messy and destroyed because little hands got to it. Part of the problem is they don’t twist the balm back down after they use it. Instead, they smash the lid back on and slip it into my bag.

These candy flavored homemade lip glosses are stored in small lidded pots instead of twist tubes. That makes them more kid friendly plus the containers are reusable. No more destroyed lip balm in your purse. Let your kiddos have their own lip gloss and leave yours alone.

 

Open Watermelon Lip Gloss Next to Rainbow

Container of Cocoa Butter Petroleum Jelly next to Empty Cups

Candy Flavored Lip Gloss Materials

 

Petroleum Jelly in Plastic Cups next to Mica Powder

Step 1

First, add a small amount of cocoa butter petroleum jelly into 1 container per flavor you are making.

 

Close Up of Rose Mica Powder On Top of Petroleum Jelly

Step 2

Next, add some cosmetic grade mica powder on top of the petroleum jelly.

Note:

 

Close Up of Brown Mica Powder Mixed in Petroleum Jelly

Step 3

Stir your mica powder into the petroleum jelly with a wooden popsicle stick until it is well combined.

 

Flavored Candy Oils

Root Beer Lip Gloss in Small Container next to Wooden Stick

Watermelon Flavor Mixed into Rose Colored Jelly

Step 4

Add in 5-10 drops of your candy flavoring oil after your mica powder is mixed into your petroleum jelly. Then mix the oil into your lip gloss thoroughly.

 

Package of Small Storage Containers

Watermelon Lip Gloss in Small Container

Step 5

Lastly, after you’ve mixed your lip gloss, scoop them into the small lidded containers.

 

Watermelon Lip Gloss Next to Decorative Lid

Step 6 (Optional)

Top your container lids with stickers or cabochons to label the flavors.

 

Close up of Open Root Beer Lip Gloss

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Is it really kid-friendly if it’s not delicious? Um, no. This candy flavored homemade lip gloss recipe has it all. It moisturizes dry lips and has a hint of shimmer. It smells and tastes delicious plus it’s stored in a totally kid-friendly container too! These make great party favors, stocking stuffers, or basket stuffers for kids because you can whip up a large batch in no time at all.

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