Hey, guess what? Savvy Housekeeping is now on Facebook!
To start out, I put up some best-of posts that you can view in this album.
Starting Monday, I’ll start putting the most recent posts as updates on Facebook, much like I already do for Twitter. That means, if you “like” the page, you can use Facebook to keep track of all the recent happenings around here.
I usually roll my Christmas lights and pile them in a box. They don’t get tangled, but it’s kind of a mess nevertheless. As they say on those Made-For-TV commercials, there has to be a better way.
Here are three ideas for storing Christmas lights:
Wrap Around Cardboard Tubes
[Image courtesy teachingkidsisfun.com]
One idea is to wrap the Christmas lights around a cardboard tube, either a tube from the wrapping paper or toilet paper rolls. Not only does it seem like it would work well, it’s a great way to recycle cardboard tubes.
Wrap Around Cardboard
Or, as Martha Stewart suggests, you can wrap Christmas lights around pieces of cardboard. Simply cut the cardboard out and wrap. I tried this one year and decided it wasn’t worth the trouble for me, but it might work for others.
Put In Plastic Bags
[Image courtesy Home Improvements Depot]
Finally, try putting each Christmas light in a plastic bag. You wrap as normal, put the light in the bag, and place in a a box. The idea is that the plastic keeps the lights from getting tangled and allows you to label what’s inside. You can use ziplock bags or recycle plastic shopping bags.
How do you store Christmas lights?
I have to admit I’m fascinated with this PicNYC Table from Haiko Cornelissen Architecten. The folded lightweight aluminum table is designed to grow real grass on the table top, thus simulating the outdoor experience of picnicking outdoors in your own dining room.
Like any lawn, this table sounds like a lot of work, requiring watering, proper light, and of course “mowing,” or trimming the grass. On the bright side, spilling a glass of water at the dinner table is no longer a problem.
So yeah, not the most practical table in the world, but it would be a cool way to bring nature indoors. Or even better, this would be an awesome patio table, assuming (rather ironically) that it can survive outside.
So as I mentioned before, there are going to be a couple of changes around here, and all for the better of Savvy Housekeeping. The first of these changes is the new Kids category. As you can probably tell from the title, this category is for anything child or motherhood related. There are two major reasons for this:
1. I realized I already have a lot of child-related posts and it made sense to make it into its own category.
2. I am pregnant! Baby Savvy is due in May. So naturally, I’m going to be more interested in everything baby/mother-related and will want to share.
You can peruse the existing Kids posts by clicking here if you are so inclined. Here are a few that stood out to me:
Turn A Wardrobe Into Secret Playroom
Turn An Old Nightstand Into A Play Kitchen
Have A Child’s Drawing Made Into A Plush Toy
Tis the season for organizing. I spent a couple of hours yesterday organizing my office, and I have three rooms still to go. Yikes.
Anyway, you could buy your storage bins in the store, or you could make your own. Case in point, Awesome Sauce & Asshattery has a post on turning old diaper boxes into storage bins. All it takes is cutting the boxes up, gluing them together, and then covering with paper or other decorative material.
I especially like that since you are making your own storage bin, you can shape it to fit any of your organizing needs. I just got a big box yesterday, so I might give this a try.
Happy 2012!
Last year when I went over What To Do With Leftover Champagne, I wish I had known about making homemade marshmallows with champagne, like this recipe from Brave Tart.
The recipe uses almost a bottle of champagne. According to the site:
Chop some up to mix into raspberry ice cream, dip them in chocolate, or simply roast ‘em on a stick over an open flame for a “champagne toast,” if you’ll forgive the pun.
And here I’ve come to the last post of the year. I’m going to Kentucky for Christmas, so I will not be updating again until 2012. I hope you all have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Blogging will resume on Monday, January 2, 2012. I have big plans for this blog next year, so I’ll see you on the other side of the holidays.
Check out these Peppermint Meringue Cookies from Skip To My Lou. Don’t they look good? Not to mention festive for the holiday season.
They would also make good last minute Christmas gifts. [Craft]
These Reclaimed Wonderland glasses from Birkiland are tea cups attached to the stems of wine glasses. This wacky design can be used for tea OR wine, so you see they are really great multitaskers for your entertaining needs.
For some reason, these glasses costs $50 each, but you know what? They remind me of the Christmas cake plates I mentioned in the 10 Fast DIY Christmas gifts, which are half plates and candlestick holders that have been glued together.
I wonder if you could take a similar approach with this idea. Hmmm… [re-nest]
Wassail punch is an traditional alcoholic drink that people were given when they went wassailing, or caroling, to people’s house. The punch typically incorporates apple cider, according to Wikipedia: “Historically, the drink was a mulled cider made with sugar, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg and topped with slices of toast.”
Toast? I don’t know. However, “modern recipes begin with a base of wine, fruit juice, or mulled ale, sometimes with brandy or sherry added. Apples or oranges are often added to the mix.”
There are lots of Wassail Punch recipes floating around, but I’m intrigued with this on using beer from the BBC’s “Victorian Farm Christmas.”
But if using beer as a base for a punch sounds odd, here’s a Wassail Punch Recipe using apple cider instead. Plus bourbon!
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