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Just popping in to share a bit of journal keeping I’m working on. Aside from this blog, I’m not much of a record keeper but I do wax nostalgic from time to time and yearn for something tangible to remind me of days past. The Christmas season often brings about a bit of yearning for …
I love the every classic snowman. The tradition of creating a simple and wonderful character out of nature’s snowstorms makes for lots of magic and wonder. I wanted to capture just a bit of that wonder in these simple DIY snowman ornaments, perfect for children of all ages to make. I started with a pre-made …
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! And here at Mer Mag that means it’s the most wonderful time of year to make and create! We’ve always liked to craft our Christmas and these are just a few of our favorite things we have made in years past. Hopefully they will help inspire you …
It’s no secret that we love toys here at Mer Mag. And beautiful, functional toys at that. We love to make them, purchase them and most importantly we love to play with them! This time of year I love to scour online shops for special toys that my children will engage in and love – …
Friends I’ve got rolls to get working on, veggies and dip to buy and family gatherings in the works! How is your Thanksgiving holiday going so far? Well It’s about to get even better as I share with you an exciting online blogger event, 24 Merry Days! For 24 days, 24 bloggers are giving away …
Hi friends! I’m so ready for this Thanksgiving holiday week, aren’t you? I wish I could be with family in Colorado but we are here with family and that is great too. And we have a little Christmas tree craft to share with you that will be perfect for you and little ones to work …
This year I really wanted to be sure we did the Christmas card thing and that we did it right. I always love what the designers over at Minted do so I knew I wanted to start there. We immediately fell in love with this Joyful design, by Carrie ONeal, and knew right away that …
So yes, we are well into January…and visions of pink and red are on the horizon with the holiday of love just around the corner…but I’m just a wee bit in denial that the Christmas season is indeed over (we finally took our tree down and put away our Christmas records *insert sad tear here*). …
It’s a serious winter wonderland outside right now. And that can only mean one thing…that it’s time for snowman building!! And OK, yes the authentic frolicking in the snow and assembling Mr. Frosty with mittens and frostbitten noses is a great way to go…but I’m thinking once that is through, we need to come indoors …
Merry Christmas from all of us over here at Mer Mag! I hope you had a most lovely holiday and are gearing up for a great new year. This year has been incredibly good to us and we feel blessed to have shared it with all of you. We have so much fun in store …