I’m of the opinion that life should be celebrated – that’s one of the reasons why I scrapbook. I love simple celebrations and I’m inspired by the seasons and events that mark our everyday lives. Here are some of my favorite holiday and seasonal ideas:
ST. PATRICK’S DAY (Saturday March 17, 2012)
EASTER (Sunday April 8, 2012)
EARTH DAY (Sunday April 22, 2012)
MOTHER’S DAY (Sunday May 13, 2012)
FATHER’S DAY (Sunday June 11, 2012)
HALLOWEEN (Wednesday October 31, 2012)
THANKSGIVING: (Thursday November 22, 2012)
HANUKKAH: (December 8-16, 2012)
CHRISTMAS: (Tuesday December 25, 2012)
Guide to Great Gift Giving:
24 Days of Holiday Inspiration:
- December 1 - Decorate your computer desktop
- December 2 - Make a photo mosaic
- December 3 - Daily Photos and December Daily
- December 4 - Gifts to Give and Receive
- December 5 - Gifts to Make
- December 6 - Treats to Eat
- December 7 - Ready, Set, Shop!
- December 8 - Watch a festive movie
- December 9 - Holiday music
- December 10 - Wrapping presents
- December 11 - Scrap the holidays
- December 12 - Wear something festive
- December 13 - make something
- December 14 - Christmas "tag"
- December 15 - Review the past
- December 16 - Display holiday memories
- December 17 - Decorating details
- December 18 - Letter from Santa
- December 19 - New pajamas
- December 20 - Neighbor gifts
- December 21 – Hanukkah
- December 22 - capture the memories
- December 23 - laugh!
- December 24 – enjoy
Memories of Christmas:
Take a trip with me down memory lane as I document my memories of Christmas. Each entry has prompts included to help you record your own seasonal memories. Here's an index to the posts I've done so far:
- 2010 – a Grand cold!
- 2009 - a heart attack and other holiday memories
- 2008 - race to IKEA and grocery store Santa
- 2007 - the food poisoning incident
- 2006 - the storm of the century (in Albuquerque)
- 2005 - purple tinsel and a Chevy Chase Christmas
- 2004 - first Christmas in our current house
- 2003 - a surprise trip to Texas
- 2002 - the year I went digital (photography)
- 2001 - in search of the elusive Christmas card family photo
- 2000 - so many Santas!
- 1999- Hubby hogs the mike
- 1998 - a painted treasure
- 1997 - boxes are more fun than presents
- 1996 - the diagnosis
- 1995 - the most organized Christmas ever
- 1994- the least organized Christmas ever
- 1993- baby's first Christmas (and I have no photos!)
- 1992- a game of Risk
- 1991 - young and in love
- 1990 - anxiously engaged
- 1989 - college student
- 1988 - collecting holiday china
- 1987 - first year of college
- 1986- traditions with my brother
- 1985 - bedridden
- 1984 - my first boyfriend
- 1983 - singing all over the place
- 1982 - treasures from my Mom
- 1981 - No longer an only child at Christmas
- 1980 - a brother on the way
- 1979 - 2 by the tree
- 1978 - Russian flu
- 1977 - a new guitar
- 1976 - Cousins at Christmas
- 1975 - All I want for Christmas is my 2 front teeth
- 1974 - Mrs. Beasley & the big pink dinosaur
- 1973 - Farmington
- 1972 - I think this was 1972?
- 1971 - The year I decided I hated Santa
- 1970 - I'm on a banana
- 1969 - My first Christmas
December Daily / Project Life Album:
- My approach to combining Ali’s December Daily + Becky’s Project Life
- December 1-3, 2011
- December 4-8, 2011
- December 9-10, 2011
- December 11-12, 2011
Other Christmas posts:
- Getting an early start on gifts
- Festival of Trees 2009
- December Daily digital ingredients
- Lego holiday village
- Treat Time! (Reindeer Bark recipe)
- Kids December Daily fun
- Gingerbread houses
- It isn’t a season, it’s a feeling
- Stuffed animals make it more festive
- One horse open carriage
- December Daily scrapbook pages
- Christmas scrapbook pages
NEW YEAR’S EVE & NEW YEAR’S DAY
CHINESE NEW YEAR (Monday January 23, 2012 – Year of the Dragon)
SUPER BOWL (Sunday February 5, 2012)
VALENTINE’S DAY (Tuesday February 14, 2012)
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