NewlyWoodwards

an unconventional home

A yellow and turquoise untraditional holiday table

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Since I didn’t host Thanksgiving, we are transitioning to Christmas at the Woodwards. I took this challenge with the hope of making our holiday table coordinate with the dining room colors – grey, yellow and turquoise. Particularly importance since the majority of my boxes and boxes of holiday decorations are red. So, this is what I […]

Snapshots of Christmas 2011

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Before I get to Christmas, I just have to thank you all for your wonderful and encouraging words about our baby news yesterday. I never anticipated such an huge outpouring of support, but I really appreciate each and every comment and email. I had a permasmile on my face yesterday. I’m just so grateful for […]

Merry Christmas

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Merry Christmas from the NewlyWoodwards! Hope your day was both merry and bright! Here’s the blog reveal of the Christmas card for 2011. 5×7 Folded Card View the entire collection of cards. (Thanks again to Shutterfly for the help with the cards this year.)

(A gift of) Mason Jar Candles

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The final speedy handmade gift is this mason jar candle. My friend Rebecca and I made these last month and they ended up being pretty simple (but very messy). We gave them to coworkers and other friends. We used small mason jars for the vessel (although you could use anything). Rebecca picked up the wax […]

(A gift of) Carrying casseroles

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I’m super excited to be over at Maybe Matilda today sharing some of my top homemade gifts. Please visit and leave me some comment love? And in the spirit of handmade gifting, here’s another handmade gift for Christmas. This is another fast project that you really could finish before the holidays. I was done with […]

(A gift of) Upcycled mittens

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Since we celebrated the holidays with Ryan’s family last weekend, I have several quick-to-make gifts to share before Christmas this year. I know Christmas is only a few days away. But, I promise you that my homemade gifts are quick gifts. I may have even made these items within 24 hours of gifting them. (I’m […]