A Holiday Haven

Friday

Father's Day Breakfast Tray

A fun black and white breakfast tray for Father's day with a cute shirt and tie napkin fold.

We start with a shot of espresso, which is always a must when waking dad up early.

Added some flowers from the garden.

A photo of our kiddos in their 'we love dad' shirts from last father's day.

The breakfast food we will bring in and set up on a separate wooden tv tray next to the bed.

And a fun fathers day shirt and tie napkin fold:

To fold this napkin:

See the step by step instructions:

CookFromTheHeart

Wednesday

Dad T-Shirts

Easy no sew T-shirts for Father's day.

I was inspired by THIS post at A Girl With A Gluegun. Go look and come back, I'll wait.

I changed it a little to make it even simpler.

I love dressing my children in holiday clothing, but think it is wasteful to buy clothing that they will probably only wear that one day. With this idea you can buy one in-expensive t-shirt and redecorate it until they grow out of it.

I started by printing out some letters which I then traced onto an old pair of black jeans.

I left a little bit of material on the edges to fold under.

Pinned and ironed on highest setting.

Removed pins and used hot glue all around the underside edges and glued to shirt.

And here they are!

The wiggly little bunch of them :)

We are ready for Father's day.

After Father's day is over the letters are coming off and some flags are next.

Tuesday

14 Tips For Hosting Thanksgiving Dinner.

A few tips if you have the honor of hosting Thanksgiving this year:

Take the time to plan your menu. A good menu before you go shopping keeps you from running back out to the stores before they close Thanksgiving night.
Make sure to add to your shopping list extra eggs, butter, flour, sugar, and anything else you may need for baking.
The average Thanksgiving meal for 10 costs around $45. (According to CNBC for 2009)
Plan your time too. How long does each dish take to make?
Do as much as you can the day before, or if you work, two evenings before. Many things such as pies, breads, vegetables, stuffing, will keep just fine in the fridge for two days and then only need reheated on Thanksgiving. This allows you to relax and enjoy your company on the holiday.
Ask your visitors to bring a special dish. This cuts down on your work, saves money, and adds to the conversation. And visitors usually love to bring a dish.
Thaw that Turkey! The general rule for thawing in the refrigerator is 1 day for every 5 pounds. So a 10 pound turkey should be put in the fridge 2 days in advance. A 25 pound Turkey should be put in 5 days in advance. And if your are brining the Turkey it will need to be even earlier.
Turkeys are wonderful brined.
Have Thanksgiving just before your regular dinner time instead of noon or 2pm. This gives you the time you need to prepare a feast but still allows enough time to clean up afterwards.
Make sure you have something to cook the turkey in and a serving platter.
Think about decorations. Does the table cloth need ironed? Do you have a centerpiece? Candles?
Buy or make ice.
Have something for children to do. A small craft, board games, movies (like Charlie Brown Thanksgiving or Pollyanna)
Keep your Thanksgiving menu and recipes from year to year.