Sabrina Sandoval

For the Gardner on your list...

8, Count them - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 MORE DAYS until Christmas!

I've been having a lot of fun counting down the days until Christmas this month.

If your looking to stay in the spirit until Christmas follow my Count Down to Christmas:
15 Days: In "The Bag" Gifts
14 Days: Teachers Christmas Gift Ideas
13 Days: Brown Paper Packages Tied Up with String
12 Days: Christmas Cookie Packaging at it's Finest
11 Days: Perfect Neighbor Gift for under $5.00s
10 Days: Cookie Exchange Party Ideas
9 Days: Living Front Porch
8 Days: For the Gardner on your list...

Today's project is for the Gardner on your list. Something to show them that you we're thinking specifically of them. It's not the money in this gift but the time, effort and love for the hobby that you pour into it.

I picked seeds from some of my favorite, hardy flowers in my yard. Hollyhocks, Marigolds and my very hardy mint.

I hand stamped these adorable little envelopes with what would be inside.

And plan to give these gifts to a couple of friends of mine who are Gardner's themselves.

I'm a very sentimental person when it comes to gifts. And if it's something from the heart similar to this that was from a friends yard. That will give me a season of blooms in 2016, ahhhh... that is priceless to me!

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Living Porch during December

Welcome back! As we're counting down our day's till Christmas I wanted to bring you some inspiration from my porch.

December typically means many days of below freezing temps and snow on the ground for us. This year we've been blessed with many beautiful sunny days, and that makes me want to be outside.

I added a touch of Life to our porch by using some cuttings off of our evergreens. Not only does it look beautiful but it also smells so good as you walk out the door.

I even added some cuttings to my flower pots. Much prettier than the dead flowers that we're there.

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7 Cookie Exchange Parties and Cookie Swap Checklist

10 Day's until CHRISTMAS! Can you believe it?!
If your looking to stay in the spirit until Christmas follow my Count Down to Christmas:
15 Days: In "The Bag" Gifts
14 Days: Teachers Christmas Gift Ideas
13 Days: Brown Paper Packages Tied Up with String
12 Days: Christmas Cookie Packaging at it's Finest
11 Days: Perfect Neighbor Gift for under $5.00s
10 Days: Cookie Exchange Party Ideas

As we inch closer to Christmas I've been seeing all of these super cute ideas for Cookie Exchange Parties. Perfect reason to get some friends together! As I was searching it came to mind that there needs to be a checklist for preparing the perfect Christmas Cookie Swap:

Click on the above image, save it and print.

Check out these 7 cute ideas for some inspiration

(Click on the image to go directly to the site and find printables):

http://blog.hwtm.com/2012/12/christmas-cookie-swap/

http://homeketeers.com/christmas-cookie-exchange-free-printables/#_a5y_p=2584131

http://orgjunkie.com/2014/12/christmas-planner-free-printables-roundup.html

http://howtonestforless.com/2012/11/08/cookie-exchange-party-free-printables/

http://www.thedatingdivas.com/food/girls-night-in-cookie-exchange-party/

http://ohsodelicioso.com/the-great-cookie-exchange/

http://www.somewhatsimple.com/how-to-host-a-holiday-cookie-exchange/

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Perfect Neighbor Gift for under $5.00's

Welcome to my count down to Christmas! We're on day 11 and my family has more and more anticipation each and everyday. Today I wanted to share a super fun idea for those amazing neighbors out there! We live in a very rural area and our neighbors are very spread out but it doesn't make them any less valuable to us.

I found this adorable printable HERE.

We stuffed little goodie bags with bows and tape and tied them on coordinating new wrapping paper. Such a very useful gift but presented so neatly.

Total cost of this gift:

Wrapping paper: $1.50/roll at our local hardware store.

Printable tags: Free

Treat Bags: Purchased last year for .50c

Bows: $2.00 for a large bag.

Tape: $2.50 for a package of 6 (1/2 off at Hobby Lobby).

Total for gift: Less than $5.00s

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Christmas Cookie Packaging... at it's FINEST!

Baking goes hand and hand with the Holiday season in our house! One of my favorite memories as a kid was baking cookies for our neighbors and friends, packaging them with holiday colored ribbons and taking them to those we loved.

Christmas is not about money or how expensive your gifts are. It's about celebrating the gift of the season, Jesus!

Humbly wrapping your handmade goodies in beautiful packaging shows that you truly put thought, time and energy into what you have created for those your gifting. It shows they are special to you!

These ideas are so beautiful, classy and can be created with things most of us have on hand.

EnJOY your Christmas Gifting Season!

If your looking to stay in the spirit until Christmas check out my Count Down to Christmas:
15 Days: In "The Bag" Gifts
14 Days: Teachers Christmas Gift Ideas
13 Days: Brown Paper Packages Tied Up with String
12 Days: Christmas Cookie Packaging at it's Finest
Keep coming back until the 25th as we count down the day's!

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Brown Paper Packages Tied Up With String

One of the main reasons we have the custom of giving and receiving presents at Christmas, is to remind us of the presents given to Jesus by the Wise Men: Frankincense, Gold and Myrrh.

The presents given to Jesus. This makes me stop and truly think about the Christmas season and the gifts that we extravagantly purchase for those we love. Jesus was a baby born in a stable, yet was gifted some of the greatest gifts of that time showing that people would come to worship Him.

This year as you shop, wrap and give packages to the people you care about, give gifts to remember the true "Gift" - Jesus.

If your looking to stay in the spirit until Christmas check out my Count Down to Christmas:
15 Days: In "The Bag" Gifts
14 Days: Teachers Christmas Gift Ideas
13 Days: Brown Paper Packages Tied Up with String
12 Days: Christmas Cookie Packaging at it's Finest
Keep following along at http://www.SabrinaSandoval.com

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Teachers Christmas Gift Ideas

Thanks for stopping by as I count down the day's till Christmas! Check out yesterday's post: In "The Bag" Gifts.
I'm so thankful for the amazing teachers that my kiddos have!

And with the gift giving season upon us these are super fun and practical gifts.