Merry Christmas and BEE PARTY #44

Merry Christmas!

Hi Friends, who else is enjoying this beautiful season? Our 6 kids make sure we're kept busy with concerts and other various activities, but I wouldn't have it any other way. Focusing on my family helps bring the Christmas spirit into my life, and I love it. I look forward to a few days off from school, where we can spend more time together. I hope you are all enjoying your holiday season, and are busy with loved ones too!
I want to thank you so much for sharing all your creativity each week, I am inspired by you all. Please remember that I repost and repin your link-ups and I also try to comment on as many of them as time allows. Please help me out by browsing through the other link-ups; consider commenting on your favorites and bring a smile to each other's day!  

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Christmas Day falls on Monday this year, so I will be taking some time off to be with family and friends. But, as an end of year gift, I will be leaving this week's BEE PARTY open an extra week until  December 29. 

New Year's Day also falls on Monday, so for that week only, the BEE PARTY will post on Tuesday, January 2, of 2018.  The rest of the year will resume it's usual spot, opening on Monday mornings 8 AM MST.  I hope to see you in the new year!

Here's this week's FEATURES:

This is an adorable Roasted Christmas Tree from The Boondocks Blog,

I love all the gifts nestled in the pan, so sweet!

Oranges are everywhere this time of year and Comfort Spring shares so many ideas 

on Christmas Crafting With Dried Oranges. Check it out!

Paper Seedlings has done it again! 

These Quilted Christmas Cards are perfect for this festive season. 

Thank you, Somewhat Simple for sharing an amazing Gingerbread Hot Chocolate recipe!

I can't wait to try it out. 

These beautiful Ice Luminaries from Sew Historically are amazing! 

So pretty.

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BEE PARTY #43

I look forward to seeing all your posts each week, and am excited to see what kind of festive posts will turn up this week.  It really is a highlight of my week to host this gathering.

Thanks for sharing all your creative projects and  please remember that I repost and repin your link-ups and I also try to comment on as many of them as time allows. Please help me out by browsing through the other link-ups; consider commenting on your favorites and bring a smile to each other's day!  

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Here's this week's FEATURES:

Of Faeries and Fauna livens up the tree with this Polar Bear Christmas Tree Ornament.

White House Crafts makes gift giving fun with these Santa Suit Gift Tags.

Sew Historically shares how to make your own eco-friendly Snow Pine Cones.

Burlap and Blue sweetens up the holidays with these Gingerbread Snowflakes.

Lilia Craft Party brings some color to the holiday with this Christmas Baby Crochet Set.

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Joy to the World... {Frame it! Friday}

I love the music of Christmas, most especially the Chritmas hymns. The Christmas season really is a wonderful to to reflect on the birth of our Savior, and Joy to the World is one of my favorites. 

This week's {Frame it! Friday} is in honor of that sacred event. 

This printbale is free, simply print, frame and enjoy throughout this joyous season!

Merry Christmas!

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BEE PARTY #42

I look forward to seeing all your posts each week, and am excited to see what kind of festive posts will turn up this week.  It really is a highlight of my week to host this gathering.

Thanks for sharing all your creative projects and  please remember that I repost and repin your link-ups and I also try to comment on as many of them as time allows. Please help me out by browsing through the other link-ups; consider commenting on your favorites and bring a smile to each other's day!  

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Here's this week's FEATURES:

Across the Boulevard shared a recipe for Crock Pot Hot Cocoa. 

My Husband Has Too Many Hobbies made these Ribbon Christmas Trees.

Made by Demi created this DIY Advent Calendar Wreath.

Blowing Away Out West designed these fun Christmas Forest Friends Printables.

Simple Nature Decor shared this DIY Christmas Tree Craft.

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It's Almost Christmas at BEE PARTY #41

I am in the mood for Christmas!

I look forward to seeing all your posts each week, and am excited to see what kind of festive posts will turn up this week.  It  reeally is a highlight of my week to host this gathering.

Thanks for sharing all your creative projects and  please remember that I repost and repin your link-ups and I also try to comment on as many of them as time allows. Please help me out by browsing through the other link-ups; consider commenting on your favorites and bring a smile to each other's day!  

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Here's this week's FEATURES:

Invite Frosty into your home this year with this adorable Snowman Hat from Across the Boulevard.

The Kitchen is My Playground shows us hot to make these amazing Slow Cooker Cranberry Meatballs, the perfect appetizer for your holiday party.

The Boondocks Blog  shows us how to make these Rustic Christmas Star Ornaments. 

(Check out the fun Ornament Blog Hop while you're there too!)

Need Christmas Cards? Paper Seedlings made this fun Reindeer Cards. 

Repurpose and Upcycle shared this amazing, yet simple DIY Christmas Wreath.

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Frosty's Baby Picture... {Frame it! Friday}

"I suppose it all started with the snow. You see, it was a very special kind of snow. A snow that made the happy happier, and the giddy even giddier. A snow that'd make a homecoming homier, and natural enemies, friends, natural. For it was the first snow of the season. And as any child can tell you, there's a certain magic that comes with the very first snow, especially when it falls on the day before Christmas. For when the first snow is also a Christmas snow...

Well, something wonderful is bound to happen."

-Narrator, Frosty the Snowman

Frosty the Snowman is a favorite holiday movie at our house. As such, I made this fun winter printable for this week's {Frame it! Friday} to add into our holiday decorations. I love Frosty's Baby Picture, and what to share it with all of you.

This printable is free, just print, frame and enjoy.

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Have a Holly Jolly Christmas... {Frame it! Friday}

Isn't this time of year wonderful? I am really getting into the holiday mood now that it's almost Christmas. (It doesn't hurt that we are having flurries here today, snow always gets me in the holiday mood!) I love the traditional red and green decor, and so I made this fun Holly Jolly Christmas sign to go in my home. 

In the spirit of giving, I'm sharing it with you, too!

This printable is free, just print, frame and enjoy.

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All is Calm, All is Bright... {Frame it! Friday}

Some of my favorite moments in the holiday season come at the end of the day, when the house is still and quiet, and the lights are glowing softly. Sometimes I even listen to my favorite Christmas hymns and carols. It is a great time to sit and reflect on the birth of our Savior. 

This week's {Frame it! Friday} printable is perfect to display in your home, and remind you of that precious night so long ago. I hope your holiday season is off to a great start!

Merry (early) Christmas!

This printable is free, just print, frame and enjoy it!

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Christmas is Coming!

Christmas is coming and we are so excited over here at My Busy Beehives! 

This year I have decided to offer some of my holiday favorites at my online store, 

Bear Hugs and Beehives. 

(Click on this link to be redirected to the store!)

Remember to order soon to have your items before December!

Here's what you'll find at the store...

JINGLE BELL DOOR SIGN

Welcome visitors to your door with this fun, cheerful jingle bell sign.

 CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN FRAME

Countdown to Christmas with this snowflake themed, reusable chart. 

Available in RED and GRAY

or 

GREEN and WHITE.

 CHRISTMAS RIBBON BOOKMARKS

Christmas Ribbon Bookmarks make great gifts for friends and neighbors, 

and are great stocking stuffers, too!

Quick and Easy Friend and Neighbor Gifts

Need a quick and easy, last minute gift for someone? Simply print and frame one of these free Christmas printables! Wrap it up, or tie a ribbon around the frame and you're all set! (Simply click on the images here to be redirected to each page and the print file.) Merry Christmas!

You might also try one of these Christmas ribbon bookmarks! 

Milk and Cookies for Santa... {Frame it! Friday}

Tomorrow is Christmas Eve and that means that it's almost time to break out the milk and cookies for Santa. Print, frame, (add a plate of cookies and milk!) and let Santa enjoy his midnight treat. Merry Christmas! 

To print, click HERE

(FYI this is formatted to fit a 5x7)

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Christmas Stockings

This year I made new Christmas stockings for my family. I have been planning this project for quite a while and had decided on making quilted stockings. I just love how homey and classic they look. I decided that I wanted them to coordinate but not be exactly the same so I used the same fabric for them all, but different patterns. I'd like to say I took meticulous step by step photos throughout the process, but I worked on them a little bit at a time, over the course of several months, and didn't always think to take photos. I have a newfound appreciation for all the quilters out in the world. It is a lot more challenging than you'd think, and took a lot longer than I'd expected. It was all worth it in the end though, I am in love with these new stockings! 

(...and a great big thank you to my two sisters who helped me cut out linings and "think" through the assembly process, and to the sweet lady who used her embroidery machine to put our names on the cuffs for me. I couldn't have done it without you!)

Here's all 8 of them! 

...and the stockings were hung..

This is the lining. It took me forever to figure out how to assemble everything so that I wouldn't have any exposed seams. This tutorial from Cluck Cluck Sew helped so, so much!

Here is the what the back looks like.