Happy New Year and Happiness Is Homemade

Happy New Year Everyone, hard to believe another year has passed us by and 2023 is literally around the corner. There has been so many great features shared with us every week and I truly hope Y'all continue sharing into 2023.

Have a Happy New Year. 

For those whose missed out last week's party, you can check it out here

New Years Features

Lets start with the obvious shall we, an amazing Tablescape. Decorative Inspirations has shared a creative and fun New Years Eve Table. I am in love with this concept and will be pinning this to my boards for future inspiration.

Declutter in Minutes

Next up is a perfect post for starting the New Year Fresh. Declutter in Minutes shares some great tips for actually Decluttering our Christmas Ornaments.

One way to reduce holiday stress is to declutter your holiday decorations while you’re on your way to decorating your home.

If you have difficulty deciding what decorations to let go of and want to know how to start decluttering, check out this guide to help you declutter your holiday decor easily.

Punch Tin Lantern

Starting 2023 with some sustainable inspiration. Upcycling and recycling are very important to me so I adore this Punch Tin Lantern idea from Sum of Their Stories. How pretty is this and it saves a can from the garbage so double win.

New Years Eve Treats

Rounding out this weeks features is some tasty treats from Hunny I'm Home. She is entertaining this year for the New Years Celebrations so that involves food obviously. When you’re hosting a NYE Party you have to have plenty of delicious recipes to serve your guests! Whether you’re celebrating at home or with your friends, you can’t go wrong with these adorable New Years Eve treats. Since they’re no bake snacks, they’re quick and easy to make. And when you add some gold and silver decorations on top, they’re the perfect way to celebrate the new year.

Special Feature

And y'all know how hard it is to limit our features because there are always so many awesome options. So I always have to give an additional shoutout to something that just captures my attention. '

So this week there were so many amazing recipes and I thought I should share a few but truth be told the holidays are coming to an end and the schedule from Organized Motherhood just kept claiming my attention. When and How to use a Cleaning Schedule just spoke to me this week. (food will be shared next week I promise)

On to the Party!

Thank you for joining us this week whether you are a blogger sharing your latest posts OR a reader enjoying all of the inspirational shares!  Don’t forget to drop by and say hello to all our hostesses, they always appreciate your visit! Here are all of our hostesses at Happiness Is Homemade!

Linda @ A Labour of Life

Sinea @ Ducks ‘n a Row

Beverly @ Eclectic Red Barn

Katie @ Love My Messy Messy Mess

Mel @ Décor Craft Design

Niki @ Life as a Leo Wife

Would you like to be a part of Happiness Is Homemade? We are looking for hostesses to join our team. If you are interested, please email any one of the Happiness Is Homemade hostesses and let them know. We would love to have you join our party.

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Happy New Year and Thursday Favorite Things

Welcome to Thursday Favorite Things Party

Happy Thursday. I hope you had a blessed Christmas and now we are on to the New Year. Do you have some celebrations planned for the New Year? We usually stay home and have a nice dinner at home. 

What ever you do, please be safe and have a wonderful 2023. Looking forward to seeing you all in the new year.

I gathered some new year ideas and dishes that might inspire you. 

Many of my features come from your comments. Don't forget to leave our Linkup Number or Post Title so I can find you and you might become one of my features for next week. 

Cheesy Potatoes and Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop

Welcome to Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop!

Welcome dear friends.  I hope you had a fantastic Christmas holiday. Mine was fabulous. The weather was cold and that made it feel like the holidays, but now I am ready for it to warm up. lol!

I made these cheesy potatoes for Christmas and wanted to share them with you. They were a new take on an old classic recipe.

Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes

On to the party!

Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes

Make classic scalloped potatoes extra creamy with cheese. We love scalloped potatoes, but this time I decided to make it a little different. Nothing like bringing together melty PHILLY Cheese, grated Parmesan and thinly-sliced red potatoes in this creamy, cheesy dish the whole family is sure to love.

I was lucky to get one picture of these potatoes before they dived in. 

Merry Christmas and Happiness Is Homemade

Happiness Is Homemade Party

Merry Christmas! Welcome to Happiness Is Homemade Link Party.  What a special day. I hope your day is joyous and that you are blessed. I know that this storm has caused a lot of severe cold and outages. Be safe and stay warm. 

Before we start with the party, let's celebrate our featured posts from last week!

Featured Posts

Cabinet Door Upcycle: DIY Reversible Christmas/Welcome Porch Sign

This beautiful painted cabinet door comes from The Vixen's Den. Such a creative way to upcycle a cabinet door into a Christmas decoration.

Christmas Potpourri 

A cute Christmas potpourri to spice up your Holiday! It's coming from one of our host, Linda - A Labour of Life.

How to Make Stovetop Potpourri Christmas Gift Jars

Who wouldn't want to receive this lovely Potpourri Christmas gift from Kristie - Love My Little Cottage. Find out how she made it.

6 Ways to Make Snow Globe Cookies

Ann's Entitled Life has these adorable Snow Globe Cookies. Perfect for Holiday's treats.

Bonus Featured Post

A Classy New Year’s Eve Table

A New Year Dinner Party will look amazing with this table arrangement from Decorative Inspirations.

On to the Party!

Thank you for joining us this week whether you are a blogger sharing your latest posts OR a reader enjoying all of the inspirational shares!  Don’t forget to drop by and say hello to all our hostesses, they always appreciate your visit! Here are all of our hostesses at Happiness Is Homemade!

Linda @ A Labour of Life

Sinea @ Ducks ‘n a Row

Beverly @ Eclectic Red Barn

Katie @ Love My Messy Messy Mess

Mel @ Décor Craft Design

Niki @ Life as a Leo Wife

Would you like to be a part of Happiness Is Homemade? We are looking for hostesses to join our team. If you are interested, please email any one of the Happiness Is Homemade hostesses and let them know. We would love to have you join our party.

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Eggnog Biscotti and Thursday Favorite Things

Welcome to Thursday Favorite Things Party

Happy Thursday. As the holiday approaches, I am so grateful for so many things and one of them is all of you. Each week I look forward to seeing all of your lovely posts and I am so blessed that you share them with us.

I have chosen some wonderful features for you that might be of interest as you finish your holiday shopping, wrapping, decorating and baking. I hope you enjoy them.

Many of my features come from your comments. Don't forget to leave our Linkup Number or Post Title so I can find you and you might become one of my features for next week. 

Cheer for Eggnog Biscotti

Well, I wasn't going to make cookies this year, but then a friend stopped by and brought me a bottle of eggnog. 

So, when given eggnog, make biscotti. The recipe calls for both eggnog and rum, but this already had it in there, actually bourbon. The recipe makes a lot so I will give them to my neighbors - adults only. I will make something for the kids. You could always make these with just eggnog and no liquor. 

Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop

Welcome to Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop!

Welcome dear friends. Here we are only a few more days to Christmas. My daughter took me out to lunch today and then we looked in the stores of our small town. It was a lovely day. Since I have been done for a few weeks, we just enjoyed looking. 

The weather was nice but it looks like we will be having a cold Christmas here in Florida although most of the country will be cold as well. I keep telling people, I might be making snow angels after all. lol! Try and stay warm!

Have a very blessed Christmas!

On to the party!

Wooden Tree and You're The Star

Happy Monday! Well, we only have 6 sleeps until Christmas. Are you excited? I am. A little sad that in 7 days it will all be over. However, the meaning of Christmas lives on everyday. 

I am wishing you a very blessed Merry Christmas. 

Welcome to week#3 of the December 2022 "You're the Star" Blog Hop!

Before we continue onto the Linky party I wanted to share this post from my blog:

Decorated Wooden Tree

WELCOME to FAMILY feature week of the
December 2022 "You're the STAR" blog hop!
Meet your FAMILY week Cohosts 

This week is FAMILY feature week
Swing by the Family hosting team's blogs:
Michelle @ Moms Are Frugal
Kris @ Kris and Larry . com

Lisa @ Lisa's Everyday Life

Fiona @ Dolly Dowsie

This is a month long Linky party featuring YOU!

There will be 4 different features each week and 4 different feature categories.  Just to be clear - this is NOT a themed party - you may link up ANY family-friendly blog posts any day of each month. 

The "theme" occurs in our weekly features:

WEEK#3 FAMILY - parenting, fitness, health, finances & inspirational (this can include anything about children like: education ideas for children, also self help, beauty etc -  anything family friendly)

(These features were chosen from the November 2022 "You're the STAR" blog hop)

Happy Homemaker in Texas by My Journey Back

Sunday Psalm 6 by A Satisfied Spirit

Getting Organized for Christmas by Comfort Spring

How I Lost 31 Pounds by Debbie-Dabble Blog

If you've been featured then please grab a STAR button below:

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All Hosts/CoHosts will post this blog hop on every Monday of each week.

Please link up your family friendly blog posts below!

It wouldn't be a linky party with YOU!

(IMPORTANT NOTE: by linking up you understand that you might be featured next month and if so, we will use some of your photos from your post - rest assured - we will always link back to your lovely blog.  We might also share your fantastic posts on social media.  Also, you may link up as many family-friendly posts as you like & YES - other blog hops &/or giveaways are welcome {giveaways and blog hops will NOT be featured though}  Thank You & ENJOY! )

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Celebrating Christmas on Happiness Is Homemade

Happiness Is Homemade

Happy Sunday! Welcome to Happiness Is Homemade Party - Celebrating Christmas! Super excited for this festive month, we  have so many ideas and inspirations from DIYs, decors, crafts to recipe for Christmas and New Year! Let's be merry and join the party!

For those whose missed out last week's party, you can check it out here, Before we start with the party, let's celebrate our featured posts from last week!

Featured Posts

Embracing the Magic of the Holiday Season on your Table

Beautiful different Christmas tablescape ideas from Decorative Inspirations. Which color scheme is your favorite?

2022 Christmas Home Tour – Snowflakes and Fair Isle Decorating Ideas

Simple in red and white Christmas decor by Calypso in the Country is going to give you more inspirations for this coming Christmas.

FAKE GINGERBREAD HOUSE DECORATIONS FROM DOLLAR TREE

Cute Christmas decoration from Art & Classy is surely easy to make and budget friendly.

Quick and Easy Felt Hoop Ornament for Christmas

This adorable Christmas decoration is coming from Creatively Beth. Find out how she make it!

Bonus Featured Post

Elf Cookie Recipe

It's cute, it's festive and it's perfect for Christmas treat! get the recipe at Crystal and Comp

On to the Party!

Thank you for joining us this week whether you are a blogger sharing your latest posts OR a reader enjoying all of the inspirational shares!  Don’t forget to drop by and say hello to all our hostesses, they always appreciate your visit! Here are all of our hostesses at Happiness Is Homemade!

Linda @ A Labour of Life Sinea @ Ducks ‘n a Row Beverly @ Eclectic Red Barn Katie @ Love My Messy Messy Mess Mel @ Décor Craft Design Niki @ Life as a Leo Wife

Would you like to be a part of Happiness Is Homemade? We are looking for hostesses to join our team. If you are interested, please email any one of the Happiness Is Homemade hostesses and let them know. We would love to have you join our party.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter and view

Candy Canes and Thursday Favorite Things

Welcome to Thursday Favorite Things Party

Happy Thursday. Only 10 more days until Christmas. I am getting so excited. We are to have cooler weather this weekend, so that will definitely put me more in the spirit. 

I thought I would give you some awesome food ideas for your holidays and some decorating ideas if you could still use some, or save them for next year. 

Hope your holiday is going well so far. Enjoy your days.

Decorated Candy Canes

Many of my features come from your comments. Don't forget to leave our Linkup Number or Post Title so I can find you and you might become one of my features for next week. 

Cranberry Scones and Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop

Welcome to Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop!

Welcome to the party. I am so happy you stopped by. Do you realize that there are 12 sleeps until 

Christmas? Are you excited? I am. I feel like it was so far away and now it seems to be coming in fast. 

I am trying to enjoy each day. What about you? 

Still decorating, baking and wrapping? I know you will get it all done.  While you are waiting, I hope you check out some of the fabulous posts this week. 

Do you need something sweet for Christmas? Maybe these Cranberry Scones will make you smile.

On to the party!

Pallet Wreaths and You're The Star

Happy Monday! Christmas is coming very soon. I always get so excited. I have everything done and I have been enjoying the time. We have gone out to dinner and walked around to see the lights. It is very festive here, even though it is Florida and no snow. 

Our small town decorates like you wouldn't believe and the shops stay open on the weekends and there always seems to be some activity going on. 

I hope you are enjoying getting ready for Christmas. 

WELCOME to the second week of the December 2022 "You're the Star" Blog Hop!
Before we continue onto the Linky party I wanted to share from my blog:

Pallet Snowflake Wreaths

Snowflake Wreaths and Happiness Is Homemade

Happiness Is Homemade

Happy Sunday! Welcome to Happiness Is Homemade Link Party - Christmas Ideas! Super excited for this festive month, we're going to have so many ideas and inspirations from DIYs, decors, crafts to recipe for Christmas and New Year! Let's be merrier and join the party!

I am sharing these wreaths that I made for the front door out of pallet boards. 

Snowflake Pallet Wreath

For those whose missed out last week's party, you can check it out here

Decorated Blocks and Thursday Favorite Things

Welcome to Thursday Favorite Things Party

Happy Thursday. This month is flying by and Christmas will be here before we know it. I did my cards and mailed my packages yesterday. Then I wrapped my presents and put them under the tree. 

I am so excited to be done. I am still deciding on whether or not to make cookies. I like to bake but I don't like all of those sweets being around. How to you feel about all of those desserts? Do you bake?

If you stopped by my DIY Sled Tray, you saw these decorated vintage blocks with trees. I created a post so you can make you own set. I hope you check it out.

Molds, Blocks and Trees

Many of my features come from your comments. Don't forget to leave our Linkup Number or Post Title so I can find you and you might become one of my features for next week.