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Make Holiday Guests Feel Right At Home And Happy With These 3 Creative Ideas.

Hi, Creative Friends-

The holidays are an exciting time of the year to reunite with family and reconnect with friends. If you are a bit like me, holiday house guests might be bunking up in your humble abode soon. While it’s great to have time to make memories together, hosting holiday house guests can be stressful! Here are ways to lessen the holiday hustle and…

Make Holiday Guests Feel Right At Home And Happy With These 3 Creative Ideas.

  1. Make Merry Muffins: If you following me on Instagram, you might have noticed some mouth-watering photos of these perfectly wintery Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins from the recipe site Crazy For Crust. Believe me when I say your house guests will be smitten with these muffins! They are spicy, creamy sweet, and the perfect way for house guests to feel warm and happy.

  2. Tree Of Thanks: Create gratitude by making a thankful tree together. Find a tree branch, grab a beautiful vase, and download and print this lovely fall leaf template. Cut out each leaf and write down simple words of gratitude. Watch joy spread and healthy attitudes abound as the Thanksgiving house guests read each leaf placed on the Tree Of Thanks.

  3. A Simple Arrangement: About twenty years ago a very lovely friend came to visit. She arrived late at night and was coming from a completely different time zone so we said our good nights just after saying our hellos. I went to bed and heard her up the next morning running the shower and brushing her teeth, and that’s when it hit me. I forgot to give my house guest a fluffy stack of towels. Not wanting to wake me, unfortunately, she ended up using a kitchen cloth to pat herself dry! Here is my public service announcement, make sure your holiday house guest has a giant stack of towels beside the guest bed, and to make them feel even more at home, create this DIY Simple Wintery Wreath. Fill the wreath with herbs like rosemary and make the room smell welcoming and warm. Place this sweet, little festive arrangement on top of the stack of guestroom towels, and make your holiday house guests feel right at home!

Drop me a message and let me know what you are working on or what you will do to make your house guests feel right at home.

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Keep going, creative friends!

xoxo,

Andra