Cozy Christmas Decor

When it comes time to celebrate the holidays, I love arriving at my mom and dad's house! 

Their cozy Christmas decor makes me feel right at home, and I'm excited to share some inspiration with you.

Today, I will let the photos speak for themselves:

Cozy Christmas Decor

Merry Christmas, Friends!

For a glimpse in to my holiday decor, check out this Rustic Christmas Home Tour:

How to Create Peppermint Candy Ornaments

How to Create Peppermint Candy Ornaments

To create these adorable peppermint ornaments, round up the following items:

A Baking Sheet

Parchment Paper

Cooking Spray

[Metal] Holiday Cookie Cutters

1 Bag of Peppermint Candy

A Toothpick

Begin by laying a sheet of parchment paper out on your baking sheet. 

Then place your metal cookie cutters on top of the parchment paper. 

Spray the inside of each cookie cutter with cooking spray.

Place unwrapped peppermint candies inside each cookie cooker - As many as each will hold.

(For some of the empty spaces, we filled them in with crushed pieces of extra peppermint candies.)

Bake in a 350 degree oven for approximately 10 minutes. The original instructions we found recommended 3-5 minutes, but with ours, that did not seem to be enough time. Just watch your oven and when your creations begin to look like this, you're ready to go! 

After taking them out of the oven, immediately use a toothpick to create a holes that will allow you to hang your ornaments using ribbon or twine. 

As your ornaments cool, they will begin to look like this! 

If you just want to use them for this season and this discard, you're all set to hang! 

However, if you're wanting to keep them for a number of years, you will want to seal them with specialized spray.

They are so, so cute! Kids love making them! 

Looking for a super easy Christmas treat? Try this Christmas Trail Mix!

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Pioneer Woman's Peppermint Fudge

In past years, I have never attempted to make fudge, but I was overwhelmed by the idea! I was positive that mine would not turn out, so I steered clear of any and all fudge recipes...praying that someone else would bring the fudge to the holiday parties...for me to enjoy, of course. 

However, when I saw Pioneer Woman's Easy Peppermint Fudge Recipe, I decided to give it a try! 

It really did look easy to do, and it was!

Begin with a bag of chocolate chips and a small can of sweetened condensed milk.

Melt the chocolate chips (all of them!) in your double boiler - stirring in the entire can of sweetened condensed milk.

Once this mixture is completely melted/stirred together, evenly pour it out in to a foil-lined pan. 

I use a 9x13 pan or baking dish.

Top this mixture with a heaping helping of Andes Peppermint Crunch Baking Chips.

*You can also use crushed peppermints, but I like the softer texture of these baking chips. 

Allow the fudge to sit in the fridge for a few hours (or overnight), then slice and serve...or eat yourself. 

How to Make Christmas Trail Mix

I have heard this concoction called all different kinds of things...Reindeer Food...Trash Can Mix...I'm honestly not sure what to call it...so I'll call it "Christmas Trail Mix". 

How to Make Christmas Trail Mix

This treat is so easy to make - My pre-schooler loved being a part of adding ingredients to the bowl and folding the mixture together! 

An entire bag of red & green peanut M & Ms is the perfect way to start!

These Christmas pretzels were a fun addition - I probably used half of a large bag. 

Then I added about a half of a box of Rice Chex cereal.

I tossed these goodies around in a large bowl.

In a double boiler, I melted half of a package of white almond bark, then drizzled it over the mixture. I tossed it all together to coat and then spread it out on wax paper to dry. 

This is one of the easiest Christmas treats I've ever made...

...and it looked adorable packaged up in these cupcake boxes. 

Give this a try and let me know what you think!

Your crew will also love making these Peppermint Candy Ornaments - So fun!

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The PERFECT Wrapping Paper

Looking for the perfect wrapping paper? 

Paper that's not just for the holidays but can be used all throughout the year?

This gigantic roll of wrapping paper can be found at Lowe's...

and when I say it's gigantic, it has A LOT of paper on it!

There are so many beautiful ways you can decorate packages wrapped in brown paper.

Do a quick search on Pinterest - gorgeous ideas!

(Grab a roll of twine as well - It looks great tied on brown paper.)

Check out some these ideas!

How sweet are these 8 Gift Wrap Ideas from Cosmo Cricket?

I love these natural looks from my paradissi!

How gorgeous is it paired with bold black ribbon and these tags from Jones Design Company?

Adding photos? Perfect idea from Homestead Revival!

Tim Holz chose some super sweet embellishments!

I love Lia Griffith's textured look - achieved by wrinkling!

I can't get enough - neither can Hello Bee!

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Peppermint Sugar Cookies

If you're looking for a holiday treat that is fun and festive yet easy to make, these Peppermint Sugar Cookies are perfect!

To make life easy, pick up a bag/box of pre-mixed Sugar Cookie mix - unless, of course, you have a homemade recipe you'd prefer to use for this step!

Also pick up a bag of Hershey's Candy Candy Cane Kisses, and let your little ones help you unwrap them! (Be prepared...your kids will eat half of the Hershey's Kisses.)

As soon as your warm sugar cookies come out of the oven, plop one of these little yummies on top of each one! Let your little ones help you do this step as well!

P.S. Your kids will probably eat most of the cookies, too.

Have you ever tried dipping your Nutter Butter cookies in chocolate?

If you haven't, please let me encourage you to do so immediately!