12 Days of Christmas Holiday Linky Party

I have had so much fun hosting this wonderful party and featuring so lovely ladies with awesome posts.  In case you missed it here is a recap of everything that took place over the last 12 days.

DAY 1:
Christmas Yummies - Everything Under the Moon
Reindeer Food - Midwestern Sewing Girl

DAY 2:

Fancy Nancy Tutu - Blissful and Domestic

Christmas Headband - Triple Tasking

DAY 3:

Craft Spoon Snowmen - One Artsy Mama

Letters to Santa - Lacey in Love

DAY 4:

DIY Christmas Cards - Serenity You

Card Display - Everything Under the Moon

DAY 5:

Lemon Scrub - With a Shot of Brandy

Santa Earrings - Family Ever After

DAY 6:

Holiday Hair Clip - Pitter and Glink

Christmas Card - The Letter 4

DAY 7:

Cookie Tradition - Lovingly Thrown Together

Glitter Ornaments - The Grant Life

DAY 8:

Ornament Medley - Lisa's Craft Blog

Snow Glitter Ornaments - Everything Under the Moon

DAY 9:

Felt Circle Tree - Our Wonderfilled Life

Holiday Apothecary Jars - The Turquoise Piano

DAY 10:

Christmas Wreath - Bablings and More

Christmas Garland - Funkytime

DAY 11:

Joy - Crafty, Scrappy, Happy

Book Page Trees - Passionately Perfect

DAY 12:

Snowflake Lanterns - Everything Under the Moon

The True Meaning of Christmas - Throwup and Theology

Now it's your turn!!

Share with us all of your holiday projects!!

The rules are the same as our weekly linky party but here is a reminder:

1. Be a follower of Everything Under the Moon.

2. Post the Bedazzle Me Monday button somewhere on your blog. It doesnt have to be in the actual post. Just anywhere on your blog is perfect.

3. We would love to see all kinds of artistic, crafty, and clever projects, photos, and food but please no giveaways, links to other linky parties, or stores. Please link to the actual post and not just your blog.

4. Try to visit a couple of the other link ups!! We all love visitors, new followers, and super sweet comments :)

5. Have fun!!!
There is one addition.  It must me holiday related!!

**Please be sure to follow the rules! It's not fair to others who are the following the rules. Thanks :) **

Thank you all for being a party of our holiday celebration!!

Now let's party!!!

12 Days of Christmas - The True Meaning of Christmas

{Throwup and Theology}


Lauren reminds us to keep Christmas and all that it stands for forever in our hearts!!


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The True Meaning of Christmas

The Jones Family 1st Christmas Picture

Christmas is coming!  Christmas is coming!  I feel like shouting it from the rooftops and screaming like the crazy “Target lady” in the commercials, “It’s here!  It’s here!”  Christmas is my favorite time of year.  Of course, I love the cookies, gingerbread houses, the movies, the garland, the decorations, the trees and the festive music.  I’m extremely excited this year because this is my first Christmas as a Mommy.  Although my little one is only 8 months old, I can’t wait to make Christmas cookies with him, decorate our house and watch him open presents.  It’s going to be a high time in the Jones house this year.

However, with all of these great festivities going on, it can be easy to forget what Christmas is really about.  If you don’t believe me, just Google “Black Friday Walmart fights” and see how many people fought as if their lives depended on it for $1.88 towels and $2 waffle irons.  I know times are hard, but come on. Is this what Christmas is about?  Getting the best deal or buying things that we really don’t need?

I’m so glad that one of my favorite cartoons takes time out to tell children what Christmas is really about—the birth of Jesus Christ. 

http://youtu.be/DKk9rv2hUfA

My favorite verse in the Christmas story is Luke 2:14 (NKJV), “Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace, goodwill toward men!”  What does that mean?  It means that in a world filled with evil, turmoil and unrest, you can have peace in Jesus Christ.  It means that in Christ, God will extend his favor to you or “Goodwill towards men.”  I don’t know about you, but that gives me peace when I think about my future and the future of my son. 

This week while we were driving home, a car lost control coming in the opposite direction and swerved towards us.  My husband stopped and we could do nothing but pray.  The car stopped two or three feet from hitting us head on.  My husband, my baby and I could all be dead or seriously injured, but God!  The situation frightened me, but it strengthened my faith and peace in Christ.  Come what may, we are in God’s hands!  That’s what Christmas is about—remembering what God did and continues to do for us.

I know that there are a lot of exciting things going on this season, but let’s not forget the true meaning of Christmas and share it with our loved ones.  Getting a good deal is fun, but at the end of the day, a towel is not going to do anything to enhance your joy or peace.

Merry Christmas!



12 Days of Christmas - Snowflake Lanterns

Are you guys enjoying the party?!! We still have another awesome post to come and a linky party so stick around :)

Now to the lanterns... 

I wanted something wintery to light up my home and accentuate some of my Christmas decor. I had seen a few lanterns done with lace that I loved but I wanted to give something a little bit different a try.  That's when I came up with this.


First I went to Michael's in search of a perfect snowflake stencil and I came across this snowflake scrapbook paper. Perfect!! 

I taped it around the jar to get it to hold and then...

...out to the yard to spray paint in the cold!

...and Tada!

So SUPER simple! ...and pretty :)

They glow beautifully and after lighting them a few times, the stencil actually got even more pronounced.

Hope you enjoyed!! Stay tuned for one more awesome Christmas post and don't forget to link your holiday project to the 12 Days of Christmas Holiday Linky Party tomorrow!!

12 Days of Christmas - Book Page Tree

{Passionately Perfect}

Gorgeous and simple Christmas trees right out of a book. Sherika shows you how!!


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Hello everyone,  I'm Sherika over at Passionately Perfect! I'm so excited to be sharing with you today for the 12 days of Christmas holiday party! This year I challenged myself to spend less money on Christmas decor, So I'll be showing you Christmas trees made out of books....it doesn't get any cheaper than that!

While my mom was visitng for Thanksgiving, she showed me how she use to make Christmas trees out of paper! Her and her brothers did this because back then spending money on Christmas decor was unheard of!

For this project you can use a paperback book or a magazine. I used both.

Start by folding the pages.

First, fold the top right corner toward the spine to form a right angled triangle.

 Next, fold the remaining half toward the spine as well!

Then, cut off the bottom pieces of the book so that it will be able to stand up alone.

A little time consuming, but very easy!

Some gold spray paint, a star and ribbon and here ya go!!

Hope everyone has an awesome weekend!

Merry Christmas!!

12 Days of Christmas - Joy

{Crafty Scrappy Happy}

Words of Christmas wishes perfectly displayed! Let Jaime show you how!!

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Hello Everything Under the Moon Friends and Fans!!!

It is so so nice to meet you and to get to spend the day with you!

I am so honored to be a part of this wonderful Christmas blog event!

My name is Jaime and I am the voice behind a crafty blog called

Crafty Scrappy Happy.

And my blog is about all things Crafty, DIY, Up-cycled and Decor related.

I am so excited to share my sweet and simple Christmas craft with you today!

It was simple to make all you need is:

-shipping tags

-vintage printing press letters

-a versa mark ink pad

-embossing powder

-a normal ink pad

-a heating tool 

-ribbon

-a frame

-background scrapbook paper

-annnnnnd a typewriter (if you have one) 

All I did was stamp the JOY with normal ink followed by the clear versa mark ink.

Then sprinkle on embossing powder and heat it with the embossing tool until you have a nice shiny sheen to your letters!

I then added "joy to the world" under the JOY big letters with my typewriter---just because anything I make with my typewriter makes me super happy.

Then I just added ribbon, to the tags and just stuck the tags to the glass of the frame with glue dots!

Sweet and simple----

I think that is what holiday decor is all about!

Thank you again for letting me hang out with you today!!!!