What better way to celebrate the holidays then through decorating!!

Christmas is a time to spend with family and friends; enjoying the obnoxious Christmas music and over indulging in cookies and fudge. The fun thing about this Christmas is that it is my first Christmas with my husband!  We worked hard on making our apartment our own.  We wanted to make sure that the apartment was decorated the way that we dreamed it, not how our parents decorated our houses growing up. 

Taken at Grandma's House by Jason Plante

The next couple of pictures are from out holiday this year.  We went to my grandmother's house and decorated cookies with her and my sister.  The lower pictures are of our apartment; minor things that we done to share our holiday cheer!

Gingerbread man!

I am not Jewish but the holidays do not only mean Christmas, but Hanukkah as well...

I had bought my decorations from Target after Christmas last year, therefore, I only spent $15 in all for my decor!

Our yearly cookie decorating with Grandma...

The wreath was made by me, using left over ribbon from my wedding and left over bulbs that did not have room on my tree to adorn.

I hope that everyone has a great Holiday season!  Be safe, be happy, be merry!

Fabric Softener!

The weather outside is frightful, but the fire is so delightful...but what they don't mention is the static that is in the air during the holiday festivities!  There is a simple answer to static problems.  Though, it might not help with your static hair, this recipe will help your clothes stay static free and soft on top of it all! I honestly don't see the point in buying fabric softener or dryer sheets when I already have everything in my house to make my own fabric softener.  Therefore, here is a recipe that I found online for fabric softener.

Ingredients: Water, White Vinegar, Baking Soda, and Essential Oil

In a pot pour in 1 cup of baking soda

Add 6 cups of vinegar...make sure to stir in between eat cup because it will fizz up.

Stir it all together...

Combine 8 cups of water to the mixture...

15 drops of essential oil...I used Lavender oil...

Mix it altogether, then pour the mixture into a gallon sized container...I use glass because it keeps things better than plastic usually does.

Voila!!!  Use 1 cup of softener with each washer load...

This fabric softener keeps clothes from being static and there is no need for dryer sheets!  I also have a friend that said that she uses plain baking soda or vinegar instead of adding it all together like I just showed you.  Either way, it is a cheaper alternative to buying name brand softeners that do the exact same thing to your laundry.

This recipe is from frugal-living-now.com