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The Very Best Holiday Ideas

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by Kathleen Pope Jul 28, 2023

I AM “that girl”, yup, the one who plays Christmas music in October! By the time November rolls in, I am beyond excited for the holiday season! This year, I am honored to join 55+ amazing bloggers in the 12 Days of Holiday Ideas Blog Hop with over 50 of the Very Best Holiday Ideas. Recipes, DIY crafts, Advent Calendars, Gift Guides, Printables and more!

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It’s the fifth year of the Holiday Ideas Blog Hop! If you aren’t familiar with this annual blog hop, it’s a 4 week event where 50+ bloggers share Christmas ideas 3x a week. Scroll down to meet this year’s Holiday Ideas Team and grab the free printable event calendars! The official Holiday Ideas Blog Hop starts Monday, November 11, with all sorts of Gift Guides! In the meantime, enjoy this round-up of the Best DIY Holiday Ideas from this year’s hosts and get started on your DIY holiday projects!

Holiday Ideas Blog Hop Kickoff

Holiday Ideas Blog Hop Hosts

Intelligent Domestications  ~  My Pinterventures  ~  Chicken Scratch  ~  That Fit Fam An Alli Event  ~  Domestically Creative  ~  Rosewood and Grace  ~  From House To Home  ~  Happily Ever After, Etc  ~  Across the Blvd  ~  Farm Girl Reformed Creative Cynchronicity  ~  Country Hill Cottage  ~  My Humble Home and Garden ~  PolkaDot Poplars ~  Family Around the Table  ~  Domestic Deadline Purple Hues and Me  ~  Glitter On A Dime  ~  Sparkle Living ~ Crafting Is My Therapy ~  As For Me and My Homestead  ~  Cookies, Coffee and Crafts  ~  The Aspiring Home Practically Homemade  ~  The Fresh Cooky  ~  Simply Inspired Meals  Love My Little Cottage  ~  Mom Home Guide  ~  Blogghetti ~  Nourish and Nestle  ~  My Family Thyme  ~  Simple Nature Decor Interior Frugalista  ~  Elle Marie Home  ~  DIY Adulation  ~  Through My Front Porch Weekend Craft  ~  Our Crafty Mom  ~  For the Love of Food  ~  Tikkido Home on the Corner  ~  Adventures of a DIY Mom  ~  My Hubbard Home  ~  Hello Central Avenue Harbour Breeze Home  ~  This Autoimmune Life  ~  Creative Ramblings Radiant Pearl Living  ~  Super Mom – No Cape  ~  Little Vintage Cottage  ~  Christmas Tree Lane

Get the FREE November and December Holiday Ideas Blog Hop Calendar at the end of the post.

50+ Best DIY Holiday Ideas

Holiday Decor Projects

Holiday Signs

Best DIY Holiday Ideas - Rustic signs 1
  • Christmas Wreath Sign via Creative Ramblings
  • How To Make Rustic Wood Christmas Signs via Interior Frugalista
Best DIY Holiday Ideas Signs 2
  • DIY Painted Window: Santa’s Sweet Shoppe Bakery via Nourish and Nestle
  • Rustic Wood Burned Christmas Decor via As For Me and My Homestead
  • DIY Buffalo Plaid Cozy Little Cottage Sign via Love My Little Cottage

Misc. Holiday Decor

Best DIY Holiday Ideas Decor 1
  • How To Make A Christmas Garland For Your Mantel via From House to Home
  • Painted Dollar Store Nutcracker Decorations via Hello Central Avenue
  • Gold Leaf Tabletop Christmas Trees via Sparkle Living
Best DIY Holiday Ideas Decor 2
  • O Christmas Tree You are Made of Clothespins via The Aspiring Home
  • Simple But Effective Christmas Decor via Christmas Tree Lane
  • How to Create a Hot Chocolate Bar via My Family Thyme

Holiday Wreaths & A Tree

Best DIY Holiday Ideas Wreaths
  • DIY Horse Head Christmas Wreath via Across the Boulevard
  • 3 DIY Pine Cone Wreath Ideas via Country Hill Cottage
  • DIY Christmas Buffalo Check Hoop Wreath via Domestically Creative
Best DIY Holiday Ideas - Wreaths 2
  • How to Make a Candy Cane Christmas Wreath via Farm Girl Reformed
  • DIY Mini Wreath for Kitchen Cabinets via Intelligent Domestications
  • Holiday Bleached Pinecone Wreath via Simple Nature Decor
Best DIY Holiday Ideas Wreath 3
  • Tips and How To Create A Magical Snowman Wreath via My Humble Home and Garden
  • How to Turn a Cheap Wreath into a DIY Flocked Wreath via Happily Ever After

Crafts

Best DIY Holiday Ideas Crafts 1
  • Mason Jar Christmas Centerpiece via Our Crafty Mom
  • DIY Christmas Display Box via Mom Home Guide
  • DIY Mason Jar Snow Globes via Creative Cynchronicity
Best DIY Holiday Ideas Crafts - Wood Christmas Tree Signs and rustic luminaries
  • Wooden Christmas Tree Shadowbox via Adventures of a DIY Mom
  • DIY Wood Slice Christmas Tree Sign via Harbour Breeze Home
  • Rustic Luminaries via My Hubbard Home

Ornaments & Tree

Best DIY Holiday Ideas Ornaments 1
  • Dollar Tree Rustic Mickey Ears Ornament via Elle Marie Home
  • Prairie Point Star Ornament Tutorial via Super Mom – No Cape
  • Prairie Point Christmas Ornaments via Chicken Scratch NY
Best DIY Holiday Ideas Ornaments 2
  • Snowman Wood Slice Ornament via My Pinterventures
  • Dollar Store Ornament Transformation via Purple Hues and Me
  • DIY “Glass” Dome Christmas Ornament via Rosewood and Grace
Best DIY Holiday Ideas Ornaments 3
  • DIY Mini Pallet Ornament via Domestic Deadline
  • Reindeer Ornament Kids Craft via That Fit Fam
  • Vintage Ornament Box Dioramas via Little Vintage Cottage
Best DIY Holiday Ideas Ornaments 4
  • Scandinavian Buffalo Check Christmas Ornaments via Crafting Is My Therapy
  • Flocked Buffalo Check Christmas Tree via Weekend Craft 

Games

Best DIY Holiday Ideas Games
  • Free Printable Christmas Scattergories Game via DIY Adulation
  • Gift Passing Game via Polkadot Poplars
  • Best Christmas Games For Large Groups via An Alli Event

Gift Ideas

Best DIY Holiday Ideas Gifts 1
  • Christmas Cookie Mason Jar Candles via Glitter on a Dime
  • Last Minute Gift-Orange, Cinnamon and Clove Simmer Pot via Home on the Corner
Best DIY Holiday Ideas Gifts 2
  • Shadow Box Ideas-Rolled Flowers Decor DIY Personalized Gift via Radiant Pearl Living
  • Merry Crafters Christmas Gift in a Jar via Cookies Coffee and Crafts

Recipes

Best DIY Holiday Ideas Recipes 1
  • Homemade Chai Tea Mix with Printable Gift Tags via Blogghetti
  • Gingerbread Hot Cocoa Mix via This Autoimmune Life
  • Cranberry Bliss Mimosa’s via Practically Homemade 
Best DIY Holiday Ideas Cookies  
  • Mint Chocolate Thumbprints via Family Around the Table
  • Gingerbread Cookies – Our Family Tradition! via Simply Inspired Meals
Best DIY Holiday Ideas Recipes 3
  • The BEST Gingerbread House Recipe and Free Gingerbread House Templates via Tikkido
  • Eggnog Scones with Browned Butter White Chocolate Glaze via The Fresh Cooky
  • Christmas Cookie Pecan Sandies Recipe via Through My Front Porch

Hope you enjoyed these holiday ideas. Remember to check back on November 11 for Gift Guides!

Printable Holiday Ideas Blog Hop Events Calendar

Print these Holiday Ideas Blog Hop Calendars and stick them on your fridge! It’s a great way to have all the holiday topics and post dates!

Just click on the image to view and print out the November and December Holiday Ideas Blog Hop Event Calendars.

November Holiday Ideas Blog Hop Calendar December Holiday Ideas Blog Hop Calendar

I hope you enjoyed this fun journey and you will come back often over the next couple weeks to see all that we have prepared for you!

You may want to also check out a couple of these fun holiday posts.

  • Stocking Stuffers for Teens & Tweens
  • Thanksgiving Menu + Decor

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  1. Tasia ~ two sugar bugs

    Sun, Nov 10, 2019 at 10:34 am

    So many fun ideas in this post Kathleen! I don’t consider myself very crafty, but I might try my hand at the Mason jar centerpiece. Looking forward to checking out more of these ideas!

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    • KathleenKathleen

      Sun, Nov 10, 2019 at 9:30 pm

      I don’t consider myself very crafty either!! Let’s do this!

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