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Wrapping Up Christmas

Amanda {Burlap & Denim} — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 17:23:53 +0000

Last week I was in line at Costco when a woman came up to me and asked me what I thought of the wrapping paper she was debating buying. It was bright green with little cartoon animals all over it. Honestly, I was taken aback when she asked me what I deemed a very "personal" question. I stuttered "It's .... cute". Then I proceeded to explain to her that I choose my Christmas wrapping paper to match my holiday decor. That was NOT what she was expecting, she shrugged me off like I was some type of major weirdo. Since I have very thick skin and confidence in my ability to "Wrap up Christmas" I left determined to keep up my tradition and start wrapping up all of the presents that were hidden throughout my house. When I am wrapping Christmas presents, I like to lay out all of my supplies on our kitchen island. I Read more [...]

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Christmas Morning Caramelized Baked French Toast

Amanda {Burlap & Denim} — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 18:49:21 +0000

Nothing says Christmas morning like Caramelized Baked French Toast. It is a sweet sugar fest for the senses. I also love that you can prep it the day before, pop it in the oven Christmas morning and enjoy a warm tasty breakfast together (unlike crepes where I'm standing over the griddle while the kids are crying "more" before I've even tasted one). Click HERE for the PRINTABLE RECIPE Ingredients: 1 Loaf of French Bread 6 Eggs 1 1/2 cups Milk 1 1/2 cups Half and Half 2 tsp Vanilla Extract 1 tsp Ground Cinnamon 3/4 cup Butter 1 1/3 cups Brown Sugar 3 tbls light Corn Syrup Start by cutting the french bread into 6 long strips. Then with kitchen shears, snip off chunks of bread until the entire loaf is in a greased casserole dish. Set aside (since I live in a dry climate, I leave it uncovered to allow the bread Read more [...]

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Oh Deer! Christmas Mantle

Amanda {Burlap & Denim} — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:02:43 +0000

So I was loving all of the faux taxidermy found all around the internet. I searched for life sized paper mache, plaster, even gilded deer heads. They were all very expensive, $150 plus. Then, since I live in a prime hunting state, I figured I'd check our local classifieds at KSL.com. I looked up taxidermy and that's when I fell in love with this buck. The owner was asking $50...yep, $50 for the REAL DEAL! We met up at a convenience store and she pulled it out of the back of her Jeep. It was even prettier than the pictures on the web. I was giddy the whole way home. As I began showing it to friends, family, and anyone who would listen I started getting a lot of street cred among people I didn't know were hunters. They all seemed a bit dissapointed when I told them I bought it off of KSL. Ha ha. I'm definitely NOT Read more [...]

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Trimming The Tree {Champagne & Neutrals}

Amanda {Burlap & Denim} — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 17:40:01 +0000

So earlier this week I shared my Christmas Tree crate. Today I'm going to share with you my entire tree. I changed it up this year and went with a natural, neutral, burlap, and champagne theme. I started by putting my tree in the crate. Then I wrapped burlap fabric around and around the entire tree. Then 5 champagne tinsel garlands that I picked up at Target this year. I LOVE these. They are almost matte and the perfect mix of silver and gold. Next I added the driftwood garland that I made earlier this year. I love the natural wood element infused into my very faux tree. I should have added my Merry Christmas burlap ribbon now, but I forgot and added it at the end working it in around the ornaments. I continued by layering in all of my ornaments. On the left are collected pinecones that I simply Read more [...]

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Shipping Crate Christmas Tree Stand

Amanda {Burlap & Denim} — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 21:55:10 +0000

Artificial Christmas tree or Fresh Cut? I'm Artificial all the way. And, if I'm not hosting a Thanksgiving feast, I like to put it up the week before Thanksgiving. Yep, I'm one of those people. Don't get me wrong, I respect the bird, but why not enjoy your Christmas tree as long as possible, another reason I love artificial. This year was no different. I was so excited to put my tree up this year, mostly because of a crate that was repurposing. I made a usual stop at our local ReStore and purchased a huge classroom chalkboard. I had to pull around to the back for the guys that work there to load it in my van. That is when I spotted this amazing crate. It was huge, wrapped in plastic, and stacked out in the yard. I asked the guy loading my chalkboard how much it was. He said "how about $5". I went Read more [...]

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