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Christmas Traditions Blog Tour

December 3, 2014 By Meegan 8 Comments

Happy Wednesday!  Welcome to the Christmas Traditions Blog Tour!

I am excited to be here with some of the most talented bloggers I know.   We are each taking a day this week to tell you about our Christmas Traditions.

Thanks to Rachel at Like a Saturday for hosting and organizing this fabulous Christmas Traditions Blog Tour.

Christmas Traditions Tour

AND, if you are here from visiting Carrie at Lovely, Etc. a VERY special welcome to YOU!

Christmas Traditions by What Meegan Makes

I love traditions at Christmas Time.  I love the traditions we have had in our own family for the last 37+ years.

While raising a family with seven children, there were many traditions our children expected.

I am going to share just of few of them today.

I hope you will sit back relax and enjoy our family Christmas traditions.  AND, maybe create a few of your own along the way.

Snow Globes

 My Hubby collects Christmas snow globes and music boxes, so each snow globe has a music box inside. We have 20+ snow globes at our last count.

DIY Silver Nativity Set

 I collect Nativity sets.  I started out as a young bride receiving my first one.

We have several all around our home during December.

Christmas tree by meeganmakes.com

 Another Christmas tradition is to decorate our Christmas tree right after Thanksgiving.

Wedding Chrtidtmas Ornament

 My grandma made us an ornament with one of our wedding pictures on it, for our first Christmas.

It has a special place front and center on our tree EVERY year.

Vintage Snow Angels

My vintage Christmas angels are from the 30s.  They are a part of our Christmas traditions every year, as well.

Placing them in a glass carafe, with Epsom salts adds a Wintry effect.

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We have plenty of candy canes on hand.  The 21 grandkiddos love that!

Simmering Citrus Spice Potpourri

One family tradition at Christmas Time, is my Simmering Citrus Spice Potpourri.

Simmering Citrus SpicePotpourri

 It’s so easy to make:

{Meegan’s Holiday Simmering Citrus Spice Potpourri}

You will need:

fresh oranges (sliced)

fresh tangerines (cut in half)

lemons (optional)

cinnamon sticks

cloves

1 tsp REAL Vanilla

3 cups water

Simmering Citrus Spice Potpourri Perfect for the Holidays

Your home will be filled with a fresh citrus aroma throughout the Christmas season.

I use mine about 3 days straight.  Adding more water as needed. And keeping it in the fridge at night.

I hope you will try it as one of your new Christmas Traditions soon.

Christmas Traditions by What Meegan Makes

Your next stop on the Christmas Traditions Blog Tour will be with the talented Kelly Rowe from LiveLaughRowe.

She is sharing a wonderful recipe for a Holiday Gift Cake.  I have no doubt that is is SO delish!

I am happy you stopped by today.  Have fun on the rest of the Christmas Traditions Blog Tour.

 Meegan

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Comments

  1. Barb Rosen says

    December 3, 2014 at 7:14 AM

    What a wonderful way to celebrate Christmas – I love all your traditions. I’ll bet your whole family looks forward to sharing them with you each year!

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  2. Anita from Cedar Hill Farmhousea says

    December 3, 2014 at 7:28 AM

    So inviting, and I love your idea of the simmering scents.

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  3. Kylie Rose says

    December 3, 2014 at 7:55 AM

    That potpourri looks DIVINE! Good enough to drink after it makes the house smell amazing ;) Thanks for sharing your traditions with us, Meegan!

    xo,
    Kylie

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  4. Rachel says

    December 3, 2014 at 8:22 AM

    Your decor is all so beautiful! I especially love those sweet little angels. Thank you for sharing! :)

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  5. diy180 says

    December 3, 2014 at 5:45 PM

    Meegan,
    I love your Christmas decor. Its lovely

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  6. Sarah @ An Inviting Home says

    December 4, 2014 at 1:45 PM

    Meegan, I can imagine how yummy that citrus spice potpourri smells like! I love all of your special traditions! :-)
    ~Sarah

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  7. Carrie says

    December 6, 2014 at 5:10 AM

    I love all your traditions – they definitely make me want to find some more that work for our family! I especially love that you all collect snow globes and nativity sets – such fun things to collect and pull out every year!

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  8. Katie @ Upcycled Treasures says

    December 8, 2014 at 8:28 AM

    Wow, it must be so much fun to have such a large family and I love all of the traditions you shared, not to mention that wedding ornament is absolutely beautiful! I’ll have to try out that potpourri recipe, thanks for sharing and happy holidays!

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