Tag Archives: holidays

Holiday Card Display Ideas

Posted on December 14, 2015 by feltsocute

I love sending holiday cards. I love to display the cards we receive even more. Now that we are in the New Old House our previous method isn’t working for us, so I came up with something new this year. One … Continue reading →

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Classic Hanukkah Decorations

Posted on November 23, 2015 by feltsocute

Hanukkah starts early this year {first candle lighting is December 6th} so we opened up the Hanukkah bins and started our decorating so we could enjoy some holiday sparkle as long as possible. One of the big changes in The New Old … Continue reading →

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My Most Favorite Thing

Posted on August 8, 2012 by feltsocute

I have waited all summer for this week. Do you know what it is? It’s New Agenda Week! {While Hallmark seems to have created a holiday for almost everything they haven’t for this yet – so patent pending!}  As a Mom, I … Continue reading →

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A Rather Atypical Mother’s Day

Posted on May 13, 2012 by feltsocute

Well this was definitely one for the memory books! For Mother’s Day today we spent the day at school, where Little Cutie competed in a Sumo Wrestling Tournament!   She’s been participating in the Sumo Club for a few weeks, and … Continue reading →

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Gotta Love a Sugar Buzz

Posted on February 6, 2012 by feltsocute

It’s almost Valentine’s Day, and there’s nothing a bunch of little girls love more than a day filled with sugar! So I invited a few of The Cuties’ friends and their Mommies over for an afternoon of decorating cookies.  I … Continue reading →

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Good Fortune for Girlies

Posted on January 31, 2012 by feltsocute

The Cuties love to open fortune cookies after Chinese food, but often the existential and sometimes obscure nature of the fortunes leave them a wee bit disappointed. So when I saw this DIY fortune cookie project from Martha {don’t you … Continue reading →

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A Hanukkah Dolphin Swim

Posted on December 24, 2011 by feltsocute

For a couple of years now, our tradition has been that Cute Husband and I give The Cuties an “experiential” present as our Hanukkah gift. Last year was a trip to Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut where we participated in a … Continue reading →

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Festival of Lights, Apartment-Style

Posted on December 15, 2011 by feltsocute

I narrowed the Hanukkah decorations down to a single Rubbermaid bin for the trip across the world and last week we unpacked it and set to work. Cute Husband was a bit baffled by this effort as we will be … Continue reading →

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A Great Miracle Happened Here

Posted on December 8, 2011 by feltsocute

And by that I mean I hand sewed something. Seriously, this project was untouched by my beloved glue gun, I swear to you.  Trust me, there were times I was tempted.  Because as usual, the idea in my head was … Continue reading →

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Tiptoeing into the Holidays

Posted on November 27, 2011 by feltsocute

Thanksgiving has come and gone rather quietly in Tokyo.  No national holiday.  No days off school or work.  No Black Friday shopping extravaganza.  Just a delicious buffet at the American Club with many of our friends and fellow Expats where … Continue reading →

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