The end of the holiday season usually brings on a dread of a long winter. Taking down all of your twinkly lights, packing away the Christmas tree, and removing garland to reveal a bare mantle is something most people do not look forward to. I try and avoid it as long as possible. We leave everything up in our house until Orthodox Christmas on January 9th (even though we celebrate it on December 25th as Roman Catholics). My excuse is that the season is still happening. I think that’s just long enough to stretch out the joy that turning on the Christmas tree every morning brings me. However, decorating for winter can be done! Pretty soon I will be decorating for Valentine’s Day, but in the meantime, a nod to winter will do just fine.

Today, I am sharing the items I got for Christmas that are perfect for the homemaker! Similar items are linked below in case you want to snag yourself a late Christmas present!