Christmas (gasp!!) is just a week away! If you're looking for a last minute Christmas DIY project, these Home State Prints are the perfect project!
You know, there really is no place like home for the holidays.
When our daughter Stephanie was a little girl, she loved to watch The Wizard of Oz. Now that she's all grown up, she still loves all things Oz. You know, Dorothy, may have very well been on to something when she said "There's no place like home."
Even when Lenny and I travel, I'm always looking forward to being home. We've actually been to some amazing places like the French River in Ontario, Puerto Morales in Mexico, the Grand Canyon in Arizona, Las Vegas in Nevada, Bryce Canyon in Utah, the Rocky Mountains in Colorado, the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, the USS Essex in San Diego, the Gulf of Mexico, the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and many places in-between.
But don't you think there's just something special about the Christmas holiday season that tugs at the heart and makes people long to be home for the holidays? There's even something a little magical about being home for Christmas. No matter where life takes you, when you return home, it just feels right.
When I talk to our daughter Kristen who's stationed in San Diego in the Navy, you can just tell by the tone of her voice that she's so looking forward to being home for the holidays. I'm sure it goes without saying, but my husband and I cannot wait for her to be home!
Then there's our son Brandon who's stationed in Georgia in the Army and just recently returned home from deployment. He wasn't able to celebrate Christmas with us last year, but he'll be home for Christmas this year (along with our adorable twin granddaughters)!
I hope that our home will always be "home" to our children. They may live far away, across town or just a few blocks away, They may even have their very own homes. (Which, I hope they do!) But, I hope there will still always be a little place in their heart that draws them home for the holidays.
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Home State Prints
I created these Home State Prints to help you with your last minute DIY Christmas gifts. You can simply print out the state (or states) of your liking, use the paper of your choosing, slip into an 8x10 frame and you have a lovely DIY Christmas gift!
Here are a few supplies you might need for this project, but you probably already have these on hand:
Just click on the "Click to Download" image below and you'll be re-directed to Box where you can download the PDF version of your free Home State Print. We also created a print in honor of our home away from home - Ontario, Canada.
These Home State Prints are a little gift from The Birch Cottage to you and your family. We sincerely hope that wherever you call "home" this holiday season, that it will be filled with joy and fond memories. But, hurry, because after Christmas, these prints will only be accessible by subscribers to The Birch Cottage newsletter!
Speaking of Christmas printables, you might also be interested in these other Christmas prints:
- A Collection of Free Christmas Printables
- Christmas Gift Tags
- Deer Plaid Christmas Prints
- Peace, Joy, Noel, Merry Christmas - Christmas Prints
Til next time...
