The Painted Apron

The posts listed on this page are holiday round-ups, containing a variety of ideas and recipes all in one place.  Be sure to visit the Tablescape page too, where the tablescapes are categorized by holidays, seasons, and themes

Kitchen Tips for Holiday Ease and Occasions

Last Minute Thanksgiving and Holiday Apps and Host/hostess Gift Ideas

CHRISTMAS

Christmas Cheer

Jolly Holiday Tray

Red and Green Recipes for the Holidays

Christmas Magic

It’s Beginning to Look a lot like Christmas!

Christmas in July crafts, recipes and ideas to make now

Family Christmas Fun

Last Minute Gifts in a Snap

Frosty’s Meltdown

Coastal Christmas

Kick off the Holidays with easy recipes, crafts and decor

Secrets for Stress free Holidays

Holiday Gift Ideas from the Kitchen

Gingerbread House Table with Powdered Sugar Snowmen Treats

Welcome to the North Pole

Dining at the South Pole

Getting Ready

Holiday Tree Jars

Santa’s Vacation

Christmas in Red, Black & White and a Tree Skirt Tutorial

Merry Jolly Christmas

Holiday Jars

A Merry Little Seaside Christmas

Holiday Gifts

Merry Merry to You!

Happy December Holiday Round-up

A Merry Little Simple Christmas

Easy Christmas Decor Ideas

A Little Christmas Past

Visions of Sugarplums

It’s Beginning to Look alot Like Christmas

Fresh Centerpieces for the Fall and Holidays

THANKSGIVING

Thanksgiving on a Small Scale

Thinking Thanksgiving, decor, appetizers, desserts

Turkey Spoon and Thanksgiving signs

Mailbox swag and turkey wreath

Thanksgiving Menu Ideas

Seaside Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving X Two

November Noshing and Things to be Doing Now

Pumpkin Turkey

Coastal Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Menu Duel and Butternut Squash Tart

Thanksgiving Favorites

Talkin’ Turkey

1 Week to Go!

Party Recipes and Presentations

HALLOWEEN

Haunted Halloween Mansion

Halloween Tiered Tray with Mummy Spoon & Eerie Spider Sign

Adventures with Skellie!

Boo!

Cute or Creepy

Trick or Treat Buffet

The Witching Hour

Birthday Celebration & A Spooky Buffet

Halloween Fun

Witch is In!

Halloween Treat Bag

Last Minute Halloween Goodies

Halloween Decor

Happy Halloween

FALL

Autumn Gathering

Fall Craft Round-up

Falling at the Beach

Making Fall Fabulous

Turning to Fall

Pumpkin Possibilities

Pumpkin Crazy

Autumn Favorites

Jump Start Fall Decorating

LABOR DAY

Happy Labor Day & Psst It’s Football Season!

Laborless Labor Day Weekend Recipes

4TH OF JULY/MEMORIAL DAY

Advance Planning for the 4th

Patriotic Painting Crafts

Summer Holiday Week

4th Food, Tables, Crafts

Red White & Beach Tree

Flag Day, red white & blue round up

Grand Old Flag Tables & Painted Flag Glasses

Stars & Stripes

Happy 4th of July

Proud to be an American

4th of July

Summer Centerpieces & Vignettes

May Celebrations

Things to be doing in May

CINCO DE MAYO

Cactus for Cinco de Mayo and Mexican recipes

Fry-Tot-To

Tex Mex Twists

Gearing up for Cinco de Mayo

Dinner in the Cantina

Happy Cinco de Mayo

DERBY DAY

Run for the Roses

MOTHERS DAY

Mother’s Day Memory Table

Mother’s Day in the Garden

Mother’s Day Tulips & Tricycles

EASTER

Easter Tablescape & Easter Recipes

Tulip Garden

Easter Recipe Round Up

“MacCarrot” MacKenzie-Childs inspired table and crafts

Easter Buffet Station & Coconut Pancakes

It’s All About the Bunnies!

HOP!

Hopping Bunnies

Easter Egg Basket Pail

Easter Round-up

Hippity Hop

Happy Easter

Easter Ideas

Easter Leftovers

SPRING

Spring Chick Baskets

Welcome Spring!

ST PATRICKS DAY

Lucky & Blessed Tablescape

Irish Spring, table and St. Pat’s Recipes

Keeper of the Cloth & St. Pat’s Recipes and Tables

Lucky Shamrocks Pot

Irish Gold

Garden Tramezzini

St. Patrick’s Day Gold!

Thinking Green

Chinese New Year

MARDI GRAS

Bourbon Recipes for Mardi Gras

Mardi Gras Praline Party Mix and last minute decor

Mardi Gras Madness!

Last Minute Mardi Gras Fun

Mardi Gras Round Up

Bourbon Street

Mardi Gras

Mardi Gras Valentine Tree

VALENTINES DAY

Hugs & Kisses & Valentine Wishes

12 Valentine Dessert Minis

Valentine’s Day Card Ideas

Hearts and Flowers

Galentines Cups and Mugs

Valentine’s Day The Easy Way

Transform Holiday Poinsettia for Valentine’s Day

Things to be Thinking about for Valentine’s Day

Love Letters

Valentine Love

Red & White Recipes and Valentine Decor

Valentine Love

Valentine’s Round Up

Happy Valentine’s Day 

Painting Hearts and Valentine Card Ideas

Valentine Vignettes

Man Bait for Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day

NEW YEARS

New Year’s Eve Ideas

Seeing Stars

New Year’s Gold

New Year’s Eve

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