Pretty Prudent Wishlist: Stocking Stuffers

To top off our series of wishlists, here is our final one just for stocking stuffers. These are some of our favorite little gems for everyone in the family. You can check out more gift ideas in our Pretty Prudent Wishlist For the Home | For the Baby | For the Crafter | For the Guys | For Your Beauty Kit | For the Pets | For the Kitchen | For the Host | Traveler | Kids’ Clothes | For the Little Reader | Toys, Toys, Toys! |

See all our favorite gifts for stocking stuffers after the jump…

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Pretty Prudent Wishlist: Tech

We are getting close to wrapping up all our wishlists for the year. Sharing our favorite craft gifts, books, baby gifts, and more has been so much fun. Today though we are shifting gears to talk about special last-minute gifts for that tech-savvy friend of yours (or for yourself!).

For more wishlist inspiration check out our Pretty Prudent Wishlist For the Home | For the Guys | For Your Beauty Kit | For the Pets | For the Kitchen | For the Host | Traveler | Kids’ Clothes | Toys, Toys, Toys! |

Check out all our favorite tech gifts this season after the jump…

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Pretty Prudent Wishlist: For Your Closet

Now that we’ve covered kids’ clothes it’s all about favorite fashion finds just for the ladies. Check out our wishlist to see stylish staples we can’t live without, and others we are hoping to find under the tree (hint, hint).

For more wishlist inspiration check out our Pretty Prudent Wishlist For the Home | For the Baby | For the Guys | For the Little Reader | For the Crafter | For Your Beauty Kit | For the Pets | For the Kitchen | For the Host | Traveler | Kids’ Clothes | Toys, Toys, Toys! |

See all our favorite fashion finds for your closet after the jump…

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DIY Studded Leather Gloves: The DIY Challenge on the Mom’s View

On this episode of The DIY Challenge, Kayli from HeyKayli and I give gloves a little extra edge with studs. This is an incredibly quick project you can do to any pair of leather gloves. Have fun with it and change up your studded design. We’d love to see what you come up with! Share a photo with us on our Facebook, Twitter, or Pinterest board.

Check out more episodes of The DIY Challenge at youtube.com/themomsview.

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DIY Jingle Bell Wreath


Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the wreaths…We adore this little project from Sweet Paul Magazine. To be honest, we loved all the projects in this new issue, but thought this one was perfect for the season. Have you checked out Sweet Paul Magazine? From the first flip of the page, you’re filled with design and DIY inspiration, like these cute penguin jelly jar snow globes below.


The Kids Holiday edition of Sweet Paul Magazine has pretty much a little bit of everything. There are easy recipes for tasty treats, fun crafts to do with the kids, fashion and home design inspiration, and interviews with amazingly talented people. You can learn all about new shops and projects popping up around the globe all focused on one thing…kids! Today we have a glimpse into this lovely magazine and a fun project just for you.

Check out the Jingle Bell Wreath tutorial and other projects from Sweet Paul Magazine after the jump…

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Pretty Prudent Wishlist: For the Traveler

Jacinda Camera phone caseToday we’ve rounded up a little gift inspiration for your favorite jet setter.  This one was especially fun to put together, because we’re always dreaming of new places to go and explore. We have gift ideas for the kids, the camper, the frequent traveler, and more.

For more wishlist inspiration check out our Pretty Prudent Wishlist For the Home | For the Baby | For the Guys | For the Little Reader | For the Crafter | For Your Beauty Kit | For the Pets | For the Kitchen | For the Host | Toys, Toys, Toys!

Check out these favorite travel gifts and more after the jump…

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DIY Pop-Tarts Gingerbread House


Every Christmas my daughter Scarlet and I celebrate the most special tradition: we make gingerbread houses, just the two of us. And every year they get more elaborate (e.g., two stories, guest house) and time consuming (all weekend). This year, for some reason, time just isn’t on our side. Between travel and family and parties we had to figure out a way to honor our tradition in a flash. And that’s when the Christmas light bulb went off in my head: pop tarts! Pop tarts are perfect for ginger bread houses; they’re frosted and look like snow and thus make for the perfect roof. Then we used all types of Kellogg’s cereal we had in the pantry to decorate the house, yard, and sidewalk. Not only was this our coolest gingerbread house yet, it was by far the most fun to eat.

Check out the DIY Pop-Tarts Gingerbread House after the jump…

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Honey Snickerdoodle Popcorn Recipe


Since as far back as I can remember, my days as a kid always ended with my three sisters, my mom, and I sitting around a gigantic bowl of salted, stovetop popcorn.  We pretty much always stuck with salt, but there was the occasional occurrence of drizzled butter. As I got older I found that my friends were the ones that started experimenting with the flavors. They’d suggest putting parmesan cheese, garlic, Italian seasoning, and many other flavors. Mind. Blown. I hadn’t ever really broken out of my salty shell, microwave popcorn was even a stretch. Now though, as much as I love the basic recipe from my childhood, it doesn’t hurt to change it up every once in a while with a new flavor like…honey snickerdoodle, perhaps? And yes, it’s just as delicious as it sounds.

Check out the tasty recipe for Honey Snickerdoodle Popcorn after the jump…

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