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December 19, 2015
Christmas, Hosting

Send out the Invites

Love these fun annual Christmas Cookie Party invitations! I love how they have a party every year - It would be great to get something like this  together!

One of the things I love most about the holidays is all the excuses to party! Office parties, department parties, church parties, neighborhood parties, friend parties, and pretty much all the parties! In the movies they always throw these big Christmas parties that everyone looks forward to every year and I just love that kind of stuff – and I am totally specifically thinking of Christmas with the Kranks because I just watched last weekend on Netflix and cried when everyone helped them throw their annual party! I mean community & Christmas. It is wonderful!

Three years ago we started our own little tradition and I really can’t take any credit for it but I am so thankful it started! I married into a family (the Mayberrys) that had been in a Bible Study with a couple other couples pretty much for ever. Their kids all grew up together and are still close (like some of our best friends.) All the parents still meet together and now there are even grandchildren that join the group events. It is a true example of community and the family of Christ! So, three years ago some of the ladies in the group decided that all the generations of girls needed a Christmas party of our own – a Christmas Cookie Exchange!

This year I am hosting along side of two of my dear friends and I was in charge of sending out the invites (as well as picking up the wine for the sangria 😉 ) I found these festive invitations online at Staples and the price was right ( plus 20% off with code HOLIDAY20 !!) Side Note – If you have not already made your holiday cards, you can make them online right now & pick them up in-store the next day!! #publicserviceannouncement. When I opened them up in the mail, I was so impressed with the quality and I couldn’t wait to gather up the Christmas stamps and send them on their way to their new homes (the refrigerators of my dearest friends.)

I don’t know about you, but I am a sucker for Christmas looking cookies so I whipped up some pre-party cookies. You know, just testing the recipe. You’ll find me eating these* (read fighting over them with my husband) by the fire (that we don’t really use because it is messy/too much work) and the Christmas tree (which is pretty much perfect ;)) If you are wondering what recipe I used it was this one!

Love these fun annual Christmas Cookie Party invitations! I love how they have a party every year - It would be great to get something like this  together! Love these fun annual Christmas Cookie Party invitations! I love how they have a party every year - It would be great to get something like this  together! Love these fun annual Christmas Cookie Party invitations! I love how they have a party every year - It would be great to get something like this  together! Love these fun annual Christmas Cookie Party invitations! I love how they have a party every year - It would be great to get something like this  together! Love these fun annual Christmas Cookie Party invitations! I love how they have a party every year - It would be great to get something like this  together! Love these fun annual Christmas Cookie Party invitations! I love how they have a party every year - It would be great to get something like this  together!

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  1. Mattie says

    December 19, 2015 at 9:13 pm

    Those invites are so cute! My husband designed our wedding save the dates/invites/programs/etc on Photoshop and we had them all printed at Staples and they turned out amazing!

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    • Oak & Oats says

      December 21, 2015 at 9:43 am

      I love Staples! That is so fun!

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  2. Laura Gilleland says

    December 20, 2015 at 10:13 am

    Oh! I love those little cookies, so cute! And those invites are so festive!

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    • Oak & Oats says

      December 21, 2015 at 10:14 am

      Thanks so much! Cookie cutters make everything look so adorable! haha

      Reply
  3. Julie Hood says

    December 21, 2015 at 4:33 am

    That is so awesome you married into such a great group of friends & family! And what cute invites!

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    • Oak & Oats says

      December 21, 2015 at 10:15 am

      Yes! We love the blessing of that!

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  4. Stacia says

    December 21, 2015 at 11:08 am

    These cookies look so perfect and delicious! I love Christmas celebrations and parties.

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