The Art of Home: A Podcast for Homemakers

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Welcome to Holiday Homemaking 2026!!! We are here to help you prepare your heart and your home for the season with 3 holiday stories of home! Pam Stockdale, Colleen Rockwell, and Amanda Webb share the recipes, traditions, and simple practices that make Christmas meaningful for their families. You’ll also hear a festive poem and the first installment of a Christmas story by L. M. Montgomery.
In this episode:
Pam’s tips for gift-giving throughout the year and keeping Christ at the center of the season
Colleen’s cinnamon star bread tradition and cookie-decorating party for kids
Amanda’s “Christmas Adam” sleepover and a tree skirt filled with yearly remembrances
Listener tips for accommodating dietary needs and organizing gifts
“Christmas Morn” by Edwin Waugh and part one of Christmas at Red Butte
SHOW NOTES:
All resources and recipes will be on the blog. Click the link below or go to theartofhomepodcast.com/blog and search "holiday2026".
https://www.theartofhomepodcast.com/post/holiday-homemaking-2026-week-1
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HOMEMAKING RESOURCES
Homemaker's Journal, AoH Seasonal Magazine
Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum
JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide
SUPPORT & CONNECT
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AI Content | Portions of this episode’s copy and/or show notes may have been drafted with the assistance of AI and then reviewed and edited by a human, Allison Weeks.

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It's our last episode of 2025! I've got FIVE more holiday stories of home for you from Heather Price, Jessica Fisher, Mallori Tinkler, Rosemary Young, and Abigail Dodds. I also have a warning for you about holding traditions loosely in my last Traditions and Time Together segment.

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HOMEMAKING RESOURCES
Homemaker's Journal, AoH Seasonal Magazine
Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum
JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide
SUPPORT & CONNECT
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Contact | Text/Voicemail-use the link at top of description | Website | Email  
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AI Content | Portions of this episode’s copy and/or show notes may have been drafted with the assistance of AI and then reviewed and edited by a human, Allison Weeks.

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In this episode, I am bringing you holiday stories of home from 4 guests you heard from this past year; Mindy Heiner, Amber Reesor, Jayme Cherry and Jenny Nanninga. 
I share some tips for hosting an Ugly Christmas Sweater Party and I have a holiday poem for you. 
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NOTES & LINKS
All resources, links and recipes will be on the companion blog post. theartofhomepodcast.com/blog > search "Holiday Homemaking 2025 Week 4" 
Take Peace! A Corgi Cottage Christmas (Tasha Tudor) available on YouTube for $2
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HOMEMAKING RESOURCES
Homemaker's Journal, AoH Seasonal Magazine
Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum
JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide
SUPPORT & CONNECT
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🎄Welcome to Week 3 of Holiday Homemaking 2025! 🎉
You will be hearing holiday stories of home from past guests Laura Ruoff, Rachael Bomsta, Georgetta Christinsen, Caitlin McCormick and Mystie Winckler. 
I will continue my series on Traditions and Togetherness with some tips for hosting a Ladies Christmas Tea. 
NOTES & RESOURCES
Recipes, notes, links and resources are on the Blog! 
https://www.theartofhomepodcast.com/post/holiday-homemaking-2025-week-3
Poems:
The Oxen by Thomas Hardy, originally published in the London Times, 1915, public domain
The Christmas Silence by Margaret Deland, originally published in The Chicago Ledger, 1914, public domain
Music:
All music is royalty free and licensing purchased through Envato.
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HOMEMAKING RESOURCES
Homemaker's Journal, AoH Seasonal Magazine
Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum
JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide
SUPPORT & CONNECT
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Contact | Text/Voicemail-use the link at top of description | Website | Email  
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AI Content | Portions of this episode’s copy and/or show notes may have been drafted with the assistance of AI and then reviewed and edited by a human, Allison Weeks.

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In today’s episode, I am sharing 4 holiday stories of home from guests featured this year on the podcast. You will hear from Emily Baxter, Charity Gibson, Cara Semler and Bess Hawthorne as they share their Christmas memories, traditions, recipes, favorites and more. 
You will also hear a special piece from former guest, Kristen Howard, called Skipping Christmas. And I am sharing more about Traditions & Time Together with a segment on setting up 12 Dates of Christmas with your husband. It is a very full episode, so I’m sure you will gather lots of ideas to inspire your own holiday homemaking. 
EPISODE NOTES
All of the resources from this episode including recipes, photos and printable downloads are on the companion blog post. Go to theartofhomepodcast.com/blog and search "Holiday Homemaking 2025".
CONNECT WITH OUR FEATURED GUESTS
Emily Baxter Substack 
Charity Gibson | website
Kristen Howard | homesweethome.blog
Bess Hawthorne | Come Over for Dinner Podcast | Instagram
Hear more from each guest on their homemaker portraits. Go to www.theartofhomepodcast.com/podcast and search their name.
Support the show
HOMEMAKING RESOURCES
Homemaker's Journal, AoH Seasonal Magazine
Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum
JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide
SUPPORT & CONNECT
 Review | Love The Podcast 
Contact | Text/Voicemail-use the link at top of description | Website | Email  
Follow | Follow The Podcast
Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support
DISCLOSURE
**Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend
AI Content | Portions of this episode’s copy and/or show notes may have been drafted with the assistance of AI and then reviewed and edited by a human, Allison Weeks.