Take a break from holiday gift guides and join author Meg Mateo Ilasco on the Crafting a Meaningful Home blog tour! You'll find plenty of inspiration and some exciting surprises.

Need we remind you that Crafting a Meaningful Home is a smart addition to your shopping list? Make one of the projects for someone special or give a copy of the book as a hostess or housewarming gift. (Check out Etsy and Design Mom for creative wrapping ideas.)

To find out more about Crafting a Meaningful Home and its talented contributors, watch this beautiful video produced by Meg and photographer Thayer Allyson Gowdy.

And without further ado, the schedule:

December 9 Not Martha Giveaway: Meaningful Items in Your Home

December 10 Papercakes Finds Project Share

December 13 Uppercase Contributor Spotlight: Lisa Congdon

December 14 Dwell Contributor Spotlight: Sian Keegan

December 16 Craftzine ...Book Review

December 17 True Up Fabric Traditions & Memories

December 20 ReadyMade Project Share: Family Banner

December 20 Oh Joy! ...stay tuned for details!

December 21 CasaSugar Interview with Meg Mateo Ilasco

December 22 Anthology Magazine blog Full-Length Video Premiere