Woo hoo, I'm in a bit of a holiday panic! Only 12 days to Christmas and I still have a little decorating and a LOT of wrapping to do. Oh, and cards to get out, parties to attend, a college one to pick up, etc. Sound like your world these days? But I am feeling in the Christmas spirit, and when I pulled out my Christmas decorations this year, I found an extra one of these, still in the box. This gorgeous Celebration Wreath, a retired … [Read more...]
The Stocking Dilemma
December 9, 2011 by · 2 Comments
I love to change up my holiday decor every year, but this year I went further with a new color palette in my family room than ever before. Lots of neutrals and metallics with only a few pops of color... keeping it simple. Because I'm working around these... These are our family stockings... and there are stories there. This is the one that started it all-- my stocking, made by my great-aunts for my first Christmas 44 years ago. The felt … [Read more...]
Christmas Mantle… check!
December 7, 2011 by · 3 Comments
Gosh, it feels so good to check SOMETHING off my list! It's been a busy week already with my son's Football banquet last night (he got his varsity letter-- woo hoo!) and preps for the hubs birthday on Friday. Oh, and finishing up decorating, crafts, dealing with a rodent problem, and Christmas festivities at the preschool. Hmm. Thank goodness for gingerbread lattes! Anyhoo, my Christmas mantle is ready to be shared! Please note: I reserve … [Read more...]
Holiday Decor using Gift Wrap
December 6, 2011 by · 2 Comments
When it comes to holiday decorating, I don't think I've ever done the same thing twice {which is totally in keeping with my Decorating ADD by the way}. If it weren't for photos, I'd never know what I'd done the year before, to be honest. :) I'm still tweaking my decor for this year -- boxes and bins all over the place, I confess, but I haven't hit it just right yet. In fact, I have to live with it for a day or so before I can decide if it's … [Read more...]
Easy Peasy Snowflake Ornament
December 2, 2011 by · 6 Comments
Happy Friday, friends! Just in case you're looking to occupy the kids this weekend, today I'm sharing an easy kid-friendly DIY Christmas ornament. I've done this for several years with my 4 year olds and they adorn the school trees surrounding our Winter Wonderland activities. All you need for this project is silver or sparkly white pipe cleaners, letter beads that spell your child's name, other assorted beads (we use white, clear, … [Read more...]
Pre-holiday Decorating {Forcing Paperwhites} and a Winner!
November 21, 2011 by · 9 Comments
I love this time of year! Thanksgiving week, all my chicks back in the nest, cooking, baking, getting the holiday decorating and celebrating started. I snuck into Target early this morning to pick up a couple of things {cold meds for the college one} and there was Christmas music playing, beckoning me back to the seasonal section. I resisted, but headed straight to Starbucks to indulge in a gingerbread latte. :) Last week, I got a small … [Read more...]
Gratitude Tree {Easy Fall DIY}
November 11, 2011 by · 7 Comments
How about a super simple DIY decor project you can rock for little to no money? I've seen these trees in several places around blogland (most recently by Cassie at Hi, Sugarplum!). They're usually called "Thankful trees," but I've done gratitude "exercises" with my preschoolers for years, and this seemed the perfect fit from the day I first spotted it. Earlier this week, I brought in a flower bucket full of branches out of my yard. You … [Read more...]
Love this Burlap Decor Deal
November 1, 2011 by · 1 Comment
I am in L-O-V-E with this... you know it's true, if I'm sharing it here. :) Remember that burlap is one of my favorite things from last month? Check out this... A burlap stocking advent garland!! How precious is this? Here's the low down on the deal-- Each set includes 24 mini burlap stockings with 4 assorted ribbon colors and embellishments. Also included are 24 distressed and numbered clothespins with jute to hang them on. This … [Read more...]
Easy Peasy Burlap Runner {DIY}
October 24, 2011 by · 14 Comments
I've been up to my elbows in the beast of a paint job that is my Mom Cave all weekend. For a while there, I thought I'd bitten off more than I can chew -- all the picture moldings, chair rail, plus the dark purple paint... it's been quite the project! But, man, is it looking good!! Can't wait to show you soon... In the meantime, I thought I'd share my easy tutorial on the burlap runner from my Fall tablescape. I picked up a yard … [Read more...]
Fall Tablescape {the details}
October 21, 2011 by · 6 Comments
Because you know my dining room can't stay this way indefinitely, here's the scoop on my tablescape! Remember my beloved Willow House Royal Street Urn? Can't get enough of her. The fleur de lis speaks my language. :) Click HERE to get yours! The sticks are straight out of my backyard, after a storm. I let them dry out in the garage for a couple of weeks so no critters would make their way into the house. Then I just added a couple of … [Read more...]
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