What a week. All I can say is T.G.I.F. My Little Crazies at school have been exactly that -- CRAZY. I'm not sure what it is about this group, but my assistant and I have had a hard time reining them in. Makes for some very loooooong days and a lot of evenings of being completely spent and brain-dead. Not good for creative juices! It's pretty clear most of my creativity will have to happen on the weekends this year! This weekend I'm … [Read more...]
DIY Mirrored Pumpkin {Neutral Fall Table Details}
September 20, 2012 by · 25 Comments
I'm so enjoying this touch of fall in my newly painted and decorated dining room! The traditional fall colors just wouldn't feel right in this space, so I broke out my white ceramic pumpkin I bought at Target several years ago, and a spray-painted dollar store pumpkin I shared last fall. I added in some silk ivy on my silver footed tray and the French sheet music candles I made for Valentine's Day. The vellum has a beautiful warm creamy … [Read more...]
Neutral Fall Tablescape
September 17, 2012 by · 9 Comments
Whew, a busy weekend... tailgating in Athens and taking in the UGA game (Go Dawgs!). If you follow me on Instagram (heidiopia), you were treated to all kinds of pics from the fun! Thank goodness for a gorgeous late summer day... and tickets in the club level seating. :-) Sunday I finally got motivated to bring a little fall into my home and I created a neutral fall tablescape in the dining room. A girl's gotta start somewhere, … [Read more...]
Embracing Fall…
September 14, 2012 by · 7 Comments
It's tough to get on the pumpkin bandwagon when I'm still sporting bermuda shorts, flip flops, and sunscreen to the preschool. This week we've a bit of relief from the heat and some gorgeous 80 degree days with breezes... that's how fall eases into the South, y'all. And now I'm seeing Halloween posts and fall tablescapes all over blogland... and I STILL can't quite get there! I'm not seeing oranges or golds for my fall decorating this … [Read more...]
Whew… and What’s New at Willow House
September 11, 2012 by · 3 Comments
Well, this school year is off to a very challenging start, gang! I'm a tad overwhelmed with it all at the moment, but I'm sure things will shake out over the next few weeks. One can always hope, right? Tomorrow I'll be sharing my DIY stencil drapes from my dining room, but today I wanted to show you what's new at Willow House this month... Some very versatile pieces for your fall decorating, or even gift-giving if you're that forward … [Read more...]
Not Quite There…
August 22, 2012 by · 10 Comments
We're about two weeks into our school year already. And I'm knee deep in this... and brainstorming bulletin board ideas, organizing my classroom and in general getting ready for the arrival of a new crop of Little Ones. Oh, and trying desperately to finish my Ugly Duckling dining room to share with y'all on Monday! Did you catch a glimpse of what I was working on yesterday afternoon? If you follow me on Twitter (@heidimilton) or … [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...]
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...]
Easy Peasy Candy Corn Treat
October 12, 2011 by · 11 Comments
It's my turn to cook lunch for the teachers at the preschool today and one of my tasks is dessert. I almost went to my faithful Texas Sheet Cake (yum!) but thought it would be fun to try an easy candy corn treat instead. I make a Christmas treat we call Reindeer Food that uses almond bark, pretzles, chex cereal or Cheerios, and red and green M&M's. I was wondering if I could do a variation of that with candy corn since we're lovers of … [Read more...]
Pumpkin Pizzazz {DIY Fall Decor} and a Dilemma
October 7, 2011 by · 13 Comments
I'll confess: the nailhead pumpkins floating around the blogosphere this fall speak to me. I first spied this one on Houzz several weeks ago. by StrictlySimpleStyleI added it to my Fall Decor Ideabook right away, (check out the entire ideabook in my sidebar), thinking this would be a cool and easy DIY. I even went so far as to purchase and spray paint my victim pumpkin for the project. Remember this larger pumpkin I scored at Wal … [Read more...]
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