Would you think I’m a grouch if I said I’ll be a bit relieved when Christmas is over and things get back to normal (or as normal as things ever get in my house)? I love Christmas. I really and truly do. I’ve tried to wish every bell ringer and cashier I see a “Merry Christmas,” I baked (and ate) a ton of chocolate kiss cookies rolled in sugar sprinkles, I put fresh evergreens in every nook and cranny in my house, and {Read More}
Glowing Mason Jar Luminaries DIY Christmas Tote
December 11, 2016 by 3 Comments
When I was a little girl, one of my favorite things to do at Christmas time was to lie underneath the Christmas tree and stare up at the glowing colored lights. Nine times out of ten, I’d drift off to sleep lying there, while visions of kiss cookies and Christmas presents danced in my head. I’m too big to get under the tree now, so I came up with two easier ways to enjoy Christmas lights around the house. Remember {Read More}
DIY Christmas Gifts | Snowballs for Sale Gift Can
December 8, 2016 by 6 Comments
When I realized how tight our budget needs to be this Christmas, I started feeling like Mr. Grinch, but rather than whine and feel grumpy, I decided to ask you all for your best DIY Christmas gifts that are really inexpensive or free to make. I know my readers are some of the thriftiest and most creative people around, so I’d love to hear about gifts you’ve made or gifts you’ve received that were your favorites. I’m all ears and can’t {Read More}
Hot Chocolate Recipe DIY Chalkboard and Cocoa Bar
December 3, 2016 by 12 Comments
My family has been craving hot cocoa, but rather than buy packs at the grocery store, or the even more expensive version from Starbucks, I decided to display a homemade hot chocolate recipe on a pallet frame chalkboard. I plan to make a batch of the homemade mix for each of my kids and attach the recipe card to it. Here’s how I made the hot chocolate recipe chalkboard: I cut pallet wood into two 29″ lengths and two shorter 18″ lengths. I attached the two {Read More}
Homemade Christmas Gifts & Decor
November 26, 2016 by 1 Comment
My blog has been a bit quiet the past week, because I decided to take the week off and just enjoy spending time with my family. My mom has been here for the last week, and my husband’s dad arrived the day before Thanksgiving. My oldest son’s fiancé flew in to be with us, and my middle son came home from college with his soon-to-be fiancé. Every space around my new farmhouse table was filled, and that’s just the way I {Read More}
Grocery List DIY Paper Wall Dispenser
November 11, 2016 by 13 Comments
I think my family is under the impression that I walk around with a grocery list and pen in my pocket at all times. They are wrong. If I had a dollar for every time someone tells me we need milk, or we’re almost out of toilet paper, or we need something it would never occur to me we need, like popcorn seasoning … I could afford to hire a personal shopper. 🙂
Magnolia House Style Kitchen Sign
November 3, 2016 by 8 Comments
If you could go on a one-night getaway, where would it be? I can answer that in two words … Magnolia House. I could happily just stand in front of it and stare at the front porch and gabled roof for days. Can you imagine hanging out in the living area surrounded by shiplap walls, or eating breakfast in the charming breakfast nook? If you haven’t seen it, click here and you’ll see why I love it. At $700 a night, {Read More}
Fall Crafts & Decorating Ideas There’s Still Time to Make!
October 24, 2016 by 6 Comments
Every year I have the same dream. I dream that I’m going to create all kinds of cute and amazing fall crafts and do lots of cozy decorating throughout my home. And in my dream it is all done by the first week of fall so we can enjoy it through the whole season. … And then I wake up.
Barn Wood Candle {Easy Tin Can Project}
October 20, 2016 by 8 Comments
Every time I go on a road trip, I pass so many old barns that are falling down, and it kills me to see all that amazing barn wood just rotting away, especially since I could think of hundreds of projects to use it on. Well, I was in the craft store a few days ago and found some amazing scrapbook paper made to look like old barn wood. … Had to have it!
Being Thankful | Blogger’s Seasonal Harvest Tour
October 5, 2016 by 22 Comments
When I was invited to participate in the Blogger’s Seasonal Harvest Tour, I didn’t have any idea what I would share. A whole house tour was out of the question. By the time I cleaned and decorated, Christmas would be here. So I didn’t give that idea a passing thought. I could have dug through my junk stash and looked for something to repurpose for fall, but to tell the truth, my heart just wasn’t in it. I keep things {Read More}
