Hello everyone! I’ve been a busy bee, and can’t wait to show you my Christmas entryway! I don’t decorate my entire house for every season and holiday. It’s just too much work, but I did want the entryway to look welcoming and festive. The entryway remodel is almost finished, and it’s down to deciding what to do about the floor, but my husband built me a wall hutch that I couldn’t wait to decorate for the holidays. It has 3 tall vertical shelves and 1 {Read More}
Rustic Christmas “Believe” Sign – Quick DIY Project!
December 2, 2015 by 8 Comments
You like rustic Christmas projects right? I hope so, because I have a cute and easy one for you today! 🙂 I have a ladder hanging in my living room wall, right behind where our Christmas tree is, and it was the perfect spot for a small Rustic Christmas “Believe” sign Would you like to make your own? Well, let’s get started! You can make this in less than an hour. Supplies Needed: ~ Small piece of pallet wood Minwax {Read More}
Christmas Family Photos – The Miracle Edition!
November 30, 2015 by 8 Comments
Christmas family photos… It’s that joyful day of the year when mother cheerfully gathers her husband and offspring together, to capture a moment in time in their family story, and preserve it for posterity. Those happy family members look forward to it every year, with smiles on their faces, and joy in their hearts. Bwaa ha, ha, ha, haaaaaa
Make Rustic Christmas Shelf with Scrap Wood
November 27, 2015 by 1 Comment
Well, with Thanksgiving behind us, it’s now the time that sends terror into the hearts of procrastinators around the world (like myself). It’s officially the Christmas season. It’s officially the Christmas season and I haven’t bought one. single. gift. … No, not one. So, did I rush out to hit Black Friday sales today?
Gingham and Brown Paper Ornaments
November 26, 2015 by 10 Comments
Well, the table is cleared, and the leftovers are now filling my refrigerator. It was a lovely day, and although I don’t love to cook, I didn’t set off the smoke alarm, I didn’t repeat last year’s “turkey on the floor” episode, and I was much more organized than the year before’s “thrown together Thanksgiving“, so I’d call my meal a big success!
VIP 215 – Deck the Halls Decor and More!
November 24, 2015 by 16 Comments
Welcome back to the VIP! Before we get started, just a reminder that if you haven’t entered the Angel Wings Giveaway, there’s still time! Go here to enter to win. Now, let’s get this party started! We can’t wait to see what vintage inspired projects and “deck the halls” Christmas decor you have to share this week! Picking just a few features from last week was too hard, so we have oodles of them for you this week! 🙂
Gingerbread Men Cinnamon Dough Ornaments
November 23, 2015 by 13 Comments
I know the title of my post seems wrong, since gingerbread men should be made of gingerbread, but I wanted to make some cinnamon dough ornaments, shaped like gingerbread men, so let’s just roll with it, ok? 🙂 If you recall, the theme for my Christmas decor this year is ” old-fashioned farmhouse”, and just like the 1st ornament I shared this year (see it here), these little guys look like something Mary and Laura (the Little House girls) would {Read More}
Silent Night in the Living Room and Farewell Photos
November 21, 2015 by 15 Comments
I’m plugging away at my Christmas decor, hoping it’ll all be done by Thanksgiving, so I work on a few things each day. I did some tweaking on the wall behind the couch in our living room, to make it look more festive. I removed the window shadow box shelf that I made last year. {see shadow box shelf tutorial here}. I’ll probably move it to my bedroom later, but I wanted to put Christmas wall art in its place. I purchased the Silent {Read More}
The Sexiest Man Alive and a North Pole Sign
November 20, 2015 by 19 Comments
When riding in the car with a teenager, conversations can be all over the map. One minute my son will be talking about a video game, the next minute we’re discussing the Jackson 5, because we heard them on an oldies radio station. Today, our conversation swerved toward People’s “Sexiest Man Alive”. #WeirdConversationToHaveWithTeenageSon
Christmas Cards Printables – Winter Watercolor Barn
November 16, 2015 by 15 Comments
Normally we take our family photos to include in Christmas cards during the summer. Every year, it’s a fiasco. Seriously, I think my family plots together how they can make it as difficult as possible for me to take a decent photo. I’ve whined enough about it in the past, but if you’re new here, or just want to read about my past family photo ordeals, here you go… {2014 Family Photo Ordeal} {2013 Family Photo Ordeal} The agony goes back much {Read More}
