This year the topic of discussion at our Thanksgiving table was all things wedding related. Wedding dates, wedding venues, and wedding colors. One of my sons is engaged, another son is planning to get engaged soon, and so is my niece. I’m overjoyed. Truly. But between bites of turkey and mashed potatoes, my mind was seeing dollar signs lined up like a slot machine. I knew I’d need to tighten my budget’s belt now for all those wedding expenses we will {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}
Ornament Palooza | Christmas in High Gear
October 31, 2016 by 2 Comments
Halloween 2016 is down in the books, Thanksgiving is up next, and Christmas will be here before you know it. So I thought we could look back at each ornament made by 31 different bloggers, including myself in October. I have lots of Christmas projects and decor planned, so I’ve got to get busy working on them all. I plan to share them throughout November, so you have plenty of time to make any that inspire you. This is my {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!
Handmade Christmas Ornaments | Three to Make in a Day
October 5, 2016 by 33 Comments
I rarely, if ever, share two blog posts in one day. But when I was invited to participate in a fall seasonal harvest tour, and 31 days of handmade ornaments, on the same day, I couldn’t say no. 🙂 I’m the blogger for day #5 of handmade ornaments (the links to the bloggers for the whole month are below). I started out having a hard time deciding what kind of ornament to make. But then I found these binder clips and {Read More}
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}
How to Create a Twinkling Potpourri Light
October 3, 2016 by 12 Comments
On Saturday I shared a fall farmhouse table setting that featured jar candles (thank you all for the sweet comments!) and I promised to show how to repurpose the candle jar once the candle has been used up … … because if you’ve visited my blog for any length of time, you know I love repurposing jars!
