I am so excited to share my front door decorations with you today! Maybe because so many of you were giving me positive feedback when I shared snippets of it over on INSTAGRAM. I must tell you that I’ve been planning some of it since last December. When Claire and I were in Chicago for […]
my christmas staircase
Well hello, it’s been a while! As you may remember, I had surgery in September and I’ve been enjoying a slower pace of life. So slow, in fact, that I’ve had a few readers ask if I’m going to return to blogging. Wow…did that make me feel great! It’s nice to know that I’ve been […]
boxwood wreath DIY
I recently hosted the last CRAFTERNOON of 2017! It was a fun afternoon of creating boxwood wreaths. And in case you were not able to attend, today I’m giving you the simple DIY to create your own. As I told the participants…if you can twist wire, you can make this! You will need … 14 […]
crafternoon…boxwood wreaths
About a year ago, I hosted my first Crafternoon event…an afternoon of crafting, food, and friendship. It all started with THIS project. Over the course of the next several months, I offered the opportunity to create a few more projects. As we entered the final month of 2017, I hosted my last one for the […]
holiday card display
How many holiday cards have you received from friends and family? We had a few trickle in the first week or so of December, but the mailbox has been filled with them each day for the past week. We love opening them and reading the latest updates from everyone, and of course looking at those […]
holiday home tour (part iv)
Today is the final day of my holiday home tour…the living room! Let’s start with our Christmas tree, since it was the first decoration that went into the house. We visited the tree farm the day after Thanksgiving to pick out the “perfect” tree! This has become an annual tradition for our family, one which […]
holiday home tour (part iii)
Thanks for following along with me this week, as I take you on a tour of our home and how I’ve decorated it for Christmas! If you’ve missed the previous two days, click here to see the entry and foyer AND here to see the dining room. Today is the kitchen…probably the room in which […]
holiday home tour (part ii)
Welcome back to the holiday home tour! If you read yesterday’s post, you know how much I love decorating for Christmas. I shared how I decorated our front door, foyer and entry, and our staircase with simple garland, bows, and berry sprigs. The next stop on my holiday home tour is…the dining room. The first […]
holiday home tour (part i)
Decorating our home for Christmas is always one of my favorite things! I love creating festive areas in our rooms, and I’ve learned over the years that simple really is better. I used to haul out every box and container with every Christmas-themed knickknack ever given to us, and then I’d try to find a […]
holiday decorating
I love decorating our house for Christmas! It is always a joy to add some festive touches to the rooms in our home. I have found an item that I use frequently to add some color and merriment to my holiday decorating…BALL ORNAMENTS of various colors and sizes. One easy and simple way to decorate […]