I love trying new ideas on my mantle every year for Christmas. This year I was inspired by my friend Emily Massengill’s garland mirror with hanging bells. With her permission, I am sharing her design, and how I made it my own. I tried to wrap my evergreen garland around the mirror, but it didn’t…
If you are needing some table inspiration this Christmas, I wanted to feature this beautiful dough bowl centerpiece a friend posted with berries, eucalyptus, evergreen, candles, and wooden baubles. It’s simple yet elegant, and an easy way to spruce up a table or buffet to impress your guest this Christmas. You could also use ornaments…
This Santa with a few bottle brush trees on this wicker tray I got from Home Goods turned out so cute! Simple and quick but still looks great! Adds a pop of color to my almost all white kitchen. Side view of centerpiece.
I’ve been wanting to makeover this nook of my porch which had been neglected for sometime. I didn’t know what I wanted to replace the wicker set with so I kept putting it off. I had a vision of the look I had in mind, but couldn’t find it in local stores. On a recent…
Christmas tree by fireside with decorated mantle with stockings.
I went on a mission the other day looking for bells after not buying some I’d seen (believe it or not at Walmart), and later regretted not purchasing them. I didn’t know how I would use the bells, so I thought I would wait until I knew where I would display, before buying. After seeing…
I saw this sign a few years ago and had to snap this picture. I share it every year. It’s a great reminder this time of year. What do you do to help stay calm during the holidays to help you keep from getting your “tinsel in a tangle”!
Santa with Bottle brush trees on a wicker tray for a centerpiece for a kitchen island.
Chicken coop madeover lit up at night with outdoor solar hanging lights and solar faux planted bushes.
My oldest son, John Luke has been dreaming of farming since he could push tractors around as a toddler. He is now 9 and has been begging to get chickens for a while, but I’ll be honest it all seemed so overwhelming, I kept putting the idea off and telling him “one day”. The thought…
