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Take a Look Back…My House 2012 Blog Year in Review Shouldn’t we end every year with a quick year in review? Shouldn’t we look back and see what we’ve done…what we’ve accomplished…what we didn’t? Yes! So today, I’m sharing my 2012 Blog Year in Review! Really….it’s more of a 1/2 year in review! I began [...]
Merry Christmas! On this Christmas Day, I’d like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Time for party features! Here are a few of my favorites from last week’s party… The Concrete Cottage really knows how to do a chalkboard! I love this chalkboard tree! It is [...]
Deck the Halls with Christmas Decor Christmas is right around the corner and today I’m sharing some great Christmas decor features from my Deck the Halls Party Series. For the past three weeks, we’ve been celebrating the season by sharing our Christmas trees, our table decor and our door decor! The beautiful Christmas decor [...]
There’s No Place Like New York at Christmas! One of my favorite places to visit is New York and my favorite time to visit is Christmas! I love Christmas in New York! The lights are bright, the air is crisp and the spirit is high! Rockefeller Center The tree at Rockefeller Center is so [...]
House on the Way Christmas Home Tour 2012 Christmas is only 8 days away! Can you believe it? My shopping is not done, but my Christmas decorations are all set! It seems like the preparation for this Holiday Season has moved so fast! I decided to do a little round-up of the Christmas preparations [...]
We’re Decking the Halls at My House Christmas Door Decor It’s the most wonderful time of the year! It’s time for hanging garland, wreaths and putting lights on the trees! It’s December 15th and today I want to see your Christmas Door Decor! <img src=”http://i1249.photobucket.com/albums/hh504/Leslie_Stewart/LgDecktheHalls2.jpg” alt=”House on the Way” style=”border:none;” /> A few days [...]
Old Fashion Christmas Bulb Ornaments Last week I had the honor to guest post at Havoc-to-Heaven! It was an honor to be able to share a Christmas craft with Missi’s readers and today I wanted to share it with mine! It’s a quick, easy Christmas craft…Old Fashion Christmas Bulb Ornaments. You remember those great [...]
Simple Christmas Chandelier Decor While decorating your home for the Holidays, don’t forget your chandeliers! We love to decorate our mantels, create gorgeous vignettes and beautiful trees, but sometimes we forget those unexpected places to decorate….like our chandeliers! Every year I love to wrap the arms of my dining room chandelier with basic wired [...]
It’s Time to Share Your Best! We had another great party last week! I really appreciate the support from all of you! Thanks for visiting and sharing your thoughts, ideas and inspirations at our weekly Twirl & Take a Bow party! It’s great when we can all teach and learn from each other! Our [...]
Joy in My Christmas Kitchen Today I’m sharing my kitchen that I decked out with some Christmas decorations, making it my new Christmas Kitchen! I love my Christmas kitchen. In fact, you cold say I find “joy” in it…. I love the boxwood letters seen everywhere, but I decided to make my own out [...]
Christmas Wreath and Front Porch Decor Today I’m sharing my Christmas Front Porch Decor. It consists of my wreath, garland and a lit topiary on each side of the door. The wreath on my front door has a large red ribbon with a bow made from my favorite black and red check layered on [...]
We’re Decking the Halls at My House Christmas Table Decor It’s the most wonderful time of the year! It’s time for setting out beautiful centerpieces, Poinsettias and creating gorgeous vignettes! It’s December 8th and today I want to see your Christmas Table Decor! <img src=”http://i1249.photobucket.com/albums/hh504/Leslie_Stewart/LgDecktheHalls2.jpg” alt=”House on the Way” style=”border:none;” /> A few days [...]
The Gift of Burlap Beautifully wrapped gift boxes are one of the best sights of the Christmas season and my burlap gift box is one of the most beautiful wrapped boxes in my house! It was fun to make but a little time-consuming… I folded and rolled small burlap circles. I inserted straight pins [...]
I Love a Great Party! I’m so sorry that the party is a little late this morning. Yesterday was not only a busy day, but it was my birthday! It wasn’t a very exciting day, but I spent the evening finishing up some projects, so I was exhausted! I’m so excited to see what [...]
Wrap a Ribbon Ornament I am so excited to be participating in the 12 Days of Christmas Crafts for Kids series! Christmas crafts are a tradition and every family loves to get together and create beautiful decorations. Today I’m going to show you a quick and easy ornament craft. Supplies: styrofoam balls or squares, ribbon, pins, scissors [...]
Ho Ho Ho Santa carries some weight around here… I was always the child that wanted to believe. If I were in the movie Polar Express, I would be the only adult that could hear the bell! That’s one reason I love my Santa’s Belt theme Christmas decorations… …that and I just think it’s too [...]
We’re Decking the Halls at My House It’s the most wonderful time of the year! It’s time for hanging garland and wreaths…lights and mistletoe…stockings and bows. It’s December 1st and today I want to see your Christmas Trees! <img src=”http://i1249.photobucket.com/albums/hh504/Leslie_Stewart/LgDecktheHalls2.jpg” alt=”House on the Way” style=”border:none;” /> My Christmas Tree has finally made it’s complete and [...]
Cherished Memories on a Tree Last year, I threw out an idea to my kids… “What if this year, we decorate the Christmas tree without our regular ornaments?” I thought the roof would blow off the house! No way, no how! Then it dawned on me…those are our memories on that tree… Every year [...]
Christmas Swan-a-Swimming In the Twelve Days of Christmas, there are seven swans-a-swimming…at my house there’s only one! Do you remember my DIY swan art that I made from plywood? I love it and wanted to dress it up for Christmas! I decided that any self-respecting swan would wear a ring of garland trimmed with [...]
Coming Soon! We’re Decking the Halls! Let’s celebrate the season by sharing our ideas and inspirations for Christmas decorations! During the month of December, House on the Way will be hosting the Deck the Halls Linky Party! Get your Christmas Decorations ready to share… December 1 – Christmas Trees December 8 – Christmas Table Decorations [...]
Santa’s Belt Christmas Tree Topper Christmas tree toppers are fun and easy to design! Use your imagination and create a topper to remember! A great tree topper starts with ribbon and a great bow! Here I have used red glitter ribbon and layered it with red and black check ribbon. Wired ribbon is a [...]
DIY Christmas Staircase Decor This Christmas I decided to try something new! Every year I string garland along my staircase. It’s always beautiful and I’ve always loved it, but this year I found this great idea on Pinterest and decided to give it a go! I wanted something new and different for my Christmas [...]
Deck the Halls Thanksgiving has passed and now we’re on to Christmas…the most wonderful time of the year! I’ve started some of my Christmas Decor, but in the meantime I thought I’d share some of my pictures from last year. I’ve mentioned before that I have decorated using the Santa’s Belt theme the last [...]
Plans For The Big Day Let’s talk turkey!…How do you spend your Thanksgiving? What are your family traditions? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ At my house, we love a parade! First and foremost, one of my favorite Thanksgiving traditions is watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade! As a child, I would sit at the t.v. with my [...]
Take-Out Box Christmas Advent Calendar From childhood, I have always loved a Christmas advent calendar. I remember my mother getting the boxed calendars with the little punch-out doors. I saw one at Michael’s yesterday. It brought back fond memories. I always loved opening the little door to find the chocolate surprise! When my children were [...]
