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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 [...]
Party Features and Party Time This week’s party features are great! There were so many great link ups…it was hard to pick! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I’m loving this amazing Faux Chalkboard Art from Melissa at The Happier Homemaker! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Do you remember making those great paper garlands as a child? I’m loving these gorgeous garlands from [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas… In my house, I traditionally begin decorating for Christmas during the week of Thanksgiving. I like to enjoy the holiday season for as long as possible! This year I have gotten a little excited because of some of the great Christmas decor that I have found [...]
