November 2011

Hanging Out with the Family and in NYC

November 29, 2011

The past week my life has been a whirlwind of activity – not only was it Thanksgiving and I was hosting 10 for dinner, but my daughter came home from Africa where she has been the past two years – Oh! and I think I mentioned that she was bringing her African dog, Kindii home [...]

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How to Make A Snowball Holiday Garland

November 28, 2011

To me Christmas decorating is about 3 things – family, traditions, and memories. I like to decorate my home for the holidays with lots of garland inside and out. To me nothing says Christmas more than a pretty garland made of greenery, balls, beads, or ribbons draped around a tree, swagged over a mantel, or [...]

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Winner of the $50 Target Gift Card From Home Talk

November 25, 2011

The Winner of the $50 Target gift card from Home Talk is: #73 Dena Johnson Congratulations!!! I will be e-mailing you. Thank-you Home Talk for sponsoring this giveaway.

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Happy Thanksgiving

November 24, 2011

As I pause to reflect on the past year, I count you among the reasons I am thankful. You are an essential part of my blog’s success and I can’t thank you enough. I started this blog in mid November 2 years ago and it has grown into a way for me to share my [...]

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How To Enlarge A Dining Table for Extra Seating

November 21, 2011

Every Thanksgiving my small dining table that normally seats 6, gets extended to seat up to 14 with the help of a handy piece of plywood that my dad made many years ago. My dining room table and chairs were handed down to me from my mom and dad. The table doesn’t have leaves to [...]

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How To Decorate A Christmas Tree With Ribbons and Martha Stewart Crafts

November 17, 2011

How to make a Christmas Tree Ribbon Topper like in the Grandin Road Catalog

There are those of us who like to drape Christmas tree garlands around the tree horizontally and others who prefer vertically. I am usually in the first camp, but when I saw this ribbon tree topper in the Grandin Road catalog I had second thoughts. Their description of it reads as follows - Fabulous ribbons [...]

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Home Talk $50 Target Gift Card Giveaway

November 15, 2011

THIS GIVEAWAY HAS ENDED Now that the holiday season is upon us wouldn’t it be nice to have some extra cash in the way of a Target gift card to spend on yourself, something for your home, or to buy a gift or two? The friendly folks at Home Talk will be giving it [...]

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A Few Little Bits of This and That

November 14, 2011

I have 3 things I wanted to share with you today. 2 are related to decorating, the 3rd one – a bit more personal. 1. Today starts the week long Handmade Holidays series with StyrofoamTM Brand Foam over at Under The Table and Dreaming. 25 bloggers are participating and have made holiday decorations using all [...]

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Winner Of The Ugly Sofa Slipcover Giveaway

November 11, 2011

Thanks to all of you who left comments, became followers of InMyOwnStyle, and checked out UglySofa.com during the Ugly Sofa slipcover giveaway. You are the best readers and I wish I could be like Oprah and give everyone a slipcover! Maybe someday, for now- The winner is Comment #72 Margaret Potter Congratulations! I hope [...]

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Free & Quick Decorating Ideas

November 9, 2011

Does anyone know what time it is? Time for a quick decorative makeover for a metal wall clock with some spray paint, but not in the way you may be thinking. I have been moving things around in my family room and kitchen. I moved a small clock that was on the family room [...]