Happy December sixth! With Thanksgiving being late this year, the countdown to Christmas is on. With only nineteen days to go, the clock is ticking fast. Are you one of the lucky ones that is feeling relaxed and ready to enjoy all the season offers? If feeling stressed, you may find this post I wrote…
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Christmas Mantel Decorating Idea Using Candles & Fresh Greenery
Christmas mantel decorating idea and tips when using candles, classic ball ornaments & fresh greenery. A fire crackles happily in the fireplace, pretty lights twinkle on fragrant evergreen branches and Andy Williams is singing, It’s The Holiday Season on the stereo in the background. These are my favorite memories of being home and Christmastime. I…
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How to Make Paper Snowflakes & Ornaments Using Doilies
How to make the prettiest paper snowflakes to decorate your home for the holidays using paper doilies that you can buy at the grocery, craft or dollar store. Making paper snowflakes is even easier when you use these free snowflake cutting templates and patterns. Now that Thanksgiving is behind us, the first thing I do…
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Decorating Book Giveaway
I hope all of my American readers enjoyed Thanksgiving Day with their family and friends. I had a very low-key day watching the Macy’s Day parade, Disney+, and football with Ed and my daughter, Mandy, who is on the mend after surgery last week. Now that Thanksgiving Day is winding down… It’s OFFICIAL… the start…
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My Party Closet is Ready For The Holiday Season
This post is sponsored by KILZ®, but the content and opinions expressed here are my own. Entertaining at home is made easy when you create a party closet or storage space in your home so you have everything you need to host a party or gathering in your home at a moments notice. The home…
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My Favorite Things
This month marks my 10th year of blogging. Ten years!!! It doesn’t seem possible that I have been sharing my passions, projects, and life with you for that long. It has also been 10 years since Melissa from 320 Sycamore has hosted My Favorite Things. Much has changed about blogging since 2009, but My Favorite…
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Exterior Update: Creating Instant Rusted Patina
I bought a brand new Corten Steel planter for the front of my house. It is the kind of metal that slowly oxidizes over time. I didn’t want to wait for that to happen and gave it a DIY rust accelerating treatment which created a beautiful rusted patina in a few hours. In my previous…
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Why I Didn’t Take The Eiffel Tower Steps
Remember a few weeks ago when I wrote in my Paris travel plans that I wanted to climb the steps to the top of the Eiffel Tower? I would have liked to do this, but when we got there early in the morning on our last day in Paris, it was wet and rainy. We…
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