I am back with another post in our A Homemade Christmas series! I hope you have been catching all of the other posts in this series… if not check them out at the bottom of this post. My mouth is still watering from Heather’s homemade Pecan sticky buns recipe from yesterday. Yumm! Today I am […]
Christmas Evergreen Wreath tutorial
Today, I thought I would share with you a evergreen wreath. I actually made this wreath last year, took all the pictures, and then never got around to sharing the full tutorial. So since it is hanging on my front door again (at least for now, would love to make a white/neutral one this year, […]
DIY Mercury Glass Ornaments
Today is my first day to share in our A Homemade Christmas series. I been loving it so far. Make sure you head over and check out Christa’s pinecone cluster and Heather’s poinsettia pillow. They are both on my list to do now too. I don’t know about you but I LOVE mercury glass. It […]
A Homemade Christmas (3 week collaborative series starting Monday)
Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! We had a good time with family and ate too much, of course. And woke up today to “the day after Thanksgiving” . . . when it seems the whole world switches into full steam ahead Christmas mode! I know I do! I got some Christmas shopping done in […]
3 ways to paint pinecones–help me pick!
In between cleaning house, prepping my Thanksgiving menu, decorating a kids table, and all the other every day things, I am also trying to prepare for Christmas decorating! I plan on making a lot of homemade decorations this year along with using many things from nature too and I don’t want the decorating to drag […]
Cinnamon Stick Wreath {day 25 of 31 days of Pinterest: Pinned to Done}
This post is part of a series – “31 days of Pinterest: Pinned to Done” You can read all the posts in this series here. And to make sure you don’t miss anything you can sign up to have every post sent to your email, follow me on facebook, or subscribe in your reader. Today’s […]
Christmas 2011 recap
This post is going to be a bunch of pictures recapping Christmas at our house, the days leading up to and Christmas day, so get ready for picture overload! Making Christmas cookies with the nieces… Gingerbread cookies and decorated cookies ready to be put in gift bags Took some cute pictures […]
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas from our home to yours! Hope you have had a blessed day celebrating the birth of Christ, enjoying time with family, and making new memories!! Thank you for taking the time to read along and join me on our journey of turning our house into a HOME! I am thankful for my […]
A free boxwood Christmas wreath
So the other day I was browsing Pinterest and came across this boxwood wreath made by Michelle at Sweet Something Designs. I absolutely LOVED it! It was one of those things that I wanted to make RIGHT THEN! Well, I didn’t make it right then but I did make it the next night. I […]
The twinkling Christmas tree in my house
I love Christmas! I love all the lights, the sounds of Christmas music playing, the parties and family get-togethers, shopping, decorating, baking, watching Christmas movies over and over again on Hallmark, special church programs, and remembering Christ’s birth – such a wonderful time of year! And there is just something about sitting in the […]