Today I am sharing a collection of my favorite Fall decorating ideas and projects. This is otherwise known in the blogging world as “I didn’t have time to put anything together for today’s post so I’m doing a roundup of stuff I’ve done in the past.” But just because it’s old stuff doesn’t mean it’s [read more…]
Cranberry Bundt Cake Recipe
Happy Friday people! Here’s a recipe for a tasty cranberry bundt cake! It’s a bit different than most cranberry cake recipes that I’ve seen because it uses a can of cranberry sauce instead of whole cranberries. You get the sweet-yet-tart flavor of the cranberries evenly throughout the whole cake. And this is so super easy [read more…]
Shabby Chic Yule Log Tutorial
Hey friends! I’ve gotten into making Yule logs over the last two holiday seasons (you can see last year’s yule log here) and I was really excited about doing another one again this year. I’ve been on a Shabby Chic kick lately, so I decided to break with tradition and do this year’s log in a [read more…]
Burlap and Buttons Christmas Tree Tutorial
Hey Friends! It’s been crazy-busy around here lately with Christmas in general and the Holiday Home Tour I was part of last week in particular. I love Christmastime, but with all the work I had to put in to prepare for it this year, both blogwise and otherwise, I’ll sure be glad when 2015 is [read more…]
My Christmas Home Tour 2014
Hey Everyone! Welcome to my Christmas home tour 2014! I’m so excited to be part of the Holiday Home Tour this year hosted by Kendra at Joy In Our Home! Now let’s get started! Entryway Bench We’re a bit unusual in that instead of our entryway bench being located right by an entryway door, [read more…]
Shabby Chic Fall Entryway Bench
Hey all! I’d would’ve never thought decorating an entryway bench for fall would be all that popular, but after entryway bench picture went somewhat viral on Pinterest from my Fall Entryways Using Stuff From Nature post last year, I learned otherwise. Fall is my favorite season, especially for home decorating! There is just so much you can do with [read more…]
Lightweight No Seam Shrug Free Crochet Pattern
Hey all! After the immense (and very unexpected) popularity of my original No Seam Shrug Free Crochet Pattern, I have had numerous requests to design another shrug that was at least similar to the first one, because a. I designed the first one before my blogging days, so I didn’t have step-by-step pictures and some of [read more…]
Shabby Chic Fall Decorating Tips
I am in the process of decorating my living room using Shabby Chic décor as my inspiration. It is far from finished, which is why I debated on sharing these photos when I decorated my entryway table for fall- as you can see, it is just the table, no wall décor or accents to the [read more…]
Fall Table Centerpiece Revisited
I thought I’d revisit my fall table centerpiece for my dining room table to share more ideas on how to do one with what elements you may have on hand or easily acquire depending on your location. Here in the Northern California Valley, our weather doesn’t significantly cool down until November, so our leaves don’t really start turning color until mid-October. This was the [read more…]
Fall Entryway Decorating Ideas Using Natural Materials
Fall is such a wonderful time of year- mostly because you can use natural materials to decorate! Today I’m sharing a few pictures of my entryway for your decorating inspiration. This is our entry bench, though it’s not really at the entry… it’s pretty much smack dab in the middle of our lower level across [read more…]