When I first started blogging, I created this very simple idea of an advent calendar based on decorating with old familiar things. I’m reposting this today because I will recreate it all over again in the next few weeks with the help of my favorite store, Terrain! While I still love using old things with…
These photos are from my original post from 2010. Not much has changed. I’m still using old things, scraps of kraft paper, ribbons, and twine mixed with lots of foraging and repurposed bottles and jars. Below are a few newer advent calendars from over the years, in case you need some inspiration! When they were…
How to make an advent calendar using driftwood is one of the things I’ll be making as I join Mary Ann and Cindy along with a few friends to share our Christmas inspired by nature. I have always preferred the more natural rustic Christmas decor over the glitz and sparkles. Not to say that a sparkly…
Create a simple advent calendar inspired by Target’s Dollar section was just the inspiration I needed. I have created an advent calendar for the last six years. I almost didn’t make one this year because Madeline is away, my kids are big, and I thought I was out of fresh ideas. Then I happened to…
I was thinking of what kind of tabletop tree I could make this year, and I came up with how to make a driftwood Christmas tree. When I was asked to join these creative women today with tabletop trees, I started getting nervous that I didn’t have a new idea! And then, as I sat…
Terrain was the inspiration for our Christmas and winter front porch 2023. In October, Anthropologie + Pinterest and Terrain transformed a beautiful brownstone in Brooklyn into a magical home for the holidays. And it all started at the front stoop, filled with pots of evergreens and magical lights. While we don’t have a stoop, we do have a porch. Front porch decor…
Easy gift ideas for your neighbors this holiday that they will love and enjoy. I love to drop off a little gift on my neighbor’s doorstep around the holidays. A jar of homemade granola and a few European-style yogurts is what I’m doing this year. It doesn’t need to be consumed immediately, but with being…
Five Sunday Favorites This year Cindy Hattersley, Mary Ann, and a few friends will be sharing our natural Christmas decor and I’m hoping my DIY clay diffuser tags can be counted as natural. I mean, they are made of clay, so that’s natural, right? Use them for everything from gift tags, adding to a napkin…
