Want to make your house smell like Christmas in the best possible way? Well there's a couple of ways to do that. This candle is ahhhhh-mazing and then there's the more organic way with simple cinnamon ornaments for the tree. I tried two recipes and this is the one I preferred. The dough is a little more difficult to work with, but the results are prettier. The color stays dark like ...
An update on our painted stone fireplace
As many of you know, when we purchased our current home I thought for sure we would demo the fireplace before even moving in. After much consideration (which actually means one 10 minute meeting with a contractor who was throwing out big numbers and realizing we would still have a raised hearth) I said to my husband, "What if we just painted it white?" Well, of course that's exactly what we ...
How to make these adorable birch branch mini tree holders
How to make these adorable birch branch mini tree holders - I'm still loving birch branches for winter DIY projects. I'm sure I'll come up with a few original projects, but this is one I'm still using for a casual, rustic dinner party. But this time I clipped small branches from all over the yard. Instead of using the same type of evergreen clipping, I have an assortment which just adds more ...
DIY House Christmas Ornaments/tags + 12 Days of Holiday Homes
12 Days of Holiday Homes Today is the beginning of the 12 Days of Holiday Homes hosted by Amy & Christy of 11 Magnolia Lane and Jenny of Evolution of Style. Twenty-four bloggers are sharing their homes over the next 12 days. I'm at the end of the tour, but wanted to give a shout out to the girls that put it all together and to Lynch Creek Farm for sponsoring again this year! Todays tour ...
The one piece of clothing you need this winter: A Bouclé Coat
I live where it's cold and so a new winter coat purchase can be easily justified. I'm sort of kidding, but when I slipped on the Daphne Bouclé coat at J.Crew, I knew it was going home with me. It's the sort of coat that's perfect to throw on over everything. I wore it over workout clothes for a walk on the beach and I plan to wear it to every holiday party. Most of the coats I've tried on were ...
Simple DIY Advent Candle Display
December 3rd is the first Sunday of Advent. I made the simplest Advent candle display using candles from Ikea and a tray from Terrain. I added a little moss from the stone walls on our property and as luck would have it, the wind blew tiny little pinecones all over the patio overnight, so I added those as well. This is one from a few years ago. I used San Marzano tomato cans and ...