I'm joining my friends Cindy and Mary Ann and a few other blogging friends in sharing our gift guides. We each have a specific topic. Mine is gifts for book lovers. There are so many great ideas for the bookish people in your life! Ciao Newport Beach Classic Casual Home Rough Luxe Lifestyle Design Chic Hello Lovely Preppy Empty Nester Most Lovely Things Growing up it was ...
A fall outdoor table + recipe for roasted mushroom pasta
Fall Colors for an outdoor dining experience Late Autumn Sun . . . Here in New England, we have entered into the season where it's unlikely we will be able to dine outdoors for much longer. Although there have been a few Thanksgivings and even few Christmases that were in fact quite warm - so we can still hope. Dinner parties outdoors has always been one of my favorite thing to do. We build a ...
Holiday fashion for a weekend getaway
I'm joining Mary Ann, Cindy, and a few of our favorite blogging friends for our monthly Project Design and this time we are talking about holiday fashion. Here's who is joining us: @mrskorff - Gardener's Cottage @northerncalstyle - Northern California Style @brendakinsel - Brenda Kinsel @Joniwebb - Cote de Texas @cindyhattersley - Rough Luxe Lifestyle @classiccasualhome - Classic Casual ...
Pumpkin Butter
A jar of Pumpkin Butter makes the perfect hostess gift with a bag of honey-crisp-apples It's the perfect dip for apples or to top oatmeal, pancakes or waffles for a Thanksgiving breakfast This might be the simplest and most delicious fall treat ever. I found the recipe on my friend Sheri Silver's blog. She has so many wonderful ideas and you can always trust her recipes. She has a ...
DIY Clay ornaments & Gift tags
Small Clay Tags for Small jars of Bath Salts make house clay tags We made house shaped clay tags and stamped them with house numbers of our family and friends. I am going to attach these to homemade gingerbread and deliver on Christmas Eve to my neighbors and attach them to gifts too! Stamp house numbers in the clay before it dries Clay will air dry in about 24 hours. Attach to gifts ...
The Second-hand table & the perfect hostess gift idea
I'm joining a group of bloggers brought together by Rachel of Cherry Street Blossoms to share our second-hand, thrifted tables. While I love the idea of buying a few things for a gathering, there's also something that's wonderful about using what you already have ...or some items passed down or found at a thrift store, a tag sale. Whenever I travel I often will search out a flea market to bring ...