It’s Almost Christmas… And I’ve just finally finished decorating and wrapping most of my presents. I still have a few more to buy and then there’s Santa for the girls, and the next few days leading up to Christmas may be insane, but I’m feeling okay about it all at the moment. How are you …
Happy December, Lovecats! Where has this year gone?!?! I have no idea but I do know that the new year brings a fresh start (or at least the feeling of a fresh start) and I’m here for that! Speaking of starting, I started holiday decorating a few days before Thanksgiving (hope you and your family …
This post is sponsored by Yealands Wine There’s nothing like a beautiful fresh wreath alive with gorgeous pine needles and damp pinecones, that offers a wonderful holiday scent every time you walk through the door. I, for one, LOVE a fresh wreath for all those reasons I listed above… but I don’t really love the …
above image via Canadian Log HomesI LOVE my fireplace and hearth, but it doesn’t have a mantel, which honestly makes holiday decorating a little difficult. The mantel is where so much goodness exists for seasonal decor, don’t you think? When we first moved in, {four years ago this month!} I wanted to install a …
I started decorating for Christmas over the weekend, as many of you probably did too… because I just can’t do it until after Thanksgiving… and was pleasantly surprised at how much fun I had. Since this is the first holiday season I’ll be spending alone, I have to admit that I dreaded it a little …
Winter is in the air and the holiday season is finally upon us and my collaboration with Ross as a Ross Bargain Hunter wouldn’t be complete without some festive entertaining and holiday decor. But since it’s still fairly early in the season, while thinking about holiday entertaining and decor, I wanted something that could take …
This post is brought to you by Personal Creations. A few years ago I was gifted my very first faux Christmas tree to decorate for a project and I’ve used it each year since. Not only does it make decorating a snap, it fits perfectly in our long slanted hallway sitting area so I can …
This post is brought to you by Familia Camarena Tequila. Next Monday is Cinco de Mayo… which is a total bummer because it’s a MONDAY! And even though the translation for Cinco de Mayo is quite literally the 5th of May, this festive and fun holiday simply cannot turn a Monday frown upside down, especially …
While our tree is very non-traditional in color this year, the rest of our decor is very stereotypically Christmassy. I actually didn’t go too crazy, just the mantel and tabletop and front door. Our pretty white lights strewn over the outside of our house is my favorite part, yet they don’t photograph as nicely as …
Before we get all Christmas-crazy, let’s remember that Thanksgiving is just around the corner! And as much as I want my husband to hang little white lights all over our house, I want to focus for just a few more weeks, on pretty warm colors and well, food. I’ve done a bit of diy Thanksgiving …
There’s something so magical about vintage tree ornaments. Maybe it’s the idea that they’ve been used and cherished so many years ago and for so many Christmases since. Many of these ornaments were my grandma’s. The two broken Santas {first photo below} were my grandpa’s which, according to my mom, traveled from Germany to the …
Luckily I have a stepdad who has an abundance of cow skulls and horns lying around …and because my mom doesn’t want “dead animals” in her house, I get them all 😉 Thanks Barry! I’ll be using my DIY Holiday Tablecloth as a base and possibly the ikat blanket {details below} as a runner, with …
    While I’m still in the throes of Thanksgiving planning and trying to put the finishing touches on our dining room, Christmas/Holiday decorating is in the back of my mind on a daily basis. Usually I have a pretty good idea of the color scheme I want to go with but this year I …
Mid-summer I sort of {temporarily} gave up my dream of having a beautiful front lawn when I realized that no matter how much I watered it, the little neighborhood birds were going to continue to meet there every morning and eat up all the grass seed until it was gone …which they did …month after …
I’m kind of really excited for holiday decorating this year and since we’re having a Halloween party, it gives me that extra motivation to go all out on spookiness. While I do have some Halloween decorations from a few years back, I thought I’d add a few new ones to the mix and probably DIY …
