Turkey Day Highlights

This year's Turkey Day celebration will probably go down in the books (for me, at least) as one of the best ever. Besides the obvious reasons for a wonderful day of thanks (time with family, good food and lots of laughs), I want to highlight two of my favorite moments.The first may seem a little ...

Park Hill Home Open House

Last night my favorite boutique opened its doors after hours for a Holiday Open House. I couldn't wait to stop in to see what brilliance owners Todd Smith and Charlie Groppetti had on display. I was not disappointed! I snapped a few (OK, a few hundred) photos to drool over and inspire.You know I'm also ...

Christmas Mantel

Recreate this simply beautiful mantel on the cheap. You will need: Fresh cut greenery Wreath 2 inch wide red ribbon Fresh cranberries 3 glass containers 3 white small pillar candles Ornaments Using clippings from your tree and/or from trees and bushes around your yard you can craft your own wreath following Martha's Fresh Wreath Tutorials. These are also items that can be purchased fairly ...

Weekend Organization

This post is going to get ugly fast, so let's start with a pretty picture. Doesn't this make your heart want to sing? And...the not so pretty. Remember how I said I was going to work on Christmas decorations this weekend? Well I got side tracked. This pantry and my kitchen cabinets were driving me crazy. Thankfully messes like these ...

More Harvest Decor

I scored a few new goodies on sale this year to add to my harvest decor. These giant fiberstone pumpkins are by far my favorite! I got these at half off and they were still a pretty penny but aren't they gorgeous tucked in our landscaping to greet friends?There are few singles tucked here and ...