Well, I started out looking for Christmas trees on Houzz in order to share a variety of Christmas tree decorating ideas with you. As I became increasingly frustrated because I couldn’t quite find what I was looking for, I remembered I have uber-creative blogging friends with beautiful holiday trees. So after a quick inquiry, I found…
Christmas is less than 2 weeks away. Can you believe it? This year I got my decorating done early thinking I’d have more time to enjoy the holiday as opposed to rushing around. The time has gone by so fast! If you need a quick and easy project to finish up your decorating, you might…
I can’t pinpoint when I first fell in love with Scandinavian style. It might very well have to do with the fact that I was raised in Geneva, Illinois … a quaint Midwest town west of Chicago with strong Swedish roots. I remember shopping as a child with my mother at The Gift Box ,…
Whew! I think all my Christmas decor has now found a place in my home for the holidays and I can start to focus on some fun stuff like these DIY Christmas stencil projects. My friend Jennifer Rizzo designed a collection of beautiful Christmas stencils and I had the honor of trying them out complements of Royal Design…
Last week I shared most of my Christmas home tour but I have a few more spaces to share with you. This week I’m joining another group of bloggers for a showcase of holiday homes. Be sure to visit the other homes for amazing inspiration … the schedule is at the end of this post. Special thanks…
Did you get a chance to visit some of the Christmas Sweets and Treats blog posts filled with amazing recipes on Sunday? Over 30 bloggers participated and I’ve bookmarked several of the yummy recipes to make before the holidays. Here’s where you can find all the recipes: Candy Cane Marshmallow Treats from My Uncommon Slice Of…
Normally when I think of dessert I think of chocolate! Doesn’t everyone? But every so often I get a craving for desserts that don’t involve chocolate. Like creme brulee. It’s my all-time favorite. But today – it’s about a holiday classic – Christmas trifle with mixed berries. Trifle is a delightful layered dessert and you…
Let’s not kid ourselves. As wonderful as it can be, Christmas can be a hectic time of year. To help make things simpler for you, I’ve collected 25 DIY Christmas decorating projects here in one post. In addition to some of my own projects, several of my blogging friends have given me some of their projects…
After all the decorating for Tuesday’s Christmas home tour, I’ve been taking it easy the last couple of days and enjoying all the other Holiday Housewalk tours happening this week. I thought I’d share a few simple Christmas decorating ideas using some of my photos that didn’t make it into my home tour earlier this…
This year I’m really looking forward to Christmas! My decorating is almost done and that means I can spend the weeks leading up to Christmas enjoying other things … like spending more time with family and friends, baking, attending holiday events, and more. And… my holiday home tour is next Tuesday! Eek! I hope you’ll stop…
Over the past few years I’ve noticed I’ve been turning less and less to decorating magazines and more and more toward my fellow bloggers for decorating ideas. My blogging friends are truly amazing and they inspire me every day! So I thought it would be fun to share a bit of Christmas inspiration from my blogging…
My sweet friend Alice who blogs at Thoughts from Alice challenged a bunch of bloggers to buy a thrift store find and transform it into Christmas decor. How could I say no? I think you’re going to be blown away by some of these projects, which you’ll find at the end of this post. We…
If you like creating your own decor projects you’re going to love the collection of free printables compiled by a fantastic group of bloggers! Today I’m sharing my own free printable that I used in a Christmas mantel vignette, and at the end of this post you’ll find links to many more printables created by…
Christmas. It’s consuming my brain lately and this weekend I’m ready to deck the halls and get it out of my system. I want to do things a little different this year and turned to Houzz for some inspiration. Since I shared my Christmas Mantel on Wednesday this week, I didn’t do my normal Humpdays…
When I think of Christmas, I think of glitter and sparkle … the way pure white snow sparkles in the sun. I love color at Christmas, including silver and gold. I found some beautiful, blingy holiday pieces to create a vintage Christmas mantel. I’m sharing my holiday mantel today along with some of my blogging friends….
They say Christmas is for kids, but I still love Christmas. With each passing year I’m drawn more and more to the nostalgia of Christmas past. Memories of childhood Christmases haunt me and I find myself wanting to recreate that magical experience. So it’s no surprise that this year I’m dreaming of a vintage Christmas….
