I don’t know about you, but I am a sucker for cute. I cannot tell you how many “cute” things I’ve purchased, gotten them home, and sent them to Goodwill a year later because they didn’t work with anything else I had. I’ve gotten better at passing up “cute” by having a specific style in [...]
Bringing Color & Spring Time Into A Rental Home
May 3, 2012 By
The coolness of winter is a memory for now, and springtime is here again! Spring is a season of renewal and refreshment, and it’s my favorite season of them all. I like my home to reflect the current season, and spring is so much fun to bring indoors. I got to work as soon as [...]
Ever Increasing Ivy
April 25, 2012 By
It is that time again! Time for me to share with you another treasured one time purchase that I have been able to use extensively and multiply for years. That is correct! Purchase once…Use over and over and over…It lasts for YEARS! This gem of a plant can help you miraculously add charm to your home’s decor without breaking your [...]
Making Valentine’s Day Special at Home: Menu, Recipes, Crafts, Cards, and Decor
February 2, 2012 By
Saint Valentine’s Day, or Valentine’s Day was a day set up to honour Christian martyrs around 496 A.D. It became linked to romantic love thanks to the great poet, Geoffrey Chaucer, in the 14th century, when the tradition of “courtly love” flourished (wikipedia). Now, it is a day that commemorates love – and can often [...]
DIY Unique Christmas Gifts: Homemade Alphabet Photography Art
December 9, 2011 By
Looking for a new way to add life to your home? Why not try do-it-yourself alphabet photography art? Photography can be a cost-effective way to add personality to your home if you have just a few skills (or a great digital camera) and a little creativity. Letter Art The recently popular alphabet photography can also [...]
Family Tradition of Cutting Your Own Christmas Tree: Enjoying the Hunt
December 8, 2011 By
One of our family’s favorite Christmas traditions is the hunt for our Christmas tree. We cut our own every year. We hike out on our own property and find a Charlie Brown tree to haul home for the holidays. You could just as easily trek out to a nearby Christmas tree farm and get the “cut-your-own” [...]
Table Setting Ideas: Creating Peace with Oranges
December 6, 2011 By
We have three boys and one baby girl so when we sit down for dinner it is loud. To add to the slight bit of chaos is our dog, a dog that is taller than the table. We are constantly on guard as the Husband and I direct conversation towards meaningful ideas rather than who hit whom [...]
Decorating: Simple Ways to Give Your Home Christmas Cheer
December 5, 2011 By
There is just something special about walking into a home decked out for the Christmas season. A house filled with twinkling lights, tall Christmas trees filled with ornaments, and banisters and mantels strung with garlands has a way of giving us that feeling of holiday cheer. But, this time of year many of us find [...]
Cinnamon Ornaments: An Easy Christmas Project
December 1, 2011 By
Cinnamon applesauce ornaments are a simple, fun project to make with your family this Christmas. They only require two ingredients, and they make your house smell amazing! DIY: Do It Yourself Christmas Ornaments and Decorations To make these cinnamon ornaments you will need: 1 cup applesauce 1 cup ground cinnamon (plus more for achieving the [...]
Home Reflections
October 26, 2011 By
“Home is a place not only of strong affections, but of entire unreserved; it is life’s undress rehearsal, its backroom, its dressing room, from which we go forth to more careful and guarded intercourse, leaving behind…cast-off and everyday clothing.” Harriet Beecher Stowe Our homes are an extension of us and reflect who we are… or [...]
