Posted in Home Sweet Home on Dec 26th, 2009
Check out this house near my parents’ – these photos don’t really do it justice (G was using our point-and-shoot in the dark, and my father almost ran over him in the process…..) The lights and, um……decor…….are on all sides of the house. Now THAT’S Christmas decorating!
Don’t burn your retinas,
Posted in Inspiration on Dec 25th, 2009
Merry Christmas, Homage!
From our homes to yours, we wish you a joyful and peaceful holiday season. Thanks so much for spending time with us over these past few months and brightening our days with your comments. We love each of them!
As a token of gratitude, here are two ideas to creatively display all of the [...]
Posted in Home Sweet Home, Inspiration on Dec 24th, 2009
Yes, my loves, welcome to ANOTHER Christmas decor post. Tis the season, and I can’t get enough. The subject of today’s rambling? Garland, of course. I recently realized I do not have any of this Christmas classic in our home. Tragic, I know. I love classic fir garland, but I’m contemplating branching out (HA, pun [...]
Posted in Home Sweet Home, Inspiration on Dec 23rd, 2009
Good morning, lovelies! I thought it was high time to update you on my quest for a neutral, natural Christmas. First, here are a few more photos I’ve tracked down and tucked away for future inspiration.
I am obsessed with this photo that originally appeared in the late Cottage Living (*tear*), posted by the lovely Marianne
Love all the rustic [...]
Posted in Inspiration on Dec 22nd, 2009
Every year I encounter the same Christmas-decor dilema. It stems from my deep love for Christmas ornaments (and, let’s face it, all things shiny) combined with an affinity for clearance racks. Each year I hit the post-Christmas sales hard and load up on all kinds of fabulous ornaments. And then forget about them for a year [...]
Posted in DIY Projects, Inspiration on Dec 21st, 2009
Christmas week continues! We’re going to make up for last week with a veritable flood of Christmas cheer. On the agenda for today: coffeecake and presents (that’s my kind of day!). My FAVORITE part of Christmas is wrapping presents. Correction, making the bows. I have an entire dresser filled with ribbon (it may border on [...]
Posted in Inspiration on Dec 20th, 2009
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Well, I did nothing to remedy my bare door yesterday. Instead I got my blog reading caught up (yes, all 588 posts) and spent the [...]
Posted in Food on Dec 19th, 2009
Tonight A. wanted some sugar cookies. We were watching Elf and feeling festive, and he wanted to decorate and get his fill of frosting. Only…I am the baker in this marriage, and when it comes to sugar cookies, I’m not a frosting kind of gal.
I only love my grandma Sadie’s sugar cookies. She always keeps [...]
Posted in DIY Projects, Dark Secrets, Inspiration on Dec 19th, 2009
If you like it then you should have put a frame on it. Oh oh oh, oh oh oh.
Well, loves, it’s almost noon and I’m just getting around to deciding what to do with my day. What I NEED to do is something about my front door. It is currently bare. Yes, BARE, for the [...]
Posted in DIY Projects on Dec 12th, 2009
I’m back from a day filled with Christmas cheer. First, I decided to finish my Christmas shopping. It is now done, but I may have lost my will to live. Oh, the crowds. The line in Target was so long I needed a large fountain Diet Coke (with a shot of Cherry Coke, naturally) AND [...]