decorating

Salt Dough Ornaments

December 13, 2011

These remind me of my childhood.  I remember opening up our ornament box each year and digging through to find these.  They were some of my favorite decorations.  A friend mentioned making these the other day and it brought back so many memories.  Something I hadn’t thought about in years!  I look forward to making [...]

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Southern Living at HOME Spring Fling!

January 13, 2009
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My friend Carmella and I are at it again! We’re throwing a Southern Living at HOME party and YOU are invited! From now until January 23, you’ll have the chance to get some great NEW items from Southern Living at HOME! Their Spring catalog has just come out and I must say, I WANT IT [...]

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How to Tie a Perfect (untroublesome) Bow!

December 17, 2008

I read Small Notebook and she has a video on how to tie a trouble-free gift bow. I have to say, I will be giving this a try! It looks so easy! Watch…. How to Tie a Gift Bow from Small Notebook on Vimeo.

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Creative Food Gifts

December 16, 2008

The only reason I have time to write about creative food gifts is because I’ve yet to make one creative food gift this year!  I am usually a baking fool this time of year, but not this year.  With settling into our new home, being sick, and getting ready to travel over Christmas, I have [...]

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Christmas Tour of Homes

December 15, 2008
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I’ve been looking forward to this since BooMama posted this on her site November 5!  I’ve been telling myself I was going to take all kinds of great pictures of our decorations and make a great post of our house for Christmas…especially since it’s our first Christmas in our first home!  BUT, that just hasn’t [...]

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My Love for Snowmen

December 14, 2008
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I have a thing for snowmen.  I don’t know where it came from, but my Christmas collection consists of almost all snowmen.  They are just so cute! Plus, I can leave up my snowmen past Christmas because they go right along with a winter theme! I came across these snowman ideas today on Better Homes [...]

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Mummy Candy Holder

October 29, 2008

I found this cute little craft over at Hostess With the Mostess.  It is SO cute!  What a fun craft to do with your child or with a class.  And if you don’t have kids…..that’s ok, too!  What perfect decoration for a Halloween party!! Mummy Candy Holder To make, you’ll need:                                                                                                                                           4oz. water bottle (for [...]

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How Cute Are These?!

October 22, 2008

There was a post on evite this morning with the cutest Halloween lights that look like candy corns!!  How cute is that?!  I just had to share.  I will definitely be getting some of these adorable lights!

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