For years in my old house, I had a real fireplace, and decorating the mantel was one of my favorite parts of Christmas. In this new place, the rooms felt so average and boring without one. I finally built a faux fireplace surround, and it gave me back a little piece of that magic. Now…
October Christmas Checklist Last month I talked about the benefits of starting early getting ready for the Christmas holidays and that I would be sharing preparation ideas for each month up until December. I was pleasant surprised at how many favorable responses I received. Special thanks to everyone who commented and grabbed the printable. I…
Easy Witches Hat to Make at Home This fancy witch hat can be worn as a fancy addition to a witches costume. Or you can make it as a witch hat decoration. This fancy DIY witch hat is the focal point of our Halloween front foyer. The hat is elegant with roses, sparkles, velvet topped…
Classy DIY Halloween Decorations This DIY Halloween banner is one of several Halloween diy decorations I am creating this year. Halloween is just so much fun, with the parties, the trick and treaters, the costumes and the decor. Halloween is such a fun holiday for all ages whether your a young trick or treater, or…
Spooky Cute Ghost Halloween Porch Decorations Halloween porch decorations can be scary or cute, this year I decided on spooky cute Halloween porch decorations using googly eyed ghosts. These outdoor ghosts are spooky adorable set on each side of the front door. Each one holds a fun sign and a sad face from sharing candy….
Making Homemade Pumpkin Puree and Preserving the Stems Every Fall pumpkin everything explodes onto the scene. Whether it’s pumpkin spice lattes, pumpkin decor, or pumpkin desserts made with pumpkin puree. Real canned pumpkin can be very expensive, especially when compared to the cost of homemade pumpkin puree. Have you ever thought about how to cook…
Create a Farmhouse Feel with Small Decor Items It has been a very exciting fun time over here. With all the fall home tours and Halloween posts, September flew by. So hard to believe its been a whole month since the Farmhouse Hens posted about Farmhouse Vignettes. Today we are linking up to share our ideas…
DIY Cheap Halloween Mantel Idea This Halloween chalkboard art is not only trendy it’s fun to create, looks great for home decor, and is not only inexpensive it’s easy to create. This time of year decorating for all the holidays can make my knees weak, but I love every minute of it. I am sure…
