It’s A Wonderful House Christmas Hop Hello, again friends. I’m honored you’ve dropped by as I join some of my favorite bloggers in the It’s A Wonderful House Christmas Hop. This Christmas home tour is being hosted by the very talented Olivia at Reinvented Collection. I am certain that regardless of your home style, rustic, French,…
Homemade advocaat is a rich and creamy Dutch liqueur that tastes like Christmas in a glass. My adoptive dad was Dutch, and every year he made sure we had a snowball cocktail made with advocaat at Christmas time. It is one of those old-fashioned traditions that feels both special and familiar, with smooth vanilla notes…
Homemade Tia Maria Recipe Homemade liquers like this Tia Maria Recipe became very popular in the late 1970s, at least in northern Canada where I grew up. Homemade versions were created and often gifted between friends and neighbours. This Tia Maria recipe is one of those tried and true recipes everyone loved. Give it…
Homemade Baileys is a long-standing favorite December tradition in our home. Every year I mix up a big batch of this Baileys-style Irish Cream recipe to tuck in the fridge for cozy weekend coffees, Christmas gatherings, or gifting to friends. It is smooth, chocolatey, and just the right amount of sweet, a lovely copycat Baileys…
Farmhouse Bench Upcycle from a Twin Headboard For the last year, I have seen so many gorgeous headboard bench conversions I had to make one of my own. The headboard I used is solid pecan except for the circles, I think the circles are fiberglass. We aren’t sure of the age but the style seems the 70s…
DIY Wood Farmhouse Sign It’s really exciting for me to share the latest Farmhouse Hens collaboration, each one of us is sharing a farmhouse style DIY wall art post. I really look forward to seeing what the other Hens are creating and this month is especially exciting for me. Have you ever fallen in love…
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…
