holidays & seasons

A Fall Décor Tutorial

A Fall Décor Tutorial

Are you on the hunt for some easy, Fall décor ideas? Me too! If pumpkins, fall florals, and feathers sounds about right, then read on for a simple Fall décor tutorial. *Some affiliate links used below…see my full disclosure here.   Step 1: I found this twiggy floral pick in my fall stash, cut it…

A Fake Fruit Makeover

A Fake Fruit Makeover

Can walking the aisles of the craft store be considered therapy? It is for me! Ok, second question… Do you have any of those papier mache or foam fruits/vegetables; like maybe a pear, an apple, or a pumpkin? I had a boring pear that I have no idea why I continued to hang onto. It was…

Spring Has Sprung!

Spring Has Sprung!

Spring has sprung….at least according to the calendar. Of course, those of you who are still getting snow aren’t feeling it quite yet. (My house about 2 weeks ago.) It seems like around the end of February, we all start getting spring fever.  We start looking forward to getting out of our sweaters and getting…

Romantic Mantel

The only major holiday decorating I usually do is during Christmas. But I just can’t help myself when it comes to making some little changes in my decor for the minor holidays and for the changing of the seasons. So, for the month of February, I added a little romantic flair to the fireplace mantel….

Valentine’s Day XO Pillows

I ran across these cute pillows while browsing on Pinterest. I found out that they are sold by Anthropologie. Then I found out that they cost $148 per pillow. Uh, that’s a little out of my price range for a pillow. So, like any good DIY’er would, I decided to make my own version of Valentine’s…

Winter Porch Decorating

Winter Porch Decorating

So we’re at that “in between” time of year for decorating. All the beautiful Christmas decorations are taken down and put away. Although for full disclosure, I did take down the Christmas chalkboard and the small tree in the entryway just last week! But now everything is looking a little drab. The mantel has a…

Chalkboard Porch Box

I’m stepping away from my 31 Days of French-Inspired Style series for a moment to post a picture of my chalkboard porch box. Whaaaat?….2 posts in 1 day! For me, that’s a record! Anyways, here’s the box dressed for fall…. I found this old metal box at a local store. It was pretty beat up,…

Asymmetrical Fall Wreath

It’s been a very hot September around here and it’s felt more like summer than fall. But I decided to go ahead and start decorating for fall anyways and just try to will fall to begin. I started my decorating at the front door with a new wreath. I started with a basic grapevine wreath that…

My House Was Egged

My house was egged…. Easter egged, that is!   We found this sign in the front yard. I don’t know how well the writing on the sign will show up when I publish this, so if you can’t see it, it says: You have been egged!! There are 21 eggs hidden in your yard. Have…

A Touch of Easter

We’ve been in the middle of a little home renovation for the past few months. It’s made decorating a little tricky and I almost let Easter pass by without getting anything out. Almost. I truly love this time of year and Easter is my very favorite holiday, so I had to get a few things…