Decorating, Tablescaping, Before and Afters, Thrifty Finds, and Gardening
Lately I feel a bit like the rabbit in Alice in Wonderland. I picture myself running around the house shouting, "I'm late, I'm late...for a very important date." I've sort of gotten the cart before the horse this Christmas season. I have all my gifts wrapped but one, yet I still haven't decorated around my front door. lol Now what's wrong with that picture! I went shopping for fresh greenery late … [Read more...]
I've had so much fun checking out all the "Before and Afters" linked for yesterday's Metamorphosis Monday party! Yesterday for Met Monday, I posted a garden transformation. The Atlanta Botanical Gardens is beautifully illuminated now for their Garden Lights, Holiday Nights event. Today's post is about another transformation, one you can make and give for Christmas or use for an upcoming dinner … [Read more...]
Comment Replies That Never Arrived Recently, I became aware that the hundreds of replies I've made to comments left on posts over the last few months were never delivered to the lovely person who left the comment. After spending several hours the last few days trying to figure it out, I finally decided to check with my hosting company on the slight chance they could help. Turns out, they had some box … [Read more...]
Back in December 2008, just 3-4 months after I began blogging, I created this Colonial Williamsburg style centerpiece for a Christmas party I had coming up. I also used it for our Christmas table that year. I make this centerpiece almost every Christmas. It has to be my all time favorite Christmas table centerpiece. Sorry about the awful photography. The camera I was using back in 2008 … [Read more...]
How was your Thanksgiving? Are you in a turkey coma? Are you heading out to brave the Black Friday crowds? If you get a steal today, leave me a comment and tell me what it was? I don't usually head out on BF. If I do it's usually late in the day when the real frenzy is over and the early birds are back home in bed recovering! Lots of folks have already started decorating for Christmas big time. … [Read more...]
Looking for an ornament or present topper? Christmas mice with candy cane tails make cute ornaments for the tree. They are also great little present toppers. This is a great craft for all ages. I have a faux candy cane tucked inside my little mouse below, but you'll probably want to use a real candy cane if you attach these to a Christmas present. The faux candy canes work great when making these … [Read more...]
Welcome to the 101st Metamorphosis Monday! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! I hope your holidays have been wonderful! Recently, I created a Colonial Williamsburg style, apple tree centerpiece for our Christmas dinner table setting. I've had several requests in the past for a tutorial showing how this centerpiece is made...so when I made the centerpiece this year, I took pics along the … [Read more...]
For Metamorphosis Monday, I shared this wonderful photo from a Pottery Barn Catalog and a little info about how I was inspired to re-create a similar look for my front porch for less than half the price of the PB Garland. You can read that post here: Pottery Barn Christmas Garland Knock-off. As promised, I'm back today with a tutorial on everything you need to know to make this ornament-covered garland … [Read more...]
Welcome to the 95th Metamorphosis Monday! Recently, I received a catalog in the mail and it showed this pic/ad. I was tempted to order it until I realized the silver bowl was plastic. I remembered I already had a silver bowl...so I decided to try and make the ice chiller with things I already had and save myself $29.00. The Before: The only thing I had to purchase was a bottle of wine, … [Read more...]
Ornament/Gift Exchange Game: I'll be honest with you, I normally don't really like games at parties because they always take so long and I'd much rather just stuff my face and visit with my friends. But this game is different. It's a super fast game, literally. It's over in about 3-5 minutes and it leaves folks laughing. It really is a lot of fun! Here's how it works:In the invitation I always ask … [Read more...]
