Can You Guess What Robin Used To Create This Charming Christmas Village For Her Holiday Mantel?
My son was always a huge Lego fan growing up and he often received a Lego set for birthdays and Christmas, but I never expected to buy a Lego set for myself. Then Lego produced the Home Alone house and they had my full, undivided attention. Ha! I was so influenced by that home when I saw the movie, I know it subconsciously influenced my choice of home, including the one I've lived in for the past 33 years. This Home Along Lego set is still being made, although I … [Continue Reading...]
My 4 Favorite Christmas-Winter China Designs & What I’m Adding To My Collection From The Sale
Welcome to the 740th Tablescape Thursday! If you've ever wanted to purchase a beautiful, classic, never-going-out-of-style Christmas china, this is definitely the time! The sales are excellent right now for all my absolute favorite Christmas and Winter designs! Are you a fan of Lenox Holiday? It doesn't get much more classic than this gorgeous pattern. I chose it for this whimsical Christmas table setting below. (See more of this table here: Christmas Table … [Continue Reading...]
Kinda Late On This One, But the Sale is a Great One!
A while back Alda left this comment on a post. Will be watching too for your favorite Christmas shirts for your grands. I purchased the Dino shirts last year you shared, and my littles LOVED them . Can’t wait to see what you find for boys are hard to find cute shirts that are classics. Alda, I'm sorry it's taken me so long to pull this post together, but it's finally here. Here are just a few of the fun Christmas shirts I've found available and most, if not all, … [Continue Reading...]
Lots of Fun Updates from Decorating to Organizing to Filling Up a New Freezer
Welcome to the 722nd Metamorphosis Monday! Have you started or completed your holiday decorating? I got my wreaths up a few days before Thanksgiving, but that's about as far as I've gotten. If you would like more info about how I hang my wreaths each year, you'll find a post where I share the details here: How to Hang Wreaths on Exterior Windows. So, it took me a while but I finally figured out how this Dyson cordless vacuum business is … [Continue Reading...]
All My Black Friday Favorites, Gift Ideas–Plus Some Beautiful Holiday Party Outfit Ideas
I'm just starting to scope out some of the Black Friday deals and wanted to share a few that I thought were noteworthy. I've mentioned before how much I adore my DeWalt drill. They have an amazing deal on the drill set that comes with a battery and the charger plus, the drill bit set. I just recently purchased the drill bit set and I used it last night to hang my Dyson Cordless Vacuum on the wall in my laundry room. It is the best drill bit set I've ever used, … [Continue Reading...]
Thanksgiving Table with Spode Woodland, Waterford Araglin & Towle King Richard
Welcome to the 739th Tablescape Thursday! Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family! I'm not hosting Thanksgiving this year, but after the freezer was delivered yesterday, I put together a small table for four late last night that I hope you'll enjoy. This post is a mix of photos taken last night in low lighting and a few taken this morning in the natural light coming in through the breakfast room windows. Mr. Turkey is kicking off the season in his … [Continue Reading...]
Buying My First Freezer, Crazy About This Rail-Basket Organizing System!
Welcome to the 721st Metamorphosis Monday! How was your weekend? I hope you had a fabulous fall weekend! I was busy making the most out of my recently updated storage room. I brought down more centerpieces/decorative pieces that had been stored in my laundry room cabinets so they would all be together in one spot. I still had so much available space on the floor below the shelves, the wheels started turning. I ended up purchasing 4 more bins from my … [Continue Reading...]
Obsessed! These Are My Favorite For Errand Running & Daily Wear, So Warm, Too!
Just a quick Sunday post to share these wonderful joggers I found recently. After ordering one pair, I loved them so much, I ordered two more pairs. I just ordered a 4th pair today because I know they'll eventually sell out and I'll still want to have them available next winter. They have become my "uniform" for every day and they look so much nicer in person than they appear in this photo online. They are incredibly warm since they are fleece lined, yet not at all … [Continue Reading...]
26 Festive, Beautiful Ways to Decorate & Prepare Your Home for the Holidays!
I'm so ready and excited to add wreaths to the front of my home! I hope to get that done this weekend. I know a lot of you have started your decorating, many are already done! It's exciting and fun to have our homes all decorated and festive for the holidays, especially when family we rarely get to see visits us for Thanksgiving. In today's post, I've rounded up 26 ideas that I hope you'll find helpful as you start preparing for Thanksgiving and Christmas this … [Continue Reading...]
A Special Halloween Birthday Tea Party
Welcome to the 738th Tablescape Thursday! Selma throws the most amazing tea parties! In a recent email, Selma wrote, "I wanted to do something special for my granddaughter for her birthday, and my first thought was a Princess Tea, but when her mom mentioned how much Gia loves Halloween, I asked (Gia) if she wanted a Halloween Birthday Tea. The answer was, YES! So, you know how it goes with the grandbabies-- she got a Halloween Tea!!" Selma had a company called "Card … [Continue Reading...]
