25 Beautiful Ways to Decorate & Dine for Christmas + An Insanely Awesome Christmas Punch
Welcome to the 618th Metamorphosis Monday, a blog party sharing fabulous Before and Afters! How was your Thanksgiving? I hope it was awesome! My son, daughter-in-law, and grandsons were here so that made it extra special. I need to do a post sharing some of the things I did differently this year, especially regarding the turkey. Both my son and dil commented that this year the food was the best ever and I felt the same way! I'll share more about that in another … [Continue Reading...]
My Favorite Black Friday and Cyber Monday Sales
If you didn't do any shopping for Black Friday, I discovered today while I was shopping online that there are still a lot of BF sales going on. In some places, Cyber Monday is already underway. I get a lot of emails/comments asking about my office furniture. It's currently on sale for Black Friday. The corner desk is currently on sale here: Corner Desk with Drawers. Plus, I think the code BLACKFRIDAY will get you another 20% off the sale … [Continue Reading...]
Thanksgiving by Candlelight
Welcome to the 635th Tablescape Thursday, a blog party sharing beautiful table settings for all occasions! Sorry our Tablescape Thursday party is going up a day late. Hope you enjoy it even though I'm running a bit behind this year. Pssst: I'm sharing my three fave Black Friday sales at the end of this post in case you're doing some shopping today or this weekend. Just before everything was about to come out of the oven on Thanksgiving, I lit the candles to … [Continue Reading...]
Which Frame Do You Like Best with The Governor’s Party by Chuck Pinson?
Welcome to the 617th Metamorphosis Monday, a blog party sharing fabulous Before and Afters! I had planned to share some holiday decorating on the porch today, but I didn't finish the decorating since I stopped to wash the swing covers. That's an older photo below from a previous summer when I removed the covers for washing. So instead of a decorated porch, how about looking at some framing options with me. The beautiful canvas giclee, The … [Continue Reading...]
Christmas Decorating, Door Updates & Keeping the Little Ones Busy this Thanksgiving
Will you have little ones visiting your home for Thanksgiving? With two wiggly, little boys headed my way, I've been thinking about fun things to keep them from getting too bored while they are here. I still have a few of their dad's toys here, but the majority of those have already been taken to their home during my previous visits. I picked up a few things over this past week that I think they will enjoy while they are here. I thought I would share them with … [Continue Reading...]
9 Thanksgiving Table Settings, Plus a Colonial Williamsburg Centerpiece
Welcome to the 634th Tablescape Thursday, a blog party sharing beautiful table settings for all occasions! Wow, Thanksgiving is just one week away! Wasn't Halloween just yesterday? Do you ever feel like life is flying by way, way too fast! The older I get, the faster it seems to go. I know everyone says that, but it really does feel that way. For this week's Tablescape Thursday, I'm sharing links to 9 previous Thanksgiving table settings. Most of these … [Continue Reading...]
Spreading Bits of Whimsy
I'm currently in the "overwhelmed" stage of holiday decorating--you know, that stage where you have everything out, yet nothing is really finished yet. I know it will get better but at present, it looks like utter chaos in the upstairs family room where I've pulled out all the decorations. The downstairs living room isn't looking any better since the tree is in the process of being decorated. We're going to forget about all that craziness for right now, though. … [Continue Reading...]
Two Small Updates That I’m Loving!
Welcome to the 616th Metamorphosis Monday, a blog party sharing fabulous Before and Afters! I'm running behind this morning. I have painters here to do some touch-up work on the front porch columns that were painted recently. They are also going to be painting the new screened doors that arrived a few weeks back. Then it will be time to get those installed. Two New Purchases: Small but Making a Big Impact A while back I purchased a clear, … [Continue Reading...]
Christmas Tree Shopping Tips, Hanging Wreaths on Windows & A New Addition to the Bedroom
A few years back, the Christmas tree I had been using for many years lost a big section of lights. I spent hours and hours over several days trying everything to get the lights working, replacing fuses, using a little handheld device to try and detect which light or lights were not working, all to no avail. Since the tree was pretty old, I guess the lighting has just deteriorated over the years. Realizing I was going to have to have to replace it, I decided to spend … [Continue Reading...]
How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Great for the Kids or the Grown-up Table
Welcome to the 633rd Tablescape Thursday, a blog party sharing beautiful table settings for all occasions! I should probably be sharing a Thanksgiving table this week since Thanksgiving is just two weeks away, but I've been itching to play with some new "glasses" I purchased recently. The good thing about sharing this table now is if you love the glasses, they should still be available since I just bought them a week or two ago. If you're looking for inspiration … [Continue Reading...]
