I absolutely love it when readers of Between Naps on the Porch are inspired by something they've seen here in a post. Recently, I received an e-mail from Terri who had seen something in this past fall table setting that she really liked. Can you guess what it was? I guess the title of this post sort of gave it away, huh? Tablescape can be viewed here: Woodland or Nature-Themed Table Setting Yep, … [Read more...]
Decorate A Lantern For Christmas With Greenery From The Garden
December 2, 2013 by 66 Comments
Welcome to the 253rd Metamorphosis Monday! Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving and an awesome weekend! I worked on Christmas decorations for the front porch and it's basically done, but it feels like something is missing. I'm not sure what just yet, but I'll figure it out and share it soon. So, for today I thought I'd share how I've decorated the gas lantern this year. Throughout the year, the … [Read more...]
Christmas Decorating Ideas: Porches, Doors and Windows
November 29, 2013 by 29 Comments
Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! With Thanksgiving behind us now, this is the time so many of us get busy decorating for Christmas. It's time to swag that garland, hang those wreaths and spruce up the mailbox. In case you could use a little inspiration, I've pulled together a few pictures and ideas for decorating the outside areas of our homes. Of course, the front of a home is always a fave … [Read more...]
Emergency Substitutions for Common Ingredients
November 27, 2013 by 26 Comments
There's nothing more stressful when preparing a big holiday dinner than running out of a key ingredient, especially when there's no time to run back to the store. Here's a list I compiled of popular substitutions for some of the more common ingredients we sometimes run low on. Hope this helps your cooking go a bit smoother this holiday season! Happy Thanksgiving! Image from … [Read more...]
The Treadmill Desk: Burn Calories While Working and Surfing the Web
November 26, 2013 by 35 Comments
So. I'm very seriously thinking of asking Santa for one of these this Christmas. I've been toying with this idea for a few years and now I'm getting serious. I sit a lot...like waaaay too much. Some days vary, like the days when I'm hanging wreaths on windows or painting a room, but most of my days spent blogging full-time involve hours of sitting as I read/answer the 100+ emails I get on a daily … [Read more...]
13 Wreaths for 13 Windows
November 25, 2013 by 80 Comments
Welcome to the 252nd Metamorphosis Monday! Does this ever happen to you? The Christmas season looms ahead and you say to yourself, I'm not going to decorate as much this year. I think I'll cut back a little. There will be less to take down and put away and it will be less stressful. Yeah, right. That seems to last about a day around here, then suddenly I wake up one morning, a changed woman. … [Read more...]
A Heated Bird Bath for the Birds…and a Wily Raccoon
November 24, 2013 by 39 Comments
Happy Sunday! How's your weekend going? I wanted to pop in and share how the heated bird bath looks installed out on the deck. I attempted to install it yesterday but it was late in the day and getting dark quickly. It has a tilt feature so when you want to dump the old water and add new, you just lift it up and tilt. I couldn't get the tilt mechanism to catch yesterday and since my light was quickly … [Read more...]
Saturday Fun
November 23, 2013 by 45 Comments
Today, I'm in here... Up under the eaves... Doing this.... And this... So, hopefully by the end of the day, things will be looking like this. (picture from past year) And this. (Photo from a previous year.) For a little tutorial sharing how to hang wreaths on exterior windows, go here: How to Hang Wreaths on Exterior Windows The … [Read more...]
Tour A Historic Home in Madison Georgia
November 22, 2013 by 15 Comments
Recently, I came across this beautiful historic home for sale in Madison, Georgia. Madison is just an hour or so outside of Atlanta. I've been there several times in the past for home tours. It was a Christmas home tour in Madison is where I first spied a table set with Lenox, Winter Greetings and fell in love with that pattern. See what trouble these tours can cause! ;) This historic home is great for … [Read more...]
A Christmas Table Setting Inspired by Nature
November 21, 2013 by 161 Comments
Welcome to the 271st Tablescape Thursday! This week I'm sharing a Christmas table setting for Tablescape Thursday. Since I've already shared two fall tablescapes and one Thanksgiving table setting this season, I was in the mood to create something Christmas themed. I love Christmas tablescapes so there will be several more coming your way before Christmas arrives. Can you believe it's just 33 days until … [Read more...]
