A Grinch Christmas Table Setting That’s Super Kid Friendly
Welcome to the 636th Tablescape Thursday, a blog party sharing beautiful table settings for all occasions! A couple of weeks ago I set this fun Grinch-themed Christmas table setting in the breakfast room. Here's a bit better view of that table. I set that same table again in the dining room the first evening my son, daughter-in-love, and grandsons were here. I knew the boys would love the Grinch plates and Grinch centerpiece, but … [Continue Reading...]
A Thanksgiving Recap with a Few New Ideas for Christmas
Does an idea ever come to you in the form of a picture or an image? You're just going about your day and suddenly an idea comes to you out of nowhere, but it doesn't come to you as a conscious thought. Instead, it pops into your head as a picture or an image. Has that ever happened to you? That happened to me about two weeks before Thanksgiving. I had been picking up a few goodies for my grandsons in the weeks prior to Thanksgiving, toys I thought they would … [Continue Reading...]
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...]
