coastal christmas
It’s officially the most wonderful time of the year and I am so excited to FINALLY be decking my halls!!! The older I get, the more I crave simplicity in all aspects of my life and while I love to go all out with my Christmas decor, I like to take a much more natural…
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thankful
Happy Thanksgiving from my little turkeys to yours! I’d like to say a big THANK YOU from the very bottom of my heart to everyone who reads this little blog of mine and who follows me over on Instagram! It’s been so much fun getting to know so many of you through your comments, emails and…
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my thanksgiving table
Despite the fact that I’ve been chomping at the bit to get my Christmas decor out from storage since pretty much the day after Halloween, I can’t wait to have everyone together for Thanksgiving! Any time we can get family and friends around our table is pretty much my favorite thing in the whole wide…
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$20 grocery store centerpiece
When it comes to floral arranging, I am so far from knowing what I’m doing, it’s actually quite comical. My attempts at creating a floral centerpiece usually look more like my three year old arranged it, despite my best efforts, so I tend to stick with white hydrangeas en masse in beautiful, woven vases for…
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homemade advent calendar
When my brothers and I were little, we always looked forward to 1 December because my mother would bring out our Advent calendar, all stuffed with little goodies for each of us. This is the first year I think Lydia is old enough to really understand the purpose of an Advent calendar and all the…
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throwback thursday: christmas table setting
This week has been so incredibly long that I feel like a little throwback is in order to bring a little Christmas spirit to the old blog here. And what better way to do it than with a table setting I did last year for the holiday season! Red is definitely not a color that…
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getting ready for thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is in two days!!! I’m not quite sure which I’m more excited about – eating my weight in turkey and fixings or setting my table. This year I’m keeping it simple on both counts; the older I get the more I crave simplicity in every aspect of my life and that most certainly includes entertaining! …
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’tis the season!
Ready or not, the holiday season is officially upon us and I, for one, couldn’t be happier! If I had my way, I’d get our tree on 1 November, but since I’ve been vetoed on that one, I’m playing Christmas music and am slowly, but surely, working on dressing up my table settings for the season! …
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easter table
One of my favorite parts of any holiday is going all out with my table setting; it’s one of the things my family has grown used to anticipating whenever it’s my turn to host and I love it! I always loved helping my mother set out dining table growing up and now I am thrilled to do…
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christmas table setting
Red is a color I love to wear but rarely ever use in decorating. While I tend to stick to silver, gold and white when Christmas rolls around, this year I just couldn’t resist a little pop of red when planning my table for Christmas dinner. I found this linen hemstitch table runner last year at TJMAXX and have…
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