holidays
CHEERS TO 2024!
Happy New Year! I can’t believe it’s 2024; my husband was just saying the other night how it feels like it was just Halloween last week and I have to agree. Since having my second child, time feels like it’s flying by at warp speed, and since I’ve never been one for making New Year’s…
BLUE AND WHITE AND CRANBERRY FOR CHRISTMAS
We’re off to a great start this Christmas season, with a host of parties, get togethers and dinners already in the works, one of which happens to be a small gathering at my house this weekend while my dad is in town. My most favorite part about entertaining around the holidays is – no surprise…
FAUX GARLANDS (STILL IN STOCK!)
I posted a video on Insta last week of my newly painted hutch in my eating area, which happened to be draped by a faux white pine garland and I got so many questions about the greenery that I thought I’d share here, too! I’ve only ever had fresh garlands and evergreens in my house;…
GIFT GUIDE: FOR HIM
Gift ideas for the guys are always the hardest for me; unless they have hobbies or interests that are easy to find accessories for, it can be tough coming up with ideas. My hubby is also the hardest person in the world to shop for because there isn’t much that he needs or wants, but…
GIFT GUIDE: FOR HER
This is the first year in I don’t know how long that I’m actually way ahead of schedule with my Christmas shopping AND actually have my Christmas cards ready to drop in the mail, so I actually have the chance to put some items together for the ladies in your life- friends, sisters, mommas, or…
ENTERTAINING FAVORITES FOR THE HOLIDAYS
Thanksgiving is a week away and since we will be traveling again this year, I’ll be celebrating turkey day a little early at home. I’ve already started going through all my entertaining favorites, polishing silver and pulling table linens I want to use this year, so I thought I’d share a roundup of pieces that…
HALLOWEEN, BUT MAKE IT CUTE
Happy October, a few days late! Decorating for Halloween is right up there for my kiddos with decorating for Christmas, so I was so excited to get started while they were at school yesterday! I’ve been hanging these bats in our living room, which wrap all the way around to the kitchen, for the last…
CHRISTMAS 2022
Happy New Year! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and are off to a great start in 2023! Every year I have the best intentions of sharing all my Christmas and holiday-inspired ideas and photos but, like many of us, time creeps up on me and when it comes to choosing between blogging…
MY FAVORITE HOSTESS/TEACHER/JUST BECAUSE GIFT
I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving and are off to a great start this first official week of the Christmas season! This week officially marks the start of many get-togethers, dinners and cocktail parties, which means hostess gifts will be needed, as well, so I am hopping on here to re-share one of…
THANKSGIVING PREP
This weekend we have our first of two Thanksgiving celebrations and I’ve been planning my table all week! As much as I love going all out with a fancy table for the holidays, this year I’m going super simple with a buffalo check tablecloth, my grandmother’s silver candlesticks, my beloved French wine glasses, bamboo flatware…
FAVORITE ETSY FINDS
Taking a break from prepping for the first of two Thanksgiving celebrations this weekend to hop on here and share a few recent and a few favorite Etsy finds! I’m going to do a post on some of my favorite small businesses to shop from this Christmas, but figured I’d start with a few items…
ENTERTAINING/SERVING PIECES FOR THANKSGIVING
As promised, today I’m sharing a roundup of beautiful entertaining and serving pieces for your Thanksgiving gathering! I know I sound like a broken record, but over the years, I’ve really pared down my entertaining basics/necessities, only buying items that are as beautiful as they are practical, but that can also easily be dressed up…