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My New Etsy Wreath Shop
Hello sweet blog friends!
I’ve missed y’all!
I’ve been taking a break and regrouping a bit. Sorting out priorities. Trying to decide what I want to do next.
And I’m happy to report that I don’t really know for sure…Ha!
One thing I do know is that I love to make wreaths. And I love to teach y’all how to make wreaths. And you seem to like learning.
Although some of you don’t really want to learn how, but you would like to buy one that was made! 
So my new Etsy store will be just for you!
Click on any picture to take you straight to the shop!
Here is a perfect wreath for Spring!
DIY Wood and Burlap Clip Frame
**I wrote this post as part of a paid campaign with Plaid Crafts, Michaels and Blueprint Social. The opinions in this post are my own.**
Happy New Year!
Are you a resolution maker? I’m not.
My husband makes a food resolution EVERY year and STICKS with it every year. His resolution this year is that he cannot have a dessert if he hasn’t walked 2 miles that day. Ugh. And he will stick with it 100%. Sickening.
I did go with his resolution once. ONCE. No french fries for the year. And I must say that I stuck with it. And I was so proud of myself. Those were in the days of spending a lot of time at Chick-fil-A with 3 small girls and a lot of opportunities to eat a lot of fries.
The next year he was going to give up donuts. I decided that I didn’t want to join him any more.
That is the year that I decided that I just wanted to live by a certain “thought” for the year. {So much harder to track, and you don’t feel like such a failure if you go a day or 2 without living under the new motto.}
This year’s motto is simple:
FIND THE GOOD.
I want to find the good in each day and each situation. And I want to encourage my girls to do the same.
So this Spring Wood Surface was just what I needed to remind my family to find the good!
Parade of Homes Inspiration
Being a blogger has it’s perks.
Take last week for instance.
I was invited to attend the King’s Chapel Parade of Homes in Arrington, TN.
And let me just tell you that it knocked my socks off!
Hello Jello.
The inspiration and ideas were mind boggling.
And I met so many new friends and I laughed and I drooled and I took more pictures than I physically thought was possible in a 2 hour stretch…and I think I’m going to have to take my husband back.
Because I saw things like this incredible barn wood ceiling…
How to Make a Christmas Wreath
My Mom has been watching a lot of Fixer Upper.
And she has fallen in love with Jo-Jo and Chip and the beautiful homes they create.
She has been inspired to make some changes to her own house…and my dad just happens to be very handy…and willing.
So this year when we drove home for Thanksgiving and we topped their hill and saw their house…
…well I couldn’t believe my eyes!
Their farmhouse was sporting a new metal roof and new cedar shutters {made by my Dad} and a newly painted door {also courtesy of my Dad.}
And my Mom made a request for a new Christmas wreath before I left.
So here is what I came up with.
{I hope Jo-Jo would approve! }
How to Make a Christmas Wreath:
Christmas Card Ideas
This post is brought to you by Minted but all opinions are totally mine! You can read my full disclosure here.
I hope you had the Happiest Thanksgiving ever!
My mama has been sick for the past year. It literally all started 2 days before Thanksgiving last year. Two surgeries, 3 hospital stays, my dad learning how to handle more nursing duties than I ever thought he was capable of and many prayers…and she is well! {And just in case you wonder why, just let me say that you never want perforated diverticulitis with abscess.}
So this year we had an even greater reason to be thankful…my mama was well and cooked up one of the best Thanksgiving feasts you have ever eaten!
But with the Thanksgiving season over…it’s time for Christmas!
Trees are going up in our house this weekend…parties are being planned…and I am determined to have an enjoyable and peaceful December.
First on the list is Christmas cards!
So grab your camera and get those pictures made today {or use a great one that you already have in your camera} because you will not want to miss the Cyber Monday specials at Minted.
I’m told that it will be their biggest promotion of the year!
And the cards they have are totally ADORABLE…seriously adorable.
How to Make Homemade Simmering Potpourri
The Holidays are all about home and hospitality for me so I was so glad when Sonya asked me to be a part of this series
Hospitality Filled Holidays!
And as I thought about home and hospitality, I thought about what I love about a holiday home.
I surely love the decorations and the food and the stories and the laughter.
But I also LOVE the smells!
So today I’m going to share my favorite recipe for homemade simmering potpourri!
And make sure to check to end of this post for 6 more amazing ideas for hospitality filled holidays!
Final Day of the Christmas Mantel Tour
Have you been inspired?
Have the last 2 days filled your mind with mantel decorating ideas?
I sure hope so!
I have taken a few notes on some things I’d like to do next year!
It’s always so much fun to see how everyone decorates!
So here is the final day of the Christmas Mantel Tour!
Enjoy!
Christmas Mantel Tour – Day 2
This is the year that I plan for Christmas. Like REALLY plan. Every. Last. Detail.
I’m usually a fly by the seat of my pants girl.
Not this year.
This year my motto is: “If you fail to plan, You plan to fail.”
So today I’m going to be sharing my to-do list for this week.
And don’t forget:
It’s Day 2 of the Christmas Mantel Tour!
Yesterday was just amazing…ideas and inspiration galore!
So while y’all sit back and enjoy these tours…I’ll be getting ready for Christmas.
Christmas Mantel Ideas
I know…I know what you’re thinking…
…it’s too early to be thinking about Christmas decorations!
But this year I am going to be prepared for December.
I’m not going to be running around like a wild woman…irritated with people who are driving too slow…and frustrated that the store doesn’t have what I’m looking for…and grabbing dinner on the run every night because there is just too much to get done.
Not me.
Not this year.
This year I am going to be sipping hot chocolate with my girls…curling up by a fire watching Christmas movies…making cookies for friends…driving around looking at Christmas lights…and enjoying every minute of this special holiday.
And in order for that to happen. I am going to have to get a head start.
Which means decorating a few spaces a bit earlier than usual.
Sonya from At Home With The Barkers and I have teamed up to bring you some mantel inspiration!
For the next 3 days, we are going to be bringing you the best of the best of Christmas Mantel Ideas!
So here is my mantel all decked out for Christmas.
Make sure to check the end of this post for more Christmas Mantel Ideas!
Setting a Pretty Fall Table
Could someone please tell me what happened to October?!
It seems that I blinked and I missed it.
But I am seriously glad that November will be here tomorrow.
I can’t wait to host Thanksgiving dinner!
And I’m already playing around with the table a bit.
I’m thinking something natural…and full of dried hydrangea…and acorns…and leaves…with a touch of gold.
Here is one idea for setting a pretty fall table.
Welcome!
