{affiliate links included in this post} We recently read an interesting tidbit in our Manners Made Easy book. It said that while napkin rings are mostly decorative today, they have an interesting origin. Each family member used to have their own distinctive napkin ring. Napkins were used at more than one meal and each person […]
Midnight Christmas Decorations
Continued from Christmas Eve…. We tucked into our covers and slept soundly… {No visions of sugarplums dancing in our heads…that I am aware of} BUT, there was an idea that had been in someone’s head for quite a while… And while I thought everyone was sleeping soundly………some just didn’t get there quite as quickly…… […]
A Few Words and a Personalized Pillow
Just popping in to put a few words out in blog land. We arrived home Tuesday evening. Once again we traveled safely back and forth over all those miles and highways between Kansas and Ohio. We are thankful. Even though our December plans have ended up completely rearranged, we were glad we could […]
We Throw a Party
I had a friend who turned forty this fall. It seemed like the perfect opportunity to throw a party! I really love setting things up for a party. It does take time and effort, so it doesn’t always happen. 🙂 Lovely fall flower arrangement! It was part of my friend’s gift and served as our centerpiece […]
Of Party Past
I posted a bit back about a party I had for my sister-in-law. It got me to thinking about how much fun it is to have a party now and then and how much fun it is to go to one now and then and it got me thinking about some parties past and that […]
My Pouffe From Sew a Fine Seam {I am in Love}
This is my pouffe!!!!!!!!!!! If the exclamation marks were any indication, I LOVE my pouffe. SO MUCH. My sister makes them. Go here and here to see a couple of Union Jack pouffes she’s made. You can go here to buy the pattern if you’d like to make your own. I’ve seen different […]
A Corner in my Kitchen
I spent a little bit of time reworking this corner of my kitchen and later I had a few minutes and picked up my camera and took a few photos. I thought I might stick one of the photos in my Memoir Monday post, but I liked them all and I thought “Hey, I may […]
In Which I Discover I Have a Table Runner Collection and I am Pleased
Do you like tablecloths? While I think there are beautiful tablecloths and beautiful tables set with tablecloths, it seems I’m a table runner sort of girl! And it only took, oh, about fifteen years to realize it. Here’s the story! Once upon a time…………. I was going through my table runner drawer, when it struck […]
My Painted Cupboards Project
For quite a while I kept tossing around the idea of painting my mismatched kitchen cupboards in our basement. They were fine, but I knew I would love the look better if I painted them all. My husband wasn’t quite sure, because he’s just not so keen on all the painted stuff that is a […]
Meet My Tintype
A while back I mentioned winning a giveaway of a tintype over at The Modern Mrs. Darcy’s blog. I was and still am excited that I actually won! I took some time deciding {and debating and hashing over} what photo I wanted printed. {I think my husband thought I was a bit crazy.} {He’s […]
The Staircase in My Old House with Decor That I Loved
Working on basement cupboards and thinking about projects and looking through some old pictures got me to thinking about something I loved at my old house. DECOR WISE anyway! And that is my old staircase. Our old stairs were wooden, painted, hard, and steep. With no hand rail. So, you see there’s really nothing to […]
Our Guest Room Makeover, Decor Style, and a Good Bit of Rambling
Back in the winter, I dug around for the leftover paint I knew I had and moved a few things out into the room-at-the-top-of-the-stairs and rounded up paintbrushes, dropcloths {a.k.a. as old shower curtains and plastic}, paint rollers, and such, and commenced to paint my guest room. We didn’t paint it before we moved in […]
A Bit of Spring and Easter
We talked about changing up decor a bit after Christmastime over here. When spring starts creeping closer and teasing us with sunshine and some seventies before wisping away to hide again, I usually think about getting out a few touches of Easter and spring. A few weeks back, I did some decor changing up and […]
Detailed Nativity
When we pulled out our Christmas decorations and nativities and set them up throughout our house, back in December, Renae took one of the nativities we have and detailed it and set it up in the basement. Then she had fun posing it and taking pictures of it. I loved what she did with it […]
The Changing of Decor
We put away our Christmas nativities and decorations for the most part, pretty quickly after we got back from Ohio. We still have a nativity set in the basement that Renae detailed and I just like it where it is and what she did with it. I also have a big nativity that has been […]
Winter Centerpiece
We had friends eat with us a couple of times recently. I always enjoy setting the table and taking time to add a few touches that we don’t do everyday. Although, I must say it is also fun to make the table especially pretty now and then just for my family. Anyhoo~ I usually want […]