Carole has been on vacation, so this week’s Ten is a timely topic for her! It is great timing for me, too! We were gone over the weekend on some farm errands and visiting Matthew’s brother and his wife and girlies. Linking up with Carole ~ This week’s topic ~ What do you miss when […]
Making a Wheat Wreath
{affiliate links included} Linking up at Decor to Adore. Do you want to make a wheat wreath? You know you do! Or if it isn’t your thing, just enjoy scrolling through the photos anyway! 🙂 This is what you’re going to need to make a wheat wreath, give or take. The VERY FIRST thing […]
Chit-Chat From Around the Farmhouse
I scroll through my pictures as I work on editing some of them and I realize I have a lot of pictures that I love, of life and details. The type of pictures that often ended up in my Monday posts. I start to edit and save some of them and I dump them […]
Glass Glittered Eggs
Yesterday was all about paper shreds and crafting nests! Today we’re breaking out the glass glitter! We’re going to glitter eggs, but you can go right over here and see my glass glittered pumpkins that I made more years ago than it seems it should be! {affiliate links included} I’ve had my bottles of glass […]
Shredded Paper Nests Craft
Here’s what I did over the weekend, among other things! Some crafting! {affiliate links included} I receive a few magazine subscriptions and I enjoy leafing through them. When I find a page with a craft or a recipe or some other manner of inspiration that I want to keep or make or remember, I do the […]
Sunset Splendor
We’ve had some brilliant sunsets recently. My husband came home one evening and showed me this glorious capture he’d snapped with his phone. Pictures never do God’s handiwork complete justice, but they do offer a glimpse! The colors of His artwork are always amazing. I want to dip my brush in. I want to […]
Valentine Cookie Making
Last week on Friday morning my phone rang. I said “Hello” and a little voice on the other end said, “Wanna come make cookies with us tomorrow?” Why, yes. Yes, I do! 🙂 When a blondie, three-year-old niece calls with a question like that, it just doesn’t take long to answer!! We had fun. […]
DIY Pom-pom Wreath
{affiliate links included} Back before Christmas and right after my surgery, I commenced to making pom-poms! And they were absolutely fun to do! My main purpose for making them was to make a wreath. The pom-poms look so very cute just piled in a basket, too! They became part of my Christmas decor for […]
A Valentine Tablescape
{affiliate links included} Pretty dishes and a table spread with beauty. From simple to elaborate, they draw me every time. Tablescapes catch my eye in magazines, on blogs, in books, on Instagram. Spreading out dishes and arranging and spelling out love and care for the people who will grace the table. Home and food. They […]
A Fabric Pennant Banner
Renae made these cute pennant banners back in the summer. She made them for the party she was planning. Since then we’ve used them several places. She has kindly shared them with me and it makes me so happy! 🙂 She put one on the big basket in the basement and it is […]
A Christmas Tablescape and Some Gingerbread Men
{affiliate links included} There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humor.~ Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol Christmas Day may be past, but the celebration of Jesus is never past. Never delegated to only one day. The celebration is in our every day and our everyday. We celebrated Christmas with […]
Ribbon Candy
I wanted to find some old-fashioned ribbon candy to use as decor for Christmastime and I was delighted when I did! I had fun opening the box and finding out what colors and designs were inside. So intricate and beautiful! I can’t decide if I like the solid colors or the stripes better. I […]
Memoir Monday {No. 99}
Hello to memories made! Last week started out with our beautiful fall weather continuing on and ended with winter debuting in a very real and icy way! We had a good week. We crafted. We made treats and cooked. We baked pies. We pulled out all the favorite recipes. We snuggled this baby. We gave […]
Pears {Closeups for Theme Thursday}
Linking up at Theme Thursdays today over at California to Korea! It is a photography link-up. I thought I’d join in even before this, but haven’t had the time. This week’s theme is Closeups. I brought these pears home from the grocery, thinking how pretty they were and what awesome fall decor they would make. […]
An Inspired Room {Studio and Guest Room}
I’m sharing some pictures of one of my inspired rooms in my home! I’m joining in on the inspired room tour over at The Inspired Room blog in honor of Melissa Micheal’s new book which released this month! The book’s title is The Inspired Room. I pre-ordered it a while back from CBD and I’m anxiously awaiting […]
Happy November
Happy November! Ours started off with sunshine and just the most beautiful weather! I showed these knitted leaves in my Yarn Along post last week. I restyled the coffee table and tucked them in. Then I picked up my camera and took beauty shots. I’ve decided that fall decor is fun because the fall […]