Christmas Comes to your Kitchen Let's face it, if we had the space, we'd probably all want a Christmas tree in our kitchen, am I right? Nothing beats the gentle texture of evergreen and a soft glow of twinkle lights. During this time of year, we spend more time cooking and cleaning and gathering in here so it makes sense to want to make our kitchens really festive! My number one tip for a cozy Christmas kitchen is an over-the-sink garland. There is no wrong way to do it, but I wanted to share a few of my TOP TIPS for achieving this cozy look. Once you get your garland up, you may ... Read More
DIY Christmas Ornament or Gift Tag made with Clay
My sweet friend Annie came over the other day to collaborate on a few Christmas gift ideas and she brought with her the cutest DIY clay Christmas Ornament. It could also be a DIY Christmas Tag. You just need a few things to make these. They remind me of play-dough actually. I have made salt dough ornaments before and those are a little bit more work. These are so easy, anyone could do it!!! When Annie (she has a blog- Most Lovely Things) came over she decorated my mantle and strung the clay ornaments onto my new tassel garland (I have 2 up) and mixed in the wood beaded garland. I ... Read More
3 Ways to create Cozy Bedding and Cozy Christmas Pajamas
Are you in an area with snow falling already?? In Connecticut we have had a lot of rain, no snow. My family is in Utah and they have seen snow and I have gotten lots of messages from you saying you have too! Sooooo I think it might be time to bring out the cozy flannel sheets and bedding! We brought out our flannels and are in heaven. Kevin got into bed after I had put them on, and he was saying how soft and cozy they are. It really is easy to pull-together cozy bedding, just with 3 ways! Thank you The Company Store for sponsoring this post #1- Cozy Bedding always starts with the ... Read More
Trader Joe’s Christmas Shopping List!
New season. New Trader Joe's Shopping List! I wasn't going to do a Trader Joe's Christmas Shopping List….but a lot of you asked for it! And I am so glad you did. I found some really fun new Christmas items, thanks to you! And I ended up hosting our book club for December and strictly used all Trader Joe's items. I have learned from years of hosting parties that the easier I make it the happier EVERYONE is! Well, Mainly me. And Kevin, because he helps me a lot. I like to get ready-made food's and Trade Joe's some of the best holiday party foods! Simple things that can go in the crock-pot to ... Read More
Christmas Gift Guide for Her
This Christmas gift guide is basically all my favorite things! Things that I get asked about over and over by all of you! Or things that I can't live without or would love to get for a gift. I hope you like it! Let me know what is your favorite thing on the list or what you are giving to others! (You can click on an image below to shop!) JavaScript is currently disabled in this browser. Reactivate it to view this content. #1- Initial Personalized Necklace- I have have THIS initial necklace that I get asked about daily. It was a gift and was pretty pricey. I ... Read More
Complete Christmas Home Tour with VIDEO and Favorite Things
Hello! Today is last of my Christmas Home Tours! So I thought I would combine all of them and do like a walking tour for you. I also included a 3 minute video of our Christmas Home Tour! So you can see the complete layout of our 1200 square foot cape in Connecticut. I always wonder how homes I see flow together, hopefully you do too and you enjoy this type of tour today. I am also sharing my favorite thing I did with my Christmas Decor this year and YOUR favorite thing. I am basing your favorite thing from the comments I get, the photo's I see of you duplicating what I did or the ... Read More
Winter Master Bedroom and Christmas Kids Room
Today we are going to look into two bedrooms in our little cape! Our master bedroom- turned into a Winter Master Bedroom. And Finn's bedroom all decked out for a fun Kids Christmas Bedroom! I shouldn't say "all decked out" I added a couple little things. But he does have a really cute tree so it feels decked out and super festive. We spend a lot of time in both of these room's, so I love to add some twinkle lights and a little Christmas decor. Actually in a small, 1200 square foot home you spend a lot of time in EVERY ROOM! I am also joining 15 other bloggers to share their Christmas ... Read More
Casual Christmas Decor- Holiday Housewalk Girls Bedroom and Family Room
Today I joining Jennifer Rizzo for her popular Holiday Housewalk! This is a tour I admired and wanted to join as soon as I started blogging. I am honored to share my home with you and these bloggers. I loved hearing how Jennifer started this tour. She said that 8 years ago a local holiday home tour was $50 a ticket in her area, which she couldn't afford at the time. So she decided to start a Holiday Housewalk ONLINE, for FREE! Such a great way to see different homes and gather ideas for your home. And bonus you get to stay cozy and warm in your own holiday home! If ... Read More
Twinkle Lights- All My Sources For Strand Lights! #Hygge
If you have followed me for any time at all then you would know how much I love #hygge. It is so much more important to me to focus on the feeling in your home more than anything else. And if your home is organized then you will love that hygge feeling. If you aren't sure what hygge is (pronounced hue-guh not hoo-gah). It is a Danish word used when acknowledging a feeling or moment, whether alone or with friends, at home or out, ordinary or extraordinary as cozy, charming or special. We went and saw Frozen on Broadway- SO good! All of us loved it. But there is a song they added called ... Read More
Christmas Gift Guide for Him
I had Kevin help come up with this Christmas Gift Guide for Him! We listed all of his favorite things and the items that we get asked the most about over on Instagram. And no, I can't add a link to duplicate Kevin. He is just a happy guy. Top strengths are peacemaker and empathic. He was also raised by a stylish mom, who loves to shop. So style was ingrained in him! We hope this gift guide is helpful! Let us know. Also let me know what gift guide you want next! Mens Christmas Gift Guide- (Click on the image to shop it!) JavaScript is currently disabled in this ... Read More