I've been on a little bit of a thrifting lull lately. Although I see MOUNDS of boxes and bags stacked beside the drop-off door at the local thrift store (a byproduct of the post-Christmas de-cluttering frenzy), most of it is clothes and shoes, not grandma's priceless vintage goodies. So when I saw this gumball machine...
Decorating The China Cabinet For Christmas
This year for Christmas I decided to decorate in what I like to call Christmas-Lite. It's a scaled down version of my normal no holds barred, in your face Christmas decorating style I've shown you in the past. Not that I'm being the Grinch or anything (green is NOT my color), but this year it...
How To Store Vintage Christmas Ornaments
I've had a thing for vintage Shiny Brites and other vintage Christmas ornaments for as long as I can remember. They hung on my tree as a child. I made sure I had a few on my very first Christmas tree in my very first apartment. They were one of the first things I called...
100 Best Upcycle Ideas
I love a good thrift store upcycle idea. I find nothing more fun than cruising the thrift store aisles, finding something sorta ugly and making it into something sorta cute. 5 Reasons To Love Repurposing Thrift Store Finds: Eco-friendly! The more stuff you take home and repurpose, the less that ends up in the landfills....
Vintage Lodge Inspired Christmas Porch Decorations
Call me crazy, but Christmas porch tour day is one of my favorite days on the blog. I decorate my front porch before I do any holiday decorating inside the house (says the woman with a nekked Christmas tree in her living room right this very minute). Today I'm partnering with a fabulous group of...
DIY Simmering Potpourri Gift And Printable Tag
I'm always on the lookout for quick and easy homemade hostess and teacher gifts for the holiday season. And these DIY simmering potpourri jars definitely fall into that category. The recipe is a variation of my Homemade Stovetop Potpourri, but made to be easily gifted in a mason jar. Because who doesn't love a mason...
Upcycled Plaid Christmas Door Hanger
I wanted to do something different for the Christmas wreath on my front door this year. Sure, I could have hung your basic pine wreath from the grocery store on my door. I've done that plenty of times in the past and it's OK. It's perfectly acceptable and does the job. But it just so...
Easy DIY Waterless Snow Globe
That's me in that DIY snow globe there. Just cross-country skiing through life. Eyes forward, head up, not a care in the world. No idea I'm about to butt my head up against the glass. Just in my own little world, waiting for someone to come along and shake it up a bit. I do love...
Christmas Card Organizer And Card List
Do you still send out Christmas cards? Mark me down as old-school, because I can't imagine a holiday season going by without sending my besties, family and people I hardly know Christmas cards. But I get tired of seeing the cardboard boxes setting out on the kitchen counter all season long (as soon as I...