Every January, after the Christmas decor is tucked away, I sit here and stare at my computer. Not sure exactly what I'm supposed to write about. It seems like all the fall and holiday posts suck the life out of me (in a good way) and then after all that hoopla is over I can't...
My Top Ten Gardening Ideas For The Year
It's always fun when I get to show you My Top Ten Gardening Ideas For The Year. I think it's been a good year in the dirt here! So, drum roll please . . . Where are the drums, people? My Top 10 Gardening Ideas For The Year I risked life and limb to get...
My Top Ten DIY & Craft Ideas For The Year
It's that time of year again. When bloggers like to bore you to tears by counting down their top posts from the last year. Seriously though, it's a chance for my newer followers (Howdy!) to see what I've done in the past and a chance for my older followers (old as in "have been around...
Christmas Tree Stand Candle Holder
Forget to make a centerpiece for your holiday table? No worries. Toss that pesky Christmas tree out the front door, grab the tree stand and use it for something really important. Like a Christmas tree stand candle holder! All that is required is a tree stand and a candle. That's it. The faux greenery and...
White Christmas Tree Lover Here
I've never thought of myself as a white Christmas tree kind of girl. Not that I even know what that means. It's just that I was firmly and squarely in the green tree, pinecones in a bowl, nature inspired, traditional look for the holidays. With a few blow molds thrown in. But hey, a big...
Top 10 Christmas Fudge Recipes
Oh, fudge! One of my favorite parts of the holiday season is the enormous amount of sweets that you are allowed to eat. And I had to up and go on a diet! But, photos have no calories, right? It doesn't hurt to look. So, I gathered a list of 10 Christmas themed fudge recipes...
Christmas In The Kitchen
Doesn't that title make you think of warm cookies fresh out of the oven cooling on the counter and spices simmering on the stove. Maybe a little Christmas cookie decorating center set up with bowls of different colored icing. Yeah, well get those thoughts right on out of your head, because this post isn't about...
Holiday Front Porch For The Picnicking Ski Bums
All year long I've been seeing things at estate sales and thrift stores that make me think "Oh, wouldn't that look cute on my holiday front porch for Christmas". So I'd buy it (usually for a buck or two) and set it aside for the big porch decorating bonanza. I had amassed a nice little...
A Vintage, Rustic, Industrial Holiday House Tour
Have you looked at the calendar? Christmas will be here before you know it, so I thought I'd better take you on a holiday house tour before the big guy has a chance to mess up the place. And by "big guy", I mean Santa. Not talking LeBron James here. Warning: I never met a...