ten minute Christmas decorating | pretty packages
As I’ve been decorating for Christmas this year, I’ve shared that I’m all about keeping it simple. Pretty things, fresh greenery, a few traditional touches and that’s about it. I don’t want to have bins and bins of Christmas decor. One touch that I do like to add each year is a few fake presents. […]
slipcover series | part 3
Welcome to part three in this updated version of my slipcover series. In part one, I covered how to make custom piping and in part two, I show how I cut my fabric pieces to get ready for pinning and sewing. And now we’re going to start pinning and sewing. This is where people start getting […]
dressing a chandelier for Christmas with fresh greenery
Some of you noticed the greenery hanging from my chandelier in the pictures I shared of my teacup & pedestal advent wreath and asked to see more and for me to share how I do it. So, that’s what I’m doing today! Here is how I dress a chandelier with fresh greenery for Christmas. Here’s a […]
Raleigh flea market & antique finds
Last Saturday, when I was in Raleigh visiting Jeff’s family for Thanksgiving, I spent the better part of the day shopping local with a great group of ladies. We met up at the Raleigh Flea Market, hit a few antique stores and lunched at a local soup & sandwich shop. This is the second time I’ve […]
teacup & pedestal advent wreath
Last year, I made an advent wreath out of an ironstone ring mold. I was planning to do the same this year, but my ring mold was at the studio when I was in the heat of the decorating moment, so I shifted gears. (Of course, I could’ve hopped in the car and made the […]
trading horses again
Remember my rocking horse? The one I bought from Restoration Hardware and then painted with MMS Milk Paint to make it look chippy and old? Well, in typical Marian fashion, I sold it. I wasn’t planning to, but a client asked if I could custom paint the same horse for her. I agreed to the […]
Sarah’s Fireside Room
Do you remember Sarah’s wood stove decorating dilemma that I posted about this summer? Well, I received an update from Sarah on her progress and her plan, so I thought I would share it with you. Here is the inspiration board Sarah sent me… Here’s how the room looked when I shared it back in […]
slipcover series | part two | cutting the fabric
Hello, all! I hope you had a great holiday weekend. We just got back from visiting Jeff’s family in Raleigh, which is always a fun trip. I had the chance to meet up with some readers for a day of flea-ing and antiquing and I’ll share all about that in another post. Today, I am […]