Christmas room tour | family room
As a part of the Just a Girl “One Room Tour”, I’m sharing my family room all decorated for Christmas. If you’re coming from Decor Chick or Just a Girl for the first time, welcome. (And, of course, my regulars are always welcome!) I decided to share my family room today, because it’s the room […]
the most popular horse in blogland
You know when you’re out shopping and you find a little gem? Something that screams out at you to buy it. It speaks to you. Well, I was rummaging around in the somewhat ransacked Christmas section of TJ Maxx and I spotted this sweet wooden horse, just one, with a red bridle and saddle and […]
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 […]