Today was a whirlwind, but packed with activities that were good for my creative soul. Photo shoots are one of my favorite aspects of my job. If you read my very, very early posts, I share how much...
a harvest of lavender
A few years ago, I planted some lavender on either side of the steps leading to the front door of our house. It was sort of a whim, but I love how it's grown over the years and the scent and color...
gardening season two begins…
Just an FYI that the first Lucketts Leftover online sale will start tomorrow (Thursday, June 2, at 9:00 pm EST.) You can click over to my online shop HERE. Our house has a ways to go before it...
antique haul for the Lucketts Spring Market
One thing that I love about what I do and being "the boss" is that I can (most of the time) chose to do the kind of work that suits my mood on any particular day. Last Friday, I was in a...
cleaning cart turned garden cart
Remember the cleaning cart turned kitchen cart? I found a pair of industrial cleaning carts on craigslist for a great price, so I decided to purchase both and turn one into a kitchen cart and give...
Christmas recap | 2015
I think this stretch is the longest I've ever gone without posting on my blog! I can't remember ever taking five full days without posting anything. I've always taken posting fresh content very...
a christmas song | what a glorious night
It's become of a bit of a tradition (every other year, anyway) for me to share a Christmas song here on the blog. Last year, we just couldn't pull it together, but this year, I heard a song that I...
milk painted ornaments
I spent most of my day wrapping presents and working on some cleaning to get ready to host Christmas. I'm sure many of you were doing the same. I have also been insanely motivated to purge and...
living & dining rooms | Christmas 2015
My favorite rooms to decorate for Christmas are the definitely the living and dining rooms. It's hard to believe how dark these rooms were when we first moved in over nine years ago and now how...
gingerbread-ing it up
Would you believe that I have never made gingerbread houses or cookies from scratch? Ever? I have made them out of graham crackers or bought the pre-made kits to do with the boys, but I've never...