This salt dough ornament-making is going to be an annual thing, I think. They are just so fun, easy, personal, and pretty. I made them last year, both traditional salt dough and cinnamon...
Christmas foyer 2022 | Christmas decorating
I love that Christmas decorating doesn't have to be complicated, time-consuming, or expensive to be really pretty and festive. It really can be as simple as trimming a few branches from evergreens...
Christmas living room 2022 | Christmas decorating
Since we spend most of our time in the living room, that is where I focused my Christmas decorating attention. I would probably do that anyway, but my Christmas decorating is scaled back this year...
Kitchin Sketchbook Wrapping Paper
In April of 2021, I went out on a limb and purchased something that spoke to me in a way that sticks out in all of my years of buying and selling antiques. It was a lot of four antique sketchbooks...
customizing a winter/Christmas wreath | Christmas decorating
Earlier this week, I showed how I made this full, fluffy Christmas/winter wreath out of two thinner wreaths. Not only did it add fullness to the wreath, but it added more texture. You can read all...
2022 advent stockings | christmas decorating
I got a text from Calvin on December 1 and it was one word. "Advent." I was hoping he would just forget about it this year. Since my boys were toddlers, I've done advent stockings for them. Each...
fluffy full wreath hack | Christmas decorating
As I shared last week, Christmas decorating this year is about doing the best I can. It's about enjoying what I can do and letting go of what I can't. And, I have to say, it's felt pretty good so...
decorating for Christmas in a “new ” house
When I was in high school, we moved into a newly-built house the day after Christmas. It was a little strange, but it felt like a part of Christmas. My new room was the best gift of the year and a...
furniture key tassels | favorite things
When I shared the antique French vitrine, I pointed out the handmade furniture key tassel I purchased to tie onto that beautiful old original key. I used to love key tassels and I would hunt for...
my top 15 favorite Christmas crafts
Last year, I was particularly in the mood to get crafty for Christmas. Some years, I just want to focus on big-picture decorating, but last year, it was the details that captured my attention and I...