Yesterday I mentioned that Jeff and I went to the local tree farm and cut down a tree for my Christmas HGTV.com photo shoots. It was a pretty odd event...cutting down a Christmas tree just a couple...
Christmas 2013 Recap
I've gotta say...it was really tough for me to get in the spirit of Christmas this year. I'm not sure what it was. It's my favorite time of year and I usually can't wait to put the tree up and...
The Only Gift – A Christmas Song
For those who don't know, I have a musical background. Musical theatre was my hobby and passion throughout my childhood (and I later earned my degree in that field) and I played a variety of...
Boxwood & My Christmas Tree
I just did a photo shoot today for the MMSMP color of the month, Boxwood, so I thought I would share. I think this may be my favorite non-blue/gray color in the line. It's so rich and pretty....
Christmas Inspiration
Over the past few years, decorating for Christmas has been mostly about work. That sounds terrible, because I love Christmas, but with a blog, freelance writing jobs, magazine shoots and a retail...
HGTV.com Christmas Tutorials
The Christmas tutorials I wrote for HGTV.com are live now! I know a lot of people have been waiting for these, especially the preserved boxwood wreath. I promised I would link to them when they...
Christmas Recap
Today was a wonderful Christmas. It was definitely one I will look back on with great fondness. First, we got about 3" of snow last night, which was magical for both Christmas Eve and...
my real Christmas table
I set a lot of fancy tables for photo shoots, but to be entirely honest, I'm much more of a paper plate and lap trays kind of hostess. I do love pulling out my fine china, linens and silver, but I...
more christmas decorating
I'll admit it. I was a bit of a loaf yesterday. I would try to get some work done, but I would end up standing in a room, staring around blankly. I finally surrendered to the fact that I was...
Decorating for Christmas
My tree is normally up the day after Thanksgiving, but this year we kept pushing it back. We were busy, yes, but a part of me was a little "Christmased out" from a few years of ornament making...