It's officially Christmas time! Sunday was the first day of Advent and today kicks off the first day of the Home for the Holidays Blog Tour hosted by my friend Sondra of Sondra Lynn at Home!   Abby from Just a Girl and Her Blog started out the tour today... so be sure to stop there and also visit the other gals on the tour today.  You're going to flip over the inspiration.  I love that each day there's a different theme.  You don't want to miss this!  I'll be sharing some of my Christmas coastal style on Thursday.  Be sure to stop and let me know you popped by. I'm so glad you're here! Each week you bless me … [Read more...]

I can't believe this is Thanksgiving week! We have a very low-key celebration planned.  What will you be doing? Whatever it is... wishing you and yours a very blessed day! I'm usually a little sheepish about tooting my own horn... but I can't contain my happiness! This week I got an email from Country Living.com that they were including my Christmas stocking in their feature.  Pinch me!!! Here's the link. And... Hometalk did a fun feature of the Christmas Trees on Cars blog hop I participated in with some of my blogging friends. You can see that here. Also... I just joined in the fun at Hometalk. … [Read more...]

There's no doubt about it! It was a very busy week on the blog. Actually, the last three days have been crazy with 3 posts going live here on Sunday. Whew! I hope you had fun and got a little bit of inspiration. Did you get lost in all the mason jar ideas? Or how about the creativity at the Christmas Trees on Cars blog hop? Hopefully we'll both get to breathe a little bit this week. But don't fear... I have more goodness in store for you! I'm so glad you're here! Each week you bless me with your extraordinary creativity. And I know our non-blogging friends can't wait to be inspired. I'm excited to … [Read more...]

So where are you on the Thanksgiving to Christmas spectrum? Have you started thinking about Christmas? This week I've been working on several Christmas projects. I'm glad we had a sunny day in the 50's... as I went walking down my street to see if I could find a spruce tree to hang some ornaments on for a mini photo shoot.  The life of a blogger.  I don't think anyone was home at the house where I stopped.  Or... maybe they wondered what that crazy lady was doing in their front yard! Also... I want to give you a little heads-up.   On Sunday you're going to think I flipped out. Somehow I committed to 3 posts … [Read more...]

Today was one of those rare early November days! Actually... I don't ever remember such a beautiful warm day on the 2nd of November. Look at those clear skies... and that gorgeous water color. I just had to steal a few minutes to get my walk in and some of that ionized air Mother Nature is so good at producing for us near the water. It looks like we're going to get a few more warm days... and I learned that we're supposed to see Northern Lights tonight.  Don't know if I can manage to stay up for that. This past week was super busy on the blog. If you missed the posts... which mostly ran from Friday … [Read more...]

Some weeks are just plain fun! This week I got a burst of creativity and had a ton of fun doing a photo shoot at my friend's condo.  I created a centerpiece and a little something for her "sideboard" for Thanksgiving.  She loved it and you get to look forward to seeing all my fun in two upcoming posts. Remember how I mentioned that we might lose all our color due to the wind. Well... there's still color and a lot of it... but I cannot believe all the naked trees. I always think they must feel so embarrassed... standing around for 5 or 6 months without anything on.  No wonder they look so cold. All … [Read more...]

We had the most stunningly beautiful weekend! The skies were gorgeous with glorious sunsets. It got below freezing on Saturday night, but Sunday was beautiful. We even took a drive down the back roads to do a little leaf-peeping. We didn't have to go far to see spectacular color.  And it's just begun! Next weekend should be amazing.... unless this wind that blows so hard I can hardly stand up straight keeps blowing. It's so strong it might blow off the green leaves as well as the colored!  I hope not! So... what's it like in your neck of the woods? I'm so glad you're here! Each week you bless me … [Read more...]

How is your fall?  Seeing any color, yet? Hope this past week has been an extraordinary one for you. We're starting to see some lovely color. But, here in my neck of the woods it has been W - I - N - D - Y!! I hardly dare complain because we're also having unseasonably beautiful and warm weather. Yay!! I'm so glad you're here! Each week you bless me with your extraordinary creativity. And I know our non-blogging friends can't wait to be inspired. I'm excited to see what you bring to the party this week!  Mary Beth from Cupcakes and Crinoline ~ Malia from Yesterday on Tuesday Stephanie from The … [Read more...]

I'm so glad you're here! I so look forward to seeing what you link up each week at Project Inspire{d}! You bless me with your extraordinary creativity. And I know our non-blogging friends can't wait to be inspired.  It's time for Project Inspire{d}!  Mary Beth from Cupcakes and Crinoline ~ Malia from Yesterday on Tuesday Stephanie from The Silly Pearl ~ Diane from An Extraordinary Day Thanks for choosing to party with us! If you missed stopping by this past week I shared some extraordinary goodness on the blog... There’s Only One Way to Traverse a Tightrope | … [Read more...]

I'm so glad you're here! I so look forward to seeing what you link up each week at Project Inspire{d}! You bless me with your extraordinary creativity. And I know our non-blogging friends can't wait to be inspired.  It's time for Project Inspire{d}!  Mary Beth from Cupcakes and Crinoline ~ Malia from Yesterday on Tuesday Stephanie from The Silly Pearl ~ Diane from An Extraordinary Day Thanks for choosing to party with us! If you missed stopping by this past week I shared some extraordinary goodness on the blog... Learning to Sing in the Rain | JoyDay!   Easy to Make Southwest … [Read more...]

I'm so glad you're here! I so look forward to seeing what you link up each week at Project Inspire{d}! You bless me with your extraordinary creativity. And I know our non-blogging friends can't wait to be inspired.  It's time for Project Inspire{d}!  Mary Beth from Cupcakes and Crinoline ~ Malia from Yesterday on Tuesday Stephanie from The Silly Pearl ~ Diane from An Extraordinary Day Thanks for choosing to party with us! If you missed stopping by this past week I shared some extraordinary goodness on the blog... Need God to Move a Mountain? | JoyDay!   50 Pumpkin Treats and … [Read more...]