I thought this year would be different. I thought this year, I would have a fireplace, and a mantel for stockings and a focal point for our nativity or Advent wreath. Alas,.. I do not. = ( But what I do have, which might actually be bigger than most mantels, is my piano! = ) Each year I move my everyday piano decor aside and completely deck out the top …
Making Home
Making home. Cooking, cleaning, organizing, decorating. And so on and so forth. A little bit of marriage & parenting thrown in.
Advent-ure 2010: Christmas Centerpiece
You know what is awesome about building your Christmas decor collection slowly year after year? Eventually you have enough stuff to work with and switch it up and make things different and interesting! ; ) This is the first year that I really feel like I have Christmas decorations in more than just our living room. Last year I had a *little* elsewhere, but not really. I don’t ever want …
More Fall Decor
Check out that “fall broom” hanging on my dining room wall! It’s really one of those cinnamon brooms but it looked kinda “witchy” so I also bought some fall colored grasses (all from the dollar store) and tied it with some of the fall ribbon I already had (clearance from last year) and voila! A beautiful fall broom! Also, I found some pumpkin spice potpourri at the Dollar Store that …