Is that really Cinco De Mayo Décor you ask – why yes, it is! As I shared previously, I am increasing the number of holidays that I decorate for as it gives me a fun opportunity to bring a few new pieces into my home which I think gives it energy and gives me an […]
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Source: Personal Creations In my Hoppy Easter Décor post, I mentioned that I might need to follow up with an Easter basket filler post and so, here it is! Really it is my chance to live virtually vicariously through others as I am not creating Easter baskets for my 17 and 21-year-old kiddos. I only
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With St. Patrick’s Day in the books, it is time for another non-tacky holiday décor posts – this time, Easter. You can check out Be Mine Valentines Decor and St. Patrick’s Day Luck of the Irish Decor if you want to see the whole journey. As you can probably tell, Odin is not a big
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After adding the Valentines décor touches that I shared HERE, I knew that I wanted to add something to the front door. The entry is a great area to add these small touches without cluttering the whole house. Most of the options that I found were either very expensive or super tacky like the door
I have never decorated for Valentine’s Day before and to be honest, it is a holiday that I consider mostly a fun day for kids to exchange Valentines at school. Watching live flowers slowly die is a bit like torture for me. However, with my Christmas decorations down, my bowl needing filling, and the front
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I love traditions and have a couple that are associated with gingerbread houses. Each year since my kids were around five, we have built and decorated gingerbread houses. I have also been to see the mind-blowing gingerbread display in downtown Seattle for many years – yes, that is Seahawks stadium made from gingerbread with jelly
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Christmas decorations are up and it was extra fun this year because most of the decorations are new. With the move to a more modern house, and with my kids being older (16 and 21), I wanted to change it up a bit. This year’s décor was inspired by some blue, copper, and green ornaments
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If you have been following along, you know that I have been obsessed with Christmas trees for holiday décor this year – there are lots of great options in this post HERE. I decided to try my hand at a DIY project which is often a recipe for disaster and disappointment. Not so here, these
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The post today was supposed to be about decorative pillows but I got sidetracked by some amazingly affordable holiday pillows. Most of the pillows are from JOANN and I recently published a post on how JOANN is killing it this Christmas with affordable finds and so they chalk up another win. The good news with
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I love family traditions and having an Advent calendar in December has been one throughout my childhood and one my kids have enjoyed. Advent is a season of the Christian year observed as a time of waiting and preparing for the birth and return of Jesus at the Second Coming. Although we were somewhat religious
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OMG guys, I know that you may be tired of my Christmas décor posts but JOANN’s is so winning with this year’s affordable décor! I told myself that I was done Christmas décor shopping yesterday as the storage situation (and husband’s patience with the daily deliveries) is getting pretty limited over here. Seriously, look at
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The custom of bringing evergreens home during winter started in the 16th century among northern and eastern Europeans. During this period, the tree was pruned to make the tree more uniform in shape and also to create a triangular shape to represent the Trinity. Instead of throwing the excess greenery away, Europeans shaped them into
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Changing up my décor for the holidays is one of my favorite ways to keep the house feeling alive. Putting away some of your usual décor for a few months is also a great way to love it again when it is time to swap them back into place after the holidays. I know it
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If you recognized the title, you are probably familiar with one of my top 10 movies of all time, The Nightmare Before Christmas. It is an animated masterpiece featuring music by Danny Elfman, formerly of Oingo Boingo, and can be watched at Halloween or Christmas though the director, Tim Burton, finally set the record straight
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