When we were trying to come up with some cheap and easy ideas to incorporate into our Thrifty Christmas Tablescape, I was inspired by a garland made by our friend Brynn of Citron Rose Bleu.  As Colleen mentioned Monday, she created cute fluffy yarn balls and strung them up to make a garland.  Since I

I really like to keep stuff.  I’m not quite as bad as Megan, who hoards boxes and bags alike (sorry to call you out Megs), but I just despise throwing things away that could potentially have another purpose later in life. Will this tossed aside ribbon one day come to my rescue in a DIY

So we finally put up our Christmas tree this weekend and it is real pretty (but kinda smushed in beside where my table usually goes).  I always have this internal debate with myself about when we should get it.  Everyone goes right after Thanksgiving.  But if we do that, it feels like the tree gets

In one of the pictures that inspired Meg’s Illuminated Canvas post, there was a pretty black graphic print.  I liked it so much that I figured I would go ahead and make one too.  You see, I am trying to keep my Christmas decorations relatively low key this year because we just (literally, last night)

I have one spot in my house that I have been having some difficulty finding a Christmas decorating direction for.  I decided that it needed a piece of Christmas artwork instead of another figurine or sparkle house. (My sparkle house collection has gotten a little out of control, y’all.)  As I have previously mentioned, I

Every year during the holidays, I get caught off-guard by co-workers and friends giving me gifts when I have no gift in return.  You would think I would learn, but no, I almost always get bamboozled.  Not this year friends.  No, this will be my year of preparedness, in which I will have gift bags