As I mentioned last week, one of my best friends got married this weekend and I was honored to be asked by his mother to help her plan and coordinate the rehearsal dinner.  The wedding had an Irish theme because both Sarah and Pete come from Irish families so a wedding on the weekend of

To be perfectly honest, I like getting flowers or candy as much as the next girl but I have never really considered Valentine’s Day to be a very big deal.   However, I do fully support pink and spending time with loved ones and so I think Valentine’s Day is a perfect day to get

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

When we started brainstorming for our Christmas tablescape, we decided that we wanted to keep it simple and inexpensive.  Our plan was to use things we (and probably you) have laying around the house to minimize costs.  For the centerpieces, I crafted some candle holders out of Corey’s leftover beer bottles to be combined with

We wanted to stop in today to say that we hope everyone had wonderful, warm, and delicious celebrations yesterday with their loved ones.  We had a lovely day with some of our favorite people and it couldn’t have been more perfect.  We also wanted to say that we are thankful for the many blessings in