Hi there! I hope you all had an amazing Thanksgiving! As you may have noticed, I took a small break from the blog to spend time enjoying Thanksgiving with family. It was wonderful, but I'm excited to be back and am gearing up to share several new projects, updates on The Vintage Whites Market, and a few more fun things! Today, I've joined forces with several other amazing bloggers to bring you 100 Christmas projects to get you inspired and ready for Christmas! There are some beautiful projects! Here are a few of my very favorite projects from last year. In fact, I loved them so much, that they've already made an appearance in my decorating this year! First up, my DIY no sew jingle bell ... Read more
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Christmas Kitchen Shelf
Since we're not hosting Thanksgiving this year, I've been ready to start getting the house ready for Christmas, especially since we're getting ready for The Vintage Whites Market. These next few months are going to be really, really busy. :-D So, when Sonya from At Home With The Barkers and Melissa from Daisy Mae Bell asked me to share my Christmas Mantel, I couldn't wait to get busy decorating. And even thought we don't have a mantel in our home, I decided to share our Christmas Kitchen Shelf. This year, I've decided to decorate the house with a simple Christmas in mind. To set the stage for everything else I'll be doing, I kept our kitchen shelf very natural, but with touches of ... Read more
Christmas Party Tour of Homes Recap
Hi there! I wanted to make sure that you had a chance to stop by and visit all the yummy eye candy from the Christmas Party Tour of Homes... I had to wipe the drool off of my computer several times... Anyways, here's the recap. Be sure to pop over and see each blog for their complete home tour. You won't be sorry. Promise! The Happy Housie: The Turquoise Home: Commona My House: Just A Girl & Her Blog: House By Hoff: Rain On A Tin Roof: Migonis Home: Maison de Pax: So Much Better With Age: The Poor Sophisticate: Twelve O Eight: The Blissful Bee: Southern State of Mind: Vintage News ... Read more
Christmas Home Tour
Welcome! It's all about Christmas today! This year I wanted to focus on the handmade side of things, so I spent a lot of time actually making many of the things in our home and in the pictures below. We like to really cherish our time together rather than rushing around to buy the latest and greatest and there's so much more meaning to a home, and gift, when it's been handmade... I'm so happy to invite you into our home... Go grab your favorite drink, a yummy snack and sit back to enjoy the tour... Welcome to our Christmas home tour! Our entryway... I'll be sharing several tutorials throughout the month, and this jingle bell strap is one of them.... I'll ... Read more
Our Christmas Home Tour
Well, it's time to give your our Christmas tour. I've already shown you a few areas of our home, but there are a few new rooms and pictures sprinkled in there too. If there were ever too many pictures in one post, this could be that post. :) . ENJOY . Front Porch: I almost thought this poor little area wasn't going to make it through the snow and heavy wind beating a couple of days ago. I may have had to search the yard for several of the items, but here it is! Living Room: I already showed you our tree, but this time we have presents under it . Dining ... Read more
Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree
The day that our Christmas Tree went up, I was a happy lady! The house finally felt festive and oh so Christmas-y! Since this is the first Christmas in our new home (and the first Christmas this house has ever seen!), I really wanted to get a fresh tree. I had been planning it since the house was finished in June. Then, something called corn harvesting happened and my plans for a fresh Christmas tree flew out the window. For about two days I was totally bummed and was ready to replace our Christmas tree with something a little easier to set up by myself. I started searching around for a new Christmas tree, fainted when I saw the prices of what I wanted, and made the trek to our garage to ... Read more
Christmas Countdown
Have you ever saw something that you loved, that spoke to you, that called your name? Something that you just had to have? Me! Me! I have! When I stumbled upon Emily's lovely Christmas Countdown board I had to have it! So, like anyone who is completely smitten and in love with something, I had to recreate her awesome-ness! Ah, I loooove it! And talk about a simple, but rewarding project. I love how customizable it it! Choose whatever catches your eye. At first the idea of finding 25 small-ish items may seem a little overwhelming, but the craft store is an excellent place to find lots of little items. Get creative! I searched high and low in the craft ... Read more
Easy Christmas Craft- DIY Frosted Trees
Hello! First off, thank you all for your kind and happy comments about our Christmas shelves. We love them too! ;) Today, I'm showing you how I made my super easy and super cheap Frosted Twig Trees. (Say that three times fast!) Like I mentioned in my original post, I really didn't want to spend any money on decorations this year. So, l did what I normally do, and went outside to see what I could find. Because we have about 5 trees that shed like crazy, my first thought was to use the sticks and twigs for something. I gathered up as many as I could find, which ended up being a large amount. Once I brought them inside I figured they would look pretty awesome is they were "frosted". ... Read more
Christmas Shelves- AKA- My Mantle
You may remember that when we built our kitchen shelves all I could think about was decorating them for Christmas. Needless to say, I was quite the happy lady when it was time to decorate. Ah, the joy! I think I still might be floating on a cloud. Admittedly, I did struggle with narrowing down my theme for this year. I soaked in so much inspiration that I wanted to include it all. That probably wouldn't have turned out so great... Finally, I decided on a classic Christmas color duo: Silver & Gold. The only problem with my theme is that every time I say it in my head, I start singing the "Silver & Gold" song from Rudolf. Wait, that may not be that bad of a problem... With the ... Read more
A Big How Great Thou Art Pillow Pre-Sale!
I am so excited so share some big news with you today, and it involves one of your very favorite pillows! A few years ago, you may remember when I started selling the fan-favorite How Great Thou Art pillow. You all loved them so much, I couldn't keep them in stock. Then, with all the changes I went through personally over the last few years, I wasn't sure when or if I'd be opening my online shop back up, or if I'd ever sell my designs again. That didn't stop the e-mails from rolling in, filled with requests that I start selling this pillow again. I heard you, loud and clear, I just wasn't sure when the timing would be right. Now that life has settled down, and the blog is ... Read more
TGI-FRIDAY: A Home Office Update & So Much More
It's time for another TGI-Friday, and this week I'm including a home office update. Honestly, since we've been knee deep in exterior projects, we haven't made a ton of progress, but that's about to change! A little while back, I shared the design plan for the office. We've been buying several of the items, and I can't wait to start putting the room together. One of the big key factors, is going to be getting the closet shelves finished. Right now, it's basically just full of boxes making the room hard to organize. We also need to buy a small filing cabinet, because as much as we've been able to go paperless, there's still papers that need to be kept and filed. I did get the ... Read more
Office Design Plan
It's hard to believe a month ago the room for our office was stacked full of boxes. We couldn't even walk around in there. Every day I'd walk by completely overwhelmed and frustrated with not being able to find certain things we'd be looking for. As soon as I knew I'd be back to blogging again, putting the office together became a priority. So today, I'm sharing the office design plan and I'm so excited to see it come together! Affiliate links are provided below. Full disclosure here. Since Todd and I will both be using the office, I wanted it to be a nice balance of feminine and masculine... but we all know how much I love black paint and furniture. It wasn't really a ... Read more
Saying Goodbye To The Original Wood Grain Cottage
With all of the changes that happened over the last few years, one of the hardest parts of it was letting go and moving out of my home. I dreaded that day. Often though, the thing we don't want to do the most, is exactly what we need to do... and what leads us on a new journey. Today, I wanted to say goodbye to the original Wood Grain Cottage... the house that not only built this blog... but built me. As many of you may know, it can be incredibly hard and emotional to sell a home you've so lovingly cared for. When I first built the original Wood Grain Cottage, I had no idea what would happen, but I certainly didn't expect for it to change my entire path. Without even knowing it, the ... Read more
The Hall Bathroom Design Plan
There are several rooms in the Willow House that are getting completely gutted down to the studs, with walls moved and rearranged for better functionality. The hall bathroom is one of them, so today I'm sharing our design plan. Since we're planning on finishing this bathroom first, and will be using that primarily until we get around to the master bathroom, we're going full steam ahead on getting it put back together in time to move-in. First, let me refresh your memory on what this bathroom originally looked like... Not only was this bathroom disgusting, but incredibly outdated with the most awkward layout. We couldn't wait to start demolishing everything in the ... Read more
The Start of A New Chapter
What can I say... I know it's been a while since I've posted anything. And to be completely honest, I needed the time and space. I've had so much to catch you up on, but I've never felt like the words would flow, or that I'd know exactly what to say. I've sat at my computer more times than I could count, staring at the keyboard, begging the words to come, but they never would. I'd push it off for another day, hoping that one day soon that feeling would change. A few days ago, I finally woke up missing my blog. I've missed sharing my heart, my projects and my life. But there's something I need to tell you... and it's harder than I ever imagined. Finally though, I'm ready, and it's the ... Read more
TGI-Friday
It's officially ten days until Christmas... are you ready? I still have a little bit of shopping to do... and several presents to wrap, but one of the things I look forward to most, is spreading out all my wrapping supplies, filling the boxes full of gifts, and then turning on a Christmas movie while I wrap. It's one of my little traditions that I look forward to every year. Please note: Some of the links in this post are affiliate links, which allows me to make a small commission from your purchase, but your purchase price stays the same. Thank you for helping support my blog! Here's some fun things on this TGI-Friday! Speaking of Christmas movies... I've been ... Read more
DIY Framed Tree Print
Well, I think it's safe to say you all like the DIY framed tree print in the dining room as much as I do! I've been getting a bunch of questions on how I made it, where I got the print, what size it is, and more! It was incredibly easy, and the longest part of making this was waiting in the line at Office Depot while it printed... Please note: Some of the links in this post are affiliate links, which allows me to make a small commission from your purchase, but your purchase price stays the same. Thank you for helping support my blog! Here are the supplies I used to create the print: Digital Tree Print (Asked to be sized to 24" x 36") Printed Tree Print (24" x 36") I ... Read more
TGI-Friday
Happy TGI-Friday! This week has been busy! Between all the Christmas posts here on the blog (are you all caught up?), I had a fun Christmas photo shoot Wednesday, and then I've been working on a big living room design for a client of mine! Needless to say, I'm ready for the weekend... and having a schedule free couple of days! I'll be sharing more Christmas decorating next week, but here's a peek from Wednesday's photo shoot. I call this, grab a cookie (or two) and run! Please note: Some of the links in this post are affiliate links, which allows me to make a small commission from your purchase, but your purchase price stays the same. Thank you for helping support my ... Read more
TGI-Friday
I think we can all agree that Fridays tend to be a pretty great day of the week... at least I really like them, ha! I've wanted a way to share random bits, happenings and fun finds on the blog for a long time. And while sometimes those things don't have enough content on their own to make a full post, combing them together makes perfect sense. So, welcome to TGI-Friday, a fun collection of random things I find and love, a place where I share happenings around the house and even some personal bits here and there, as well as a behind the scenes look into my life and projects. It's casual, fun and probably more personal than I've ever been on the blog. Let's do this. I've wanted to ... Read more
Pumpkin Fall Front Porch
I think one of my favorite things about fall, is decorating the front porch. Not only does it make a lovely welcoming reception for guests, but it also gets to stay in place for a while! Plus, who doesn't love pumpkins? My fall front porch this year was entirely inspired by my pumpkin patch. Early this spring I decided to set aside room in my garden to grow my own pumpkins. I wanted to have plenty to decorate with for fall, but I also didn't want to spend hundreds of dollars purchasing them either. Those little seeds turned into something special and I loved seeing the pumpkins grow, and grow, and grow some more! Before I knew it, I had pumpkins everywhere! I'm not complaining ... Read more
My Favorite Gluten Free Mixes
In the past I've shared that I'm gluten intolerant, so our house is basically 100% gluten free besides the few "normal" things Anthony likes to eat. In the beginning, it was difficult to find enjoyment in food. I felt like I was shoved on an island, not knowing what I could or couldn't eat, and being rather limited in what I "could" eat. I was determined to still enjoy life, by finding and creating food that tasted good. Luckily time, and trial & error has helped me figure things out. Now days, I don't find it a challenge at all... except when eating out or visiting family and friends, but even that has gotten better with time. So today, I wanted to share my favorite gluten free ... Read more
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