Photoshop Elements & Christmas

Over the last several months, I have been trying to improve my photo editing skills. I was gifted Photoshop Elements 7 some time ago, but I had always been very...

Our Blog Community

A few months ago I was feeling a little frustrated, for a whole host of reasons. I think we all have those points. Although it is never easy to see...

Our Christmas Home Tour

Welcome to our home! This is our entry… I have placed our Nativity here for the first time and I quite like it there. It is our tradition to not...

Merry and Bright Christmas Table

Christmas has come to our dining room and it is feeling Merry and Bright! To begin, I believe this is the first time I am showing this wall since I...

Christmas Table of Wishes

Our kitchen is set with a casual Christmas welcome I kept things classic and rustic to tie in with our Mantel. I used a simple plaid runner and Christmas plates...

A Table For Thanksgiving

In my more than one year of blogging, I have not yet done a table setting. I thought Thanksgiving would be the best time to start. I started with a...

How to Build an Upholstered Daybed with a Trundle

Last week I shared my daughter’s finished bedroom. You can go here to read that full post and find additional links to projects in the room. Today I am going...

Fall Door Decor

So, yesterday I pulled together all of the Halloween Wreaths I have been working on. Today, I am going to share my fall wreaths. This one gets a little long,...

A Year In Mantels

Sometimes time goes so fast that I am always looking for something tangible to mark the time. So, since so many of us seem to be in a mantel mood...

Home and Harvest 2011

When I was about 12 years old, when I probably should have been thinking about all the boys in Teen Beat, I was instead sketching my dream retail store. Seriously,...

Summer Mantel

Summer for us, as is for many people, is about the beach. Our destination is always Long Beach Island, NJ. Not to be confused with the “Jersey Shore”, it is...

Tomorrow is the Day!

Hello All! I hope you are well. Tomorrow is the day I have been working towards… Bloom & Shine The “barn” is all set-up, everything is priced and ready to...