Welcome to Best of the Weekend! We are glad that you are here and are starting your weekend with us. This week went by so quickly. A highlight of the week for me was a visit to the Daura Gallery at Lynchburg College to see a Queena Stovall art exhibit. Check out my first Facebook…
This winter has been cold and I’m loving it! When it’s cold outside, there’s nothing better than relaxing in a cozy home. This winter I’ve upped the cozy factor in our home with warm throws, soft pillows, and candles everywhere. For a new table centerpiece in our breakfast room, I used DIY Frosted Candles that…
Welcome to Best of the Weekend! We are glad that you are here and are starting your weekend with us. We had our first big snowstorm of the year and it was so pretty. I really enjoyed watching the snow fall all day on Wednesday. The snow will soon be out of here as we…
Utilize the space under your bed with a DIY Under Bed Storage Drawer. Have you been working on organizing your home in the new year? Our 1950’s home has small closets and a constant problem for me is shoe storage. It doesn’t help that my feet are large and my shoes take up so much…
Decorate a kitchen hutch with vintage farmhouse decor. The hutch in our kitchen is a favorite spot to display some of my vintage collection. After I removed the Christmas decor from these shelves, I decided to display some favorite vintage kitchen items, many of which belonged to my grandmothers. Vintage on the Kitchen Hutch Shelves…
Welcome to the Best of the Weekend party! We are glad that you are here and are starting your weekend with us. I hope that you had a great week. Did you meet our new co-hostess at last week’s party? We are thrilled that Katherine from Pender & Peony has joined us. Be sure to visit her…
Use an Instant Pot to make Chicken and Wild Rice Stew start to finish in under 30 minutes. Have you jumped on the Instant Pot bandwagon? I purchased my Instant Pot last summer and have enjoyed using it so much. This is the first Instant Pot recipe that I’ve shared here and I have plans…
Welcome to the first Best of the Weekend party of 2018! We are glad that you are here and are starting your weekend with us. I hope that you had wonderful Christmas and New Year’s Day celebrations. I so much enjoyed the last few weeks celebrating with friends and family. We have some exciting news for the…
Happy 2018! I’m starting the new year with a Stitch Fix Review. As always, my stylist, Brittany H., did a great job of selecting items that I really like and also fit with my casual lifestyle. My clothing needs have changed now that I’m no longer teaching. I used to enjoy receiving dresses and other…
Happy New Year and welcome to 2018. Now that it’s a new year, many of us start to think about how to better organize our homes. I’ve got just what you need to help, 100 Home Organizing Ideas. The All Things Creative Team has joined together this month to bring you 100 Home Organizing…
The end of the year is a good time to look back to see which blog projects were popular for the year. I am not one to keep tabs on statistics, so it’s always a surprise to see which projects end up being the most popular according to Google analytics. Let’s take a look at…
Decorate your kitchen for Christmas with vintage. Hello, friends! The countdown is on for Christmas! I love collecting vintage Christmas decor and want to share how I’ve used my collection to create vintage Christmas displays in my kitchen. This post contains affiliate links for your convenience. For full disclosure go here. Kitchen Shelf Displays The…