This post has been so fun to write because it combines three of my favorite things: Christmas, friends, and DIY. Last week, I had four girlfriends over to make Christmas pillows. We used nothing but cheap pillow covers and sharpies, and we came out with gorgeous, seasonal, decorative pillows. Even better, we had SO much fun while our 10 children…
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I hope you caught the blue Christmas decor series (ornaments, wreaths, mantels, and trees) over the past few weeks! It was so fun to participate with other talented bloggers, but it was especially fun to challenge myself to think outside the box for my Christmas decorating. I’ve never done a “blue” Christmas before, and I didn’t want it to look…
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It has only taken approximately ten years of marriage to reach this point… As promised in my Christmas tour, I have a fabulously easy tutorial for you today. Until this year, the only tree skirt I’ve ever had was a tablecloth that I found on clearance for $3. I’d say this is an improvement. I was so pleased with my…
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The tree seems the perfect culmination of our Blue Christmas series, doesn’t it? The quintessential symbol of traditional Christmas (aside from the nativity, of course!)… I confess that it was a challenge for me to branch out (get it?!?!) from traditional and neutral colors to incorporate blue on my tree. In fact, if you caught my full Christmas Home Tour…
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Merry Christmas! I have had so much fun this year satisfying the former literature teacher (and forever nerd) in me by pursuing one major theme in my Christmas decor: juxtaposition. If you are not as nerdy as I (and don’t worry, most people aren’t), that’s just a fancy way of saying contrasts. I love rustic, mottled, distressed, natural… and I…
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