For a family Christmas potluck, I put my name down for an antipasto wreath. I’ve never made one before, but I’ve seen them on Pinterest, and I always wanted to try it. I’ve created numerous charcuterie boards for family parties, but this time I wanted to try something new! Something that would wow the family, …
Elegant Christmas Decor – How to Achieve the Look and Plan Ahead
Every year I seem to get more and more into the Christmas decorations. I keep adding to it! So, every year things begin to look fuller and other areas of the home that were not decorated in previous years are now decorated. My Christmas decor is literally growing and spreading before my eyes. Notice this …
How to Plan a Neighborhood Sip and Stroll – Christmas Edition
Every year many of us put so much effort into decorating our homes for Christmas. We stand back and admire our work and are so proud. The tree, the garlands, the floral arrangements and other Christmas vignettes are so beautiful to look at. And there may be some years where you put in a lot …
How to Create a Christmas Dessert Platter
It’s the Christmas season and there are numerous parties and events. Christmas is literally celebrated all December long. Countless celebrations are held with family and friends. You are invited to office parties, ugly sweater parties, white elephant gift exchanges, cookie exchanges, Grinchmas parties, wrapping parties, etc. I can go on and on. Sound familiar? Are …
How to Create a Champagne Bucket Christmas Tree
Do you have a mini-Christmas tree or tabletop tree somewhere in your home, and you just don’t know what to do with it every year? Or perhaps you want to display a smaller scale tree somewhere in your home to keep things festive. Do you also have a champagne bucket or decorative urn in your …
How to Create an Epic Charcuterie Board
During the holiday season, there are numerous parties and get-togethers, making it difficult to figure out what to serve your guests or even what to bring to an event. The typical cheese tray? A fruit or veggie platter? Christmas cookies? Order a pizza? It turns into somewhat of a chore. Back in 2020, before the …
How to Professionally Decorate a Christmas Tree
We always say how much we love how our home looks for the holidays and are always sad to take all the decorations down when the season ends. The Christmas decor is so beautiful, cheerful and cozy. It’s nice to look at and the kids delight in it. The lights, the glitter, the ribbon, the …
How to Create a Halloween Charcuterie Board
Halloween is coming! Are you hosting a Halloween party and need to figure out what festive snacks to serve? Are you invited to a Halloween party and want to bring something amazing but at the same time kind of spooky? Or something fall themed? Whatever the case may be, it’s time to create a Halloween/fall …
How to Decorate a Timeless Nursey – Tips for Success
During the pandemic, in the summer of 2020, I found out I was expecting my rainbow baby! Several months later we found out the gender. A boy! Our son was going to have a little brother and we were over the moon! I absolutely love decorating nurseries and rooms for little kids! It is so …
Five Tips For Shopping a Flea Market
It is flea market season! Do you know what that means? Let the treasure hunt begin! And it is literally a treasure hunt! If you have ever been to a flea market you understand that about the 90% of the items are junk or simply items you are not interested in. Let me repeat, 90% …