With so much Christmas shopping going on, you may have forgotten an essential: gift wrap. Christmas is expensive, not one do you spend lot of $$$$ on the gifts, but then you wrap them up to make them pretty and presentable. Gift wrap itself is sometimes more expensive than the actual gifts. I have a closet full of all kinds of gift wrap from wrapping paper to tissue paper, gift bags, gift tags, …
Holidays
How To Decorate A Shabby Chic Christmas Tree
You know I love all things shabby chic. Just check out my article on my favorite shabby chic decor, or 15 Fabulous shabby chic kitchens. Shabby chic one of my favorite looks and I have so much fun decorating in this romantic and feminine style. This year we decided to have two trees. Since we don't get our tree until after Thanksgiving, this year I decided to get a mini tree a little early just so …
Feminine Fall Tablescapes
Since I really wanted to do a feminine fall tablescape this year but just wasn't able to (the flu, a wisdom tooth, & life in general got in the way), I thought I'd share some inspiring & pretty feminine fall tablescapes on this last Friday before Thanksgiving--just in case you're looking to put together something light and romantic for your Thanksgiving table. These romantic & …
Best-Ever Pumpkin Banana Bread
Welcome to November! Who else has a candy hangover? I don't love candy but my kids always offer me their best pieces and it's hard to resist their cute little Halloween faces. In all seriousness, I love sweet stuff, I just don't buy candy. One sweet thing in particular that I love is pumpkin--pumpkin everything. Yes, I'm one of those Starbucks' Pumpkin Spice Frappaccino-obsessed people. I actually …
