Sparkling New Year’s Eve with Mikasa Floral Elegance…

Hi everyone! I hope you are enjoying Christmas and looking forward to the New Year! I am keeping some of the same elements from last week’s table for an elegant New Year’s Eve dinner. I…

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12 Days of Christmas…

Today is officially the second day of Christmas, and we are still having snow! We are now up to around 12 inches and still snowing. We are not people who put everything up the day…

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Mikasa Floral Elegance for Christmas…

Well, I was able to stick with my original plan! I used the same basic centerpiece and runner with different china for three different Christmas/winter looks. I think this one is my favorite, though it’s…

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Vintage Treasures…

I wanted to share a couple of treasures from my childhood. My grandmother always placed this little candycane and angels with wooden candles in one of her dining room windows at Christmas. They are from…

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Christopher Radko 2010

Ok…I promised to keep the same centerpiece and just add a few different elements, and I stuck to it! My goal has been to keep the rustic, natural elements of the greenery, grape vine and…

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Frozen…

Well, the little cottage is waterless as we woke up to frozen pipes somewhere between our well and the house:-) It was 0 degrees overnight. Thankfully, my parents are next door and we can get…

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I’m back with a winter wonderland!!!

I know, I know, I disappeared! Honestly, this is just the busiest time of year for me as a church musician, so I have been MIA, but I desperately needed another creative outlet besides music,…

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