Maybe Christmas can’t be found in a store…

My vision this year was to recreate Christmas past… Fresh greens from the property, homemade bows made from fabric cut with pinking shears… Currier and Ives dinnerware from the 1950s, my grandmother’s yule log and…

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Christmas in the music room…

I definitely went a different direction this year… I really wanted to use the Hemlock trees growing here and bring in the elegant country style my grandmother was so good at. Snowflakes cut from old…

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Fabulous Christmas Mikasa giveaway right here!

I am very pleased to offer another great giveaway from the wonderful people at Lifetime Brands!!   I absolutely love any way I can reward those of you who click follow then continue to stick with…

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Dreaming of Christmas in the old house

 A dream I have had for years would be to build back the old house my great grandfather bought here as his summer place. My dad was born in and grew up in that beautiful…

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Mother’s Franciscan “Apple” for Christmas…

As the Christmas holidays start to wind down this week with the celebration of “Three King’s Day” or “Los Tres Reyes Magos,” I wanted to share one more Christmas table from my mom’s dinner with…

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A Balsam Christmas…

Hi everyone! I was so hoping for a little bit of snow before I took outdoor photos, but this year it feels more like a tropical Christmas! My husband is perfectly happy with this weather.…

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A Christmas gift from Paris…

Today is December 7. To some, it’s just another day. To Americans in 1944 it was the day that brought the realities of World War II into their lives and forever changed the fabric of…

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Toile and Tartan for Christmas!

I am so excited to share my English-inspired “Toile and Tartan” Christmas decor! I normally don’t have a theme for Christmas as I just love to use things that I have collected over the years…

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