This is one of my favorite dessert recipes for summer! It’s easy to make, absolutely delicious, AND the ingredients tastes so fresh and light—despite the fact that it’s pretty decadent. It’s the perfect addition to your Memorial Day festivities and you’ll be all french and fancy with your tart making skills. We’ve got dance dress [...]
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I like to call these Grannie washcloths. Kinda like Grannie’s Fudge but without the chocolate. They are so darn cute and useful and easy to make. I’ve made 4 this week already and this is the perfect little project in which to learn to knit. They make THE perfect little handmade gift and you’ll love [...]
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Welcome to our first {ditto} DIY challenge! Once a month, beginning today, nine very different bloggers are attempting to recreate in our own homes a project or design element inspired by a haute couture design selected by Darlene Weir of Fieldstone Hill Design. (For more details on what {ditto}DIY is all about, check out this [...]
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This indeed, was a home, – home, -a word that George had never yet known a meaning for; and a belief in God, and trust in His providence, began to encircle his heart, as, with a golden cloud of protection and confidence, dark, misanthropic, pining, atheistic doubts, and fierce despair, melted away before the light [...]
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Y’all. This was a fun one, I ain’t gonna lie. But then, I love parties. I like to party like it’s 1999. Except I don’t anymore. Because that was before Pinterest. And who wants to party without the help of Pinterest? Not me. And I like to plan for them plenty of time in advance [...]
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I love my dining table. Like LOVE it. It’s an Eye-talian made table that I bought at O.P. Jenkins after our house fire. (I can’t find any more specific information than that). This is one place I decided not to skimp. I’m all about a Goodwill rehab project but I wanted a good, sturdy table. [...]
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From the very beginning of our rebuild after the fire, I knew I wanted a statement bathroom. The half bath on the main level is tiny and I’ve thought of nearly every possible option for making the tiny space shine. I started a ‘bathrooms’ board on Pinterest and had my eye on this striped bathroom [...]
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After three years of pitiful neglect, I finally updated my ‘about’ page. It’s now the longest ‘about’ page in the history of mankind. But it’s also full of photos, so that eases the pain somewhat! And now, for the wreath…….. My jaw dropped the first time I saw the snowball wreath from Anthropologie. It’s [...]
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This is the LAST DAY of a 12 days series of {handmade} Christmas tutorials. Can I get a woot-woot? Make sure to check out the all the projects for 2012, 2010, and 2009! And I’m hosting myself. Which is why I’m late. Fancy that. ******************** You know those greeting cards that play music [...]
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This is day 11 of the 12 days of {handmade} Christmas! Hope you’ve enjoyed all the projects so far! We’re almost done! Which means I’ve blogged 43 days in a row. I think I need some kind of prize? Well, you can ponder what to get me while we carry on with day 11! We [...]
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and I like cowboy boots, C.S. Lewis, good food, strong coffee, banjo music and books. I am a deeply flawed momma of 4 and grateful receiver of more good gifts than one heart can hold. I fight for joy and find it in the most unexpected places. I make quirky look normal, relish in my small town Southern way of living, and am learning that it's all grace--every last bit of it. Read More Here...
