Naturals are most certainly a fall necessity and this autumnal tablescape delivers. A mossy, fallen branch running the length of the table is laden with bounties of the season. Bright, bold dogwood leaves are casually arranged in an earthenware crock and drop leaves as if in the natural world. Cut a simple, grapevine wreath into…Continue Reading “Booful Bounty”
Dress up your window boxes this fall season with a colorful display of seasonal gourds and corn. Combine spilling masses of bright oranges, greens, and yellows for a bold statement that’s not shy about showing off. Additions of gnarly branches or dried summer wildflowers add to the ghoulish display! MATERIALS: Window Box Small gourds and…Continue Reading “Festive Fall Window Box”
Add a harvest touch to your home with the use of corn stalk bundles straight from the corn field. Golden in color and just the right height for use on porches, mailboxes, or flanking an entryway cornstalks are possibly the ultimate backdrop for fall decor. With just one cut with a pair of garden shears…Continue Reading “Corn Stalk Bundles”
Fall has officially arrived. Hopefully ushering in cooler temperatures and crisp, cold nights that just require a big bowl of hot chili. Sweet potatoes and black beans marry in this recipe that’s equal parts hearty and healthy. So grab a bowl and fill it to the rim without all that guilt! RECIPE: 2 T olive…Continue Reading “Sweet Potato & Black Bean Chili”
Can we just begin by stating that I am obsessing over everything fall? The food, decor, temperature, the clothes, and the pumpkins. Just give me all the pumpkins and I’ll be happy. Farmers markets, garden centers, and pumpkin patches everywhere are overflowing with pumpkin and squash varieties in just about any shape, size, color, or…Continue Reading “Heirloom Pumpkins & Gourds”
September in the south signals not only a change in the season but also the official start of football season. Thousands upon thousands of eager, die hard fans descend upon college stadiums to show support for their hallowed SEC team and to also revel in the camaraderie with their fellow spectators. Myriads of tents seemingly…Continue Reading “Tuscan Tailgate”
Ahhhhh Labor Day. The unofficial, but official holiday that signals an end to summer and ushers in the boldly colored leaves and cooler temps of fall. Labor Day to me is a little bittersweet. Part of me yearns for fall but still wants to hang on to those airy, bright days of summer. Luckily there…Continue Reading “Labor Day Decor”
The Virginia House-Wife is one of America’s very first housekeeping and cooking how-to publications. Written by Mary Randolph and published in 1824, The Virginia House-Wife called for inexpensive ingredients that anyone could purchase to prepare impressive meals with limited time in the kitchen. It’s publication also popularized the widespread use of over 40 new vegetables….Continue Reading “Fourth of July Menu”
Soon the skies will be bursting with glittery pops of vivid color to celebrate America’s birthday and so too will your holiday table. Summer casual doesn’t always have to mean checkered table cloths and plastic ware! Bring an opulent touch of “Backyard Chic” to your Fourth of July celebration befitting a bygone era by combining…Continue Reading “Fourth of July”
Aluminum cans, for the most part, are overlooked as just means of preserving foods for a long shelf life and tossed into the recycling. But empty tin cans have a great deal of hidden potential. With just a bit of upcycling, they are transformed into vases for flowers, utensil holders, place card holders, or to…Continue Reading “Aluminum Can Containers”