A stunning holiday centerpiece is one that’s filled with scents, textures, and colors of the season. An easy way to assemble one of your very own is by combining evergreens, antlers, ornaments, and pine cones in a wooden container like a vintage dough bowl or even a weathered board. The height is perfectly suited for…Continue Reading “Evergreen & Antler Centerpiece”
Tree farms and home improvement stores are brimming this season with Christmas trees in just about any shape, form, size, or variety. When choosing that perfect tree to take home and decorate there are a few factors to keep in mind when you are making your selection. Look for trees that are vivid in color…Continue Reading “Choosing a Christmas Tree”
Christmas is a great time to showcase any collections that you may have accumulated over the years. Whether that collection is mini German trees, tiny villages, antique ornaments, musical instruments, or anything that makes you smile; now is the time to find a side table or shelf to show that shit off. ` Small trees…Continue Reading “Holiday Collecting”
Perhaps one of the easiest ways to serve large numbers of holiday guests with ease is also one of the most casual, buffet style. Buffet style is by far the most economical way to serve lots of people and feel like you’re a guest at your own party. The trick to setting up a proper…Continue Reading “Thanksgiving Buffet”
Assemble an eerily morbid mantle this October full of watchful eyes and jars filled with poison elixirs just begging you to wander over and take a closer look, that is, if you dare! Begin by placing a festive garland made from fall leaves directly on the mantle. Learn how to make one here: FESTIVE LEAF…Continue Reading “A Morbid Mantle”
Leave are synonymous with the fall season and about the most readily accessible element to add to your fall decor. Fashion a fabulous fall garland from nylon roping to drape on your mantle or over a doorway to usher in the season! MATERIALS: Leaf bunches, oak or maple Nylon roping, 4-5ft Scissors Floral Wire Spray…Continue Reading “Festive Leaf Garland”
Give your home a spine-chilling makeover for Old Hallows Eve that’s sure to make you look over your shoulder. Creepy, crawly elements seem otherworldly in the golden afternoon light as guests gather to celebrate the season. Glassware from the dollar store with black tint are downright eerie when paired with vintage owl drinking glasses. Create custom…Continue Reading “Macabre Makeover”
White and blue are often overlooked for fall decorating, but this classic color palette is actually well suited to the ghostly haunts of fall. Vivid, white pumpkins seem to float against a weathered table runner crafted from a single piece of barn wood. Consider raising the table runner to showcase prized pumpkins that are lined…Continue Reading “Cobweb White & Blue Table”
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”
In just a few short weeks my mother is getting hitched, and I couldn’t be happier for her. They are whisking off to a super intimate, destination wedding with a guest list consisting of only the lucky couple. So when she came to me about arranging the bouquet this posed quite the problem. Standard, fresh-cut…Continue Reading “Arranging Artificial Flowers”