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I don’t really decorate for Valentine’s Day. It’s a nice little holiday, but not really worth a big home decorating push…kind of like Arbor Day or Corn Dog Day (March 20th). But my son saw a heart shaped Christmas ornament hanging from a candle holder and asked if we could decorate for Valentine’s Day. That [...]
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DIY Day is still going strong! Scroll down or click here to see over 300 (!) projects! And link up your own for a shot at this weeks prize from YouCanMakeThis.com. After I took down my huge Christmas wreath, my front door looked totally nekked. And since I didn’t want to offend my neighbors with [...]
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How do you decorate your home after Christmas? It’s still a long way to Valentine’s Day and spring is about 100 years away. I’ve already done the Christmas Breakdown and I was in love with my clean (slightly bare) home. For exactly 5 minutes. Then I went hunting for a few winter-y things to foof [...]
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Not a nervous breakdown…the Christmas decoration breakdown. We’ve barely sung the last chorus of Jingle Bells when I get the itch to start un-Decking the Halls. Which is funny considering how eager I am to get the decorations up in November. I guess all the visual stimulation and activity becomes a little too much and [...]
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Every year, I feel a smidge of guilt when I throw away all of the beautiful Christmas cards that we receive. A few years ago, our family began a tradition that helps us to remember our friends and loved ones long into January. As the Christmas cards arrive, we keep them in a pretty basket [...]
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Are you hosting a get-together at your home over the next couple of weeks? Do you have something pretty for your table? Probably not, because you’ve been too busy cleaning, baking, shopping, wrapping, caroling, jingle-belling and all things Christmas-ing. Fear not! I have two quick ideas that will make your table (island, sideboard or changing [...]
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I didn’t plan to have a carnival of colored lights on my mantle this year. But our pre-lit, artificial tree had a major wardrobe malfunction and I had to change all the lights on the tree. ..To colored lights because all the white lights were sold out… At the beginning of December. Wha? I really [...]
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I have a confession to make. I don’t bake cookies with my kids. It makes me crazy. I have a Norman Rockwell vision of the process where we all sing carols, giggle and end up with a bit of flour on our noses…just enough for adorable pictures, of course. The reality is not so pretty [...]
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The holiday party season is in full swing. We’re not exactly the Hilton family, but we have our fair share of get-togethers over the next two weeks. There’s Milk and Cookies with Santa at a friend’s house next week…and there’s the annual Gathering of College Friends where we all pretend like we’re not way too [...]
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Do you want to try your hand at making the Most Beautiful, Wonderfully Sparkly Christmas Tree Topper ever? I got tired of the bow that I always have on the top of my tree and this idea has been bouncing around in my noggin for a couple of months. I was inspired by something I [...]
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What do you do with your stockings? Do they all match adorably or they are they a wonderful mishmash of colors and styles? Where do you hang them? We don’t hang our stockings on the mantle. We use our fireplace a lot and I’m always afraid the the big socks will go up in flames. [...]
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Every year, we start building anticipation for Christmas by pulling out our advent calendar at the beginning of December. I wish I could say that we always start on December 1st, but that would be a fib. I feel pretty good if we start by around the 7th. It’s definitely not too late to start [...]
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There’s no denying that Christmas is coming. Soon. Very Soon. So I wanted to share a few more pictures and projects from my new eBook, A Very Kimba Christmas. I had the idea to write this eBook way back in August, so I’ve been thinking about Christmas projects since late summer. I decided to try [...]
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I always have a such a hard time with the first few sentences of my posts. I feel like I need to write some glorious introduction. How’s this for an introduction… Readers? Meet my Christmas door bucket. Christmas door bucket? Meet my readers. I’ve been s l o w l y sneaking in some Christmas [...]
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I love those expensive stick/grass/willow bundles (what are they called, anyway?) that you see in all the stores. But the ones I was looking at the other day were between $25 & $35. YIKES! Not happening! Here’s how to make your own. So easy and only $4.00! Supplies: Tin can Brown spray paint Plaster of [...]
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Country Living One thing I love about fall is being able to decorate with the beautiful pumpkins, gourds and squash that I find at the grocery store and farmer’s market. You gotta love decorating with produce. BHG I’m thinking about making this simple garland by wiring some mini pumpkins and real leaves to a piece [...]
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Sigh. I love the transition from the clean simplicity of summer to the lush, warm beauty of fall. The greenery (or should I say fall-ery) on my mantle began it’s life as a garland that I found on clearance. I don’t usually use fake garlands (unless it’s Christmas) but this one looks so real that [...]
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Don’t forget! DIY is moving to Tuesdays starting this week! That means the post will go up tonight at 10pm (eastern time)! Get ready!!! My fall decorating is usually pretty quick and easy and uses things I already have. By the time I get settled into fall, I start thinking about Christmas. So quick and [...]
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It was time for a little fall fluffing, so I decided to foof up my front door with a new wreath. And by “new”, I mean I used a bunch of junk that I already had to make something that will get torn apart later in the year. Perhaps “temporary” would be a better word. [...]
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I glue-gunned starfish to my candlesticks. So simple…but it made me happy. They used to look like this. Now they look like this. That is all. Here are a few other projects. Some simple. Some not.Raising Olives ~ Rain gutter bookshelvesLiving Locurto ~ Lots of FREE downloads!Complete Organizing Solutions ~ Paint can cubbiesThe Magic Brush [...]
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