Category Archives: Around the House

How amazing are these gorgeous foil-pressed photo art prints from Minted!? These would make amazing gifts for the holidays or weddings!

Holiday Art Gift Ideas

How amazing are these gorgeous foil-pressed photo art prints from Minted!? These would make amazing gifts for the holidays or weddings!

Thank you to Minted for sponsoring this post. All content and opinions expressed here are my own. Click here to read my full disclosure policy.

How is your holiday shopping coming? We have quite a few items purchased, but still have a few people to check off our list. I feel like it takes me forever to pick out gifts because I like to find just the right item—something meaningful, something that perfectly suits the recipient. I love the hunt of looking for that special gift that will instantly bring a smile to my loved one’s faces.

I am thrilled to be partnering with Minted to share some of their special holiday art gift ideas. You may know Minted for their incredible selection of invitations and holiday cards (and more recently for their line of fabrics), but they also offer a beautiful array of art and art gifts. And I found the perfect gifts for some of the people on my list this year.

If you are a member of my immediate family, especially my brother-in-law or sister-in-law, I kindly ask that you stop reading here and close your browser! I want you to be surprised on Christmas 😉

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Whether you're hosting guests or looking forward to spending time with family, check out these easy and festive ways to create a cozy holiday home.

5 Ways to Create a Cozy Holiday Home

Whether you're hosting guests or looking forward to spending time with family, check out these easy and festive ways to create a cozy holiday home.

Hello friends! I am excited to be joining a team of amazing bloggers for the Simply Seasonal: Holiday Edition Blog Hop this week! All week long, we’ll be sharing what we love most about the season along with our favorite tips for making your home feel festive and cozy this holiday season. Hopefully this will also help take some stress out of the holidays!

I’ve been hard at work the past week or so getting my home decked out for the holidays. I still have some work to do, but today I’ll be giving you a peek around as well as sharing five ways to create a cozy holiday home this Christmas season.

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What a great idea for the holiday season! - Host a special Christmas cookie party featuring all of your favorite family recipes for holiday sweets and treats!

A Special Christmas Cookie Party / #MyReason

This holiday season, host a special Christmas cookie party featuring all of your favorite family recipes for Christmas cookies and sweet treats.

Thank you to At Home for sponsoring this post. All content and opinions expressed here are my own. Click here to read my full disclosure policy. 

The Christmas season is my absolute favorite time of the year, and the older I get, the more I appreciate it and welcome it for the special moments and memories it brings. I enjoy the decorating, the carols, the heartwarming movies, the time spent with family, but even more so, the special recipes that only come out during the holidays.

When At Home asked me what #MyReason for the season is, I immediately thought of our beloved holiday recipes. #MyReason is baking out our favorite Christmas cookie recipes and sharing them with family and friends. So I gathered up all the ingredients I’d need and invited my mom over for a baking day. Together, we set to work baking and creating a dessert bar that’s fully stocked with our favorite Christmas treats. It’s the perfect setup for hosting a Christmas cookie party. All that’s left is to invite family and friends over to share and indulge in holiday yumminess!

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Simple Rustic Christmas Mantel Decorations / I am thrilled to be joining Sondra Lyn's Home for the Holidays tour with my woodlands-inspired holiday mantel.

Simple & Rustic Christmas Mantel

Simple Rustic Christmas Mantel Decorations / I am thrilled to be joining Sondra Lyn's Home for the Holidays tour with my woodlands-inspired holiday mantel.

I am thrilled to once again be joining Sondra Lyn’s Home for the Holidays Blog Hop! (You can find my project for last year’s Hop right here). There will be all sorts of festive decorating ideas and delicious holiday recipes coming your way all week long. We are kicking things off with holiday mantels, so be sure to scroll to the bottom of this post and visit the other bloggers sharing their decorations today. But first, let me give you a look at my simple rustic Christmas mantel decor.

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Home Office Makeover Source List - get all the details on where to find the furniture, lighting, art and accessories from my home office/library makeover.

Home Office Makeover Source List

Home Office Makeover Source List - get all the details on where to find the furniture, lighting, art and accessories from my home office/library makeover.

Thank you to everyone for your sweet comments on my recent home office makeover! If this is your first time stopping by, I recently gave my home office a modern, artsy makeover and turned it into my dream workspace/library. You can check out the full reveal right here. I’ve received several questiosn about where the furniture, lighting and accessories came from, so I’ve pulled together a home office makeover source list to make it easy to shop the room!

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