On New Year’s Eve, I recorded my simple piano arrangement of Auld Lang Syne. What fun it was to play this beautiful vintage melody to ring in the New Year!
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Fall Farmhouse Pumpkin Wreaths with Orange Burlap
Fall is the perfect time of year to decorate your front porch and hang a pumpkin wreath on the door. And let’s face it, farmhouse is all the rage right now! Learn how to make these quick and easy fall pumpkin wreaths with farmhouse flare for around ten dollars. The orange burlap is super trendy for fall!
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Cottage Farmhouse Décor for Spring and Easter
Spring announces growth and new life, and I enjoy bringing some of that cheeriness inside at this time of year. In this post, I’m sharing Five Ways to Style a Cottage Farmhouse Mantel for Spring and Easter plus a video tutorial for styling a cottage farmhouse dough bowl.
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12 Ways to Create a Cozy Minimalist Home for Fall
Today I'm sharing my white pumpkins and blush pink fall décor! So many of the ideas in this post apply not only to making a cozy home for fall, but also making a cozy home for Christmas! I hope you can take away a few pointers to create a cozy minimalist home this fall AND winter!
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Best Ever Chocolate Chip Christmas Cookie Bars Recipe and Reflections on a Simple Christmas in Our Country Cottage
I enjoy baking Chocolate Chip Christmas Cookie Bars during the Christmas holidays. It is the best ever cookie bar recipe, and it calls for a simple yellow cake mix, chocolate chips, water, oil, and an egg. In this post, I also reflect on my simple Christmas décor in our country cottage, the true meaning of Christmas, and family traditions.
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DIY Easy Christmas Tree Ornament Craft for Kids | Crafting with Buttons and Craft Sticks
Buttons and craft sticks are some of the easiest and most practical items for crafting with kids. These DIY Christmas Tree Ornament Crafts are super easy to make, and they are a hit with kids of all ages, adults included! Moms and children alike will enjoy hanging these handmade treasured keepsake ornaments on the Christmas tree year after year.
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Top Ten Fall Bucket List Ideas for Families
Fall Bucket List Ideas for Families | It seems everyone has a bucket list these days, and fall is the perfect time of year to check some of those activities off the list while spending quality family time together. This fall bucket list suggests the top ten ideas for fall family fun. Post includes a free printable Thanksgiving worksheet and recipe card for baked apples!
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Taking Down the Christmas Decorations and a Post-Christmas Tradition
Taking down the Christmas decorations is such a bitter sweet experience. After all, Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year, so who wants to hurry it along?!! In an effort to make the experience pleasant, I began a new post-Christmas family tradition last year.
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Candy Corn Wooden Blocks for Fall Home Décor
Candy corn speaks fall and autumn loud and clear, and what’s better than candy corn for home décor? I love fall decorations that are classy and can be used year after year, and these candy corn wooden blocks will find a place in your home season after season! Get your paintbrushes ready to paint this white, orange, and yellow fall craft; then use your candy corn wooden décor as a kitchen table centerpiece or to complement a fall mantle.
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Red, White, and Blue Farmhouse Décor—A Patriotic Wreath Tutorial—Dollar Store Craft Challenge
Farmhouse style is so trendy and makes a home feel welcoming and inviting, so what’s better than patriotic farmhouse décor to welcome my family as we go to-and-from home during these hot summer months?!! This post features a simple tutorial for red, white, and blue farmhouse mini wreaths.
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Veggie Casserole for Easter Dinner
This Veggie Casserole for Easter Dinner is made using frozen vegetables, sour cream, cheese, and cream soup. Serve with ham, green beans, deviled eggs, and potato salad and you have a complete Easter or anytime meal!
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A Simple Christmas
Christmas is simply all about Jesus! Enjoy my simple Christmas home decor tour as you read about simple Christmas cheer and the true meaning of Christmas!
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