Today as the sun peeked for a couple of hours, I decided to take some photos. It wasn’t long before I put my camera down and picked up a brush. Sometimes inspiration lands upon your shoulder, like the quiet whisper of the willow. It’s subtle, yet present. And to me, it brings joy. Perhaps this year, the hand painted cards…
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The Front Porch (and helping Christmas Evergreens last longer)
One of my favourite things to do from season to season is to change the appearance of our front porch. I enjoy putting together my planters to reflect the changing seasons while hopefully creating a welcoming first impression for our guests. Arranging local greens such as cedar, boxwood and pine in an inexpensive galvanized bucket from IKEA creates the perfect…
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Christmas Hutch…
During the recent House Christmas Tour, I shared a few photos of our hutch decorated for Christmas. Today, I wanted to share some of the details… I like to keep the general feel of the hutch clean and light, allowing the relevant items to stand out. A collection of corked bottles filled with sugar to represent snow, along with tiny…
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Linky Party (12) Features – Part 2
Hello again! I hope you are having a great weekend! With such a great turn out, we decided to have two features this weekend. So without further adieu, here is part 2 of the Linky Party 12 Features. Just click on the photo to take you to the original post. Beautiful, right? So much inspiration! Wishing you a great…
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Linky Party (12) Features – Part 1
Hello everyone! We are having a blast visiting your blogs. What a great turn out! We are so grateful you have taken the time to share with us and this weekend we are doing features on both Saturday and Sunday. If you have yet to link, go here and join the fun. So let’s get started with the Saturday features….
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