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Vintage Eclectic Fall Dining Room Reveal {and some “real life” thrown in}
Today, I am sharing my dining room reveal with hints of early fall decor. I have never shared this room fully before, even though I have shared my mantel often. There are many reasons for this, but basically it’s because it is a work in progress and not yet where I want it to be. Not even close. It is a little preemptive to call this a “reveal” post, since there is still so much work to do, but I decided to take my own tagline “advice”and find beauty in the imperfections of it. I am sharing some of those imperfections throughout this post, so you can get a glimpse of real…
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Rustic Romantic Vignettes {a look back}
Not a lot of words today. I thought I would share some simple rustic and romantic vignettes with glimpses of my decor from the past few years. These are just random shots of things I find pretty. I hope you enjoy them. And a very heartfelt thank you to all of you who wrote me such lovely comments on my last post. If I didn’t already feel strongly enough that I had chosen the right path, your kind words would have been just the confirmation that I needed. I appreciate all of you so much. For more simple, rustic vignette inspiration visit my Pinterest board a lovely vignette. Thank you…
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Life Out Here {Enjoying the Pleasures of a Simple Country Life}
For many years, I dreamed of living in Manhattan. I felt such a pull inside of me to be there after I visited it the first time, and every time thereafter. I looked into going to NYU for a Master’s degree in Art Therapy. I have a BA in Psychology and always wanted to work with children in a therapeutic setting. It’s such a cliché, I know, but I imagined my tiny apartment, a cool job, riding on the subway, walks in central park, and being surrounded by an energy that can be found nowhere else on earth. That was my dream. I imagined having kids there. Moving to a brownstone in…
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4 Free Printable Mother’s Day Cards!
I have a little something for you today! Well, really for your mom…I made up four printable cards that are completely free for you print and use as you wish! You can simply print, fold and mail as a card, or you could create gifts with them by framing the images or making gift tags by resizing them in a photo editing program like Photoshop. The first free printable Mother’s Day card features my Sweet Melody photograph and has a beautiful quote by Graycie Harmon: “My mom is a never ending song in my heart of comfort, happiness and being. I may sometimes forget the words, but I always remember…
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Cast Iron Skillet Grilled Rigatoni {Blog Rewind}
Since I moved back to Blogger (after being on Typepad for over five years) I have gained a lot of new followers, which makes me so happy! This has made me eager to start a new series with you called {Blog Rewind}, where I will be sharing portions of posts from my former Typepad blog, and today I have the first. A couple of years ago, I shared a quick and easy summertime meal for grilled rigatoni and am sharing an updated version here. My husband and I are pretty obsessed with cast iron cookware. We use it for about 75% of our cooking. Making this grilled rigatoni was the first…
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5 Rainy Day Activities for Toddlers and Preschoolers {Volume One}
With spring comes many rainy days around these parts. That means we need to get creative on the days we stay inside. Those of you who care for young children during the day will understand this. Today I will be sharing the first “volume” of activities that I have done with my own little ones on days we played indoors. I will be sharing later volumes in the next couple of weeks, so stay tuned! (And even if you don’t have young kids…you might just enjoy seeing some personal pics of mine throughout these posts!) Most of these would be appropriate for toddlers and preschoolers (or even younger or older)…
this creative life
