It’s seems hard to believe as much as I love to bake but I can’t remember ever making gingerbread cookies until this year. My family usually makes sugar cookies each year and we have a good time decorating all the different shapes. I was sure I was going to win the cookie decorating contest over the Thanksgiving holiday at Loblolly Manor but my mom pulled a fast one on us at the last minute.
Can you guys believe there are only 10 days until Christmas? One of my favorite holiday traditions is gathering around the table with my family at Christmas. There are times when we gather for breakfast and others we gather for dinner. Given that I travel every holiday season, each year is different and yet something about it is always the same. We just enjoy being together. If you’re hosting family and friends at your house, here are a few last minute easy to create tablescape ideas to make the time you have together special…
I almost always put my own spin on holiday gift wrap. This year, I decided to wrap all of the gifts we were going to open at Loblolly Manor in white and place a word search on the front of each present. One of my nephews is learning to read and I found out over Thanksgiving it’s a big deal when you can read cool words like Lego and Santa. Here’s a quick look at easy to create holiday gift wrap ideas your family is sure to love…
As you guys all know, I’m a big fan of mixing new finds with cherished family favorites. I love the layered mix of pieces that have lots of patina snuggled next to treasured new pieces. Then I realized decorating around the vintage items I use every day doesn’t have to be hard…you just have to see them in a different way. These are a few of my favorite examples of how to decorate for Christmas using vintage items.
Just a few days before Thanksgiving, we hosted a cozy dinner for friends. The theme was White Christmas. It was peaceful, relaxing and decorated with things I already had on hand. It was the perfect way to kick off the holiday season…
It seems like a lot of people decorate for Christmas the weekend of Thanksgiving. We used to do that too. Given I’ll be spending Thanksgiving at Loblolly Manor this year, my goal is to have all of my Christmas decorations up and the house tidy so I’ll be ready to celebrate as soon as I walk through the front door. Last year, I had a neutrals inspired Christmas so I thought I would share some of those ideas with you today. I hope you’ll snuggle up and enjoy this look back…
All week long I’ve been sharing simple last minute ideas and tips to help make your holiday season a little bit easier. That’s why I’m so excited about today’s post. I’m teaming up with a great group of ladies for Day Two of the DIY Ornament Blog Hop. The coastal inspired ornaments are so easy to make they almost don’t need instructions…
