Flameless Candles: Perfect for the Holidays
Southern Living I have quite a few lanterns at my house. I just recently decided to put flameless candles in them for safety. I love having my porch all lit up with candles to greet holiday guests, but it is hard to keep them lit if it is a little windy, not to mention the safety concerns of unsupervised flames inside or outside. I have been really pleased with how realistic some of the flameless candles look! Some of them would really make you do a double take. I sti

Holiday Extravaganza Winners
Give Thanks: Country Living Sorry for the delay in announcing the winners of my all day giveaway! My blog was suffering from a little glitch where it would not let me see any comments above 100. Well, when you have winners chosen by random generator in the 200’s, 300’s or even 600’s, that was a bit of a problem. Thanks to Darcy for finding a work around for the issue so I could contact all of

Attidude of Gratitude
With the Christmas decorating and gift-buying season suddenly upon us, it is easy to fly right by Thanksgiving. All we will have to show for this holiday is a few extra pounds from over-dosing on mashed potatoes, gravy and pumpkin pie. Eh hem. Is that what Thanksgiving is all about? I like to get as much out of the seasons and holidays as I can, so I started thinking about ways I could incorporate the “attitude of gratitude” around my house. Are you a glass half full person or a gla

White or Colored Christmas Lights? Let’s Discuss.
Since it is Thanksgiving week and our brains are kind of busy thinking about holiday plans, let’s have some fun today and all throw in our two cents on this highly sensitive, and controversial topic, shall we? I threw this question out last year and it was fun to hear everyone’s answers and their reasons. I was an “all white lights girl” at Christmas for our entire married life because I loved the look at Disneyland, but last year I added in some colored lights to our garland, including some soft ambers and gr

3 Unique Christmas Decorating Ideas
I love traditional Christmas decorating, but after 23 years or so of decorating my own house for Christmas, I am really inspired to to find some new fresh ideas to mix things up a bit this year. I want to do something a bit different and a bit unexpected. To be honest, the thought of dragging out 25 boxes of dusty old stuff makes me a little tired, is that a sign of old age? Don’t answer that. Seriously. I do love traditions and the memories involved with some of our things, but I am finding it fun to stretch my