This is our very first year doing Elf on a Shelf with our girls. I’m always late to the party. And as you might know already, I can copy some of you creative wonders out there. I have found many great ideas on Pinterest. Very creative!! This is what our Elf “Elfie” was up to […]
Author: Linda
DECKING THE HALLS ~ and the tree, and the kitchen….
Because we celebrate Christmas with my in-laws at Thanksgiving, we get to decorate the house pretty early in the season. Not as early as the stores do, but still way early in my mind! Here are some of the fun decorations in our home My Thrifty Decor Chick centerpiece filled with some pretty sparklies and […]
CHRISTMAS GIFTS 2012
I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving where we reflect on all the things we have been blessed with. Every Thanksgiving, the LOML’s family comes to NC to celebrate. We celebrate Christmas and exchange gifts while everyone is together. This year, I put a little crafty thought into some of the gifts. My girls helped […]
PLYWOOD FLOORS
We are laying plywood floors in our family room because we had to rip up the awful stained carpet in that room and ANYTHING would have been an improvement. I didn’t want carpet again. All of our first floor is wood except the family room and guest bedroom. We couldn’t afford real wood floors plus […]
REMAKING ROMAN SHADES
When we first moved into our present house, I was in a hunter green mode. My kitchen a hundred years ago Our master bedroom I call this stage of our bedroom the JC Penney room. Almost everything you see I bought at JC Penney. When I got tired of all the flowers, I changed to […]
ADD A LITTLE LIGHT AND BRIGHT ~ a cool vase
A few days ago, I visited my nearest Hobby Lobby for the first time EVER! Among MANY other things I bought, I was lucky enough to find this great sign that I want to hang here over my kitchen pantry door I thought the black lettering was a little harsh in my very white kitchen […]