To round out this week of all things Halloween, I thought I’d give you a tour of our Halloween decorated home in all it’s spooky goodness. I haven’t had a chance to decorate the exterior entry yet (it’s still so hot here!), but here’s where we are inside…. Won’t you come in, my pretty? Free…
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Double Double Toil and Trouble Free Halloween Printable
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Free Printable Spell Book Cover and Potion Labels
Grunt Labor is totally weirded out by my love for witches, ghosts and such. If I’m reading a book about any sort of spooky thing like that, I usually catch him rolling his eyes a time or two. Luckily, he’s let me drag him through ghost tours in Savannah and Marie Laveau’s grave in New…
DIY Skull Drink Stirrers in Five Minutes
I will be formally declaring this week as the week of all things Halloween. Well, I’ll be formally declaring that here on this blog because ya know, that’s all I really have control over, although technically I feel I deserve much more say-so in this world. 😉 Don’t you think so too? With the exception…
Easy DIY Dollar Tree Skull Candleholder
It finally happened. It took giving up for it to finally happen, but it happened. When I finally gave myself permission to not stress out about fall decorating, it was then that my heart reminded me what I really loved most about fall. Halloween. I love witches. And ghosts. And haunted houses. And basically anything…
Five Free Fall Mums Watercolor Printables + 15 More Fall Printables
I am so excited about how this little project turned out, ya’ll! It’s not really a project, I suppose, but either way, I’m excited about it. If you’re coming over from Robb Restyle, welcome! I just love Kristy’s Cool Nights printable – so perfect for fall! If you saw my fall home tour, then you…
Fall at the Farmhouse
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A Colorful Christmas Home Tour | Part 2
I completely understand if you are on Christmas home tour overload by this point. I’m sure there has been a slew of holiday decorating coming your way this week and probably last week too. If you’re fed up with it by now, I totally get it. I’ll be the first to say that I’m pretty…
A Colorful Christmas Home Tour | Part 1
Merry Christmas! Welcome to the first part of my Holiday Home Tour! If you’ve been around for a while, flying your freak flag right alongside me, then you know what to expect – holiday decor at it’s most colorful, meaningful and perhaps a touch on the tacky side. If you are just popping in for…
How to make Character Stocking Holders in Five Minutes
In our house, we do Christmas while flying our freak flags proudly. If you’ve seen any of my past Christmas home tours, you know that our Christmas tree is filled with memories, not matching ornaments. I pull out what some would call the tacky red and green huge Christmas lights from the 60’s and wrap…
DIY Vinyl Record Tree Skirt
Two years ago I was asked to decorate a tree in the theme of a wish – a wish from Lauren, who has Cystic Fibrosis and wanted to go to the Grammys. Not only was I honored to do so, but decorating that tree was so much fun. It’s not a secret around here that my…
Gift Ideas for the Person Who Loves Their Libations
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Gift Ideas for The Person Who Has Everything
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Gift Ideas for Every Type of Lady on Your List
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Gift Ideas for Your Blunt Friend
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20+ Unique Gift Ideas for Music Lovers
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10+ Really Great Gift Ideas for Hard to Buy For Men
Want more great gift ideas that are both thoughtful and affordable this holiday season? Then be sure to sign up for my holiday gift idea emails! Sign up here! Fall break is over for us. Although it didn’t turn out quite like we planned, Grunt, the Circus and I still had a great (and much…
Fall Home Tour (A.K.A. What my house looked like before the Circus jacked my pumpkins.)
I am not an elaborate fall decorator. I tried that once before. It stressed me out and nothing really looked that great, so I said to hell with it. So for the past couple of years, all I’ve really done in terms of fall decorating is toss a few painted pumpkins with glittered stems here…
Simple Bunny Vases for Easter
If we’re being honest – and we’re always honest around here – my Valentine’s Day wreath just came off my front door three days ago. The Circus proclaimed that “The Easter Bunny will be at the mall soon, Mama. It’s not Valentine’s anymore.” Thanks for reminding me how on top of my game I am,…
Christmas Home Tour: The Finale
Have you seen the Geico commercial where Europe is performing The Final Countdown?
It’s a fantastic commercial.
Well, I kind of feel like I should be doing a parody of Europe’s song with this post.
It’s the final Christmas tour.
This finale is filled with really simple holiday decor ideas, a few memories (because it wouldn’t be one of my Christmas home tours without them) and of course – some quirk.
Let’s start in the kitchen…
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The Annual Christmas Party Comeback
When Grunt Labor and I first got together, he always threw an annual Christmas party.
Y’all, I had struck gold.
Not only was he good lookin’, but he hosted a Christmas soiree each year.
#howdidigetsolucky
Now, there was one catch to this Christmas party – one could only attend if they brought a toy for a kid who might not otherwise get a Christmas gift.
I know – and he has a heart!
When you come through the door with that toy though, you are entitled to all the booze and food you can handle – or until we run out.
I was on board with this party faster than a hot knife through butter.
So that year and each year after, we hosted an annual Christmas party.
And then the Circus came.
And a circus + a Christmas party don’t always add up very well.
This year though, I really wanted to have one more Christmas party in the beloved foreclosure before we pack it up and move to the 70’s Landing Pad.
And so we did.
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Decorating with Memories and Vintage Finds: Christmas Home Tour Part 2
If it wasn’t already apparent from round one of my Christmas home tour and my Christmas tree, I’m declaring this year’s Christmas theme as decorating with memories.
And also random items such as an Elvis bust.
Oh, and vintage things too – because vintage Christmas decor makes my heart go pitter patter.
These theme(s) have always been at the heart of my holiday decor, but this year I’m on a mission to get everyone to embrace their own holiday decor rooted in memories and good times – because that’s what Christmas is about.
So here’s part two of my Christmas tour – our living room – in all its (random) glory.
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Decorate with Memories…and Random Stuff: Christmas Home Tour Part 1
If you didn’t already figure it out from the post about my Christmas tree, we don’t do trendy Christmas decor around here.
In fact, some might consider some of our holiday decor tacky.
And I don’t know that I wouldn’t disagree with them – but that doesn’t mean I will part with my multi-colored-plastic-melted-together-christmas-tree. It was my Grannie’s – and I’m a bit of a sentimentalist…and a hoarder too.
So if you are following along on this Blogger Stylin’ Home Tours series and popping over from The White Buffalo Styling Co. or Craftberry Bush, welcome – I hope I’m not too much of a disappointment to you. I’m a bit of a different kind of holiday home tour – around here, we decorate with memories during Christmastime.
And also completely random items that aren’t meant to be Christmas decor.
Welcome to the freak show.
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The Christmas Tree Trend Everyone Should Embrace…
I’ve never been one to follow trends.
In fact, I think trends are overrated.
There. I said it. So sue me.
Yes, trends may be new and pretty, but after a while, once everyone is following the trend, it tends to loose its luster.
There is one trend though, one that in my personal, somewhat educated opinion, I think should make a comeback.
I’m calling it the Meaningful Decorated Christmas Tree Trend.
I should probably come up with a trendier name though.
You see, this trend is never overused and doesn’t lose its luster.
Never ever.
Because the ornaments you place on your tree with this trend are unique and meaningful to only a few people in the world – you and your family.
Now this does mean you will have to be comfortable with a few things…
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