I’m Dreaming of a Rustic Cabin Christmas

As this Christmas season approached, I grew anxious.  Our beautiful daughter just got married in early November, then it was Thanksgiving and now…WOW it’s here! Time to climb up in the attic and pulled down the dozens of tubs and boxes filled with our traditional Christmas decor. I was tired. I began toying with the

A Wintery Rustic Christmas Centerpiece

Baby it’s cold outside… We can finally say that here in Texas but I really thought it would never get here. It’s been a really warm December. Did the weather forget that it’s supposed to be cold at during the month of December? Because of the weather I have not been in the mood to

Our Junk-filled Christmas Wreath

My husband and I took a trip to Indiana and Ohio last week. Just us! It was a pre-anniversary gift to each other. We celebrated 28 years of marriage last Sunday. We took this trip to get away from work and relax before the holiday rush set in. While we were there we stopped in

Dressing the Dresser

Creating vignettes are one of my favorite things to do.  Dusting is not. So creating seasonal vignettes is a really fun thing for me because I can two things done at once and the chore of dusting is pretty painless when visions of primping and fluffing are swimming in my head. Today I’m dressing a

Poinsettia & Pyracantha

The vibrant red of the Poinsettia and the Pyracantha berries added color and texture of nature to our rustic Christmas mantel this year. Three Kings are present with Mary, Joseph, and Baby Jesus is nestled in the manger.  In this setting, a rustic star shows the way. The cross represents the promise to be fulfilled.

what does this say about me?

He brought me a bouquet of… Pyrancantha! also know as Firethorn well I guess I could assume he thinks I’m hot but considering the thorns maybe I could assume that he thinks I’m as sharp as a tack on the other hand… maybe it’s because I can be a bit ornery and this is what