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Do It Yourself Wood Sign Calligraphy Inspirational Quote
Ahh…. the New Year! Christmas is my favorite time of the year, but when it's done - it's done. Maybe some of you have some resolutions for your home. I have a project for you that's perfect to kick off the new year. My friend, Amy Brake, came home with the most...
read moreA New Year’s Recipe If You Want Good Luck (But Hate Black Eyed Peas)
Christmas is full of family traditions, right? What we do, what we eat, who we give gifts to, when we unwrap those gifts, etc., etc. In our family, one of the best traditions is making cream candy. My great-grandfather borrowed this recipe from a friend more than...
read moreFantastic Outside Christmas Decoration with Repurposed Tomato Cage
I have a friend, who is also a business partner with me at Belle Maison. She is savvy, sharp and spectacular. She is the type who can pull off leather leggings. She has this on her front porch. She simply repurposed a tomato cage by turning it upside down in a...
read moreThe Best App To Keep You Organized For Christmas!
Oh, are you ever going to thank me for this one! There is an app for everything! Because I only have 20 more shopping days until Christmas (pull yourself together), I need all of the help I can get. One of our special readers, Kathy Johnson, shared it with me. It...
read moreAn Awesome “Not Thanksgiving” Recipe
I know we're getting super-close to Thanksgiving, I know that visions of cranberries and green bean casseroles are drifting through our heads. I know that to some of us, the amount of cooking (and eating!) that will soon take place is almost incomprehensible. I also...
read moreFall Harvest Happy Halloween or Thanksgiving Pumpkin Cake
I love to bake. Sometimes the mood strikes, and I bake even though there are a million other things to do. I made this little beauty the other night, and you can ask my neighbor, Amy Brake, about it - she loved it! It is a Ree Drummond recipe with itty bitty minimal...
read morePaint the Oak DIY project
I have two things to say before I start this. Projects are stupid. Projects are worth it. I wanted to write this post about painting my oak office white. As I began searching for before pictures, I realized I was headed all the way back to Valentine's Day in my...
read moreTeam Treats and Our First Tennis Match
Have you seen the TV show The Middle? The show is hilarious - especially if you've ever had middle schoolers, high schoolers, awkward kids, sweet kids or kids who act like jerks (so basically, most of us). The best episodes are when the characters were a little...
read moreBruschetta Casserole
So maybe you're an amazing gardener and your kitchen is bursting with fresh fabulous tomatoes. Or...maybe your tomato plants look as pitiful as mine and you're just craving all those yummy summer tomatoes so you buy waaaaay too many at the Farmer's Market. Etiher way,...
read morePlanning In Blue and White
Walking into Target and being confronted with backpacks, school supply lists and pencil boxes is a sure sign that summer is winding quickly down to an end. All around me families are scurrying to fit in one last amazing mini-vacation and pools are filling up as people...
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