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Nov23
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Shelter
Posted in: fall, family, keeping it real, pumpkins, The South
On this Thanksgiving, I have had a lot to think about. It’s been a tough year to be honest but I don’t think I have ever enjoyed nesting and preparing for Thanksgiving like i have this year. My mom helped me clean and decorate today. Enjoyed having her here so much. I also received an email from a client this morning with this wonderful prayer (scroll down to bottom of Edie’s post to read).
And i have been decorating today, more than cleaning! or cooking. What can i say, its what i enjoy. Good thing my father-in-law is bringing the dressing!
I am hosting Thanksgiving this year and was going to use white plates and not do any of this…and then my mom and Henry took a long nap and i started pulling things out..so fun. I found the placecards via pinterest! And the little clothespins are from Olive manna from last year..so glad I remembered i have them…It’s fun to have a reason to use mini clothespins..we girls are funny that way huh? I love the napkins i scored from World Market…notice my glasses and plates don’t match..just mismatched transferware…i only have a few pieces of Spode Woodlands..oh well. Oh and there is a stack of books in the corner..just not Faulkner.
This room isn’t perfect, you will notice all of the silverware isn’t even on the table yet because its not CLEAN! And hello, there is a PIANO in front of the window because there is not other spot for it in our house! Oh and I want to change the rod in this room so bad..See how easily I can get off course with wants and things i want to do before I am happy with this room or my entire house. When really I should be thankful for this shelter that God has provided. Thankful for the beautiful music my husband makes on the piano. God gives us Shelter in so many ways, physically and spiritually. This has been his gift to me this year and I am just now realizing it I think…Funny how God developed this thought and truth in me today while cleaning and decorating! I am so glad He speaks to me in the midst of daily sillyness like tiny clothes pins and printing placecards! He is pretty cool that way!
Speaking of frivolous, I bought those black and white ANA tapers ($$) last Feb in Seattle when visiting Emily..glad to finally use them. I thought they might look a little hallloween with the pumpkins but since there is black in the banner (etsy) and i pulled out the black moustaches from henry’s party so they are black too..with the cotton bolls I think it creates a “Southern Gothic Thanksgiving” at least in my mind..I guess I should stack Faulkner books everywhere too! ha!
Anyway, most bloggers post photos of food today i guess but not me…actually i need to get back to the kitchen… But please do go read the prayer on Edie’s blog and think on Shelter…my sweet boy always uses that word in prayer and its been on my mind, and has brought me to Psalm 91 today. Thanks Edie, thanks Deb Grabein, thanks Drew Mathis… thank you Jesus. And thank you readers if you were able to stay with me as i jumped around from decorating and faulkner to the Lord. I know its all random..I am sure I will get lots of unsubscribes but I don’t care, my heart is full and I wanted to share…the Lord is good and his love endureth forever!
Happy Thanksgiving…Love, Holly
Oh and check back on friday..i will have some Black Friday shopping links and chatter!
Nov23
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Boat report
Posted in: children, fall
We had a great party this morning celebrating with Drew’s Kindergarten class!
I simply splayed and glued the straws to the boats like yall suggested! So easy.. Remember the boats and straws came from Garnish. I precut little cardstock masts, pre-slit to easily slide over the straws, I could have notched the corners and weathered the paper but didnt and it wasnt needed really…still super cute even without bookpages or any extras..just the straws and bare boats were darling i thought!
{Notice the floral fabric in the background, it’s a keeper! I ordered more!}
OK back to the boats, I used this template but they did NOT need instructions, they were ALL OVER this idea!
I didnt know if they would be interested in the little card or clothes pins..they loved them! The little clothes pins are from a great online store called OLIVE MANNA. More on this place soon. I also ordered little kraft paper pennant stickers from there that we simply placed on top of the straw for an extra flag on the mast..
So easy and again the kids loved!
Here is my little cutie Pilgrim!
I wish I could show the entire class in their cute hats, especially the girl pilgrim bonnets..adorable, template from Paper Source.
Thanks for helping me with this project! Good luck with your preparations for Thursday!
Oct19
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Drew is SIX
Posted in: baby boy, fall, family
Well it is official..my firstborn is now SIX years old.
We celebrated with an outdoorsy camping party in the woods…
It was right up his “six year old ALL BOY” alley..he loved it..in fact, he had so much fun and played so hard he came home sick, poor little fella. So we have had lots of snuggles and sweet time the last couple of days. Here is the birthday boy…clearly I chose the shirt and he chose the hat (a hand me down from his cousin Jake..he loves this hat!). . .
He has been talking about his birthday for months of course and he really wanted to invite all ten boys from his class, i felt bad at times saying no but once there on Saturday with the campfire and BB gun, i was glad we kept it small..just 4 friends and his cousin and lots of adults..plenty of supervision so they were able to do a little target shooting, fishing, and enjoy the campfire.
We had the party at a camping shack that belongs to some friends…they are so gracious to let us use it occasionally!
We didn’t have any planned activities really, just let the boys roam and enjoy the beautiful weather and setting!
{not sure where he found that feather for his hat…so Drew!}
We had the birthday boy’s favorite foods: cowboy soup, tortilla chips and brownies for dessert! Along with hotdogs and smores. It was nice not to have to haul a fancy cake down into the woods! For favors we had simple little lanterns from the camping section at Wal-Mart. They were a big hit after the sun went down. Burlap on the tables and a few galvanized serving pieces and I was done decorating.
Happy Birthday Drew-dle..You are a special boy and we love you!
Oct12
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Blog nesting
Posted in: bedrooms, blogs, fall, Inspiration
You know how when you are nesting and piddling around your home, rearranging things or cleaning, sometimes things can get crazy and actually worse before they get better?? Well that is going on here at my blog today. . . I have some wonderful changes coming, you can see the new banner above, but not everything is working yet. Still in the nesting stage. So please excuse the clutter and have patience with buttons and links that aren’t working perfectly. I promise it will be much better soon. In the meantime, be sure and hop over to the Inspired Room, no one has a better philosophy and more ideas about rearranging and freshening our spaces than Melissa. She is the BEST at scouting out THE most inspiring images too. Like this from Sarah’s house.
Melissa talked about this room yesterday to illustrate adding autumn to a room..she is doing 31 days of Autumn bliss series..check it out. Today she has bedrooms..this is my favorite! From House Beautiful.
Oh how I love this room…the rug, the gallery wall, the touches of black, the non fussy bedding. perfection and of course the light!
Be sure to check back the next few days to see my new blog look!
Sep24
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Friday fall + Ballard bully
Posted in: fall, favorite things, Inspiration
I am loving these wicker bull heads from Ballard Designs..,i SO want these for Henry’s room! And they would be very appropriate, he is getting less “sweet baby” and more “I’m the boss get out of my way” every day. Don’t get me wrong, he is still my sweet baby BUT since learning to walk he very much resembles a little dictator toddling around the house with his paci!
I bought a “bag of pumpkins” this morning at the grocery store, nice stripey ones in a nice small medium size, not medium pumpkins, not super cheap but if I make a little pumpkin purchase each time I go then by the time it starts to actually cool down here, I will have my collection together, I love a ton of pumpkins! Otherwise I am not much into wreaths or seasonal decorations. But I do love fall and brown and kraft paper wrapping… burlap and other things pictured below… {click on the photo to go to sources}
Good thing one of my babies was born in October, he was due on Halloween but luckily came early! He is a having a little camping party this year, nothing too theme-y just boys in the woods, cowboy soup and smores (praying it wont be too hot). But I am playing around with this faux bois paper for the invite..I love all of thefaux bois madness. It’s everywhere.
Are you are enjoying slipping into fall…What is your favorite thing about cooler weather?
{Clothing item, food, decorating item? I would love to hear!}
Nov20
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Grateful + lovely
Posted in: book pages, fall, pumpkins

Am i the ONLY person on the planet still loving the feel and look of fall decorations and NOT ready for Christmas?? I thought not. there are so many lovely fall things to decorate with..why rush on to the next thing? we do NOT have to feel PRESSURED to begin this holiday rat race..let’s enjoy what is left of fall, BE GRATEFUL and enjoy the last moments of sanity before the crazy begins.
My husband likes to read books, i like to tear them up. Seriously, i would never hurt a real book..just one already damaged..you know, one that needs recycling. I love the way book print looks with, well anything. Last year i attempted to decoupage a pumpkin with book pages..CRAZY..i am sure some of you could do it but it was not my craft. NO wonder the one i saw HERE was $49!
BUT my bookpage placecards shown above were obviously much easier..much more my speed..just a gift tag punch from Michaels, hole punch, twine and little pumpkin (write the name on or use stickers) and it was cute..especially atop a brown transferware plate.

check out this fab wreath featured on Apartment therapy last week..brown or orange ribbon to hang it with this week and next and then red satin til Christmas..easy baby..that is the way to go! she used a $1 store romance novel to tear up for her pages.not sure how i feel about that..i sort of feel like it should be a good book if i am going to go to that much work to make a wreath out of it and have it as a centerpiece in my home..but then again it would just be wrong to tear up a good book…oh the tension!
or you could use your bookpages to make flowers like my friends at Leftovers did..

bottom line..We dont have to get consumed with Christmas “stuff” yet (unless you enjoy it and then go for it of course..i have been listening to my Wintersong cd for a long time i must admit), but the next week i am really going to try to relax and enjoy thanksgiving..and Be thankful.
{note: rather funny..as i am typing this, my 5 year old is sitting on the front step watching the city workers “install” a Christmas wreath decoration on “our” streetlight}

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