Creativity
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Supporting Veterans Day
Tomorrow most of the country will have the day off because of Veterans Day. Last night at dinner, my father-in-law who is a Vietnam Veteran, told me that Veterans Day, formerly known as Armistice Day, was created and officially announced a National Holiday on November 11th because at the end of World World I ended on November 11, 1918 on the 11th hour. In legislation that was passed in 1938, November 11 was “dedicated to the cause of world peace and to be hereafter celebrated and known as ‘Armistice Day.'” As such, this new legal holiday honored World War I veterans. It wasn’t until after World War II and the Korean War that they…
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Dwell :: DIY Decor Ideas for Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is going to be here before you know it! It seems like every year my daughter and I have so much fun decorating for Halloween and Christmas that Thanksgiving doesn’t get its due course. It is such a wonderful holiday because it is all about being with friends and family, eating to your hearts content and giving thanks for all that you have in your life. I spent too much time this morning checking out all the wonderful ideas on Pinterest (funny how that happens) and found some really great ideas that you can incorporate into your Thanksgiving holiday. Anything from how to decorate the table, DIY centerpieces, an adorable…
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DIY :: Holiday Centerpiece Design Ideas
We are planning on having some friends and family over to our place with the upcoming holidays and I wanted to find some unique centerpiece ideas that could be used for Halloween and Thanksgiving. Having a colorful centerpiece really does set the mood and shows you took some care to make the table setting look extra special! And aren’t the holidays about making those you love around you feel special. I absolutely love all of these ideas and there is even a tutorial from Inspired By Charm who walks you through how to make a gorgeous centerpiece. Have fun! Shabby Chic Display: I am in love with these…
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Wickedly Fun Halloween Party Ideas
Every year since my daughter was about two years old we have hosted the neighborhood Halloween party. And each year my daughter and I are looking for some new ideas for decorating our front lawn and party table. She is quite the character and has been drawn to the sparkly skeleton heads found at Target the past few years so we do have an overabundance of skulls and bones! We set up a section reserved just for these spooky things but I wanted to find some new ideas that we can include in this years pot-luck party that both young and old can enjoy. We found some spooky and not so spooky DIY…
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Instagram of the Week :: The Fascinating Ammonite Fossil
Years ago I use to love to look at design magazines to no end. We just did a major de-cluttering in our garage and I had at least two bookcase shelves filled with these décor magazines (from 2004). Sitting on the couch, with a new magazine or Modern Home decor book was like heaven and I use to relish that time. Fast forward to the present, and I am lucky to find time to sit down much less with a magazine! You know how motherhood can be at times – though I wouldn’t change a thing. When I would look through these home décor magazines – mostly Living, Etc. (from the U.K), Elle Décor,…
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DIY :: Unique Pumpkin Decorating Ideas
Have I told you all how much I love this time of year? Yes, probably in every post this past week or two! We even started decorating for Halloween about two weeks ago. Much to the annoyance of my husband, but we (mainly me, but my daughter gets into it as well) couldn’t reframe from pulling out the decorations from the garage and started decorating early! This week I wanted to start working on our pumpkins, but wanted to try out some unique DIY ideas and boy did we find some great non-carving pumpkin ideas. I absolutely love the colorful pumpkins from the blog Whatever and we are heading off to the craft store…