Today I am joining my pals Annie and Mary Ann and we are sharing our homes all decked out for the holidays. Annie lives in Connecticut, Mary Ann in Florida and of course I am in California, so this should be fun. Join me for Three Enchanting Holiday Home Tours you Will Love. Let's start at the front entrance. I did not have the front planters decorated for Christmas when I featured my courtyard in the post How to Decorate Your Courtyard for Christmas. I filled the planters with twigs, ...
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Easy Creative Gift Wrap Ideas You Can Copy
Happy Tuesday! I have not begun wrapping my presents yet (this weekend), have you? If you are still looking for ideas I thought you might enjoy these Easy Creative Gift Wrap Ideas You Can Copy. This is a roundup of my best Christmas Gift Wrapping Ideas from the past. Nearly every year I create new gift tags on Canva. Several of these posts contain downloadable gift tags that you might enjoy as well. If you see one you like and can't download it, let me know. I can probably find it in ...
Come Visit My Home and New Hometown
For those of you new here this is our first Christmas in our new home. We live in the heart of the Paso Robles Wine Country. I would love to take you on a tour. Come Visit My Home and New Hometown. Today I am joining Annie, Mary Ann, and our friends Kim and Kelley. We actually have a Templeton address, but we live midway between Templeton (pop 7,965) and Paso Robles (31,000+). Paso Robles is a small town with a big heart. They celebrate Christmas in style with festivities beginning in mid ...
How to Make any Outfit Holiday Ready
From my polls on Instagram, many of you stated that you don't get that dressed up anymore for the holidays. So let's chat about making your everyday outfits more Holiday friendly. How to Make any Outfit Holiday Ready? Add rhinestones! Today I am joining my pals Sarah and Kim for our monthly Signature Style Series. It was a dreary rainy day for photographs so some are a little hazy! Here I am wearing an inexpensive tulle skirt with a Talbots shirt and combat boots. Of course, you ...
Christmas Trees, Tours and Shops you Will Love?
Happy Holidays! Let's chat about Christmas Trees, Tours and Shops you Will Love. As always, I am joining my pals Mary Ann and Annie for our Sunday faves. Grab a cup of coffee and let's chat. MY CHRISTMAS TREE-HEIRLOOM ORNAMENTS We tossed our Christmas tree that we had for many years when we left our Chualar home. I searched and searched for a "lifelike" tree that was tall enough for our new great room. I finally landed on this (now on sale) tree from Terrain. It was very reasonable and ...
How to Create a Natural-Looking Christmas Mantel
Happy Holidays! Welcome to the Holiday Home Tour hosted by Jenny Williamson of Evolution of Style. If you came here from my friend Rhoda's blog Southern Hospitality welcome. Let's talk about How to Create a Natural-Looking Christmas Mantel. First of all, note that I said "natural looking". I like the longevity of faux greens but the look of more natural ones. This is the fireplace in our new home. We did not build this house. Corner fireplaces can be tricky. I like to incorporate colors ...
How to Decorate Your Courtyard for Christmas
I am so happy to be joining Jenny Williamson once again this year for the Holiday Home Tour. If you are visiting from my friend Rhoda's Southern Hospitality blog welcome! Today I am sharing How to Decorate Your Courtyard for Christmas. For those of you new here, we recently moved to the Paso Robles Wine Country. We have a lovely enclosed courtyard in our new home. Let's take a tour of it all decked out for Christmas. Our new home is color coated in a warm neutral and the stone accents ...
Seafood Chowder, Seasonal Decor, Sandra Sallin and More
I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We sure did. Let's join Mary Ann and Annie, and talk about Seafood Chowder, Seasonal Decor, Sandra Sallin, and More. NINE AND SIXTEEN ON INSTAGRAM One of my favorite Instagram accounts Nine and Sixteen by Tricia Foley really shines at Christmas. I love Tricia's charming traditional holiday decor. OUTFIT OF THE WEEK This darling shirt from Free People would be great with this Anthropologie Tulle skirt or just as fun with jeans for a ...
Eight Last Minute Christmas Tablescapes You Can Copy
Happy Wednesday everyone. I bet you are all busy prepping for the big day. If you still haven't set your table you might enjoy Eight Last Minute Christmas Tablescapes You Can Copy. I know I haven't set mine for Christmas eve yet, so I am in need of inspiration as well. Here are a few of mine from the past and those of some very talented others. SHOP THE TABLESCAPE I find it more difficult to find interesting and original tablescapes on Pinterest or IG. I am always so happy to come ...
