You know what warm saltwater breezes, toasty sunshine and sandy feet do to me? They render me completely useless, a lifeless blob incapable of any motion beyond swaying in a hammock and digesting all the food with no signs of filling. That’s the closest I can get to a valid reason why it’s taken me […]
Christmas Chipboard Art Project + Unnecessary Story
A while ago, I showed you my little chipboard letter art project… Clearly intoxicated by the enticing craft store environment, I unknowingly bought a set of two canvasses for that project instead of one, and I still had more chipboard letters left, so I was practically required to make another version of this, right? REQUIRED. […]
The Family Tree
Before this happened: And before this happened: I dreamed of decorating a Christmas tree like this: via HGTV.comOr this:sourceOr this:via Country Living Beautiful themed trees with consistent color schemes and nothing to distract your eye. Designer Christmas trees. But then suddenly we were this: And we were making memories every year. We started collecting ornaments […]
Turquoise and Green Christmas Mantle
Yesterday, a glitter and ornament hurricane made landfall in my living room, slamming the floor and every surface with Christmas cheer. It got messy for a while, but after clearing the debris of empty ornament boxes and stray glitter, what remained on my mantle was this: This is my favorite kind of decorating, yall. You […]
Resolved for 2011: Take down my Christmas Tree
Do I really, really have to take down all my Christmas decorations? You wouldn’t think it was weird if I had a Christmas tree in my living room next June, would you? (See, that’s why we’re friends.) Okay, okay, I’ll take it down. But I can already tell my ornaments have multiplied like bunnies in […]
Decking the Halls
It’s taking everything I have within me not to title this post, “It’s beginning to look a lot like…” You’re welcome for avoiding the blog post cliche. You’re welcome. But really, it looks like Christmas around here! This was my first year decorating our house for Christmas, and Michaels and Dollar Tree are thanking me. […]
O Come O Come Emmanuel
Nine months is a long time to wait to meet someone. But now, on Christmas day, two months before my due date, I’m reminded of a wait much longer than this. The promise came early: just three chapters into Genesis, in the garden of Eden, God promises to send a Savior to save the world. […]
Something about Christmas
There’s something I love about Christmas that I can’t quite put into words. Daylight fades early, nighttime settles in with a chill and you feel yourself drawn inside, toward home. There’s a coziness about how we all gravitate to our houses, close the door against the dark and the cold air, and nestle in. I […]
Hi, I'm Kelly. Glad you're here! This little blog is where I chronicle our efforts to fix up our beaten-down home on a tiny budget. We're not there yet, but here's a peek at the view along the way...
