Is it just me, or after this long cold winter is everybody ready to bring a little more color in the world. I can’t wait for spring to get here and bring with it green leaves budding and flowers sprouting. It’s getting to be time to start planning Easter brunch and all the decorations that come along with it. Easter decor are all about the flowers, the greens, the pastels, all those colors we missed when the world was covered in white.
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A Simple Autumn Tablescape
Autumn is my favorite season; I love the colors, the weather, and seeing the amazing cycle of nature. Last Friday, my husband and I went apple picking in the Virginia countryside, a few hours from DC. We picked some pink lady apples for my Apple Rose Pie (I’ll post this recipe very soon) and also bought some beautiful pumpkin gourds and huge fall mums, which I trimmed a little and spread in a few mini vases around our dinner table.
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DIY Dollar Store: Flower Napkin Rings
I got some beautiful flowers from Valentine’s Day and was inspired to make some flower napkin rings for our spring parties and BBQ in the park. So I hit the nearby dollar store to grab some supplies for my new blog mission: create a great DIY without spending much moolah. Who doesn’t like a great deal, right? Are you ready to impress your guest with a beautiful (and cheap, shhh… no one needs to know) table setting? Supplies Cost Breakdown: 1 Silk Flower Bunch – $1.00 4 Hair Elastics – $0.16 ( 24 pack for $1.00) 1 Felt Sheet $ 0.33 ( 3 Sheets for $1.00) Total Cost: $ 1.49 for 6 Napkin…
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Red & White Christmas Party
We returned from our cousin’s lovely wedding in Northern California and had just a few days to put together a last minute Christmas dinner for us and a few friends who were in town. I love incorporating natural materials into decor whenever I can. Last year we spent Christmas in North Carolina and grabbed some amazing pinecones from my father-in-law’s backyard which I’ve saved to use in our winter party decor. Since we didn’t have a real tree, but we love that pine smell, my husband clipped a few small branches from the pine trees outside our condo, and we added to that some fresh cut roses and red carnations and…