Just popped in to say Merry Christmas! Our family has been and continues to be abundantly blessed by a grand and generous God, and in an effort to be good stewards of the blessings He’s given us, we try to teach our 4-year-old daughter and 2-year-old son that Christmas is not about receiving gifts in excess, but…
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Day 10 of The 12 Days of Christmas Tablescapes
It’s Day 10 and we’ve been faithfully chugging along on our 12 Days of Christmas Tablescapes Tour. Welcome back! I’ve been so inspired by my DIY blogger friends. These amazing people were gracious enough to join me for this little shindig: I love it. In all of our DIY insecurities: thrifted chairs, missing baseboards, subfloor, incomplete dinnerware…
Day 7 of The 12 Days of Christmas Tablescapes
Welcome to Day 7 of The 12 Days of Christmas Tablescapes Tour! I just loved Dusty’s fun and whimsical table yesterday, didn’t you? Today Brittany from brittanyMakes is showing off her stylish and chic holiday tablescape. I just love her style – she’s got such a keen eye for design. Check out her fab table here. Here’s…
Merry Christmas From The Hendersons!
A few things: Yes, this really is our Christmas card. Yes, we actually mailed it out to people we know. Yes, Adam’s sweater is 5 sizes too small and is missing a button. Yes, Jen’s sweatshirt is 5 sizes too big and has a mock turtleneck sewn in (don’t knock it, it’s efficient). Yes, Jen…
DIY Coffee Filter Wreath
These frilly white coffee filter wreaths are scattered all over the blogosphere along with a ton of different tutorials, so I won’t bore you with a lengthy one of my own. This project is literally fool-proof. Seriously. You can’t go wrong here. So here’s the fast and loose version: You’ll need: a wreath form (I…
2010, In Retrospect
There is no denying it. 2010 was the best year of my life, thus far. So 2011 had better BRING IT. And just to illustrate the undeniable awesomeness that was 2010, here’s a quick recap of how it all went down: January through March was spent living in Japan (See? Already 2010 has hit the…