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Spooky Spider Candleholders

October 31, 2012 4 Comments

OK, the last Halloween craft of the year from me, and it’s a quickie.  I’m pretty sure you have all of the supplies in your house already. Ready?  You will need a pretty glass bottle (I love empty Patron bottles!) or a nice looking empty jar.  (If you use a jar, you will want the mouth of […]

Filed Under: candles, Centerpiece, cheap and easy, Crafts, decor, Glass, Halloween, project du jour, Tables & Decor, upcycle, UseWhatchaGot

Decorating with {free} sticks.

September 20, 2012 6 Comments

I love decorating with sticks and twigs. There are so many options! The best part? They’re usually just laying around, waiting to be picked up.

Filed Under: Autumn, Centerpiece, decor, Fall, Free, Sticks, Tables & Decor, Thanksgiving

Hydrangeas: easy floral decor in just minutes.

June 7, 2012 3 Comments

I love hydrangeas.  They are easy to grow, easy to group together in one big arrangement, and they are easy to preserve. I cut several stems and popped them into a champagne bucket. So easy!  It is impossible to screw up an arrangement of hydrangeas.  These were all from my yard. Clip, strip the leaves, […]

Filed Under: cheap and easy, floral design, Tables & Decor

A simple, kid-friendly centerpiece.

January 13, 2012 17 Comments

Should form follow function…?  Function follow form…?  Why not put them in the same bowl? It’s tangerine season, and we go through a 5 pound box of Cuties at least once a week around here.  By adding the tangerines to a bowl of pine cones,   I have a simple, everyday winter centerpiece and I […]

Filed Under: Centerpiece, cheap and easy, decor, floral design, Simple, Tables & Decor, UseWhatchaGot, winter

Thanksgiving tablescape. A rained out Thanksgiving: going to Plan B (with minimal freaking out.)

November 29, 2011 15 Comments

My dining room is too small to fit the 15 to 20 people that come over for Thanksgiving dinner, so I always host it outside on our patio.  Living in Southern California, it’s usually safe to do this.  However, this year there were cold temperatures (62 degrees. brrr!) and a threat of rain.  (Yes, yes, […]

Filed Under: Autumn, decor, Entertaining, Fall, Holidays, Sticks, Tables & Decor, Thanksgiving

The Great Halloween Party Wrap Up (2011 edition)

November 3, 2011 16 Comments

I love hosting parties and dinners.  I love getting ready for them and creating special little details. I love my friends and family so, so much, and I’d really like to be able to say that all those little details are for them and for them only… but that wouldn’t be completely true. Creating the […]

Filed Under: decor, Entertaining, frames, friends, Halloween, Handsome Hubby, Holidays, no reason - just fun, party, Tables & Decor, UseWhatchaGot

The world’s easiest Glue-Gun table runner.

October 27, 2011 26 Comments

Yep.  Seriously the easiest table runner ever. Step 1. Find two long scraps of fabric. Match up the pattern and hot glue a seam. You could use fusible webbing too, but then you’d have to find your iron. (Seriously, if the wrinkles don’t come out with a spritz of water and a quick tumble in […]

Filed Under: Accessories, cheap and easy, Crafts, fabric, Fall, Halloween, Holidays, no-sew, Tables & Decor, UseWhatchaGot

Summery flower arrangement (using fruit & flowers from your own yard…)

July 12, 2011 27 Comments

Do you have a rose bush in your yard? (Or access to one?) Can you get your hands on a couple of limes? Perfect!  Then you can make this floral arrangement. A few months back, Grant was in a wedding and I made the centerpieces for the reception. Click here to read how I did […]

Filed Under: cheap and easy, floral design, summer, Tables & Decor, tutorial

How to set up a buffet table (& examples of what not to do.)

July 6, 2011 46 Comments

 Ah, summer time, the season of the backyard barbecue and potluck.  It’s fun, it’s relatively easy and laid back… a nice way to enjoy friends and family.  However, easy and simple is  NOT synonymous with sloppy and thrown together. It doesn’t matter if it is at a BBQ, a potluck or Thanksgiving dinner, there is a right […]

Filed Under: Entertaining, Let me help you, organization, party, Tables & Decor, Tips & Tricks, what NOT to do

Big impact floral centerpieces using 3 “ingredients”

June 22, 2011 27 Comments

Several weeks ago we went to a wedding… I made the centerpieces: …and Grant was the most adorable ring-bearer evah For the centerpieces, I wanted to keep the costs as low as possible. Like most people, the bride and groom were on a budget.  They wanted big impact with a little price tag. A great […]

Filed Under: cheap and easy, Crafts, floral design, Tables & Decor

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