~a special Christmas gift~

The long drive into our neighborhood has a walking trail parallel to it.

It also has a cute little bridge that was built and dedicated to my father in law, who passed away last May.

The trail and the bridge hold a special place in our hearts.

Below is our hallway gallery wall, and thanks to my dad we have a special new addition.

For Christmas, my dad painted and gifted us with a canvas of "papas bridge"

Let me tell you, all 4 of us were crying when we opened it.

It's just beautiful and has such a special meaning.

My dad is one talented guy with a big heart.

This is something we will cherish forever.

xoxo

~holiday housewalk highlights~

All week last week you got to take a tour into some pretty amazing homes via Jennifer Rizzo.

Here are a few things that really stood out to me!

Jennifer Rizzo's holiday kitchen:

I love this whole fireplace area from The White Buffalo Styling Company.

And my friend Liz Marie killed it once again.

Another friend of mine, Jen, kept it simple and classy, and I love this whole buffet area, and that chalkboard!

French Country Cottage ~ it's all in the details.

Thoughts from Alice.

Now who wouldn't want to be a guest at this house with that kind of welcoming entry?

My real life friend Paige knocked it out of the park again with all her beautiful touches.

I thought this was pretty clever!

Four generations one roof has a gorgeous frosted frazier fir like mine, only bigger. 

LOVE

Jeanne Oliver.

No words, just go look at it.

DYING.

This tree from Craftburry Bush.

I decided to think outside the box this year and do a little blue and white.

You can catch my holiday tour right here.

Check out Rusty Hinge for some rustic decor.

I am loving all the bright colors over at Town And Country Living.

Need a little farmhouse Christmas inspiration?

Look no further than Laura at Finding Home.

Love this kitchen over at Lily Pad Cottage, not to mention her sunroom overlooking the lake.

Unskinny Boppy has some clever craft projects.

How cozy is this spot from Ella Claire?

I love vintage ornaments!

Check out the home tour of Number Fifty Three right here.

The DIY Showoff has a pretty interesting tree!

Top This Top That used one of the pillows I made in her holiday tour!

Love these personalized stockings at East Coast Creative.

Loving all the color at SAS Interiors.

The Yellow Cape Cod always impresses with her bold choices.

I love the color of this front door and the whole thing over at City Farmhouse.

At The Picket Fence has some pretty great ideas.

Kinda dying over these.....

If you want to link up your holiday home, you can do so right here!

Also, not pictured

{only because I couldn't swipe their photos!}

are

The House Of Belonging

and 

Between You And Me.

Don't forget to check those out as well!

xoxo

~thrifty Thursday~

Kitchen towels have come a long way.

Some of them are just too cute to dry your hands on, and that is why I thought of this project.

All you need for this project is a frame, a piece of MDF cut to the same size as your frame opening

{or you can just use the cardboard backing it comes with}

and a kitchen towel.

Some heavy duty tape or a staple gun is also helpful.

I ironed the towel to get all most of the wrinkles out and then using a staple gun attached it to a piece of MDF. If you are using cardboard, you can just duct tape it to the back.

Pop it in your frame

{I didn't use glass}

and you are good to go!

Day 4 of the holiday home tours continues.

 Click here to see today's lineup.

xoxo

~Balsam Hill Christmas trees~

I know it's a bit early, but I couldn't help but put my new tree up right when it got delivered!

This year I chose a tree from Balsam Hill.

{actually, I got 3, but I'm showing you just one today}

You can find my tree here.

And I also showed a little peek of our coffee table on instagram yesterday.

I'll be sharing more soon!

xoxo