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December #30DayFlip Round Up – Charitable Giving & Purging the Excess

January 2, 2016 by Sue Purdy Leave a Comment

As we ring in 2016, it’s nice to take a moment to reflect back on all the wonderful things we’ve all accomplished in 2015. The December #30dayflip Challenge, hosted by the lovely and talented Jeanette at Snazzy Little Things and the inspiring and fun Meredith at Arts & Classy, was to focus on Charitable Giving […]

Fall Front Porch

The weather has been spectacular lately, and I’m loving every minute of it. Mostly because I know it’s not going to last too much longer and as Ned Stark would say “Winter is Coming…” Since I’ve been spending so much time outside lately, I wanted to create a pretty Fall Front Porch. Remember a year […]

Cornucopia Fall Tablescape

It’s (almost) Fall Ya’ll. I’ve turned the corner on this new season and have finally let go of my denial about Summer ending. I feel like it was ‘the summer that never really was’, if you know what I mean? One thing that I love to do to celebrate anything, whether it’s a special occasion or […]

Fall Home Tour

I’m am so stoked about taking part in the Simply Seasonal Fall Home Tour series this year, hosted by the lovely and talented Caroline from the blog Organize Nashville. There are some truly AMAZING bloggers who are opening up their homes to us for this series, and I’m truly honoured to be among them. As part of this […]

Outdoor Thanksgiving Tablescape & Giveaway

With the fall temperatures being so mild this year, I was completely stoked to finally be able to host an outdoor Thanksgiving for friends and family. With the help of Porch.com and ATG Stores.com, this was definitely one of my more memorable family gatherings, and I’m so excited to show you all. Here is my […]

Mummy Pillows – Easy Halloween Decor

For Halloween this year, I wanted to create some easy and fun living room accessories. Since I love using black and white in my Halloween decorating, and I wanted to keep my costs low, these cute mummy pillows were just the ticket. Here are my completed (and spooky) pillows. I shopped my house for […]

Thanksgiving Tablescape

A Thanksgiving Tablescape might seem a bit early for my American readers, but for us Canadians, our thanksgiving is being celebrated this weekend. In this post, I’m going to show you two different variations of tablescapes I did using mostly the same common elements. Thanksgiving is one of my favourite holidays, since it’s all about […]

Fall Decor – Metallic Leaf Tree

I’m a huge fan of pretty Fall decor (like, who isn’t, right?). I’m not however a fan of decor pieces that are fragile and expensive. So, my solution is often to come up with a creative DIY project that is simple and inexpensive. This easy project took me all of about 30 min, most of which […]

Thrift Store Upcycle – CD Tower Turned Fall Centrepiece

For the #30DayFlip, hosted by the talented Jeanette from Snazzy Little Things and inspiring Meredith from Arts and Classy, this month’s challenge was to upcycle a thrift store item. I wasn’t sure what I was going to do, until I saw the item and inspiration struck. As soon as I saw the CD tower, […]

How to Make a Burlap Fall Banner

Last weekend I finished my fall inspired mantle, and my favourite item was the Harvest banner. In this post, I’ll show you the easy steps I took to create this cute banner. The completed banner. I used mostly items I had lying around the house. The only item I needed to purchase was the faux […]

Fall Fireplace Mantel

Fall is definetely in the air, and as hard as it is to bid adieu to summer, the next few months certainly make up for it with their ever changing beauty. This mantel in my den was just screaming out for some fall love, so I created this fun fall fireplace mantel to get ready […]