January 1st, 2014

Coastal Christmas

Happy New Year Y’all from Savannah!  Enjoying all the festive low country unique ornamentation and natural beauty all in one.

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download-49download-58Wishing you a new year full of goodness!

 

Categories: Family, Fun, Furnishings
December 24th, 2013

Attention All Foodie DIY’ers

Wanted to share a last minute culinary project/hostess gift for the foodies on your list.

My culinarily talented husband (he makes me look good sometimes) whopped up a delicious batch of tomato jam  over the weekend that we have been busy delivering to friends

We found a yummy Recipe for Tomato Jam  on Serious Eats

download-34Then we procured some fresh ricotta from DeLaurentis market, and layered homemade basil (by this time, the house was smelling divine)

download-37into wide ball jars and topped with our jam.

(By the way, the jam is way good enough to be stand on its own.  Serving suggestions include a smear on grilled cheese, on a BLT you name it)

download-38Red & green goodness to be scooped on to crackers, grilled bread, smeared on crudite,

download-39Merry Merry Everyone!

 

 

 

 

 

Categories: Food, Fun
December 17th, 2013

Put a Tree on It!

Enjoying the holidays? Whether relaxed in front of the fire (yeah right!?) or cursing out the long line at the post office, regardless of where you may be in the holiday stress spectrum, I’m trying to remind myself to appreciate the festivity and beauty of it all too.

One of my favorite aspects of the holidays is how everyone tends to turn up the volume, on well, everything. And let’s be real, sometimes it’s a little too loud.  But this is a time to have fun with the symbols of the season.

Even simple things like cars driving their freshly plucked trees home or donning clever wreaths as a welcome and nod to the season, puts a smile on my face and spreads joy…

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Here’s to enjoying both the simplicity and splendor of the season. So remember to take a look around and enjoy!

Psst, 8 more days…

Categories: Fun
December 11th, 2013

Feather the Nest Festive

It’s both overwhelming and exciting to break out the Christmas decor, don’t you think?

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But setting the mood at home, whether simple or elaborate is a critical part of enjoying the holidays, if you ask me.

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In addition to figuring out the right place to start, it’s sometimes hard to find the right place to stop.

download-9like these silver garlands (sourced from the dollar store) that were calling to be a part of the frosty mercury glass display

download-7Incorporating whimsy is fun, such as this red nose I couldn’t resist adding to “Rudolph.”  And of course, prominently displaying our family & friends’ cards is a joy that we look forward to all year long.

download-11In our house, it’s important to remember why we celebrate the season, so a kresh filled with kid-made fired clay pieces is a big part of that.  I also love the leather camels a friend gave us as a gift from her trip to Morocco.  Tis the season to blend old with new–handmade with, well, Dollar Store…and whatever makes you happy.

download-8We try keeping up with holiday traditions, such as growing paper whites from bulbs and hoping they bloom in time in time for Christmas, which builds the anticipation of the season.

download-6Pops of color and contrasts delight the senses.

download-30As far as outside goes, I struggle to keep my Clark Griswold at bay, and be tasteful, though going big is so fun.  That wreath is 2 feet in diameter.  It might need a big loud ribbon on it, stay tuned.

download-28You can never really have too many garlands or–

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Hope you’re having a good holiday season and Enjoy feathering your nest!

 

 

Categories: Fun, Furnishings
November 24th, 2013

Set the Stage…I mean table.

OK, maybe that wasn’t such the inadvertent slip, after all when we are hosting a dinner party that is really what in fact we are doing, setting the stage by setting a warm table.  And frankly, I love doing it.  It’s like putting together a killer outfit, you need the right blend of accessories, texture and palette, yet there are no rules.

First things first, an occasion like a dinner party calls for polishing the silver.  We use our silver for every day, but let’s be honest…it doesn’t exactly get polished frequently, and the sheen makes a big difference.

download-7Sometimes I like to “splurge” (albeit this was under $20) with a new linen like this pretty flax and gold table cloth I picked up at Marshalls.

20131122_161412It’s always fun to blend old and new, like these old mixed white and gold China plates, Chilewhich place mats , mix matched white linen and khaki napkins and the ever useful/sturdy mason jars.

20131122_161243When assembling a low linear centerpiece, you can easily grab things from around your home (actually at any height), which is what I did here with antlers and satsumas that charm with their droopy leaves.  With this good start, -I only needed to buy a small amount of flowers.

20131122_161256Blush colored roses, a few stemmed cabbages, orange tulips and–

20131122_161424(1)Yes, a few stems of birds of paradise too,  can’t help it, were calling to me.  L.R. does this vase look familiar?

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Happy beginning of the season, and happy table setting!

 

 

 

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