Hi, I’m Matt and I have a problem…I am a full fledge Christmas-aholic…When it comes to Christmas and holiday decor around the DIY Village, there is no such thing as enough! Even though for most people, it’s not quite time for Christmas decorations, I’ve found that you can never start planning for the holidays too early! […]
Winter Wonderland Holiday Lamp Challenge
Okay so I totally know it is August and 90 something degrees outside but I’m dreaming of cooler temperatures. And truth be told I was challenged by Lamps Plus and Hometalk to give a clear fillable lamp a holiday makeover! Since our little one is due to arrive around December 6th it doesn’t hurt me […]
Top 10 Do It Yourself Projects of 2012
In honor of 2012 coming to a close I thought it would be fun to share with you our TOP 10 Do it Yourself Projects of 2012! This past year has been a whirl wind for Matt and I. We started the blog to share projects with family and it has turned into […]
We have a thing for trees … Christmas Trees
In our house we have a thing for Christmas trees. We LOVE them. In fact we have 8 trees in our house and the number seems to be growing! Our main tree is in our family room and sits right next to our Pottery Barn Inspired Santa. This tree was my grandparents. It’s about 30 […]
Handmade Christmas Stocking
There is nothing more beautiful than a handmade Christmas stocking. When I was a little girl my grandmother hand made each grandchild one stocking. She hand wrote our names on each one and then carefully changing the stitch length embroidered our names on top. When they moved each grandchild was given their stocking and I […]
Christmas Mantel with Santa
Do you have a Christmas Mantel? Every year we haul out what seems to be an endless number of containers from the attic. One of the first things I do, sometimes even before the tree is put up, I decorate the mantel. There is something about having the stockings hung and good old Santa Clause […]
Santa Claus is Coming to Town … (Santa Giveaway)
When Matt decided to make me the pottery barn inspired Santa for me last year we had NO idea how well received it would be. I knew I loved it, why wouldn’t I, it’s all sorts of awesome! I like it so much that I asked Matt if we could keep it up well after […]
Christmas Banister Garland
Having a large entry way has it’s perks. You can go over the top with decorations and they aren’t overwhelming. Last year I started our banister garland with two lengths of garland and a few glass ornaments. It was nice but I really felt sorry for the rest of the banister upstairs. It just looked […]