*This post contains affiliate links for your shopping convenience. Since this is my first post on the blog for the new year, I guess I should say "Happy New Year!", even though it's already the 20th of January! Every year I resolve to get organized because organization is NOT one of my stronger points. Honestly, I think organization ... read more
Christmas at Victory Cottage: A Christmas House Tour
Hey, y'all! It's time for Christmas at Victory Cottage: A Christmas House Tour, so get ready to be overloaded with photos! I'll try to keep my talking minimal and just let you enjoy the pictures. Once again, I'm linking up at Jennifer Rizzo's Holiday Housewalk! I always enjoy looking at different bloggers' homes and then linking up to her ... read more
Harrison and Lyla’s 5th Birthday Farm Party: Down on the Farm
Harrison & Lyla celebrated their 5th birthday a week early at the end of August. I figured since it's now October, it's about time to blog about it. ;-) Read on to find out about Harrison and Lyla's 5th Birthday Farm Party: Down on the Farm! I don't do parties every year. In fact, other than family get together's at Chuck E. Cheese, the twins ... read more
Chalk Painted Media Cabinet
Today, I'm sharing with you our chalk painted media cabinet. I'm one of those people who doesn't care for a TV sitting out in the open in the main living area of a house. I hate for it to be the "center of attention" in the room. We only have one living area in our home, so when we bought the house, we bought a media cabinet for the black box. We ... read more
Decorating with Fresh Flowers Doesn’t Have to be Expensive
*This post may contain affiliate links for your shopping convenience. I have this thing for fresh flowers. No, not the big expensive bouquets (though sometimes those are nice, too), but just the simple little bunch you can pick from your yard or buy on a regular trip to the grocery store. This year, I realized I've been on a roll and I've had ... read more
Wichita County Heritage Society Preservation Award
Hello friends! Today, I wanted to tell you about something we are so excited about! We were awarded a Wichita County Heritage Society Preservation Award! A congratulatory letter came in the mail about a month ago announcing we had been selected to receive a Residential Preservation Award from our Heritage Society. The award (and I quote) is "in ... read more
Early Spring Mantel
*the post "Early Spring Mantel" may contain affiliate links for your shopping convenience. Who can believe Spring is practically here?! I'm sure winter will surprise us again with Easter being a little late this year. However, most days are feeling more like Spring where I am in Texas. I'm hopping on the blog to share my early Spring mantel. I ... read more
The Easiest Yummy Sugar Cookie Recipe!
I'm hopping on the blog today to share the easiest yummy sugar cookie recipe! A few years ago, I ran across this recipe while looking for a sugar cookie recipe that didn't involve rolling out the dough. My hubby loves sugar cookies, but sometimes they are just a pain to make! I don't like rolling them out, then trying to cut shapes or whatever, ... read more
Valentines Mantel
You saw my winter mantel a few weeks ago, and now I'm back to show you the easy transition into Valentines decor. I'm not one for a whole lot of pink and red hearts everywhere, but I do like to incorporate a little bit of decor in for "love" day. :) I hung some little glass heart ornaments on the tree twigs that decorated my kids tree at ... read more
Wichita Falls Bridal Market 2017
I had the opportunity to style a booth last weekend at the annual KFDX Bridal Market in Wichita Falls, for Rebecca at RCain Photography & Hello Sweetie Design Co. Last year, I styled the booth for Butterstick Bakery and Castle Events. You can check that post out here. It was fun to be back...It somehow doesn't feel like work because I truly ... read more