Salmon Cream Cheese Quiche

Quiches have recently climbed in the ranks to become one of my favorite breakfast/ lunch foods.   We have a cute little shop near where we live that specializes in pie and coffee as their main faire.  They also usually have a selection of quiches by the slice available, and they are positively scrumptious!   They really widened my opinion on quiches, and inspired me to make some at home.  Quiches are very versatile, and will last for days' worth of breakfasts or lunches!

Dressing in Month Capsules

For some time now I've seen the concept of minimalism and capsule wardrobes prevalently emerging in the fashion community.  It's this idea that putting together an outfit gets that much easier when you only have 30 or so items in your closet that all already go together well.  And the prospect of this is tempting, I'll agree.  The ease of only having a few choices to choose from, and the simplicity of only needing to organize, clean and store those 30ish items is intriguing.

Some Lovely Spring Crafts

This year, I've been leaning in a little harder on my crafting abilities.  Originally this post idea was about making a DIY for people to make their own stuffed bunnies, but in my journey to making this little guy I realized I really had no clue what I was doing, and I certainly couldn't make it into an easy DIY for people!  This little rabbit friend is lucky he looks halfway decent!

The Women's Wellness Retreat

    

In today's stress-filled world, everyone needs a chance to step back and relax.  Some people go on a vacation, a stay-cation, or go on a long weekend somewhere nearby with friends, family, or on their own.  In books and a little bit in person, I've heard whisperings of another kind of life-break:  the retreat.  A chance to step back and recharge or heal from the stresses of life and reassess and relax.  I know I used to get so stressed out, the only thing that

February Craft: Feathered Hearts

Hello, and welcome to February Lovelies!!

Today I've got a fun and simple craft for you that will bring a little bit of festive valentine's glow to your home this season.

Soup's On!

Winter has me all bundled up and leaning into the comfort foods — diving into roasts and things baking in the oven, filling the house with all the comforting aromas of winter.   It's also got me wanting to dive into the world of soups and learn a few things about what it takes to make these scrumptious winter suppers!

DIY Christmas Banner

Every year I try to add something new to our holiday decor.  Often times, a bunch of new things!  But each year I want to create a new handmade craft that can be used for years to come, so that one day I will just have an endless assortment of holiday crafted items that I made decking all of our halls!

Christmas Morning Traditions: Have a Hot Chocolate Bar!

Today's post is something that could be great for your Christmas morning family gathering, or a holiday party, or just for you and a friend!  

Hot chocolate is one of the holiday season's most festive beverages so why not turn it into a fun build your own activity?

Read on to see what we incorporated into ours!

DIY Tree Skirt

    

This year as I was gearing up for decorating our house for the holidays, we realized that this was the year we were going to take the plunge and get a legitimate sized Christmas Tree.   This was a big day!  What kind of tree should we pick out?  Pre-lit? Unlit? With or without snow?!

Well you can probably surmise from the first photo of this post that we went with a snow flocked tree, so no secrets there!  We ended up getting our tree online and lighting it ourselves incase the lights ever burned out.  Yay, we had bought our first 'real' tree (in the sense of size, not live!)!

A Fall Table Scape

Hello All, and Happy Fall!

I'm here on the blog today with one of my favorite things ever to style — a holiday tablescape!  This fall setting would be perfect for a Thanksgiving table or a FriendsGiving table — whichever you like!

Read on for tips on setting a holiday table!

Handmade Harvest Crown & My Favorite Fox Dress

Lately I've been pretty inspired by floral crowns.  Partially from aclotheshorse's seasonal crowns , and my own floral crown Vanessa made for my wedding, I've been inspired to attempt to make one of my own for a little bit now.   Looking back on my last attempt at floral styling, I knew I needed to finesse my skills to make a crown that would dry out nicely.

Stationery Design From Our Wedding

   

Reception Photo by Eva Galka

Gosh, there is just so much to share with all of these planning posts.  It feels so strange sharing this stuff now after all this time for so many reasons.  The wedding was over 2 months ago now, and not only that, but we planned it for three years prior to that.  I really didn't want to spoil any surprise for people who came, so I didn't share a whole lot with people before the day.  I think it really worked out for the best doing it that way, because people didn't know what to expect leading up to it, and that was kinda fun.  But it makes for a strange sharing experience now, as it all feels so big now to share what Andrew and I were essentially working on in secret for three years!

Spring Wreath DIY

I have been so inspired lately to make little indoor floral arrangements that I recently decided to step even further out of my comfort zone and make a fresh spring wreath for our patio!

Follow along and I'll show you how I made this happy little wreath!

Valentine's Home Decor

                   

This time of year is always a little bit of limbo in the home.  We recently had some family over for dinner and I realized: A. that I needed to take down the Christmas tree, and B. I didn't know how to decorate the house.  After the decor explosion that is Christmas, it seems like you take everything down and suddenly

A Holiday Tradition Checklist

It's the Holidays!!!  And with the holidays comes all sorts of fun and good cheer.  

To help you make sure you get in the maximum amount of festive fun this holiday season, I've compiled this handy little checklist.  Be sure to get out and participate in all these fun holiday traditions while the season is still rocking around the holiday tree!

Bookshelf Styling

Society6 Tree Art | UO Triangle Mirror | Home Goods Shell Art | Z Gallerie Chrome Camera | Books 

from my grandparents | Magazine clippings | Cultivate Plant | Baby Brownie Camera (gift from grandma) |

 ReImagined Vintage School Cards | Forever 21 Gold Marble Candle | Blue Pottery from Maine | 

Home Goods Boho Lantern | World Market Sea Urchin Bowl | Original Line Art | Grandma's Sewing 

Machine | Birch Branch from Ephraim, WI | Target Safavieh Bookshelf 

Pillow Projects Part 2: The Wooly Friend

Welcome to part two of my pillow project posts!  Today's project is the wooly friend pillow, made from Merino wool.  These pillows are pretty delicate, so they certainly shouldn't be part of a major snuggle fest, but they'll look real pretty sitting on your sofa!

Pillow Projects: The Classic Plaid

Earlier this week I posted about styling the couch in the living room.  While there are a lot of really great home decor items out there, sometimes they come with a pretty steep price tag to get that trending style.  I've seen a lot of really awesome throw pillows out there in the world and sometimes the number on the price tag is a little overwhelming and quite stress-inducing.  I find myself

Festive Leaf Printables for your Autumn Life

Happy Fall, all!  As seems to be the tradition around here, I've come up with a fun printable paper project to help you get your fall on at your lovely abode this season.  I've made this one a little different than past paper garlands though — I put a little more emphasis on the paper medium being

Acorn Pin DIY