TIPS 11 Simple Backyard Summer Entertaining Ideas
Looking for easy backyard summer entertaining ideas? Here’s everything you need for the perfect summer party. Father’s Day was amazing. All the kids were home and they fixed dinner and we played games and told stories and I wore the cutest outfit that mixed hot pink and red. And somewhere between wearing two of the brightest colors on the color...
PROJECTS 10 Simple Budget Spring Decorating Ideas
Looking for simple budget spring decorating ideas? Here’s how to shop your house and decorate for spring using what you already have. Spring is a time to clean the house and get organized. But it is also a time to be creative and make home décor look fabulous and new. This is how to do it with easy and inexpensive...
BOOKS 10 Books To Add To Your Reading List
Y’all. Y’ALL. Did anyone else read the bookclub post I posted last month? If you did—one thing is clear. We are ALL BRILLIANT READERS. Isn’t there something so amazing about reading? It fills you up and makes you happy and increases your vocabulary and has you dropping five-syllable words into every conversation. And guess what? I read all the comments...
DIYs How to Frame a Poster
Just in case you think that everything is squared away here at Thistlewood? Last year I left my Christmas wreath on the front door so long that birds built a nest in it. Truth. One minute I was opening the door to carolers and the next? I was watching a mama bird feed her chicks. I learned my procrastination lesson...
DECORATING How to Keep Flag Bunting From Blowing In the Wind
Wondering how to keep flag bunting from blowing in the wind? Here’s a simple solution with things you may have lying around the house. Once upon a time, I was Betsy Ross. I pulled a red wagon carrying Molly Pitcher and wore a ruffled cap and carried a flag and told America Happy Birthday and threw gum to the people...
ORGANIZATION How To Make a Guest Bedroom Cozy
Have guests coming in for spring break? Here are a few tips and ideas on how to make a guest bedroom cozy. // pink and white bedding // tufted bed (similar) // I’ve always wanted to own an Airbnb. I just watched a movie about an Inn in Vermont and if I squinted? I could see myself running it. I’d...
FASHION 10 Summer Shoes Under $20
Looking for summer shoes? Here are 10 summer shoes under $20 (including the cutest summer outfits) that are affordable and ready for summer. // leopard ballet flats // polka dot dress // Please tell me what the weather is like where you are. Is it hot? Here in Texas, it’s getting hotter by the minute. It was 100 degrees here...
TIPS How to Arrange Roses In a Vase
Discover step-by-step instructions on how to arrange roses in a vase. Learn simple tips for creating easy rose arrangements in minutes. When the clock struck midnight last night I felt like Cinderella with a glass coach and footmen that turned into pumpkins and mice. My birthday was over and it won’t be back until next year. Sigh. I wish I...
RECIPES Two Ingredient Peach Sweet Tea Recipe
Looking for an easy recipe for peach sweet tea? This is our family’s tried and true recipe–and it only has two ingredients. I almost forgot to tell you four amazing things that happened during my birthday week: 1. I watched the SWEETEST movie called Brooklyn. It’s set in the 1950s and it’s all about an Irish immigrant who comes to...
TIPS 11 Places You Are Probably Forgetting To Clean In the Living Room
Looking for cleaning tips for the home? Here are 11 places you are probably forgetting to clean in the living room. Does anyone else watch cleaning videos on Instagram? I’m kind of obsessed. Am I the only one who can’t look away when someone is deep cleaning a room? Taking everything off the counters or unloading everything from a shelf...