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...
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 How to Declutter a Room In 20 Minutes
Looking for help getting your rooms in order after the new year? Here are some simple tips and ideas to help and how to declutter a room in 20 minutes. Raise your hand if you started 2024 with high hopes and dreams and plans to organize your house including all the closets and the cupboards. Does half a hand count?...
DECORATING Cottage Home Tour Filled With Color and Pattern
Happy July. I spent the weekend in Minden, Louisiana. Point of Grace—one of my favorite groups on the planet had a Sips and Songs Event. It was so surreal. I have followed them for 25 years and their songs have been the playlist for so many of the events in my life. And this weekend at 2:00 in the afternoon...
HOUSE How to Arrange Tulips In a Vase
Looking for tips on how to arrange tulips in a vase? Here’s an easy way to create an arrangement that looks like a florist created it. // similar blue and white vase // pink tulips // You know what’s funny about me? There’s the normal way to do things. The way most people go about doing a project or build...
RECIPES 5 Simple and Easy Last Minute Fourth Of July Desserts
Looking for last minute Fourth of July desserts? Here are 5 simple and easy recipes that are perfect for the Fourth. Maybe it was all those summers I spent on the Cape and celebrating the Fourth at the heart of where our nation was born. Maybe it was the fireworks over the ocean and the bicycle parade and the streamers...
HOUSE Quick Spring Porch Decorating Ideas
Looking for quick spring porch decorating ideas? Here are easy and simple ways to get your porch ready for spring including the prettiest spring tulip wreath. I’m sharing my front and my back porch today (spoiler alert—both of them have these amazing topiaries). // spring tulip wreath // black planters // topiaries (similar and there’s a coupon)// black and white...