Balancing the Good Things in Life
Sure you can buy bags of pre-made snack mixes, but there’s just something extra special about a homemade snack mix. Start out with a box of cereal and some nuts, add a little love, and you end up with caramel coated crunchiness no one will be able to resist. There isn’t anything especially Christmas-y about […]
Welcome to my favorite Coastal Christmas room in our home! We call this the Keeping Room. It is a small room with a gorgeous brick fireplace right off the kitchen. There are no electronic devices in this room, and that may be my favorite part. You can come into this room alone with a book […]
Welcome to my Coastal Christmas Kitchen with Starfish! Kitchens can be tricky to decorate, especially if you love to cook. My kitchen is extra busy around the holidays, so it’s important that my decorations don’t get in the way. I want to enjoy being surrounded by pretty lights and Christmas decorations without having to move […]
The second stop on my home tour is our Blue and White Coastal Christmas Living Room. This is the largest room in our house and the one we spend the most time in. Come on in! Welcome to our Blue and White Coastal Christmas living room! From the entryway walking into the living room, there […]
Christmas is my absolute favorite time of the year, and I am so excited to share a tour of our Christmas home with you! Five months ago we were unpacking boxes in our new home. Even then I started thinking about how it would look all decked out for Christmas. The last space I decorated […]
Gift giving. It can be one of the best feelings in the world or it can be extremely stressful. More than anything you want the recipient to love what you get them, but how can you be sure? You could spend a little more, but an expensive gift doesn’t necessarily mean they will like it […]
Getting everything on the table at the same time can be the most difficult part of a large holiday meal. Scheduling what goes in the oven at what time can be complicated, and there is never enough space for all the side dishes, casseroles, breads, and desserts. Just when you think you have everything figured […]
S’mores are known for being the ultimate camping dessert, but this rustic treat can easily be dressed up into a more elegant presentation. The classic ingredients of graham crackers, chocolate and marshmallows are still all here, they’re just represented in a slightly different form. Serve these S’mores in a Cup in dessert glasses, individual parfait glasses, […]
At my wedding shower over 26 years ago, my husband’s Mom presented me with a very special gift of several Kreppein Family Recipes. Among those recipes was one she called “Kreppein Kandy.” She made this old fashioned hard candy every year, placed it into pretty tins or jars, and gave it to family and friends for […]
This year I created some gift tags to coordinate with my Coastal Christmas theme. These free printable Christmas Gift Tags are simple, elegant, but not too serious. If your Christmas decor could use some blue accents, you might want to print some of these! Click HERE for the recipe for the Sea Glass Candy pictured […]
