Cinco de Mayo
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We finally got a brand new Dining table. We had the last one for just shy of 30 years, so it was definitely time! It always drove me crazy because it did not match any of the other wood in the house — not the kitchen cabinets, or any other furniture, which is why almost all my table settings involve table cloths! We don’t have the chairs yet, but already my decorating style is evolving, because I am not trying to “cover-up” the table!
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It’s Groundhog Day…again. Sure…it’s groundhog day, and we all know what that means. It’s the one magical day each year that we all collectively lose our minds and look to a fortune telling rodent for answers. We can chalk this up to the fact that being cooped up indoors may have started to adversely effect our mental capacity, but instead of seeking help for our addiction to psychic rodent prognostication we can just embrace the insanity and celebrate it for all of its goofy silliness! What better way to start your Groundhog Day with with a nice hearty breakfast in the shape of today’s…
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Official Magical Giggles articles packed full inspiration and festive ideas to make the holidays you celebrate extra special — and discover brand new reasons to celebrate every single day! Don’t forget your ABC’s – Always Be Celebrating! A Kiss at Midnight:A New Year Tablescape. Check it out here: A Kiss at Midnight: A New Year Tablescape Winter Wonderland Tablescape 2015 Check it out here: Winter Wonderland Tablescape 2015 Thanksgiving Tablescape: The Splendor of Autumn Check it out here: Thanksgiving Tablescape: The Splendor of Autumn Halloween 2015: Halloween Home Tour Check it out here: Halloween 2015: Halloween Home Tour Pineapp-O-Lantern: A Tropic’alloween…
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Spending New Years Eve at home doesn’t mean you can’t celebrate and bring in the new year with style! We dressed the table in a lovely “Kiss at Midnight” theme complete with silver and gold accents, a clock plate at every place setting to count down to midnight, confetti streamers and of course, Hershey Kisses so that everyone gets a kiss at midnight! Sparkling Cider or Champagne makes a great centerpiece. The non-alcoholic grape juice or apple juice versions mean you can bring this celebration into New Years Day for a lovely New Years Day brunch, or let the kids…
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Last year we created a cozy warm burgundy Christmas decor to welcome home our Evie who had been in the hospital for 4 months. We wanted it warm and inviting as a big welcome home. This year we went in a completely different direction, creating a winter wonderland look full of frosty snowflakes and sparkling silver. Both the table and the sideboard are decked out with pine bough garlands, with silver balls and snowflake accents. We spent forever polishing every piece of silver in the house so that everything would sparkle in our frosty wonderland.(Once again, please ignore the empty picture frames…
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A Super Easy Trick for the Most Adorable Christmas Pictures! I was photographing some Christmas decorating ideas when a little elf photobombed my pictures! The results were so adorable that I immediately knew I had to share the idea. All you need is an adorable baby, an adorable child, adorable pet, or your adorable self and a shiny reflective Christmas ball for the cutest and silliest pictures or video you’ve ever seen. The giggles will abound and the memories will last a lifetime. SPECIAL TIPS! If the Christmas ball is on the tree you’ll have a lovely pine background, but…
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This Thanksgiving I used all my restraint to resist the urge to let our Christmas decor arrive early. So often I cannot resist that urge and we end up with a Thanksgiving/Christmas fusion. Everything stayed well within the Autumn color theme this year without even a hint of Christmas! Burlap has always been an inexpensive fabric mostly used for making things like potato sacks or for wrapping shrubbery for the winter, but somehow it has become very popular in decorating as well. It does offer a nice warm neutral base and lots of texture so it makes sense that…
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This Halloween we wanted to create a spooky haunted forest but still keep it light and playful enough that it was still warm, inviting and not too gloomy. Some dead tree branches from the yard were perfect for making a huge impact – and the best part is that they cost NOTHING! When you bring lots of natural elements into the decor everything falls into place. Sea shells, leaves, branches, pine cones and any other natural element can cover your decorating schemes for all the seasons and holidays. “Creepy Cloth” is a very loose weave gauze-like fabric that can…
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Who says you can only make a Jack-O-Lantern out of a pumpkin? Not me! Allow me to introduce you to a frightfully fun Halloween treat that makes a great presentation when serving a fruit plate, or fruit and cheese platter or even an awesome Halloween breakfast! I’m calling it a Pineapp-O-Lantern: A Tropic’alloween Treat! It’s basically the same process as carving a Jack-O-Lantern, so I wont bore you with an in-depth how-to, but I will share some tips. I went the traditional route – cutting the top to make the ‘lid’ of the Jack-O-Lantern and then scooping out the contents, but I’ll definitely be…