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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Come on baby, light my fire. I’ve always wanted a fireplace. I’ll admit it, I use have a Christmas DVD of a fireplace, just so I can see and hear the warm glow of the yule log. A DVD pales in comparison to the real thing, but for a while it was as close as I could get! Then I found a faux fireplace that allows you to have a real flame fire! I bought it, and the fire fuel, several years ago, and have still not used it once! What is wrong with me? I’ve got a flickering flame…
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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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A Very Merry Birthday Party for Feather!We had a small birthday party for Feather on his birthday this Sunday. There are no pictures of the Birthday Boy, or the guests because we were able to keep the Paparazzi at bay for the entire event.Sometimes it’s nice to just live in the moment and see things through your own two eyes rather than on a tiny screen while you snap pictures! In the afternoon we had a small family get together and had some delicious home-made ‘mud pie’ (his absolute favorite) — my aunt makes this for him every year on his birthday.This yummy pie…
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A Leprechaun has come through our house and doused it with a healthy dose of green!This looks a lot like the Valentine’s Day pictures with a photo filter to change the red to green, but I promise it’s not.In the past, whenever I would try to decorate for St Patrick’s Day, I would have a very hard time getting things to match. The look would come out as a sort of “Fifty Shades of Green” — which I can only assume is the story of Christian Green, a kinky leprechaun who grants wishes, but only if your wishes are to be spanked by a kinky…
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day! With an Irish name like Hickey, people kind of expect us to celebrate good ole St. Patty’s Day. After discovering that the ‘traditional’ St. Patrick’s Day dinner of Corned Beef and Cabbage may NOT even be a traditional Irish dish, we decided to explore the alternatives.
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Happy Fat Tuesday and Mardi Gras Celebration! I have to admit, I have never tasted King Cake. I don’t know what makes a King Cake good or bad. I do know that I wanted a festive treat for Mardi Gras and King Cake is one of the most festive looking Mardi Gras treats around. Please look away now if you are from New Orleans, or have tasted the real King Cake, because I have made a quickie version of a King Cake-like treat that probably pales in comparison to the real thing. It’s a giant cinnamon bun twisted/ braided into…
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Happy Mardi Gras! This is our first year celebrating Mardi Gras, so we’ve been doing some research! Mardi Gras already has its own signature colors of Purple Green and Gold, so the color palette is already set as far as decorating, and each color has a special meaning. – Purple for Justice – Green for Faith – Gold for Power. Purple can be a difficult color to work with. Finding the right shade is quite a task, and it can be nearly impossible to find other items to match! One way to get around this is to find items made by the…
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I’m a silver freak, silver freak, I’m silver freak-ay!If you’ve spent any time at all here at my blog (THANK YOU!) you’ve probably noticed that I have a bit of an addiction to silver, especially in the baroque style.If you are wondering how a person can collect baroque silver without going broke (pronounce ‘broke’ as buh-roke, just this one time so it sounds like baroque) I am about to share my silver secrets with you. Lots of the silver in my silver collection is from…The Dollar Store. *GASP* Yes, $1.00 silver trays (like the ones pictured here) can really…