I love this time of year. We are in FULL SWING CHRISTMAS MODE! And the days can’t hold enough hours for me to enjoy!!!! StoneGable the blog and house is the proverbial CHRISTMAS LAND! Make sure you stop back every day between now and Christmas for a look at each room at StoneGable gussied up and ready! And I have some great tips for “all things Christmas too” like how to feed a crowd at Christmas. So easy with lots of smart tips! See the post HERE….
ON THE MENU #218
This is the time of year I want to eat dessert first and I don’t crave sweets. For some reason, Christmas does all things sugarplums and sugar beautiful and delectable! I’m doing some Christmas baking this week and making thiS DARK CHOCOLATE ALMOND AND CHERRY BARK. Look for a recipe next Sunday. Now here’s what’s on the menu this week……
THE REAL CHRISTMAS STORY
I’m a Christmas person! I love love love the whole nine yards of tinsel, presents, music, and the tree! I love all the Christmas movies and getting together with family and sending Christmas cards. I love Christmas lights and jingle bells and fa-la-la-ing! I love love love the Christmas story! God-in-flesh coming down to sinful man to woo us and rescue us and bring all things right again between Him and us! But, if we are really telling the true Christmas story it has nothing to do with all the traditional trappings we wrap around this time of year!……
UPDATING AN OLD CHRISTMAS WREATH
I bet you have an old ratty fake green Christmas wreath lying around your basement or in the garage or way back in the darkness of a closet. Great! Grab it because today I’m sharing how to update an old wreath and make it spectacularly festive and oh, so Christmassy! You will be so glad you saved it! I can’t wait to show you just how easy it is! Let’s get going you will want to use it later today! …
HOW TO FEED A CROWD AT CHRISTMAS AND NOT LOSE YOUR CHRISTMAS SPIRIT!
Here at StoneGable, we are in full Christmas mode. This year I’m planning for lots of family Christmas day! Lots of young adults and kids and little ones. I recently got an email from a reader about feeding a crowd on Christmas day for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. And I thought many of you might be wondering about the logistics of doing that too! Today is Practically Speaking and we are talking how to feed a crowd at Christmas and not lose your Christmas Spirit!…
THE EASIEST CHRISTMAS CENTERPIECES DIY AND A BEAUTIFUL WREATH GIVEAWAY
Oh, my friends, I have such a brilliant idea for creating simple, yet magnificent Christmas centerpieces today! I wondered as I was putting two of the easiest Centerpieces you will ever create, “Why didn’t I think of this earlier”?!!! And if you love fresh green in your home here is a way of making stunning arrangements without all the work and mess. Let’s make these easiest Christmas Centerpieces!…
CHRISTMAS ON THE BACK PORCH
Here at StoneGable, we have a big porch wrapping it’s sturdy arms around our home. Last week I shared my front porch and today I’m sharing a special spot on my back porch for winter sitting. I love to swing or to rock on my back porch even in the winter. So I decked out back porch rocking chairs with a little Christmas spirit. Welcome to Christmas on the back porch….
THE SCOOP #355
Welcome to The Scoop, friends! I’m so excited that December has finally arrived. I think I love almost everything about December. The brisk weather, the promise of the first snow, decorating and celebrating the true meaning of Christmas. Even the afterglow of Christmas and looking forward to the New Year is wonderful! And our participating bloggers have brought the best of December and Christmas together here! let’s have a December party right now!…
ON THE MENU #217
Are you a Christmas cookie baker? I am. This year just a few of our favorites will make it to the cookie platter. Like these Russian Tea Balls. Our family has been making them for decades and decades. We also love Grown Up Gingerbread Men, Chocolate Chip Cookies and The Best Sugar Cookie You Will Ever Eat. I’ll be adding Lace Cookies and Mrs. Lynch Cookies to the mix….
WHAT IS ADVENT?
Today is the first day of Advent. Many Christians celebrate Advent, the time before Christmas. But what is it? How did it start? What does it symbolize and what does Advent mean for us today? Let’s look at this four week period before Christmas and learn the true meaning of Advent….
BEAUTIFUL CHRISTMAS PINECONE CHEESE BALL
This is one of my favorite appetizers and recipe. It’s so impressive and a holiday crowd pleaser. The Christmas Pinecone Cheeseball can be made up ahead so when it’s company time or a family get together all you have to do is plate it and add crackers. Easy-peasy!!!! I have three scrumptious flavors for the cheeseball. YUM! Let’s make a Christmas Pinecone Cheeseball this holiday!…
THE MAGIC OF A WHITE CHRISTMAS TREE
I’ve always wanted a Christmas tree in my bedroom. I’ve dreamed about it. But when a white Christmas tree showed up to spend the holidays with us here at StoneGable the magic began! It far exceeded all of my most wild and sugar plummed visions and sweet Christmas dreams! Here’s a little glimpse of my newly renovated master bedroom and the amazing, magical white Christmas tree that lives there….
THE DECORATOR’S TOOLBOX… A MUST HAVE!
Today’s post is sooooo useful if you are a home decorator. Today I’m talking about the decorating toolbox that is my best friend when it comes to all things home! I carry my toolbox in a handy little plastic container whenever I am fixing, creating, styling and decorating anything around StoneGable! And today you get to peek inside my toolbox! And here’s something important you need to know……
HOW TO DECORATE AN OUTDOOR CHRISTMAS PLANTER
Hi Friends! Welcome to the Christmas Porch! This year the front porch of StoneGable is decked out with lots of real greens and pretty natural accents! Birch logs, flocked branches, Magnolia leaves and lots and lots of fresh evergreen branches! Join me on my Christmas Porch!…
CHRISTMAS CANDLELIGHT TABLE
Christmas and candlelight are a beautiful duo during the Christmas season. Especially when they create magic on a simple, yet elegant tablescape. Very soft and monochromatic this Christmas table is like a walk in the woods on at Christmastime by candlelight! …
THE SCOOP #354
Hi Scoop friends! Welcome to THE SCOOP! This week is a busy one here at StoneGable! I’ll be sharing a Christmas Table, A Christmas Porch a Christmas Bedroom reveal and beautiful tree and giving you a Christmas Tour of our home! Wow! So make sure you stop back every day this week to enjoy StoneGable and many other homes decked out for Christmas on these tours! Right now, let’s party!…
ON THE MENU #216
Now that Thanksgiving is over I’m ready for lots of salads. But I am totally bemoaning the fact about the cautions about Romain lettuce. Because Romain is my lettuce of choice. So I’m using spinach and iceberg and arugula and mixed greens with no Romain! And just between you and me, I’m not a fan of kale is not a substitute for lettuce as far as we are concerned here at StoneGable! Moving on, I have lots of great, Romain-free recipes this week. So here’s what’s on the menu……
10 MINUTE MODERN ADVENT WREATH DIY
Advent is one week away. And now is the perfect time to make a 10-minute modern advent wreath. Advent means to look forward to Jesus’ coming. As we celebrate the birth of Jesus this time also gives us pause to look ahead to His second coming. Let’s make an advent wreath that will help us mark the weeks before Christmas….
THE STOCKINGS WERE HUNG THE EASY WAY DIY
Hi Friends! I hope you had a very Happy Thanksgiving! Now let’s take the festive glow of Thursday and build on it and get ready for Christmas! I have the best, why-didn’t-I-think-of-that post today! This Christmas we should all say, the stockings were hung… the easy way! Because they will be! You will LOVE this idea if you hang stockings from your mantel or any other horizontal surface!…
10 MINUTE CHRISTMAS ARRANGEMENT
Do you get tired dragging those big boxes of holiday decor up and down the basement steps to decorate your home for Christmas? Have you ever asked yourself, “There has to be a better way”! Well, there is! Today I’m sharing how to use just a couple elements to make a very pretty Christmas arrangement in a bowl. …
10 THINGS TO MAKE CHRISTMAS DECOR MORE MAGICAL
As if you could make Christmas decorations prettier!!! Well, you can! These little embellishments will automatically make your Christmas home look magical! I know because I use lots of them every year and I am the self-proclaimed embellishment queen! This s a MUST READ Christmas post! Here are 10 things to make Christmas decor more magical……
THE SCOOP #353
Hi Scoop friends! Before we begin with all the inspiration and fun I want to wish you and yours a very Happy Thanksgiving! Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. We usually spend it with our family and extended family feasting and laughing and enjoying each other. There might also be a bit of hiking, dancing, and napping too. And then kick off the Christmas season with some fun activities! So eat lots of your favorite turkey day fare and remember to give thanks! We have so much to be thankful for. Now, let’s party… …
ON THE MENU #215
It’s Thanksgiving week! Are you busy? Busier than busy probably! But remember in all the craziness and preparation for Thanksgiving dinner and beyond make time to eat healthy meals. Take the time to make and sit down to dinner. Relax and refresh! When I’m busy and not making great choices because of all the work I have to do I often let eating healthy meals slip So here are seven delicious dinner recipes with you in mind!…
KEEPING A THANKFUL HEART FOR THANKSGIVING
My sweet friends, Thanksgiving is less than a week away. Does that make you feel happy, anxious, sad, nervous, harried? As women, we often carry the Martha-like burden of making sure all the moving parts are in place and everything is ready for Thanksgiving day! I really understand that! Today let’s talk about keeping a thankful heart for Thanksgiving……
EVERY PORCH NEES A DOG AT CHRISTMAS
Every porch needs a dog at Christmas! Even if you don’t have one… borrow one! This is Beau the Wonderdog. He belongs to my son Christopher and his family but we share him very often. Today I’m also sharing something of mine with you! The Christmas porch at StoneGable. I hope you get lots of ideas and inspiration and can find something here that will work with your porch, patio, door, stoop and maybe even inside! For all you lucky viewers who have a dog make sure you include your furbaby in your Christmas photos!…
TIP FOR KEEPING LIVE CHRISTMAS GREENS FRESH
I love real greens as much as you do. But because I decorate with Christmas greens in early November no matter what you would do to real greens they just won’t stay fresh that long. However, if you don’t decorate with fresh green until two weeks before Christmas you can keep them fresh and your home smelling like you just cut down your Christmas tree. Here are some tried and true tips for keeping live. …
HOW YOUR HOME CAN SMELL LIKE CHRISTMAS
My home smells like I’ve been baking gingerbread cookies. And I haven’t! And tomorrow I’m planning on having the beautiful aroma of a live Christmas tree wafting through StoneGable. And I have an artificial tree! Let me show you how your home can smell like Christmas too! …
STYLE A ROUND COFFEE THE EASY WAY
I’ve gotten so many emails from StoneGable readers asking, “How do I decorate a round coffee table”? I recently added one to my family room because I have been working to refresh it a bit. So today I want to show you how to style a round coffee table the easy way! I have a formula, like a recipe, for getting it right every time! Let’s get started!…
THE SCOOP #352
Welcome to THE SCOOP! If you are like me The Scoop is a Monday evening must-read! I sit down and go to blog after blog and get more and more inspired! Here at StoneGable, we are in full Christmas mode! I have so many new posts planned for you and lots of new content and ideas to make your holiday’s merry, blessed and bright! So, if you have not signed up for the StoneGable newsletter you will want to do that today so you don’t miss a post! Sign up above on this page where it says SUBSCRIBE!…
ON THE MENU #214
It’s almost here! Thanksgiving that is! And I’m in prep mood. On the menu, I’m sharing my make-ahead gravy! I think it takes a small army of cooks to pull off a 5 day holiday as it is at StoneGable. I’m so excited to have most of my extended family together. We can make even a big holiday an even bigger event! But traditional turkey day fair and family is foremost in our mind! It’s a busy week but I’m not skipping delicious dinners! Here’s what’s on the menu this week……
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