Wedding Day Emergency Kits

As part of my recent gifts to two engaged couples, I put together his and hers wedding day emergency kits.  I found the small burlap bags at Hobby Lobby.  I used letter stamps, also from Hobby Lobby, and black acrylic paint to print ‘Mr’ and ‘Mrs’ on the bags. Inside the Mr bags, I included …

Staging the Mantle

One of my least favorite things to do around the house is staging shelves – bookshelves, mantles, kitchen cabinets/counters.  I am drawn to a lot of inspiration for this type of staging, but in my own home it always feels disingenuous or sometimes cluttered to me.  We have one fireplace and the mantle is quite …