My House on 11 Magnolia Lane's Holiday Open House

The girls from 11 Magnolia Lane are hosting a Holiday Open House and have invited me to kick-off their series.  I've included a couple ...

Home Depot Holiday Style Challenge | Our Mantle Makeover

To kick off the Holiday Season, I thought I'd share the mantle I created for the Home Depot Holiday Challenge.  After selecting blogger...

Spiked Mulled Cider | Fall Entertaining | Fall Cocktails

This seems like the right kind of drink for the first day of October!  Right now I'm sitting on our porch drinking a big mug of hot appl...

Moscow Mist | Moscow Mule Cocktail with Sierra Mist for the Holidays

You probably recognize the name of this cocktail as Oprah's favorite.  Around our circle of friends, we know it as Chuck's favorite....

Meet Me At The Mistletoe Cocktail | Sierra Mist Natural

Sierra Mist Mixologists have come up with some Holiday Cocktail Concoctions.  They've asked some bloggers to sample them - tough job, ri...

Gingerbread House | My First Time | Holiday Baking

This is the first time in my entire life that I have made a Gingerbread House.  Ever.  I know - even Jill didn't believe me when I told ...

Easy DIY Homemade Stockings | Knit "Looking" Stockings | Holidays | DIY

The source of inspiration for my "Handstitched Holiday" came from my hunt for stocking material.  I looked ev-er-y-where for the p...

Holiday Decor | Our Home for the Holidays | Christmas Decorations

Handstitched Holiday Decorating Decorating for the Holidays is a little bit more special for me this year.  Both sides of our family will b...

Pineapple Vanilla Flirtini with Pomegranate Seeds | Cocktails

Every great cocktail party needs a festive flirtini cocktail.  This not too sweet cocktail will be the hit of your Holiday party! Pineapple...