Often I weave a spiritual message or Christian faith based words of encouragement into posts and DIY projects. You can find them grouped together here or under Faith! A look at spiritual gifts.
Welcome to the Artistic Advent series! By now, I am hopeful you have read the first five days in our Advent reading, The Greatest Gift by Ann Voskamp (affiliate link). If you haven’t you can still jump in…it’s never too late! Catch up with week 2, week 3, week 4 and week 5. This book is…
As with most holiday decorations I love to see them come, but I love to see them go. We put away all our Halloween décor and the mantel was left sparse and unfinished. It may be silly, but I love to decorate the mantel. It’s the one place I can easily change up each season to…
Is your coffee table overrun by fifty thousand remote controls? Seriously…all this technology comes with a price. The price of cluttering up my coffee tables and wasting countless hours searching for the right remote that always seems to go AWOL at the most inopportune times. #firstworldproblems I know it’s a minor detail, but digging a…
My mom and I were hunting for old sweaters when I came across the FREE box at a local thrift store. It was one of those moments when God spoke to me instantly. I was bothered by these items being free. That sounds so weird. You’re looking at a girl who loves free stuff more…
Round Top/Warrenton Fields before and after Antiques Week A few weeks ago I told you I spent a day with the kids tootling around the Round Top area…when antiques week wasn’t happening. I wanted to see what the fields looked like in the off season. BEFORE all the hustle and bustle begins. It was hard…
Junk Button Acorn Pillow Friends, I want you to meet my new junk transforming, lovers of all things old, creative junk visionary friends. Today we are linking together to show you how each of us created a project based on being Inspired By Nature. Everyone has to use something old, out of date, thrifted or…
Almost a year ago I came across a three tiered shelf at a garage sale. My friend was covered with envy. She really wanted it. I’m sure I should have just given it to her, but for whatever reason I hung on to it. Last week I was at Goodwill and what do I spy?…
As I disrobed the mantel I stood back and announced to my husband I was feeling a symmetrical scape coming on. “I don’t like symmetry” he said. “Me neither” I replied. We are not people who decorate or do much all in a row, balanced and in symmetry. It’s just not in my wheelhouse. Nonetheless…
Broken Headboard Bench Hit the brakes. As we drove past the Goodwill I could see it out of the corner of my eye. This crazy cool headboard. Knowing me like he does my husband was already turning the car around. Bless him. As I nonchalantly approached my find I was preparing a go price in my…
See how I created something from nothing with this free basket makeover! A few weeks ago my daughter and I had an afternoon to ourselves. All the boys in our lives were out of town. Sweet girl time. We made our way through a few thrift shops and got one item I was particularly proud…
It was an exceptional summer. A time of many firsts. This whole blogging thing has set me on a new path and new paths tend to do that…send you on a lot of new adventures. It all started back last Fall when I felt God calling me to blog here at Hunt & Host. He…
It is our last week of summer and I am here to admit I have nothing for you today. The lack of schedule summer provided has officially gotten the best of me. I was soooo ready for the first day of school to hurry up and get here. And now as we sit just a…
Vacation memories can make gorgeous décor, this driftwood tablescape is a summer vacation memory… An easy summer tablescape that anyone can make is what we’re talking about today. Not much else signals summer than the beach. Any body of water really – lake, pool or river. It’s time to take a dip and escape the…
Do you ever just need a pretty day? I do. A day when I choose to focus on all that is done rather than all things undone. A day that my to do list doesn’t boss me around. A day to get dressed just for myself, to shake off the frumpy pj days I’ve been…
Shutter To Do List a great kitchen command center to keep your family organized When I saw these mini shutters at a garage sale for $5 I couldn’t pass them up. I had no plan but tucked them away in mind, knowing a project would surface. With the school year approaching I established a personal…