Hello, sweet friends, and welcome to September!
Is anyone else having a hard time believing this is Labor Day weekend??
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We hope you will get to celebrate and enjoy the holiday in big or small ways!
Many people in the south are dealing with the devastating effects of Hurricane Idalia and we hope you will keep them in your thoughts and prayers.
What we’ve been up to this week
We stayed close to home!
Dealing with our second hurricane
We’ve lived in Florida for three years and are still learning about hurricanes!
We knew this one wouldn’t affect us as much as Ian did, so we didn’t need to remove everything from our lanai and front porch this time.
However, we did put away breakable decor items, pushed the plants against the house, and took down our swing and hanging lights.
Fortunately, it wasn’t necessary because we only got rain and slight winds.
We believe it’s better to be safe than sorry and would rather be over-prepared!
Preparing for an exciting DIY
Our only outing for the week was to Lowes!
You might not think that’s very exciting, but I do because we’re starting a DIY I’ve wanted to do since we moved into this house!
The only hint I’ll give this week is that it’s happening in the dining room.
Any ideas on what you think it might be??
What we’ve been doing on the blog
DIY vases from recycled jars
First, we took these plain bottles and turned them into beautiful vases!
Please take a minute to see these gorgeous twine-wrapped vases filled with dried flowers and wheat!
It’s hard to believe how pretty they look now!
Home decor DIY
Here is my childhood dresser!
It resides in our guest room and needed major sprucing up!
You have to hop over and see how we gave it a new grown-up look with a damask stencil!
It always amazes us how paint and a stencil can completely transform a piece of furniture!
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Inspiration from around the web
Here are a few of our favorite posts we saw on the web this week!
1)We’re slowly adding Fall decor inside our house, so I’m looking for inspiration. We can use these gorgeous tips to help us transition to Fall!
2) Want an easy way to add autumnal touches to your home? Here are 35+ decorative vase fillers for Fall.
3) I love to make wreaths for every season! This adorable pumpkin wreath is the cutest! It looks so easy to make!
4)My friend Charity recently got a new cutting machine I’m interested in! You’ll want to check it out and see the adorable pumpkin wreath sign she made with it!
5) I have never made a simmer pot, but this pretty pot and recipe make me want to try it today!
Favorite Seasonal Finds
Even if you don’t decorate inside for Fall you should consider putting an autumn wreath on your front door! Here are some of our favorite fall wreaths we spotted on Amazon!
A New Recipe to Try
My Dad and one of my sons love cooked apples, and this week, I discovered a fun way to bake them that I’ve never tried. I can’t wait to make Hasselback apples with toasted coconut streusel!
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Check out the post and see the before picture because all three items were brown!
Enjoy the holiday weekend, and we hope to see you back here next week!
Blessings, Donna and Rich
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Thanks for linking my hi pumpkin wreath sign in! I am also glad y’all are okay and safe from the hurricane too!
Hi Charity! You are welcome! Your sign is so cute! We were very fortunate during the storm! Can’t wait for hurricane season to end!! Blessings, Donna