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Cottage Cute Valentine’s Day Home Decor Ideas You’ll Love All Year Round

My favorite season for home decor? Valentine’s Day season! I absolutely love capitalizing on the excess of heart prints, the pastel color palette and the romantic, playful decor pieces that hit the shelves and the web this time of year, so today I’m rounding up all of my favorite cottage style Valentine’s Day home decorations that you’ll love all year round!

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Lovely Valentine’s Day Outfit Ideas You’ll Love All Year Round

My totally unapologetic obsession with Valentine’s Day, the holiday that brings a delightful overload of hearts, pink and all the sweet treats I can handle continues this year, and I’m absolutely overjoyed to kick off a few weeks full of Valentine’s Day content and ideas with a foray into my favorite Valentine’s Day style finds that you’ll be loving and wearing all year long! This is the time of year that I capitalize on the abundance of pretty pink, purple and heart-clad pieces that hit the shelves and the web, and I consider it my life’s mission to get all of you on board the V-Day style train, too. Come feel the love, friends!

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No-Fail Last Minute Christmas Gifts Anyone Would Love: Amazon, Anthropologie & More!

Today’s post is all about arming you with can’t-fail, tried, tested and loved last minute gifts ideas that anyone in your life would be thrilled to receive this year – men, women, sisters/brothers/mothers/husbands/wives included! So sit back, relax and let us melt that procrastinators stress away with everything you’ll need to look like you started thinking of the perfect gift way back in the summer!

Arcadia Neighborhood Home Tours, Holiday Favorites, Home, Lifestyle

The Arcadia, Phoenix Holiday and Winter Neighborhood Tour is Here

It’s here! The Arcadia neighborhood holiday tour is here, and I hope it fills you guys with ALL of the cozy, festive holiday feels before you wind down and head off to spend time with family, friends and your fur babies for the holiday! There is so much charming cottage-farmhouse-ranch goodness to be had, with festive floral-lined paths, adorable front doors and holiday decorations in abundance! I absolutely love the way this little corner of Phoenix does the holidays and am so excited to share our little slice of holiday heaven with you guys. Come on in – it’s warm, cozy and full of cheer in here!

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DIY Gilded Wood Christmas Ornaments

We’re sharing another fun (and super easy!) holiday DIY project today that’s perfect for adding that gorgeous, cozy glow to your Christmas tree this year – DIY gilded wood Christmas ornaments! These adorable, rustic wood ornaments are a breeze to make so you can even get the kiddos involved in this one, and they fall right in line with that Scandinavian-inspired, natural holiday decor vibe we love. So what are you waiting for? Come make your house merry and bright with us this season!

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DIY Winter Citrus Garland: How To Make Faux Garland Look Real

Today’s easy holiday decor DIY project is one that I’ve been dying to take for a spin for a few years now, and I’m excited to say that the execution was even easier and the result even more fun than I’d imagined it would be! The DIY project du jour? How to make your own DIY winter citrus garland using cute little kumquats! This same fool-proof approach works on real or faux greenery and garland or wreaths, so there’s plenty of room to get festive and play!

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Cute, Fun and FREE Holiday Phone Wallpapers

They’re HERE! This year we’re bringing you not one but TWO sets of fun, festive and totally free winter and holiday cell phone wallpapers for a total of 12 unique designs to make you smile all season long! So what are you waiting for? Download, enjoy and share with your friends and family to spread the love!

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How to Host a Winter & Holiday Season Bucket List Party

We’re taking this whole winter and holiday season bucket list idea up a notch by throwing a fun bucket list party for family and friends with the help of Chinet® so everyone you love can get in on the action! We’re showing you how we threw our own easy, fun-for-all-ages bucket list party complete with holiday decorations & tons of tasty treats, plus all the info you need to throw your own bucket list party with the ones you love this season, no fuss required!

Holiday Favorites, Home, Home Decor, Lifestyle

Charming Country Cottage Christmas Decorating Ideas

A country cottage Christmas! ‘Tis the season, friends and if you love country cottage decor year round and are dying to get decorating, you’ll love all of the fun, country cottage holiday decor we’ve included in today’s post. We’ve been loving all of the quirky, cozy, charming country cottage holiday decor out there this year, so we rounded up tons of our favorite pieces from around the web to help you kick off the most magical season in style!

Entertaining, Food, Holiday Favorites, Home

Easy Holiday Hosting Ideas with Hillshire® Snacking & Albertsons

Holiday hosting hacks, tips, tricks and ideas that make it easier for us to entertain and connect with the people we love throughout the holiday season are kind of our jam, which is why I’m so excited to share this fun little hosting idea that has made our hosting lives so much easier, with help from our friends at Hillshire® Snacking. This is the year we master this holiday hosting thing together, guys!  

Entertaining, Holiday Favorites, Home, Lifestyle

Cozy, Cottage-Inspired Thanksgiving & Friendsgiving Table Decor Ideas

We’re pretty in love with all that is Thanksgiving, so in celebration of the upcoming holiday we’re sharing an easy, cozy, cottage-inspired Thanksgiving or Friendsgiving table tablescape full of affordable table top finds and simple decor and centerpiece ideas for creating an enchanting, cottage-inspired Thanksgiving table that wows!

Entertaining, Food, Holiday Favorites, Home, Lifestyle

A Cozy, Festive Holiday Coffee Bar with Starbucks® Peppermint Mocha Flavored Coffee & Albertsons

It’s November 1st which means that I can now start celebrating the holiday season in my little corner of the internet with reckless abandon! The thing I love most about the holiday season is that it gives me the chance to gather with the people I love, and when those celebrations happen at our house it’s bliss! Which is why I’m so excited to kick off this special season of gathering with a cozy holiday coffee bar tutorial for you built around the festive coffee blend that fills my cup and my heart with joy throughout the holiday season: Starbucks® Peppermint Mocha Flavored Ground Coffee at Albertsons. Coffee lovers unite!

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