My Backyard Eden

 

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She had me at Burlap……and having a labradoodle caught my attention too.  My Backyard Eden

Can there be too much burlap?  Not if you’re in my world…….bring on the burlap.  Carolyn decided on a round table cover……then added a bit of holiday flair with a stencil and some paint. With that Southern Living at HOME center piece, and red candle….you can’t go wrong.  (I have that jamestown tray….LOVE IT)She’s handy with the stenciling…..she saw some pillows from Potter barn….instead of buying them….she made them.  That’s my girl! She is kind enough to show us with a tutorial! TUTORIAL!!!After looking at PB’s then hers……….I like hers better.  I do.  I bet you can do with burlap too.  :)I never get tired of looking at these wreaths.  I don’t care how many people make them…keep em coming.  She bought all her ornaments from The Dollar Store and created this beautiful amazing wreath.   She nailed it with combining the colors.  I love it.  I need to head back and read her tutorial.

Being in the holiday mood, she was on top of it and planted her amaryllis.  I also need to get on this with my paper whites.  Such a great delight in the dead of winter to have these gorgeous flowers blooming.  The planters aren’t bad either.      Before I head down Christmas alley, I wanted to show you what she did with this Early American style coffee table.  I’ve seen a few of these in my lifetime.  Even with paint, you’d have a hard time getting around the making this work…….but leave it to her.She used it for her turtle habitat.  I think that’s what she has in there.  Perfect for that table.  And look at cute little Rosie.  She looks related to my Maybelline.OK, back to the holidays………

Easy toffee gift idea.  Love toffee.  She has the full recipe and tutorial.  No excuses now.      To decorate, she MADE these hurricanes.  MADE THEM!  She started out with 3 glasses and 3 candle sticks…..waved her magic wand and TaDa!!!

 

And these ceramic coasters are a very popular gift idea.  Simple, functional and cute.   

So grab your stenciling dabber and get ready for some holiday crafting!