Spring Archives

Outdoor seating area with turquoise accents and drink station as well as rustic lanterns.

March 12, 2020
Written by AUTUMN KRAUSE
Photography by BRET GUM
Styling by JICKIE TORRES

When you have a love for entertaining and a good garden party, you can sometimes earn the title of Hostess with the Mostest, and few are more deserving of that…

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Rustic wooden Adirondack chair surrounded by a field of wildflowers.

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Outdoor/Garden

Plant a Meadow Garden

March 10, 2020
Written by JICKIE TORRES
Photos excerpted from by Mini Meadows: : Grow a Little Patch of Colorful Flowers Anywhere Around Your Yard by Mike Lizotte, published by Storey Publishing, storey.com; © 2019.

If your idea of a cottage garden conjures up images of neatly planted rows of shrubs framed by tidy beds of symmetrical flowers, you may be missing out on the…

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Entertaining

St. Patrick’s Day Desserts

March 8, 2020
Written by MOLLY SNELSON

March has arrived and with it comes St. Patrick’s Day. Bright green shamrocks will start to pop up here and there and perhaps you’ll have a Guiness or make some…

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Lifestyle

Flower Arrangement Essentials: Everything You Need To Know

February 12, 2020
Written by JICKIE TORRES

There’s something very special about bringing home bunches of florals that spark joy and using them to make your own gorgeous flower arrangement. However, some of us don’t know exactly…

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Kitchen counter with wooden rustic drawers and rose and cream colored hand towels on display alongside fresh greenery.

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Shopping

Hearth & Hand’s Spring 2020 Collection

January 23, 2020
Written by MOLLY SNELSON

Chip and Jo are at it again! This time they’re stepping out into furniture. I loved walking through the new Hearth & Hand collection at Target and you will too.…

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Brick steps leading up to a white gazebo surrounded by a blossoming garden.

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Outdoor/Garden

Cultivating a Mature Garden

June 1, 2019
Written & Photographed by Molly Snelson

Creating a beautiful garden is a labor of LOVE. Little by little, day by day and year by year gardens change and grow. Seasonally the gardener finds what works and…

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Neighborhood May Day Baskets

April 30, 2019
Written by Molly Snelson

Can you remember the last time you mischievously rang and ran? Well, here’s your challenge: Get your craft on, ding-dong-ditch your neighbors the nice way and spread some kindness this…

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Shopping

Mother’s Day Gift Picks from from Etsy

April 26, 2019
Written by Molly Snelson

Mother’s Day is quickly approaching and it’s always a sweet time to shower some love on the moms in your life. Most of us have aged-out of the “fridge-art” stage…

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Living room scene with clear coffee table. pink flowers in a vase, a gem toned velvet couch and featuring Rifle Paper Co. pillow and rug with floral design.

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Rifle Paper: A Fresh Collection

April 18, 2019
Written by Molly Snelson

For years we’ve swooned over Rifle Paper’s eye-catching and adorable brand. This powerhouse started out as a two-person show with husband and wife team, Anna and Nathan Bond. Anna began…

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