Hello! Come on up to our front porch. It’s a fun place to decorate because it’s the welcome to the home and it really doesn’t need tending because people don’t eat or sleep or do homework out there. :)

Hello! Today I’m thrilled to be part of the Christmas Room Tour hosted by Just a Girl.

We’re each picking one room to highlight, Erin at Sunny Side Up just shared her beautiful formal living room and I’m going to invite you on into my kitchen:



This blog is based on the address of George & Mary’s house in the movie It’s a Wonderful Life, so I took a framed art print from a thrifting adventure a while back and spray painted it red (rustoleum americana red) and just had this print I typed up printed out at Costco photo center:


Here is a link to the 8X10 print just for you to download and print (for personal use only, not for sale or profit please)


I took my first trip to Trader Joes in November and they had fresh rosemary trees for $8



and boxwood wreaths for $10 -- love that place! The boxwoods are drying out quickly, I’m trying to spray them with water each day, but next year I may go with preserved boxwood. I want to plant the rosemary outside, I hope it survives. I just wrapped the plastic pots with linen and a ribbon. The wreaths are hung on suction cup holders and the ribbon is just hot glued to the top of the door and back of the wreath.



We got a new chandelier in the dining area -- it’s from Lowes and was brown, but I gave it a quick coat of black spray paint before we hung it. I thought it was a great find at $159:


Christmas fruit! Lest you think I always coordinate my fruit to the décor


you need to know that there was a crazy sale on produce at my Target, so I loaded up on pretty red pears and green apples:


Staples of christmas baking: flour, brown sugar, white sugar


I found these sweet little wrapped ornament boxes at Dillards 90% off last year:


Christmas cookbooks in the corner a candle wax warmer


Christmas cups with a different design for everyone, these were also an after Christmas clearance find, but they are so great to help keep dishes at a minumum


You remember the mrs. meyers deal at Target? I love the red clover scent! If you can find the Iowa Pine, it’s so perfect for Christmas. My sil Natalie uses it all year, it always reminds me of her :)


A wooden advent from Target a while back -- these are supposed to be filled with fun bulk candy from a local grocery store, but I haven’t been up there yet, so I’m scrounging with some leftover Halloween and movie theater candy! I need get over there, it’s great incentive to get chores & homework done quickly.







So, thanks for coming to visit! The younger kids are just about to come in, and it will never look like this again, but that’s the way it should be. Go see Beth’s festive red front porch and you can see all of the bloggers this week at Just a Girl. More to come of the porch and family room -- Merry Christmas!!

* A Homespun Christmas in a Cozy Connecticut Farmhouse at Country Living:

 

* 10 things you didn’t know about a Charlie Brown Christmas at House Beautiful

 

* ABC Family 25 Days of Christmas Schedule

and DEALS! These are the prices when I hit publish, they can change or run out at any time:

 

* 24 pk AA batteries $5.99 w/ free shipping!

* 24 pk AAA batteries $5.99 w/ free shipping!

 

* Willow Tree Nativity Set $46

 

* 12 pk Bic permanent markers are back for $3.99 -- free gift printables are here OR 36 ct for $10 OR Sharpie 24 pk for $10 when you clip the coupon, also in ultra fine

 

* Monsters vs. Aliens Combo Blu Ray/DVD $5.99 and Megamind $5.99

 

* Despicable Me 2 Blu Ray Ornament Gift Pack $9.96

 

* Minions BluRay/DVD pre-order $18.99 with free $5 Target gift card

 

* Water resistant shower mate wireless speaker $10.49

 

* an additional 25% off at World Market with free shipping on $100 or more when you use code WMESHHH at checkout.  If you haven’t joined explorer rewards, it’s free to sign up!

 

* JoAnn Fabrics 60% off one item coupon!

 

* Free shipping, no minimum with code FREESHIP at Williams Sonoma

 

* Outback Steakhouse 20% off 4 of more entrees coupon

 

* GoPro Hero 4 Session Starter Bundle $199

 

 

* adorable Martha Stewart Whim Bedding Collections are on sale + get 25 % off with code FRIEND plus add any beauty item like Burts Bees lip balm for free shipping

 

* Charter club ultra plush throw $11.99 with code FRIEND, plus add any beauty item, like Burts Bees lip balm for free shipping

 

* today only use code ONTREND for $10 off $50 shoe purchase at Kohls. Also, there is 25% off with code FIREPLACE

 

 

* Fashion Friday: Tribe Bracelets- $9.99 & FREE SHIPPING w/ Code TRIBEGIFT

   

* Today Only at Ulta: BareMinerals Storybook Romance, $49

and

All Things Beauty 70 piece Collection $19.99

 

* 40% off at the Body Shop with free shipping on everything: body butter $12, shower gel $5.40

 

* Oster 18 quart Roaster Oven with self basting lid $27

 

* Cuisinart Chef’s Classic Saucepan $14.99

 

* Cuisinart Chef’s classic  8” skillet $14.99

 

* Hoover Steamvac Carpet Cleaner $76.99

 

Stocking Stuffers:

 

* Laugh Out Loud Jokes for Kids $2.67

 

* Susenstone 7 pc makeup brush set $3.88

 

* Mr. Sketch 6 pk markers $3.99 when you clip the coupon on the page

 

* JLab Premium Earbuds $5.49

 

Toys:

 

* today only: Skylanders starter pack $33.99 most platforms and

Skylanders Superchargers Racing Sea Pack $17.49

 

* radio control Tech Crawler truck $19

 

* LEGO Minecraft The Farm $23.99

 

* Wiggle Ride on Car, green ambulance $25.19, with free shipping

 

* Littlest Pet Shop Jet $28

 

* Fisher Price Batcave $42

 

* lowest price: Leap Pad Learning Tablet $74.99

 

Have a wonderful weekend!

Hello there! We traveled for Thanksgiving but now I’m up to my neck in unpacking, laundry, taking down fall, and bringing out Christmas! This little project was perfect for today though because it seriously took 15 minutes. That’s it! And it only cost a few dollars.