Farmhouse style essentials under $50

Now that the holidays are coming to an end, its time to take down all of those christmas decorations. Often times I feel like my home looks blah after all the pretty twinkling lights and Christmas trees come down. When that happens I usually try to find a new piece or style to bring in to my home to liven it up. 

If any of you are thinking of transitioning your home to farmhouse style then you have come to the right place. I have put together 10 essential items to get you started, all for $50 or less! All of these items are available on Amazon.com. Links below the photo for each item,

rustic ladder / arrow pillow / boxwood wreath / throw blanket / olive bucket / wall sconce / windmill clock / mug tree / metal tray / cake stand

Have a great day!

Last minute New Years Eve party ideas....

I have been searching the internet for the last few days to come up with some last minute New Years Eve party ideas for you so that you don't have to spend the time doing it yourself.

So here are a few ideas that I found and hope they are helpful to you for your party day!

Disclaimer: none of these photos or ideas are mine, please click the links below the photos to be redirected to the sites and blogs they belong to.

Here are a bunch of good food options to get your party started. Click here to find out how to make them!

Every party needs a signature cocktail. Click here for some more cocktail ideas.

Lots of cute printables to celebrate the new year. Click here to download yours.




Have a little fun making your own new years decorations. Click here for some fun and easy ideas.




let the kiddies in on some of the fun with this milk and cookie idea. click here for some more family friendly ideas.



What are some of your favorite items to have at your new years eve party?

Christmas tablescape...

This year I decided I was going to host Christmas eve - The whole thing, gifts, dinner and of course some props for a photo booth because lets be honest, it isn't a party unless you have props.

 

I have been super busy with work and trying to prepare for the holidays that I realized I am running out of time to get all my Christmas posts done. So tonight I played around with some table settings and I decided that the one I am about to show you is the one I like best. 

This year I decided to go with paper plates and plastic utensils. I was able to find these cute paper dinner plates at TJMaxx for about $4. I am having a lot of people this year and decided in order to make clean up super easy and be able to enjoy more time with my guests than in the kitchen, that paper was the way to go. The utensils are plastic but "silver" so they look like the real deal. 

The metal box in the center was also a TJMaxx find. I was originally going to use it in the spring as a planter outside, but then I got this idea to use it as my centerpiece. The evergreen picks I bought at Michael's and the pinecones I picked from outside then I added some candles. I love the way it turned out!

Thanks for stopping by! I would love to see some of your table settings that you have used throughout the years.

budget friendly stocking stuffer ideas...

I love Christmas. I love giving and I always want everyone to have something to open and a full stocking.

I'm going to share with you some easy and cheap stocking stuffer ideas that you can do to fill up all of your stockings for christmas day.

Recently I was at dollar tree, I know I know it's becoming a theme around here, and I found some great finds for a dollar!

-adult style coloring books

-loofah

-nail polish

-nail files

-crossword books and other puzzle books

-matchbox cars

-cozy socks

-makeup for your little girls

-holiday scarves

-gloves

-hats

Another great place to find stocking stuffer gifts is in the Michael's dollar bins.

-small picture frames

-notepads

-compact mirrors

-soap

-gloves

Even Targets dollar bins have great options for stocking stuffers!

-gloves
-socks
-pencils
-pens
-candles
-crafts
-stickers


What are some of your favorite things to stuff your stockings with?

Winter classroom door

This month our building is having a completion on the best classroom door. When it comes to the winter holidays I always try to do something neutral. This year I went big. Here are some photos to help inspire you with your own classroom door. I decided to do the polar express.

Here are a few photos to help get your imagination going...

I made everything out of construction paper. Most of it was pretty simple. A little imagination goes a long way. Heres to hoping I we win the most creative door contest!

What are some of your favorite seasonal doors?

Lets talk Christmas trees...

I love Christmas trees. Any shape, any size, ornaments, natural, colored light or white lights.... I love it all. This year I have 5 trees up in my house. Today I am going to show you guys my main Christmas tree in our living room.

Every year I like to try a new theme. This year I decided to go with gold and white. That meant that I had to purchase a lot of new ornaments. I had some white from my turquoise and white tree from last year but I only had a couple of gold ornaments in my Christmas stash. Now I don't know about you but because I like to change things up a lot, I can usually spend a lot of money doing so. This time I was determined to stick to a budget. 

Welcome to the Dollar Tree everyone. I found all of my white ornaments there. packs of white snowflakes for a dollar, white poinsettas, and white star bursts. 

I love how all of my white ornaments have glitter on them and when the tree is lit they sparkle. It just goes to show you that you don't have to spend a ton of money to make your tree look expensive!

Next, I was on the hunt for gold balls. Unfortunately for me I was not able to find any at dollar tree BUT, marshalls and riteaid had some killer prices and sales and I was able to find all of my gold balls for a grand total of $16. 28 ornaments for 16 bucks is alright in my book!

The texture of these gold ornaments also helps the light bounce off of them which creates a beautiful glow in the room.

I am completely in love with my tree this year. The photos don't do it justice in my opinion but when I got home and turn it on it feels so cozy that I am glad I went with a new theme this year.

What are some of your favorite themes that you have done on your Christmas trees?