I love seeing outdoor Christmas decorations in unexpected places. There's nothing like catching that lonely barn adorned with lights while driving down a country road in the winter. In my parent's backyard there's a shed that my dad built that reminds me of one of those lonely barns, it's beautiful and weathered.  Since we can see the shed from their dining room table, I thought it would be lovely to decorate it for Christmas. I was so excited to partner with Home Hardware on this project. Their selection was the perfect inspiration for all my rustic outdoor Christmas decorating ideas. Plus! Right now they are having their "Come Home for Christmas" Sale running from November 21 to December 24. Be sure to drop by and check out the sales.

For my parent's shed I decided I wanted to flank either side of the door with some frosted pine arrangements inside two rustic wooden barrels. I outlined the shed door with some white trim to make it a focal point. I hung two black lanterns on either side of the door, placed a frosted pine wreath on the door and added some frosted pine garland around the roof. I also added some real foliage here and there. Finally, I selected some ribbon and created my own bow for the wreath. I love the way it turned out. It was easy to put together and I feel like this look could live longer than just the holidays.





Home Hardware has so many decorations to choose from whether you're looking for playful inflatable Christmas decorations for your lawn or you simply want to string some lights on your porch. You can find the perfect holiday decor to fit your taste and budget. Don't forget their "Come Home for Christmas" sale is running until December 24.

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This year I'm using some new colours and textures in my Christmas decor. I can't wait to show you more but for now here is a sneak peak at an easy pampas grass Christmas wreath I made for under $10. That's right, this DIY pampas grass Christmas wreath was $10, beautiful and affordable.
The most expensive component for my Pampas Grass Christmas Wreath was the hoop that I got from Michaels. I simply attached the white feather dusters to the hoop with some wire then I clustered some pampas grass together and attached it with wire as well. Finally I added a simple velvet ribbon bow with the skinny velvet ribbon I made. As a recap, here are the 3 Christmas Decor Hacks that made this wreath possible.





I can't wait to show you more of this room next week. I might even style it two ways, we'll see. Stay tuned and follow me on Instagram for the latest updates.

This one is a bit of a throw back because I was looking through my files and realized I never fully posted the Woodland Birthday Food Ideas from my son's first birthday (yep he's four now, that's how behind I am lol and don't ask me about his baby book - still not done). Anywhoo I felt I made some pretty fun food for his woodland party so I thought I would share regardless of how of how long it took me.



I'm big on the "party table" I really like it to exude the theme of the party so people know exactly what they're getting into. My son's woodland party table included lots of wood and logs, DIY animals with party hats, s'mores, pudding dirt, acorns, red mushroom cupcakes and moss cupcakes.

To make the moss cupcakes I simply add a few drops of green food colouring to some graham cracker crumbs, iced the cupcake in vanilla frosting and dipped it in the green graham crackers. It was perfect.



For these cute little chocolate acorns I used some melted chocolate to glue together a Manilla cookie, a Hershey kiss and a butterscotch chips for the top.



For the pudding dirt, I simply piped some chocolate pudding into some small cups and topped it off with some crushed oreo cookie crumbs. It looked perfect and was delicious.



I made some S'mores with the usual ingredients, graham crackers, marshmallows and chocolate. I pre-melted these so it wouldn't be too messy around the party. The kids loved these "to-go S'mores'.








That's it. A cute first birthday party filled with fun Woodland Birthday food ideas.

Today I'm sharing a reboot of one of my most popular posts, my DIY Wedding Centerpiece. It was the reason I started my blog and one of my favourite projects from my wedding. The photos on the original posts aren't the best quality (it was posted pre-instagram and before I knew anything about photography). I will keep this post short because the details of this DIY Tall Wedding Centerpiece are available on the original post. This wedding centerpiece is not only elegant but it's cheap (as in affordable not kitschy).

I found most of the supplies at the dollar store but if you are unable to find them at the dollar store here are some links to the supplies online:

Candle sticks
Epoxy
Spray Paint - Copper
Spray Paint - Gold
Spray Paint - Peony Pink
Wet Oasis

The reveal day for the One Room Challenge Fall 2019 edition is here. I'm a bit late on this one but I haven't missed the link-up deadline phewf. I usually like to link up first thing early Thursday morning but this time around I needed the extra days over the weekend to finish up the space. Take a look at the final photos below and let me know what you think in the comments.

Here's a before pic to refresh your memory. You can see more before pics here.




I attempted the "grout wash" per Leanne Ford's brainchild for her kitchen wall on Rock the Block on HGTV. Mine turned out a bit more of a "grout bath" than "wash" but I still like it (to be honest my rocks were too dark anyway).


We purchased the laundry vanity from The Home Depot Canada and gave it a mini makeover with some paint and new gold hardware from Schaub & Co. I really think it elevates the piece.





I picked up this cute bench at the thrift store for $2! What a steal. It's the perfect addition to this nook and pairs so nicely with my Spoonflower wallpaper.







Special thanks to my sponsors The Home Depot Canada for the awesome laundry sink and cabinet, Schaub & Company for gorgeous cabinet knobs (that match the hardware in my kitchen),  Schlage Canada for the door knob and Spoonflower for the wallpaper.

Be sure to check out the reveal posts of the official designers and the other guest participant reveals.

If you'd like to check out my previous One Room Challenge reveals you can see them here;

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Special thanks to the event sponsor Better Homes and Gardens and to Linda of Calling It Home for creating this event.