November Wrap Up

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Ever wonder how to decorate your mantel or table for the Holidays? Come check out this post that breaks it down for you! Here Sarah's husband tries his first ever Pumpkin Spiced Latte and give a hilarious review on what he thought. What do you think he thought? Here Shaunacey shares one of her fall go-to outfits, a plaid dress. Check out how she styled this fall wardrobe staple.  Here As a mom with a new baby, Shaunacey shares her deepest middle-of-the-night thoughts. If you've ever had children, you can relate.  Here Mixing patterns and textures is a perfect way to dress for winter. Here It doesn't...

Featured on Friday

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Today, we are featuring Joy from Quilty JoyJoyYou can take a peak into her world on Instagram1. What would you consider your greatest accomplishment and why? I had trouble with this question, so I asked my son what my greatest accomplishment was.  He said that my greatest accomplishment is my military service.  I definitely am glad that I had the opportunity to serve my country and very proud to be a Veteran, but all in all, my greatest accomplishment is raising two wonderful children as a single mother living with multiple sclerosis (MS).  2. What is your greatest unfulfilled ambition?My greatest unfulfilled ambition...

Black Friday 2015 Deals

 BLACK FRIDAY DEALS 2015 Today, Lisa from Daily Style Finds, Deena from Shoes to Shiraz and Alison from Puppies & Pretties are going to share their Black Friday tips & deals to help you get ready for the biggest shopping day of the year!LISA'S TIPS... My favorite places to shop for Christmas gifts are: Nordstrom: Extra 20% off sale items (Black Friday only) (Plus Free shipping and returns)Gap: 50% off earlyBanana Republic: 40% off (Code: BRFriday)LOFT: 40% off (Code: BF40)And, my newest favorite place is Saks Off Fifth where you can get designer jeans for under $100, and a lot of them are $60. Plus,...

Take amazing photos - with your phone!!

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Photography is super important to me, partly because it's my job (see my work here) but also because I have 4 growing girls and I like to document their growing up.People assume because I'm a photographer that I must have the best photos of my kids. WRONG. I must have scared them because when I pull out my Nikon they run for the hills. So I've learned to use my iPhone instead. In this new age of digital, iPhones and camera phones in general are great as any point & shoot camera.Today I'm going to give you some tricks to take amazing photos,...

Celebrating Advent

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We attend a liturgical church which means that the church follows a calendar with different seasons. The season of Advent is one that I especially love. It is the first season in the church’s calendar, beginning four Sundays before Christmas and because it means “coming” is marked by anticipation or excitement while we wait. In the excellent book Celebratingthe Christian Year, Martha Zimmerman links what the conditions were like at the time of Jesus’ birth – overcrowded, noisy, waiting in long lines – to our time – crowded malls, jostling people, long lines to check out. The similarities are rather startling! Rather than complain...

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