One of my favorite Christmas gifts this year came straight from my kitchen-loving heart. Honey gave me Ivy Odom’s My Southern Kitchen cookbook, and it was love at first flip. If you don’t know Ivy, you should. I first found her through the Southern Living Instagram account and immediately fell for her. She is darling,… Read More
I’m not sure I’ll go all out on Halloween décor once Whit heads off to college…. because let’s face it, if John is any indicator, they won’t be home much in the fall to see it anyway. (Don’t worry… Christmas is safe!) So for now, instead of adding to my Halloween collection, I’m getting creative… Read More
Sometimes the best projects happen by accident. A few months back, I stumbled on an old Tiger Chew canister in a little junk shop. I didn’t know what I’d do with it, but it felt perfectly “Auburn,” so I tucked it into John’s Easter basket. You can barely spot it peeking out in the photo… Read More
When John pledged a fraternity last summer, I knew right away I wanted to cross-stitch his Greek crest. It’s a tradition rooted in my own story. Daddy-O surprised me with a ZTA crest after my initiation way back in 1995. Over the last thirty years, that stitched piece has followed me from the sorority house… Read More
I had a few requests for a how-to on my Easter bunny place cards. Sources: Steps: They were so cute and I loved that all of our guests had a little Easter treat to carry home! By dixiedelights | Filed under celebrate, decorate | Tags: decor, diy, Easter Share
Last spring my bestie had me over to paint Easter eggs on a Sunday afternoon. She picked up 6 craft eggs for each of us and painted them white. We googled simple chinoiserie designed for inspo and used paint pens to make them our own. They turned out so cute and are a sweet reminder… Read More
Back when I shared our Merry Raider Holiday Party, I promised to get back to you with the details of the grad tree. I had this set up on the porch and decorated with ribbons in their school colors. I made an ornament for each one of the kids using flat plastic fillable ornaments from… Read More