These DIY floating candles are cheap and easy to make for Halloween.🕯️ Plus they are spooky and festive for your Halloween decor! 👻 I even made some extra ones for a spooktacular centerpiece! Happy Augtober! From now through Halloween, every Thursday will be FALLOWEEN here on Sweet Southern Oaks!!🦇🎃👻🍁 I'll share a fun and festive fall or Halloween diy that you can put together this fall. First up on our FALLOWEEN series are these DIY Floating Candles. 🕯️ I dreamed these up -quite … [Read more...]
Boho Inspired Home Office Makeover
It is time... Time for the long awaited HOME OFFICE REVEAL!! This Mid-Century Boho Mod Office is exactly what dreams are made of. Sometimes, things are worth the wait and the hard work....and this Boho office makeover proves it! This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase something from one of these links in gold, I may make a small commission. Thank you so much for supporting Sweet Southern Oaks! I really wanted this office space to feel completely different than the rest of … [Read more...]
Rainbow Mantel with Flowers
Hello, friends! Long time no see. Life, ya know? And it's let us down a lot lately. But when life gets you down, a RAINBOW mantel is sure to bring the cheer and make you smile ear to ear. 🌈 I recently took a very long stroll through Hobby Lobby to clear my head and lift my spirits. Walking through the aisles of all the colorful flowers I suddenly found myself inspired. The different colors of flowers reminded me of a rainbow, and instantly I wanted to go all rainbow for my summer … [Read more...]
The Unspoken Heartbreak of Embryo Loss: Loss is Loss
Trigger Warning: this is a sensitive post about embryo loss. If you're going through infertility, IVF or waiting for embryo results, I want you to know that this blog post may be triggering for you. Guard your hearts. So many of you have prayed for a miracle along with us. I wish I had better news to share after our February IVF cycle. I wish I could tell you that we finally got that miracle - that after almost three years of infertility, we could see the rainbow coming for us. But I can't … [Read more...]
Fried Cheese Curds
Did you know it's National Cheese Lover's Day?! 🧀 Who knew there was a day dedicated to the love of cheese?! But this cheese lovin' girl sure wanted to participate in a day all about cheese. These homemade fried cheese curds are delicious. Ooey, gooey little pockets of fried cheese - what's not to love? I was unsure at first on eating a cheese curd. Not going to lie, the word "curd" kind of grossed me out at first. 🤷♀️ But I tried one because.... cheese... and it was official - I … [Read more...]
Simple Winter Mantel
This simple winter mantel only took a few minutes to put together and it brightened the living room right up for the season! The house has had all the festive decorations up through the holiday season, and then when you take down all the Christmas decor the house feels bare! But in the winter months, a little simplicity is perfect! When taking down all the Christmas decor, you can keep out a few things. Cozy blankets, winter greenery and warm whites make the perfect winter decor. I … [Read more...]
2022: The Year of Continued Hope
Happy New Year! 🌟 Do you make resolutions for the year? I don't make resolutions, but I pick a word for the year. This is something I've done since college and it's a way to define the year ahead for me. This year, my word is a little different. 2022: the year of continued hope is the way I like to look at it. In the past, I've shared my word for the year with you: check out my word of the year for 2018, 2019 and 2020. I never did share a blog post about my word of the year in 2021, but … [Read more...]
New Year’s Eve Charcuterie Board
Cheesy. Meaty. Salty. Sweet. All the tastes of deliciousness that a charcuterie board should be! This festive New Year's Eve charcuterie board is a fun idea to ring in the new year! We will be staying in for NYE and let's get real: we'll probably be celebrating in our pajamas. I don't even know if we will stay up to see the ball drop...but I guess we will, because all the neighbors will be popping firecrackers. We use to get all dressed up and celebrate the night out on the town with … [Read more...]
2021 Christmas Home Tour
The Christmas season sure did fly by. With my hysteroscopy surgery and recovery, I ended up being behind on all the things leading up to Christmas! I already had written this post, photographed and edited the photos of our house at Christmas - but I had so much to do getting ready for the big day I forgot to post this blog! 🤦♀️ So in the spirit of wishing it was still Christmas, I'm sharing this after Christmas home tour to enjoy before it all comes down. Grab a cup of hot chocolate and … [Read more...]
Infertility at Christmas
It's two days before Christmas and I'm feeling... really emotional. Infertility at Christmas, well that's a feeling that's hard to explain. You can have joy and be sad at the time. You can feel happy but your heart is breaking at the same time. Because grief is not linear. Grief comes in waves and you can't control when it'll come. It comes out of nowhere -- suddenly you're watching Hallmark Christmas movies and for some reason you find yourself in tears. This is where I find myself … [Read more...]