Are you looking for a fun way to update your plain white washable mask? You're in the right place because I've got a fun DIY and I'm sharing how to make tie dye face masks! Groovy, right?! Because of the pandemic, we're all required to wear masks out in public. Obviously, I like to wear cute masks that show my personality - enter my DIY tie dye face masks! We were running into our local Walmart when I saw a pack of white cotton face masks at the front of the store. Instantly, I … [Read more...]
Grandma’s Copycat Biscuits
I'm still working on finding *THE* biscuit recipe that I remember my grandmother making as a kid. Next up, is a fast food copycat biscuit recipe my grandmother had in her recipe stash. You know the one I'm talking about - the fast food chain that has burgers and chicken on their menu - and a star on their logo. Yep. That's the copycat recipe I'm talking about. Today let's make Grandma's Copycat Biscuits with a hack on making your own buttermilk! To be quite honest with y'all, I feel … [Read more...]
Citrus Inspired Summer Tablescape
Can you believe that the summer is almost over?! For the last few weeks of summer, I like to display my lemon decor. Something about lemon yellow screams summer to me! So today, let's set the table and put together a citrus inspired summer tablescape. This will probably be the last of the summer styled posts... soon all these lemons are going to turn into pumpkins around the Sweet Southern Oaks household! So, to celebrate the end of the summer, this citrus tablescape is perfect! It's a … [Read more...]
Citrus Summer Centerpiece – Styled Two Ways!
When life hands you lemons, you make a summer centerpiece with them! To me, nothing screams summer more than lemons and other citrus fruits. I love to incorporate them into my late summer decor. Today on the blog, I'm going to share with you two ways to create a citrus summer centerpiece. I'm blog hopping with Jackie, Liz and Shanna today and our theme is all about summer decor! I decorate for the 4th, then put out some lemon decor before slowly transitioning to fall decor. For now, … [Read more...]
Stars and Stripes Tablescape
With the 4th of July coming up soon, it's time to set the table for a patriotic feast! This year the theme is a stars and stripes patriotic tablescape with lots of Rae Dunn mixed in! Tablescapes are kind of fun to put together. I like to pull from decor I already have when putting together a tablescape and the creative possibilities are endless! Stars and Stripes Table Setting To start with the table setting, I used these jute chargers to start creating layers on each place setting. … [Read more...]
Meaningful Patriotic Mantel
I don't know about y'all, but June seemed to fly by! The 4th of July will be here before we know it! I was a little late getting my patriotic decor up this year. For the patriotic mantel this year, I wanted to do something special. Let's decorate with a meaningful, patriotic 4th of July mantel with a story behind it! Military Medals & Coins By now, you probably know that I'm an Air Force wife. Mr. Sweet Southern Oaks has devoted his life serving our country and I am so proud of him … [Read more...]
DIY Stars and Stripes Patriotic Chargers
Let's step up our patriotic decor and tablescapes with these adorable and festive DIY stars and stripes chargers! It's time for the monthly blog hop with Jackie and Liz today and this month is all about patriotic decor. I'm so excited to introduce y'all to our special guest blogger joining us today! Let's welcome my sweet friend, Shanna at Our Military Home Front. As you've probably guessed, Shanna is a military wife and artist! She lives in base housing and uses temporary design ideas … [Read more...]
Grandma’s Southern Honeydew Biscuits
I'm still baking through my grandmother's recipes on a journey to find *the* biscuit recipe. It's been so long since I had those biscuits, but they sure were delicious. I always ate more than my share of the biscuits when we would go to her house. In fact, I'm pretty sure that I probably pretended to eat the pot roast and just filled my belly with all the biscuits! The first biscuits I made on my journey were Grandma's Southern Mayonnaise Biscuits. Next, on the biscuit making journey is my … [Read more...]
The Best Home Organization Solutions on Amazon
Maybe it's the the fact that we've been quarantined. Or that I'm loving our organized pantry. It also could be that all the stuff is stressing me out and no longer "sparks joy". Whatever it is, I have this urge to purge and it's time to get organized! So that's why I'm sharing the best organization solutions on Amazon today! I'm blog hopping with Jackie and Liz today and we're chatting about organization. So the hubs and I are about to tackle this huge organization project/ purge/ yard … [Read more...]
Grandma’s Southern Mayonnaise Biscuits
I'm blog hoppin' with Jackie and Liz again this week and we are sharing breakfast recipes! I'm not a big breakfast person - just give me a large cup of coffee and I'm good to go for the morning. However, this Southern girl can never pass up a good biscuit! Give me alllll the carbs, mmkay? So, when I thought about what to share, I instantly knew this was the perfect time to introduce a brand new series on the blog! I'm cooking through all of my grandmother's vintage biscuit recipe cards … [Read more...]