Let's make these cute little DIY Pumpkin Candles together - it's the perfect way to welcome in the cozy Fall season! Hello, Friends! Welcome back to the Sweet Southern Oaks Blog! It's been awhile, huh? 🤷♀️We've hung out together on social media decorating and crafting together and we've shared in holiday fun over there. But this little corner of the internet... well, she's been a little dead over here. Life, ya know? And I'm like, do I even remember how to blog anymore?! 🤣 But let's … [Read more...]
DIY Floating Candles
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...]
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...]
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...]
Memaw’s Southern Cornbread Dressing
We all know that Thanksgiving is really about all of the delicious sides and maybe the pie. Memaw's Southern Cornbread Dressing is my favorite part of the Thanksgiving meal. Forget the turkey, I'm just here for the sides. Especially the Dressing. In fact, it's not actually Thanksgiving if I don't have dressing. The Difference Between Stuffing & Dressing Here in the South, we call it dressing, not stuffing. Stuffing is put inside of a turkey. Dressing is served as a side in a … [Read more...]
Boho Farmhouse Dollar Store Spring Wreath
This pretty in pink Boho farmhouse dollar store Spring wreath can't be any easier to make! The best part about this DIY wreath is that you can create it using supplies from the dollar store! This dollar store Spring wreath came together in about thirty minutes and only cost ten dollars to create! Budget friendly projects are always my jam and I know you are going to love all the dollar store DIYs coming to you in this blog hop today with my blogging friends! Please go check out their … [Read more...]