Halloween is this week! Are you ready for the trick or treaters and the unofficial start to the holiday season? I'm a little late sharing my Halloween mantel, but hey, better late than never. Right?! You probably remember my DIY Thrifted Spooky Candelabra that I posted a few days ago. This was what my mantel needed and I loved how it turned out! To put this Halloween mantel together, I mainly used items I had in my box of seasonal decor. Putting the Halloween Mantel … [Read more...]
DIY Spooky Halloween Candelabra
I had a thrifted candelabra at my house and I knew it could make the perfect Halloween decor with a little spray paint. This project literally cost me a dollar to make! I already had a can of black spray paint and I've had this thrifted candelabra for years. I found these mini skulls at the dollar store and I knew instantly what I was going to make with them. Let's create a spooky Halloween candelabra! I don't do scary Halloween decor. This DIY spooky candelabra is the perfect amount … [Read more...]
Seven Fall Decor Ideas
I had my first Pumpkin Spice Latte of the season this weekend and it has me excited for fall decor! I have some seasonal projects in mind to share with you this year and of course, lots of pumpkins will be coming your way soon! I've rounded up some of my favorite fall decor posts from the previous season to share with you today! Click on the gold titles to bring you to the original blog post. Pumpkin Picking at Old Baker Farm The pumpkin patch at Old Baker Farm opens back up on September … [Read more...]
Friday Five: Fall Decorating Tips
Can y'all believe we are already into September?! Since I love the fall season, I thought this would be a great time to share five fall decorating tips with you because you may be like me, thinking about decorating for fall. Fall is my favorite time of the year! I love everything about it: the cooler weather, pumpkins, the foliage of the leaves, sweaters and boots, I love it all! Today, I'll share how to prepare to decorate for fall. Five Fall Decorating Tips: 1. Pick Your … [Read more...]
Pickin’ at The World’s Longest Yard Sale: Part 2
Pickin’ at The World’s Longest Yard Sale was so much fun! Mr. Sweet Southern Oaks and I traveled through breathtaking country sides and mountains. We spent two days at The World’s Longest Yard Sale traveled into three states and made lots of stops. Check out Day 1 of pickin' at The World's Longest Yard Sale HERE and what to bring with you to The World's Longest Yard Sale HERE. On Day 2, we checked out of our hotel and we headed back out for our final day of pickin'. Our plan was to do … [Read more...]
Pickin’ at The World’s Longest Yard Sale: Day 1
Pickin' at The World's Longest Yard Sale was so much fun! Mr. Sweet Southern Oaks and I traveled through breathtaking country sides and mountains. We spent two days at The World's Longest Yard Sale traveled into three states and made lots of stops. Mr. Sweet Southern Oaks and I met some cool people, traveled to places we'd never been and ate some delicious food. An adventure of a lifetime. It's not all about the yard sales, it's about traveling to new places and supporting small … [Read more...]
Lemon Yellow Summer Mantel
My home decor for late summer incorporates lots of greenery and lemons! Something about the lemon yellow mantel feels so fresh and summery. I'm soaking up the last bit of summer with this lemon decor and I love the happy pop of yellow. I guess yellow must have been my pop of color this summer since I used it on my porch, my dining room lemon centerpiece and now for this lemon yellow mantel! This summer mantel can be easy to put together and you can buy all of the supplies at your local … [Read more...]
Friday Five: The Pros Guide to Yard Sales
Hello from The World's Longest Yard Sale...while you're reading this, I'm out in the country pickin' at endless yard sales! It seemed fitting to share a couple of yard sale or garage sale tips with you today. Let's kick off the very first Friday Five, where I'll share five yard sale tips so you can have luck on your next treasure hunt. Like they say, one man's trash is another's treasure. That saying goes for me and a good yardsale. A Saturday of coffee and yardsales sounds like a good … [Read more...]
Lemon and Eucalyptus Centerpiece
This beautiful lemon and eucalyptus centerpiece is easy to make and is perfect for summer! I used my vintage dough bowl, eucalyptus leaves and baby eucalyptus sprig picks that I got at Hobby Lobby. I bought the baby's breath flowers at the dollar store. I already had the big lemons and the baby lemons were also from Hobby Lobby and they were $2.00 for the bag! First, I arranged the eucalyptus leaves in the dough bowl. I placed two to three of the eucalyptus leaves on one side and then … [Read more...]
Sweet Southern Oaks Launch + Moving Forward
Hey sweet friends! This is the first official post for the SWEET SOUTHERN OAKS launch!!!! Cue the confetti! I've been hinting to you that I had some changes coming for the blog and today I can finally share it all with you! It's not a big name change, but there is something about Sweet Southern Oaks that sounds a little more sweet and catchy. Don't ya think? I'm so excited for this mini relaunch of the blog. I thought about y'all and how I can connect more with you. I've written out … [Read more...]