Live evergreen Wreath-Making Class

The class I had been waiting for has come and gone and I have the most beautiful photos (Thank you Staci!) and a pretty impressive wreath to show for it. The night was just what I hoped it would be, in large part to these very talented ladies. This is Amy, she’s really good at […]

Holiday entertaining

It’s that time of year. Its the holiday season and entertaining is ongoing from the end of October to the beginning of the New year. Just in case you were already over-using your go-to wine and cheese board (guilty!), I wanted to share some of my other favorite entertaining recipes. First up, Spinach Artichoke Dip. The first time […]

Going “Batty” for this Halloween Mantel

Since I was little my birthday has always marked the end of summer for me. Well, today is that day and let me tell you it just doesn’t get any better than Fall in Kansas. This fall is particularly exciting for us. Our daughter Blythe is two and a half now and is completely aware of […]

“Fall” in love with The Painted Sofa

Is anyone else ready for fall? This Kansas heat has really started to mess with my head and to be honest, I can’t take much more of it. I need sweaters, boots, hot coffee and can we please for the love of cold weather enter socially-accepted soup season?! (Every season is soup season in my […]

Brunch Punch Love

You should probably know that I have a deep love for brunch. I mean, who doesn’t like brunch?! You’ve got coffee, cocktails, breakfast foods, friends, and family all wrapped up in the happiest two-hour little package. Brunch entertaining is relatively new to me. For some reason, before we had kids, it never occurred to me […]