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Beautiful + Unique Holiday Wrapping Tips + Tricks
One of my favorite holiday traditions is collecting unique gift wrapping items and going all out with my wrapping each year. My biggest tip for wrapping is to not buy traditional “wrapping stuff”. There’s so many unexpected items from the craft store you can use to make your gifts stand out! Below I’m listing some of my tips and tricks for wrapping the most beautiful gifts for the holidays!
My Most Popular Posts of the Year 2020
I always love getting to look back on what your all’s favorite posts of the year were and putting this post together each year! Even though most would consider 2020 a pretty crappy year, it’s encouraging to look back and see how much was accomplished despite it all and how much fun we had! There were lots of makeovers, DIYS, recipes, big announcements, fixer uppers and fun!
One of my goals is to make this a truly authentic space (even though I hate having to use that word) and for this reason you will see very little sponsored content on my blog, unless I feel I can fit it in with what I already post. Everything I share is something I WANT to share and enjoy doing, whether it’s an outfit, home decor, or recipe- these are all things I am actually wearing, making, and doing, start to finish, and would do whether I was sharing on a blog or not! I appreciate all of you for following along, sharing, and showing your support this year- it means so much to me! Thank you and here’s to 2021!
DIY Family Winnie the Pooh Halloween Costumes from Amazon
We had the best time dressing up as a family for Halloween, featuring Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, and the most adorable Christopher Robin I’ve ever seen. And the best part is, 100% of the materials for our costumes are available on Amazon! You can’t beat that! I ordered everything via prime and with a few little tweaks was able to make costumes that looked exactly like our favorite characters. Check out our family fun, and find links to recreate the look below.
DIY 90's Style Puff Paint Halloween Sweatshirts for Kid's + Adults
Y’all know I love anything throwback and holiday themed, especially if it is reminiscent of my childhood. I remember having so many of these tacky-but-adorable puff paint sweatshirts growing up for holidays that my mom or Memaw would make for my sister and I (usually matching!). After sharing some of my favorites from my collection earlier this year, and seeing how many of you also loved and remembered these, I decided we should bring the tradition back and make our own! I ordered everything needed from Amazon and was able to make a few different versions of these classic Halloween sweatshirts quickly and easily for me and JW! It was so fun and now I’m excited to do some for Christmas too.
Shop our Autumn Simmering Scent + Learn How to Make Your Own!
One of my favorite parts of fall is definitely all the wonderful cozy scents of the season! I’ve been making my signature “autumn simmering scent” for years since the very beginning of my blog and I always enjoy sharing it with you all each season! Each year I have added a few more ingredients and perfected my recipe a little more. This year I made my biggest batch yet so I could offer these online available for shipping (shop below) and also available in store at the mercantile inside the Amsden. These are available in single serve small boxes or larger bags that you can break up into multiple uses. You can also keep this as a dried potpourri mix instead of simmering with water and just place in a bowl or jar!
DIY Giant Built-In Wall Desk {Updated}
I shared this DIY wall desk I put together a few months back but today I wanted to share an update with even more ideas for customizing this on your own! With school starting virtual and many families needing a dedicated place for their kids to work, I thought it would be a perfect time to share this project again! This is pretty affordable and easy to do, and is great for creating a large workspace with plenty of storage. I listed and linked the items I used, as well as the steps of how to put it together! I have loved have this workspace and have been using it constantly- it’s so comfortable and sits at the perfect height for crafting, art projects, or working on my computer.
Join My Affordable Home Decor + Decorating Help Facebook Group!
I am so excited to share my new Gathered Living Decorating Club Facebook Group! This group is open to EVERYONE, not just decorating club members, and you are encouraged to use this group to ask decorating questions as well as sharing your decorating projects, before and after photos, and any decorating inspirations you have been loving lately! Anyone and everyone is welcome- there’s no decorating experience, skill, or knowledge required. We also do fun giveaways here and I offer exclusive content to members like decorating guides, shopping picks, how-to videos, and more! It really is becoming a fun community where you can feel comfortable asking questions and getting feedback on your design dilmemmas!
Join the Gathered Living Decorating Club!
Want to begin transforming your home into the space of your dreams for under $25 a month? Every decorating club member receives dedicated custom e-design services each month that you can use for anything and everything you may need help with in your home as well as 20% OFF all in-person decorating services, workshops, and packages. You’ll also get exclusive perks each month like access to our private decorating club webpage which is full of decorating how-to video tutorials, free printables, and more!.