I am excited to show you my Feather and Tea Cup Christmas Tree filled with thrifted tea cups.

The tea cup lover in me couldn’t resist make a Feather and Tea Cup Christmas Tree. AND, it happens to be one of my favorite trees.
vintage style, cottage living, home cooking

The tea cup lover in me couldn’t resist make a Feather and Tea Cup Christmas Tree. AND, it happens to be one of my favorite trees.
Tried and true cookie recipes that can be baked as Christmas gifts, for entertaining or just for a decadent late night snack.

My own 10 Cookie Recipes Everyone Needs are delicious, homemade from scratch and will become a fast tradition in any home.
*This post updated November 2025.
It was a crazy busy and fun year. With packing, moving, unpacking and re configuring a new (to me) cottage apartment in the desert, family vacations, traveling and then the Christmas season my year was jam packed.

My brain and creativity are already moving full force with fresh, new and clean ideas. Not only home decor, but for design, keeping myself healthy and working on goals for a better lifestyle. I will be telling you more about that soon.
For now let’s look at the Top Ten Seasonal DIY Craft and Decor Ideas for you, your home and family.

Even though the cottage back porch is small, with just a few thrifted finds and ingenuity I was able to Create an Inviting Back Porch.

I am really blessed to have a friend that gave me this amazing chandelier as a gift.
When Christmas season comes around I can hardly wait to get it ready for my visitors and parties. But I don’t have a lot of time with all the baking, shopping and gift wrapping. This is the perfect solution. And you probably already have everything in your Christmas decoration stash.
*This post was updated October 2025.