Learn how to weave a red twig dogwood wreath in this video tutorial from Welcome to the Woods. Hi there! I am so honored to be guest posting for Lisa while she is celebrating her newest baby's arrival! My name is Melissa Woods and I blog for the homemaker in you at Welcome to the Woods. Over the last two years, Lisa and I have become blogging friends (although we have never met in real life!). I love Lisa's simple farmhouse style and natural way of living, so I wanted to share a post … [Read more...]
Introducing Micah Bobby Gene- My Bradley Method Home Birth Story
We welcomed baby Micah Tuesday evening. This is my Bradley Method Home Birth Story. If you like positive birth stories, this one is for you. At the moment I am cuddling skin to skin with the most precious newborn baby boy. It's hard for me to stop staring at him long enough to write this post. We welcomed him into the world two nights ago at 7:13 p.m. This is the positive all natural home birth story of our newest addition, Micah Bobby Gene. First, a word about the name We chose to … [Read more...]
Farmhouse Christmas Living Room
In this last installment of our Christmas home tour, I share our Farmhouse Christmas Living Room. Fresh greenery, neutral colors and a touch of red is the theme for this year. I am joining today with three of my blogger friends to share the final installment of our Christmas home tour. Last up is our farmhouse Christmas living room. Thank you so much to Sarah from She Holds Dearly for putting this little blog hop together! I shared our home in five parts this year. Get the rest of our … [Read more...]
Farmhouse Christmas Dining Room
In part four of our farmhouse Christmas home tour, I share some shots of our simple farmhouse style dining room. Today I am sharing my farmhouse Christmas dining room as part of the "Home for the Holidays" blog hop with 33 lovely bloggers. Thank you so much to Jenna from Wife in Progress Blog for putting this whole thing together! If you are coming over from Town and Country Living, welcome! I am so glad to have you stopping by the farmhouse. I shared our home in five parts this year. … [Read more...]
How to Make Crispy Potatoes in a Cast Iron Skillet
Learn the secret for how to make crispy potatoes in a cast iron skillet. The simple ingredients are potatoes, coconut oil and salt. I have been using cast iron, and cooking potatoes, for many years. However, I haven't always known how to make crispy potatoes in a cast iron skillet. No, that took trial, error, more trial and more error. I tried cutting the potatoes super small. I tried leaving them in large chunks. Put the lid on. Took the lid off. I cooked them hot and cooked them on … [Read more...]
DIY Christmas Ornaments- Eight Neutral Ornaments to Make
Simple DIY Christmas Ornaments that look nice with a neutral decor theme. This has been the year of DIY Christmas ornaments for me. I love a neutral and minimal style, with a lot of natural elements. I find that the ornaments at the store just don't have the feel I am going for. Plus, they are expensive. Handmade items just have so much more meaning. These eight DIY ornaments all have a beautiful neutral color palette and are super simple to make. I love the idea of adding handmade … [Read more...]
Natural Christmas Decorations- Farmhouse Christmas Bedroom
Natural Christmas Decorations, like greenery, pine cones and wood make our farmhouse bedroom cozy for the holiday season. Natural Christmas decorations are my go to each holiday season. They are simple to incorporate, easy to discard at the end of the season and look beautiful in any space. I teamed up with nine of my blogger friends for this holiday home tour. Be sure to read all the way to the end of this post to visit the other lovely homes full of Christmas inspiration. Thanks to Marci … [Read more...]
Farmhouse Christmas Front Porch Decor
Farmhouse Christmas Front Porch Decor. Neutral colors, natural elements, fresh greenery and red grain sack create a cozy space for the holiday season. Farmhouse Christmas Front Porch Decor The porch is all ready for Christmas, but the leaves on the trees in the background tell a different story. Clearly Christmas decor happens pretty early here around the farmhouse. In all fairness, I didn't do a whole lot to bring a little holiday cheer to the front of our home. Neutral colors, like … [Read more...]
Minimalist Baby Essentials- Baby Checklist
Get my minimalist baby essentials for the mom who doesn't like to fill her house with all the baby gear. This minimal mom baby checklist includes only the essentials. Minimalist Baby Essentials I don't usually call myself a minimalist, but when I read the criterion of one, I guess I should call it how I see it. I definitely tend towards minimalism in my home. Clutter stresses me out and I don't see the point of keeping things you aren't using. As a mama of four, I have been through … [Read more...]
Farmhouse Christmas Kitchen
The theme for our farmhouse Christmas kitchen this year is simple, minimal and Scandinavian style. Lots of fresh greenery and natural elements add to the neutral color palette. The theme this year for our farmhouse Christmas kitchen is, in a word, simplicity. In an effort to lead a clutter free lifestyle, I'm not one to buy a Christmas decor that I have to store all year long. Styles change so much from year to year that I also wonder if I will even want to decorate my home the same way … [Read more...]
DIY Christmas Decorations- Pine Cone and Vintage Cookie Cutter Ornaments
Christmas at the farmhouse is all about DIY Christmas Decorations. In this tutorial I show you how to make pine cone ornaments and vintage cookie cutter ornaments. This year I made several DIY Christmas decorations here at the farmhouse. I went with a simple and minimal Scandinavian style theme. I find that most of the ornaments and decor at the store doesn't fit in with my style. Not only that, all the pretty options are just so darn expensive. I'm not about to spend $5 per ornament … [Read more...]
DIY Wreath for Christmas- How to Make a Fresh Christmas Wreath
See how I made a DIY Wreath for Christmas with fresh greenery clippings and eucalyptus. Make a fresh Christmas wreath for inexpensive decor this season. A few nights ago my husband and I gathered all the kiddos in the van and went out in search of scrubby overgrown evergreen trees. We collected four different types of greenery with our hedge trimmers, and threw them all in a big box. I had a vision for fresh wreaths and garlands for our Christmas home tour, on the cheap. DIY Wreath … [Read more...]
Scandinavian Christmas Gift Wrap
See my neutral Scandinavian Christmas Gift Wrap Ideas with neutral colors and natural elements, like greenery and sticks. Scandinavian Christmas Gift Wrap Black, white, wood, greenery and jute is the theme for my gift wrapping this year. In my last post, I showed you how to make DIY Twig Stars with a video tutorial. I love using natural elements in my decor and DIYing as much as possible. My DIY twig stars add the nature inspired element I was hoping for. I like the idea of adding … [Read more...]
Farmhouse Thanksgiving Table Decor
Tour our farmhouse thanksgiving decor. Pumpkins, fresh eucalyptus, grain sack and neutral colors are the theme this year on our farmhouse table. Our farmhouse Thanksgiving table decor is full of simple and natural elements this season. We don't actually a host a huge Thanksgiving feast here at the farmhouse. That is one of the amazing benefits of, neither my husband or I, ever moving more than a 20 mile radius of where we were born, our entire lives. Family from both sides aren't more … [Read more...]
Minimal Christmas Gift Wrap with DIY Twig Stars
See my Minimal Christmas Gift Wrap with a DIY Twig Star. Learn how to make these Scandinavian Inspired Christmas twig stars with a video tutorial. This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Gorilla Glue. All opinions are 100% mine. See my Minimal Christmas Gift Wrapping with a DIY Twig Star. Natural elements, greenery and neutral colors is my go to in home decor through all the seasons. The same holds true for my Christmas decor. I wrote about my plans for a Scandinavian … [Read more...]
Hearth and Hand Gift Basket- Gift Guide for the Farmhouse Decor Fan
See my Hearth and Hand Gift Basket Idea. This gift guide is perfect for the person on your list who loves farmhouse decor. This Hearth and Hand gift basket idea is perfect for almost anyone on your list. The items in it are practical for use all year long. Everything is neutral enough to fit in with almost all styles. I chose to keep the items in the basket practical and useful long after Christmas is over. For the "basket" I decided to use the cream stoneware bowl. I like that it … [Read more...]
Christmas Gift Basket Idea- Farmhouse Style
This simple Christmas gift basket idea is perfect for the farmhouse decor loving person on your list. I partnered up with Gordman's to bring you a simple Christmas gift basket idea. I love neutral colors, wood tones, wicker, pottery and vintage inspired items. So, for this basket I browsed around until I found just that! I started with a pretty wicker basket that was around $8. Score. I added in some paper packaging to bring the height up a little. Christmas Gift Basket Items The … [Read more...]
How to Make a Dress
Learn how to make a dress by copying clothes you already have. This can be adapted to make a DIY maternity dress and non-maternity as well. In this video tutorial I share how to make a dress without a pattern. I made a DIY maternity dress, but you can use this tutorial to make any shape dress. I show you how to trace clothes to make your own dress pattern. Photo Cred I don't want to get too far into this post before I give credit where credit is due. My awesome photographer sister, … [Read more...]
DIY Drop Cloth Rag Ball Homemade Christmas Ornaments
Learn how to make Drop Cloth Rag Ball Homemade Christmas Ornaments with this simple video tutorial. Learn how to make Drop Cloth Rag Ball Homemade Christmas Ornaments with this simple video tutorial. As a lover of all things simple and minimal, homemade Christmas ornaments seem to be the only way for me to get the look I want. Last year I was so unimpressed with the store-bought options that I left the tree bare with only some white lights. Plus, I just don't like spending a ton of … [Read more...]
How To Cook A Pumpkin
Learn how to cook a pumpkin from scratch and the best pumpkin varieties for cooking. Follow this tutorial to learn four different ways of cooking pumpkin - from baking pumpkins to the Crock Pot and Instant Pot. This post was updated July 2019 I feel like most people treat pumpkin as a sweet treat in the fall, but I like to treat it as another in season vegetable. So we eat it a lot and often. We love using pumpkins in soups, stews, pasta sauces, and so much more. There are many … [Read more...]