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HOME

Home is where life is lived. This is where I love to show my creativity and individuality. Let’s make our homes as beautiful, interesting and comfy as they can be.
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HOLIDAYS

Celebrating holidays throughout the year brings joy to life. Bringing this joy to you by sharing ideas and visual concepts through this blog makes me happy!
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FLORAL DESIGN

Floral design is my art form. I love the look, the smell and feel of flowers and love mixing and matching flowers into gorgeous arrangements. I want to share all things flowers with you.
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3:24 PM

Double Blessings!

Hi, Everyone! I am dropping in today just for a second to explain why I might be taking a week or two off from blogging. Last week turned out to be quite a week for my family! Rather than using too many words, I feel it is best to show you the story in pictures. First, there came our new grandson, Finn~ He arriv…

1:57 PM

A "Winter Meets Spring" Bouquet

Hi, Everyone! I wasn't sure if I would be posting much this month or not because my two daughters were due to give birth in January. Well, guess what!! One baby has been born! We welcomed a new grandson into the world on Monday and his name is Finn Thomas (middle name). Thomas is my husband's name so ther…

2:19 PM

Some of My Favorite Photos from 2017

Welcome! As January is inching along, I am currently doing some house cleaning: literally and figuratively. In this process, I have been going over the hundreds of photos I took in 2017. As a blogger and participant in social media, I seem to take zillions of photos but, only a very few make it to "print"…

2:48 PM

My Winter Gingerbread Village

Welcome! Well, 2018 has come in with a bang! I am sitting here at my computer watching out the window as a "blizzard" unfolds before my eyes. The snow falling is lovely and so far, there are no heavy winds so, all is good! Hopefully, the storm won't be as bad as they have forecasted. Every year af…

6:02 PM

A Look Back at 2017

Well, 2017 is almost over and it has been a pretty good year here at Designs and Events. There is a lot to celebrate! Weddings, Features and, personally, the expectation of two new grandbabies in January! There is much to remember and much to look forward to but, before we look forward, here is a look back at 2017 a…

8:16 AM

Merry Christmas and Twelve Days of Instagram~

Hello there! I have been working around the house trying to get ready for Christmas. I am sure you are all doing the same. My goal for the last twelve days or so has been to post something "Christmas" on Instagram. It has been fun and has given me the opportunity to show bits and pieces of my Christmas d…

9:14 AM

Some of My Favorite Things and Wishes Too!

Hey, Everybody! How's it going with the decorating, shopping, wrapping, card sending, etc......? I am plugging along. I hope you are too! I thought it would be fun to share with you some of the things I have come to love this season. These are items that have enhanced my Christmas season and I wanted to spr…