Design + Lifestyle by Cindy Gardner
Hello! Well, it's been a while and a lot has happened! First of all a grandson was born back in May and I have been traveling to visit both grand kiddos ever since they were born!! It is a 750 mile round trip and worth every mile. If you are in that spot between empty …
Hello friends! We are deep into winter. Snow. Ice. Cold temps. I have learned to embrace winter, well in January anyways, March and April, not so much. We started out the new year making a harrowing 350 mile drive on snow packed icy roads to meet our precious new granddaughter! Words truly cannot express the …
Hello friends! It has been one year since we sold our home and started building our new one. Now, I would love to say that everything is finished and we are living in domestic bliss, however, such is not the case. After taking about 7 months off (hubby had another project to complete), we have …
Hello!! With all the craziness going on around me, I find myself jumping to the end of the enormous amount of work that lies ahead of me, to planning and planting a garden! And one of those gardens will certainly be white! In fact, I have begun naming the areas of yard....the white garden, the …
Hello friends... I have had 2 major life events happen these past few weeks, and I thought would share them with you. First, my youngest son got married!! A very simple ceremony, with immediate family and a abundance of love. I can't wait to see them grow together as a family. A beginning. On a …
Hello friends, Yes, it's me. I have been MIA in the blogging department, and I could offer you some long list of lame excuses..... but I won't. I have however been working my booth at the Montana Antique Mall, going on some wild buying trip adventures, purchased my first can of Annie Sloan Chalk paint …
Hello! Thought it would be fun to look at some sticks and stones (although it is pretty hard to not keep saying the rest of this childhood rhyme in my head)!! Sticks can be so dramatic and so easy, and will add visual height to a room or vignette! Here they are placed in an …
Hello! I hope everyone is well! I thought I would continue on my natural element phase. We'll call it a "series" since phase sounds a little flaky and obsessive! Objects from nature are a wonderful way to accessorize a room adding texture, color and beauty. I like a subtle color palette of greys and whites, …
With Mother's Day approaching, what a perfect time to take out those special items that make a table beautiful! And what a better way to celebrate Mom, than bringing out the things she loved. Blue and white Staffordshire ironstone, always a classic, handed down from my Mom. She actually gathered it piece by piece from our local …
Hello everyone! Just a quick post to pass along a giveaway.....again! Carole from Maynard Greenhouse is giving away another issue of this wonderful magazine, Jeanne d'Arc Living. Nordic-French in style, the photography and recipes are wonderful...... There are no ads, so it is really more like a book! I just love the aesthetic of it, …
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