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Fall Garden Ideas

Fall Garden Ideas: it’s fall in the portager garden and we’re harvesting our crops, planting mums and kales, and enjoying all the pumpkins. It’s time for fall garden ideas from the portager garden. Harvesting veggies and pumpkins, enjoying the last flowers and adding pots of kale and mums are all on the agenda. Along with enjoying some treats on long warm fall days in the garden. Today I’m joining in with some of my favourite bloggers to share lots of ideas for outdoor spaces this fall. Check out all the inspiration from the Seasonal Simplicity Fall Series at the end… Read More

Boho Fall Decor Home Tour

Boho Fall Decor Home Tour: lots of boho elements in this fall home tour like brass, wicker, dried florals, macrame and pink fall decor. Welcome to my boho fall decor home tour. I’m so glad you’re here. My name is Dannyelle and I live just outside of Toronto, Canada. I love fall and I love fall decorating. I’m so excited to be taking part in the Seasonal Simplicity Fall Series Home Tours this week. Be sure to check out all the amazing home tours linked at the bottom of this post for even more great inspiration. The Dining Room This… Read More

Individual Charcuterie Boards

Individual Charcuterie Boards: perfect for entertaining or for date night, full of ideas for cheeses, meats, fruits, sweets and more. These individual charcuterie boards are perfect for entertaining. Especially during these strange times, sharing a large charcuterie board, with everyone reaching for their favourites doesn’t feel the safest. These boards are perfect for ensuring no one is accidentally sharing germs along with cheese. Perfect for a social distanced visit with friends, or any time. These are also the perfect idea for date night. A special treat for someone special. These boards are perfect for one person, or shared between a… Read More

Boho Fall Mantel Decor Ideas

Boho Fall Mantel Decor Ideas: boho styling for fall with dried grasses and flowers, brass candlesticks, house plants, and eclectic art. This year in my fall decor I’m adding some darker colours on the mantel. I love how it turned out and I’m excited to share my fall mantel decor ideas with you. I’m joining in with some of my favourite bloggers, so be sure to check out all the great fall mantel ideas at the end of this post. Colour Scheme I ordered this pretty pink floral pillow for my living room weeks ago, and it was really the… Read More

Summer Soiree

Summer Soiree Evening Tea Party: the perfect summer soiree evening with boho decor, fresh flower crowns, a tea party menu and tea cocktails. My oldest daughter turned 16 last week, and because of Covid and having to have a small family gathering we decided on a on backyard summer soiree evening tea party. It was pretty magical and I’m excited to share all the fun details with you. We wanted to have the party in our backyard under the pergola, and enjoy all the pretty lights when it started to get dark outside. Ribbons On The Pergola To decorate the… Read More

Book Themed Party

Book Themed Party: book page wreath, DIY mini book garland, book page table runner, and lots of fun vintage books and other pieces. This year for our traditional Back To School dinner I thought it would be fun to do a book themed party. This is perfect for back to school, but would also be great for any book themed party, book club meeting, book themed wedding decor. It was a lot of fun putting it all together with just a few fun DIY projects, and lots of fun vintage details. I started out shopping my house and came up… Read More

DIY Macrame Garland

DIY Macrame Garland: make this beautiful macrame bunting using only two easy macrame knots. Beginner project with full tutorial. This DIY macrame garland may look complicated but it actually only requires two simple knots and is really simple to put together. Today I’m joining with some of my favourite bloggers as part of the Seasonal Simplicity Fall Series. Check out all the links at the bottom of this post for lots more fall craft inspiraton. You can make this as long or short as you like. Each of my sections has 6 triangles, and I did 3 sections. You could… Read More

Slow Cooker Apple Butter

Slow Cooker Apple Butter: this easy recipe uses the slow cooker to make delicious apple butter that is smooth, rich and delicious. Fall is nearly here, and apples are in season. My husband and daughters love apple anything. So I knew they’d love homemade apple butter. Today I’m joining in in on the Seasonal Simplicity Fall Series with some of m y favourite bloggers. Be sure to check out all the links to their fabulous recipes at the end of this post. This is a slow cooker version, so it’s supper easy to make. Just chop up your apples and… Read More