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Fall Home Tour of Our Blue Cottage

November 1, 2024 by Dagmar Bleasdale 9 Comments

I have been busy decorating our Blue Cottage for fall, and photographing it all for my Fall Home Tour.

If you’ve ever created a home tour, you know it’s a lot of work — the planning, the sourcing, the styling, the photographing, the photo editing, the writing — but I enjoy all of it.

Decorating my home and sharing it with you all is one of my favorite things I get to do through my blog.

This is what our cottage looks like now if you were to come visit, before it gets buried in fall leaves at the end of fall. [Read more…]

Roasted Pumpkin Seeds Recipe With Honey

October 15, 2024 by Dagmar Bleasdale 8 Comments

Are you ready to carve your pumpkin this year? Well, don’t waste the pumpkin seeds and make yummy roasted pumpkin seeds! It’s so easy.

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Book Pages Pumpkin Painting & Neutral Fall Decor

September 5, 2024 by Dagmar Bleasdale

Look at this pretty book pages pumpkin painting that’s the focus of my fall decor!

This year I decided that I wanted to stay away from orange pumpkins for my fall decor and keep everything in neutral colors. I absolutely love the result.

Book Pages Pumpkin Painting

I grabbed a lot of decorating items from my house that are white, off-white, and brown, and shopped for a few new items. I love the result.

As you can see, I added a table runner to the top of the mantel.

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Simple Fall Decor Idea: Decorate Lanterns With Pumpkins

August 10, 2024 by Dagmar Bleasdale

Are you looking for ideas for super easy fall decorations? Then look no further for this DIY idea that doesn’t cost a lot — fill lanterns with pumpkins, leaves, and acorns. It’s a great way to update them for the season.

You can find many more DIY decor ideas at the end of the post.

Simple Fall Decorations: Fill Lanterns With Pumpkins

I’m starting to decorate our porch for fall.

It’s definitely my favorite time of year here in Westchester, NY!

The fall foliage is just stunning, and the temperatures are perfect.

I already showed you the easy fall wreath I made for my front door. I took a spring wreath and updated it to make it work for fall.

Today I wanted to share an idea for simple fall decorations for outside or inside: fill lanterns with pumpkins and pine cones and similar small fall items.

I like to work with what I already have, to spend as little as possible, and I love finding treasures in thrift stores. I bought these two lanterns at Goodwill a while ago. [Read more…]

7 Easy Ways to Decorate With Mason Jars

August 5, 2024 by Dagmar Bleasdale 2 Comments

Mason jars come in handy for so many purposes! Here are my favorite mason jars decor ideas for your home.

Easy Mason Jars Decor

I have a love affair with mason jars — vintage ones and new ones. Can’t get enough of them.

Mason jars were invented and patented in 1858, and have been used for canning and storing things for 160 year, but we obviously use them for decor just as much nowadays.

Here are 7 easy ways I use to decorate with mason jars in our home, the Blue Cottage.

They come in handy for so many uses: decor and storage and organization.

Mason Jar Twine Dispenser

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This is a cute way to display and store twine or ribbons: in mason jars.

You can use any size or color of mason jar to make this dispenser. Simply place the yarn into the jar, replace the lid with a piece of thin fabric or burlap, cut a little hole in the center, and stick the yarn through it before you screw on the lid ring. [Read more…]

Book Pages Pumpkin Painting

Simple Fall Decorations: Fill Lanterns With Pumpkins

Easy Mason Jars Decor

Create a beautiful home on a budget!

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