SHOPPING :: IKEA FINDS [Christmas]

Why hello everyone! Hope you are having a great week and are preparing for the beginning of the crazy holiday season! Have y'all started decorating yet? I am behind, as I usually have started by now because my Christmas starts at Thanksgiving every year with family that come in from out of town but I have been so busy with work, it hasn't happened yet. Hopefully when you read this I am singing Christmas tunes and decking the halls! lol

So welcome to the latest addition of 'IKEA shopping finds', which is what I share that caught my eye, on my latest trip to IKEA!!! As you know, all this year I have shared about an every other month schedule and this is an extra as I wanted to share the Christmas finds I gathered a few weeks ago when I was there! Hopefully you can get these at your local IKEA if you like them.
 
If you are curious what I found on my trips this year, feel free to check out my finds here, when I went in January, in May, in July and in September + the extra event in October.

Once we get past the holidays I will have some fun projects from around my home to share with you using some of the products I have picked up on my trips to IKEA. I have a dining room reveal, my tween daughter's room reveal, a craft room makeover plus a few smaller projects that may sneak in before them, we'll see! ;) I DO know that I am sharing a living room gallery wall with you all within the next week here! Until then, enjoy my latest IKEA finds!


 

This room was gorgeous! It was right when I walked in and I am loving all of the pastel colors for Christmas and that couch! I love pink so ya know! ;)

I think what I love about this is the clean look. It's sleek, modern and pairs well with the copper decor accents in the back.

Now I'm just gonna throw this out there, but I DID notice an awful lot of decor in scarlet and grey! ;) Just saying! Go BUCKS! Love all of the paper decor plus it would be great to stock up for other holidays or perhaps an OSU tailgating party! lol Just sayin'

They had the cutest Christmas ornaments and these little birdhouses were my favorite!

Look Santa is a BUCKS fan! Ok, okaaaaaay I WILL stop now! haha But seriously isn't this decor adorable? And that reindeer is so quirky!

This hanging wreath would be a great addition if you had the perfect spot!

They had lots of garland, flowers and other little decor around the store that was so festive. AND I may have bough quite a bit of their garland as it was super spot, bendable and the price was great!

Copper accents and metallics are having a BIG moment, so if you are loving the copper, you will love some of these decor items!

It wouldn't be the holidays without an IKEA luminated star!

Lots of decorated trees around the store to get ideas plus they have trees for sale if you are in the market!

I hope you will stay tuned to see what I do with some of my IKEA finds. In the meantime, here are a few of the posts I have done using products from IKEA:
- Creating a Mudroom
- Sneak Peek - Girls Bedroom Makeover
- How to Create a Gallery Wall
- Decorating with Vinyl
- Living Room Gallery Wall


Have you visited an IKEA lately? What is one of your fave products that you have gotten from there? Let me know below as I would love to hear . . .

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FREEBIE :: Americana Subway Art

Hey y'all!

Can you believe that it is the middle of May already & Memorial Day is about a week away? Crazy huh?

Well in case you are new here, or possibly missed it, I wanted to share this MEMORIAL DAY Subway Art with you. It is the perfect subway art to show your patriotism whether it be for Memorial Day, a military homecoming, summer backyard BBQ or 4th of July! It's so versatile! I so hope you will enjoy it!

Just print it out, from the link below and display your favorite way. Perhaps enjoy it in a frame on a wall or shrink it down to put in a smaller frame on a table display. Or maybe even use a clipboard like I did here to display in your home . . . so many options, so I hope you come up with something fun! ;)

This print is sized for an 8 x 10 frame but could easily be enlarged to fit an 11 x 14 or whatever size you needed. Print it out at home or take it to a printer for a larger size.

Just download your FREE Memorial Subway Art & ENJOY! 

**FREE printables are for personal use ONLY and may not be sold or claimed to be your design. By printing any freebies, you are agreeing to these terms. 

Thanks so much & enjoy the SUBWAY ART!

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{FUN PARTY FOOD} Ideas for the 4th of July

I am sharing a few FUN FOOD ideas to incorporate into your 4th of July festivities this weekend

How about this yummy dessert? Fruit Trifle Dessert

I just used a {big} tub of cool whip, 1 angel food cake, strawberries & blueberries.

I broke up the pieces of angel food cake, dropped them in the trifle bowl then repeated layers of angel food cake, whip cream, strawberries, cake, whip cream, blueberries . . . until I got to the top. Spread another layer of cool whip (to create my 'blank' canvas) made a "star" shape out of the strawberries & then filled in with the blueberries. Simple + delish!

Next up brownie bites! YUM!

Super simple. Go to your local grocery store, buy them & then just jazz them up by putting them in cute cup holders (I think I found these at JoAnns) & decorate them with little mini flags, etc.

If you have some time to 'bake' something yourself, how about rolling out some sugar cookie dough, grabbing a star shaped cookie cutter & making some patriotic star shaped cookies

AND last but not least - my FAVORITE! This is an idea that has been done time & time again - I think it calls for baking the cupcakes IN the cones. Well I decided to try it withOUT baking in the cones. I just ran to the store, picked up some already made cupcakes, a box of cake cones (jumbo size for these), & took them home. Take the cupcake wrapper off the cupcake & pushed them down into the cones. No worries if you mess up the icing - either fix it the best you can or re-ice them. Either way - they are so CUTE, no one will care if they aren't perfect! Oh - btw - I also added some patriotic sprinkles to them to "hide" my fingerprints! heehee

Enjoy your weekend everyone & have a FABULOUS 4th of July!

 
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