Christmas on The Hill

I feel like I need to explain the title of this post. You may now know that our house sits on a ridge with a bunch of other homes. When we first moved in, the neighbors told us, Welcome to The Hill. So that I how we affectionately refer to the location of our home.

Anyways, we've just been hanging around the house the few days - wrapping gifts, drinking wine with neighbors, enjoying fires,

and just admiring our Christmas tree.

I promise I'll take some pictures of the house, once I get the basement decorated this week for our party on Sunday.

Tuscarora Bazaar - Saturday November 13

If you're in the Leesburg, Virginia area on Saturday, stop by the Tuscarora Bazaar.  

Pink Poppy Creations will be there with lots of new products that have not been listed in the shop yet. 

Come get some early Christmas shopping done! 

Halloween

Happy Halloween everyone!

We unfortunately didn't get any trick-or-treaters but at least I did carve a pumpkin to get us into the festive spirit.

I also baked some really good pumpkin cupcakes with cream cheese frosting for work.

Recipe found here.

We finished off the day with pumpkin scones and chai tea. So yummy!

Makeup Brush Rolls

Check out the new listings at Pink Poppy Creations.


Makeup Brush Rolls

Have a great weekend everyone!

Shed Building

I'm getting my very own craft room! It's been in the works for a while but it's finally happening. We had only one storage room in the house and no garage, so our spare 4th bedroom has been our temporary storage room. In order to gain that space back, we have talked about building a shed since we've moved in and last weekend we made it happen. 

We started with a cleared spot in the woods, since it was the flattest area in the backyard. 

Mike had the lumber delivered and we were ready to go. 

Before Wes was able to come and help Mike and I got the base built. 

Wes and Mike got the floor laid and we were ready for walls! 

Day 2 started with a change of crew and a lumber run. Andrew came over to help finish.

They started by putting up the roof joists,

but we quickly discovered that we should have charged the batteries for all the hand tools the night before so we had to switch gears and finish the walls. 

After a quick lunch break, the batteries were charged and we ready to finish the roof!

We were racing the rain the entire 2nd day and Michael was hoping to get the shed water tight, so the boys started the doors.

Yay one door is up and it works! 

Here is where Libby sat most of the afternoon watching all the action.

This is what the shed looked like for a week.

Michael went back the yesterday and finished the doors and added a ramp. So here is how it looks finished. 

We had a lot of heavy rain this past week and the shed stayed water tight. Today we moved all of outside gardening things in and everything out of our spare room in the basement. 

Next up on the to do list, create my craft room! :) 

So Thankful for Fall

So even though the job that pays all the bills (aka my day time job) has sent me to the heat of Texas and Oklahoma for the past two weeks, I am so thankful fall is finally here!

In honor of my favorite season, here are a few things I'm loving right now!


Pumpkin Spice Lattes at Starbucks,

Cute fall wreaths on Etsy,


Red Marionette

Candy Corn,

Smokey Mountain Scents



Pumpkins,

Point of View

Fall Decorating

Pottery Barn

What are some of your favorite fall things?

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