FIVE FRIDAY FAVORITES

Happy Friday, Friends!  I don't know about you but we're excited to be kicking off the upcoming holiday week.  We are actually hosting at our house this year so we're working to get allllll the things ready.  I've pulled out some Christmas things but am stuck trying to figure out how much I want to do before Thanksgiving.  We have some birthdays this time of year too so we'll just be celebrating all kinds of things!  I think this week's Five Friday Favorites are lots of fun, let's get to them!  1) Ever since wandering into one of her stores when we went to London over 10 years ago, I've been a  Cath Kidston  fan!  Her designs are delightful, colorful, and whimsical and I was thrilled to come across some pieces lately at one of my favorite budget friendly stores.  I fell in love with the "Snow Day" pattern immediately and scooped up a set of sheets to use on my daughter's bed through the holiday season.  I even used the bag that the......

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I FOUND THE INSPIRATION I NEEDED FOR MY CHRISTMAS DECOR THIS YEAR!

A while back I was walking through Dillards and this set up stopped me in my tracks!  I knew immediately I had found the inspiration I needed for my Christmas decor this year.   As I analyzed, I realized that I have similar items to most of the parts and pieces, but I'm not sure I've ever put them together this way before.  Green + Pink + Chinoiserie Blue and White + Tartan Plaid... the plaid in the mix along with the pink and red is what felt different to me! I think the key is that it's a lighter, white background plaid and the red, green, and blue in it pulls together the red and pink, blue and white, and green in all of the other decorations. Love all of the dish mixes but these lanterns!!!  I have some pagoda lanterns and as I've mentioned in the past, they are always hard to find at an affordable price to source for you, if I can find them at all!  But Dillards has several colored ones and a gold one available right now!  I picked up a few of ......

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OUR VISIT TO THE BILTMORE HOUSE AND ESTATE

Last month we did some traveling and went on a big road trip.  I shared the first part of our visit to Laurel, MS and Perdido Key, FL with you here if you missed it.  After leaving the beach, we wanted to visit a part of the country we haven't really spent time in before and headed to the Blue Ridge Mountains in North Carolina.  This trip was a last minute pivot from previous plans, so we were winging it, making plans as we went. When friends heard we were headed to the area they graciously offered us some of their passes to tour The Biltmore House and Estate.  We jumped at the chance and are so grateful for their generosity!  A few facts consolidated from our visit and Google - Located in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Asheville, NC, the Biltmore is the largest privately owned home in the United States.  It was built by George Washington Vanderbilt from 1889-1897, and he married Edith Stuyvesant Vanderbilt in 1898. Their only child, Cornelia, was born......

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