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Easy stenciled holiday chalkboard art featuring "Merry and Bright" in white, beautifully adorned with antler and star illustrations.

Easy Stenciled Holiday Chalkboard Art

Eight homemade birdseed ornaments in various sizes, shaped like disks and attached to twine loops, are arranged on a white surface dusted with birdseed, reminiscent of a rustic wood slice ornament idea.

Wood Slice Ornament Idea with Glitter

A festive arrangement featuring a white deer head decoration, gift-wrapped presents, bell ornaments, and a table lamp with a beige shade, set in front of a wooden-framed mirror. Perfect for those seeking Creatively Christmas Home Decorating Ideas.

Creatively Christmas Home Decorating Ideas

A room with a small, creatively decorated Christmas tree, a large wooden cabinet, and a gray-covered table with a yellow chair. The window is adorned with blue curtains.

Creatively Christmas Book Launch Party

Five people standing together and smiling in front of lush indoor plants, possibly at a blogging conference; three women in the middle, one man on the left, one woman on the right. “JenniferRizzo.com” text at the bottom.

Happy Monday and Haven Conference 2014

A white wooden hutch showcases elegant white dishes and dried flowers, perfectly complementing the DIY metal table. A chandelier hangs above, casting a soft glow over the arrangement.

Meet Contributor Alice Wingerden

Decorative banner featuring a Greg Anderson quote: "Focus on the journey, not the destination. Joy is found not in finishing an activity, but in doing it." Embrace being brave with our creativity against a backdrop of an arched walkway.

Being Brave With Our Creativity

Building a creatively made business, A new e-course to help you grow your business.

Building a Creatively Made Business 2.0

Mirror shot 1

A Real Christmas House an Essay

Jennifer Rizzo's charlie brown tree-Alaskam Cedar

An Alaskan Cedar Merry Christmas!!!

Jennifer Rizzo's holiday tour of homes day 4

More holiday decorating! Holiday Housewalk Day 4…!!!

Rusty hinge's home holiday tour

Vintage Christmas Decorating Ideas

A Halloween-themed mantel with a mirror above it, decorated with a "Happy Halloween" banner, pumpkins, flowers, and a wreath with an owl.

Fabulously Creative Finds…More Fall Inspiration….

A group of five women are standing on a stage speaking to an audience at a conference. The stage is decorated with Home Depot signs and curtains. The audience, mostly women, face the stage, attentively listening. This Haven Conference Recap event appears to be held at a hotel.

Haven Conference Recap

A decorative silver bowl filled with green apples, pears, and scattered pink roses sits on a table next to a stack of books and a teacup. The background has a mirror and a pink flower vase. The image features the text "Celebrating everyday life with Jennifer Carroll" and "May/June 2013.

Celebrating Everyday Life Magazine

A white teacup with a tea bag label reading "sip" rests on a book. The background is a blurred outdoor scene with green foliage. Text across the image reads, "Is being published right for you?

Is being published right for you? What you need to know before being published in a magazine…

A vintage-style banner with ornate floral patterns and a butterfly, perfect for your new blog header. The text reads "Sanctuary Arts at Home - Inspired furniture, handmade projects, and creative living." The layout features elegant script and a soft, earthy color palette.

For the Love of a New Blog Header

A funnel cloud extends from a cloudy sky down towards the ground behind a beige house with a gray roof. In the foreground, part of a basketball hoop is visible on the left. The scene is set in a residential neighborhood with green vegetation.

Views from the Outer Banks

OBX dunes sand

When God Speaks in the Morning Fog of the Outer Banks North Carolina

A decorative yellow vintage-style frame with intricate borders showcases the words "Creatively Made Home Online E-course" and "Creating a home that reflects your heart in everyday living." Below the frame are five small portraits of different women lined up in a row.

Creatively Made Home Online E-Course

A wooden door with a light natural finish is set within a dark brown door frame. Next to the door, part of a wooden chair and decorative items on a cabinet, including a white vase and Artful Blogging Magazine beneath a green-patterned lampshade, are visible.

Chalkboard Doors and Artful Blogging Magazine

Oakleaf hydrangea blooming with white flowers

Have You Heard the Power of a Whisper?

The Romantic Prairie Cookbook: Field-fresh recipes and homespun settings" by Fifi O'Neill features a cover with a rustic barn, a white horse, and various dishes like soup, roast chicken, and pie. Photography by Mark Lohman. Dive into the charm of prairie cooking with this beautifully crafted book.

The Romantic Prairie Cookbook

Cottage core soft core living room

Refreshed After Holiday Living Room Tour

A sign on a white tablecloth reads "Party" in black letters. Two small flowers, one red and yellow and the other yellow and light pink, lend a beautiful touch near the sign. On the right, a black container holds silver plastic utensils, all set against a vintage-inspired backdrop with a large gray metal container.

Beautiful Vintage-Inspired Party at Jeanne’s

Cottage living room with sprinf vignettes

What’s your style?

A black beaded rosary-style necklace with a pendant featuring an oval locket and a clear crystal drop at the end. Found and made on Etsy in my shop, this elegant piece is displayed on a beige mannequin bust.

Welcome to Found and Made on Etsy

A garden with large, green squash plants and blooming yellow flowers growing next to a wooden wall.

Garden surprises…

Easy summer dinner meal with what's on hand

Summer dinner feast…

A child wearing a printed shirt peels an egg.

The Easter bunny’s coming to town….