White Gables Blog

It’s officially Christmastime in our house! The mantle is always so fun to decorate. I created a sign to hang over it and mostly used lots of greens and things I already had. Here are some more photos of the house…   The theme of my life right now is SIMPLE and EASY. So I […]

I’ve seen these ideas a lot on Pinterest, and finally took the time to make it happen. There is a really easy and very inexpensive way to hang large photos in your home. Here is how I did it. I ordered 24″ x 36″ engineering prints through staples.com and picked them up at my local […]

It’s been a while since I’ve linked up to “What I Wore Wednesday”. Here are a couple of outfits from the past week… Dress: Ross Tights: Target (love purple right now!) Shoes: borrowed from the sister Dress: Goodwill (Target) Leggings: H&M Shoes: Ross Necklace: Walmart (who knew! they have some cute jewelry!)

We have a tradition in my family every Thanksgiving. During the weekend at some point the girls have a fun craft day, and this year we had it at my house. The studio was the perfect space for it. Some years we all do the same craft, but this year we each did our own […]

 1. cousin fun ~ violet & will    2. coffee shop goodness    3. my sweet cousin miriam 4. avery with her cousin nya    3. mom & dad at the table    4. violet drinking water in a fancy cup 1. my crazy brother matt    2. cousins nya & anna  my niece anna soaking […]

I’ve been feeling so…..blank lately. Just blank. Like I have nothing to say or offer. I put one foot in front of the other and just keep going. And every night I am so thankful for tomorrow. To start fresh. A new beginning.  I realize now more than ever that I’m not in control of […]

I’m not really sure how to write this post. Last Wednesday we lost such a special person in our family. My husband’s sweet mom passed away. Two years ago we got the news that she had stage four colon cancer, and she put up quite a fight in those two years, but it was time […]

This morning our local news station WGAL Channel 8 aired an interview that they did with me last week. You can watch it here. I could hardly stand to watch myself. It was like slowly being tortured. For real. I don’t know how TV news people do it. So if my voice sounds squeeky or […]

Linking up to The Pleated Poppy today for What I Wore Wednesday…I guess I was into yellow cardigans and dresses this week. Actually, layering cardigans over summer dresses is a great way to wear dresses into the fall and winter. Just add tights or leggings and you’re all set. Striped dress: Goodwill (Old Navy) Cardi: […]

I’ve added a few new things to the shop this morning. I painted a few of these seaside-inspired paintings using salvaged barn wood. Clicking on the photos will take you to my shop website. You can purchase the barn wood paintings in my shop here. You can purchase my canvas art in my Etsy shop […]

I mentioned a few weeks ago that I had been painting my kitchen, and I finally took the time to take some pictures of what it looks like now. Because everyone likes a good before/after picture, here is what the kitchen looked like when we moved in 7 years ago. Think lots and lots of […]

Hello new week! Hello Hurricane Sandy coming our way. We are as ready as we’ll ever be. Although if you happen to have a generator, we’ll take it if the power goes out for more than a day. Hello school being cancelled for a few days, and kidlets in their PJs all day long. LOVE […]