White Gables Blog

People often comment that the Goodwill stores in their towns don’t have fashionable clothing like mine. Well, I talk to people all the time who have gone to the same Goodwill where I shop and they tell me the same thing! They can’t ever find anything! So, here are some things that I’ve learned along the […]

I get asked a lot of questions about how I make my signs, so I thought I would re-publish this tutorial that I had posted a few months ago. If you want to make a sign for yourself, I hope this helps! Happy Monday! Here is a tuturial on how I make my wood signs […]

A friend of mine asked if I could make this sign for her, and I really like how it turned out. So I decided to put it in my Etsy shop. I handpainted the lettering onto a wood plaque. If you’re interested, head over to my shop to order one for yourself!  And here […]

Well, kids, it’s that time again. Time to bite the bullet, get over my anxiety, and show you dorky pictures of my dorky self! HA! Here’s my weekly edition of “What I Wore Wednesday”, linking up to the Pleated Poppy… Thursday: White top: Forever 21 Skirt: made by me Sandals: Old Navy Belt: Goodwill Flower […]

And the winner of a $30 gift certificate for the O Jolie Etsy shop is…. taxgirljanet who said, “I like the family tree and the beach family designs. So fun!” Congrats Janet! Don’t forget to visit the O Jolie Etsy shop for some amazing personalized jewelry!

Recently a friend asked me what I’m going to do when I’m finished decorating my house. Finished decorating??? There is no such thing in my house. Much to my husband’s dismay. I’m constantly changing things, moving furniture around, painting floors, making pillows, getting another hairbrained idea…I think I may have an addiction. I was just […]

We live a house that’s about 90 years old, which means that closet space is very, very small or non-existant. So, I’m forced to either not have many clothes (so not gonna happen!) or get creative with clothing storage. Violet’s nursery is one of the rooms that doesn’t have a closet. Here’s how I decided […]

It’s time for another edition of What I Wore Wednesday, linking up to the Pleated Poppy. Hopefully I will inspire you to check out your local thrift store and save some major moolah!  Thursday: Purple tank: Target Skirt: Goodwill (H&M) Sandals: Old Navy Friday: Dress: Goodwill (Gap) – my go-to dress for the summer Sandals: […]

It’s GIVEAWAY TIME again!! I’m super excited to tell you about Erin Smeltz who has an amazing Etsy shop called O Jolie. Erin makes unique hand stamped, personalized jewelry. And her prices are so affordable! Here are some of her jewelry pieces…  Don’t you just LOVE them?! They would make a perfect gift! So, here’s the […]

Eating is serious business for this kid. “Go big or go home” is his motto. When it comes to food, anyway. It doesn’t matter how sticky it is, or messy, or dirty. If it’s food, he’ll eat it. Well, he might not eat it if it’s a vegetable. Or anything resembling a vegetable. But s’mores […]

We had such a great time over the weekend at my parents’ beach house! It was a great way to celebrate my birthday, which was on Memorial Day (32 years old – oy, that sounds old). My parents’ house is in a fishing community close to Rehobeth Beach, Delaware and the views of the bay […]

We are spending the long weekend at the beach with my parents and my brothers and their families. Did I mention we are loving every minute? Jack immediately got busy getting as dirty as a two-year-old boy can possibly get. I think his daddy had as much fun as he did. Oh, how I love that […]