White Gables Blog

Some of you had asked about the color of my hallway walls. It is La Fonda Wild West Green by Valspar. I adore this color! Not too dark, not too light, just perfect! Above is another book wreath I made following The Shabby Nest’s directions. And here is a mirror that I pulled out of […]

The other day during lunch Jack “passed gas” very loudly. {Insert: We do try to train our children to behave in the most polite way possible, but for some reason 11 month old little boys just don’t respond well to this training.} Avery responded, “Mommy, did Jack fart or was that a lion?”. In my […]

I am such a weirdo. No really, I am. And let me give you a couple of reasons, in case you are interested. I hate romantic comedies. I know, I’m a girl and a girly-girl at that and should LOVE them, but I just really do. not. They usually bore me to death. Of course, […]

Let the stable still astonish:Straw—dirt floor, dull eyes,Dusty flanks of donkeys, oxen;Crumbling, crooked walls;No bed to carry that pain,And then, the child,Rag-wrapped, laid to cryIn a trough.Who would have chosen this?Who would have said, “Yes,Let the God of all the heavensAnd earthBe born here, in this place?”Who but the same GodWho stands in the darker, […]

The Christmas decorations have been very understated around our house this year, but I still can’t resist putting a little sparkle around the house! I just lined the back of these small built-in bookcases with a wrapping paper that I really liked. I like that it adds a little bit of design instead of just […]

Or this post could be titled “How to glam up a junky, pink Goodwill cabinet for zero dollars and turn it into something functional for the kiddos”. But I figured that title was kinda long. We decided we needed a little mini space for Avery to hang her coats and keep her shoes/gloves/scarves, since we […]

I guess you could call me a busy-body. If I’m at home, I’m constantly doing something. And not just because I’m chasing my kids/picking up their kid-junk, but I suppose being busy just makes me happy! And keeps me from thinking too much about the junk that life throws our way sometimes. Anyway, this morning […]

I am selling some of my “book” wreaths (see previous post) at my sister’s coffee shop – New Holland Coffee Co. at 840 W. Main St. in New Holland, Pa, in case you are interested in getting your hands on one without going to the work of making it yourself! And while you are there, […]

Here’s a simple way to make a plain-jane, cheap-o t-shirt look a little more girly and fun. I saw this idea online somewhere while ago, but I don’t remember where. I bought two gray v-neck t-shirts from Forever 21 for $3.50 each. (Cheap, right?!) One of the t-shirts will be used to cut out circles […]

Jack’s hair was starting to look a little big shaggy around the edges, so I decided it was time to take the plunge. Time for the first hair cut! I was a little nervous about holding a sharp scissors so close to his head, but he did a great job of holding still and not […]

*For my amazing little family who makes me laugh every day! *For my husband who is teaching me the meaning of trusting whole-heartedly and totally on my Savior, Jesus Christ. *For our families who are so supportive and will drop everything to help us when we need them. *And for friends who are true friends. […]

I tried my hand at a project I found on Lindsay’s blog. When I saw her unique wreath, I fell in love! What a cool idea, right?! It costs next to nothing, and I made the entire wreath one afternoon while watching an oldie but goodie – “Little Women”. The wreath is made from pages […]