Tales of the Traveling Tote, Winter Days
Happy March! Time for Tales of the Traveling Tote, our quarterly stories of our recent adventures with our favorite MacKenzie-Childs tote bags This feels frivolous with what’s going on in the world but I have learned that it is important to retain a sense of normalcy in times of crisis and I pray that peace … Continue reading
Tales of the Traveling Tote December!
Happy December! It’s time for another Tale of the Traveling Tote! My traveling tote tribe and I all have the same large Courtly Check MacKenzie-Childs tote We share our tote travels and adventures quarterly and celebrate with a giveaway from MacKenzie-Childs Our totes all have names, and my tote, Miss Coquille {French for seashell} is … Continue reading
Tales of the Traveling Tote September
This has been a challenging week, watching the devastation from Hurricane Ida and praying we don’t have damage on the Alabama Gulf Coast- the storm was just a wind and rain event for both of my homes and we are grateful Thank you for your thoughts and prayers… It’s September 1, Time for another Tale … Continue reading
Tablescapes, Summer Whimsey
What says summer better than flowers, bright colors and polka dots! I couldn’t wait to set a summer fun table with my fancy tulip pot! It’s actually called a tulipiere I’ve been having a lot of fun placing it here and there Today it’s sitting atop a Courtly Check ruffled cake stand Doesn’t it look … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Copycat Fergal the Frog
As many of you know I have a passion for MacKenzie-Childs I love their basic black and white Courtly Check, the way they mix patterns, the color combinations and the sheer whimsey of their pieces Fergal the frog has tempted me on many occasions I have drawn him And today I’m going to show you … Continue reading
Tales of the Traveling Tote, Fall Frolics and Hurricane Headaches
Welcome to the December edition of Tales of the Traveling Tote! This MacKenzie-Childs loving tribe shares the adventures we’ve had with our Courtly Check totes every 3 months and we celebrate with a giveaway! It is hard to imagine a mere 3 months ago, Sept 1 2020, Miss Coquille, Hello Gorgeous and I were getting … Continue reading
Creations, Trick or Treaters
Are you ready for a little pre Halloween fun? Our monthly Creative Craft blog hop is full of Fall and Halloween crafts and ideas to share and inspire! Thank you Andrea of Design Morsels for hosting this great hop If you’re here from Debbee’s Buzz I know you’ve already had some Halloween fun! I know … Continue reading
Tales of the Traveling Tote, Summer Travels
Welcome to another Tale of the Traveling Tote! Everything has been a challenge these past months, Most of us did very little, if any, traveling… When things began to close down in mid March, Miss Coquille, Hello Gorgeous, and I headed south I never dreamed we would end up staying for almost 5 months in … Continue reading
Tales of the Traveling Tote, Staying Home
Happy June! I normally don’t post on Mondays, but this is a special occasion… Time for the June Tales of the Traveling Tote! Wow, has our world has changed since our March 1 post! I will always remember the beginning of the incredible changes to our lives by what I … Continue reading
Tales of the Traveling Tote, Welcome March
Welcome to Tales of the Traveling Tote March 2020! Miss Coquille, Hello Gorgeous, and I have been homebodies this winter It has been a rainy winter and the beach just wasn’t calling me… Alabama winters are crazy, rainy and cold one day and sunny and mild … Continue reading