Tales of the Traveling Tote, Serendipity

  Welcome to a very special Tales of the Traveling Tote!         Today we are celebrating our 5th anniversary of travels! Our founder, Patti@Pandora’s box emailed us last fall to say that she had been in touch with MacKenzie-Childs, and told them how much love we have for all things MacKenzie-Childs, and … Continue reading

Tales of the Traveling Tote #21, Fabulous Fall

  Happy December!  🎉 Welcome to the Tales of the Traveling Tote #21 My tote, “Miss Coquille” and I have had a fabulous fall           We kicked off September with a 3 generation family reunion at the beach house       I took Miss Coquille with me to visit CCOG … Continue reading

Fearless Friday, Fanciful Pumpkins

  Have you seen the new fall MacKenzie-Childs pumpkins? Aren’t they fun??         Let’s make some of our own!         Step 1: Plan! I made a couple of photo reference pages to refer to while painting For the orange pumpkin I decided on white hydrangeas and pink roses This … Continue reading

Tales of The Traveling Tote #20, Come September

  Welcome to another adventure of the Traveling Totes Before we get started please keep in mind all those in Florida and the Southeast that are being impacted by Hurricane Dorian…my family is sending many prayers as we appear to be out of harm’s way this time, but have been in the path far too … Continue reading

Tales of The Traveling Tote, #19, June

  Welcome June and Tales of the Traveling Tote #19!     The Traveling Tote Group is composed of 11 Mad for MacKenzie-Childs gals who all have the same tote.  Every season we post adventures we’ve had with our totes to share a little part of our worlds and give readers a chance to win … Continue reading

Tablescapes, MacKenzie-Childs Fall Farm Kitchen

There is a fall hop this week hosted by Follow the Yellow Brick Home, Creative Fall Decorating with Baskets I saw so many cute baskets, I just had to join the fun…my first instinct was to go shopping, but then I thought, maybe I should look around and shop my house first…   On the … Continue reading

Fearless Friday, MacKenzie-Childs inspired Fall Crafts

This has been a stressful week in the South, and I am happy to report that our little piece of Gulf Coast paradise was spared this time, but my heart aches for everyone suffering from the incredible devastation from Hurricane Michael…many many prayers for my eastern neighbors, Georgia and the Carolinas and now Virginia! Unbelievable … Continue reading

Tales of the Traveling Totes, Spring Outings

{Fearless Friday posted early this week, you can see it here} Welcome to the June Tales of the Traveling Totes! It’s time to share what our totes have been up to this Spring   We have a wonderful giveaway for you from MacKenzie-Childs, details at the end of this post! I must admit that Miss … Continue reading

Tales of the Traveling Totes, Hello Spring

Welcome to the latest Tales of the Traveling Tote!     Miss Coquille and I were in “the city” for the month of December, doing all the fun Christmas things         But when we got an unexpected 6 inches of snow, Miss Coquille was not happy about it…         … Continue reading

Tablescapes, Spring Fling!

  Are you dreaming of Spring?       This past week has been so dreary, cloudy and rainy…         I had to create some sunshine!         Budding forsythia is a sure sign of Spring         It won’t be long until the birds start to sing … Continue reading