It's no secret that I love decorating our front porch- even if I am not the one who gets to see it! I am not lying when I say that I had a woman come knock on my door during the Halloween season to tell me that she just loved my porch decor and it made my day! So, I do it for those who walk by- and for all those people delivering the mail, packages, etc. It brings me joy to make my porch festive for the season!

I have always been someone who decorates every inch of our house for Christmas (yes... even the bathrooms!). I just love to walk into any room and feel that holiday spirit! Decorating my kitchen for Christmas was the most fun this year since painting our cabinets white (see full tutorial here)! One of the things I knew I wanted to do this year was add some fun wreaths on our cabinet doors!

I know it's early but I just couldn't resist sharing a few budget friendly Christmas decor finds! I must admit that I am in the category of 'those who decorate for Christmas before Thanksgiving' and... well... I'm not ashamed! I've actually considered starting a tradition of decorating the Christmas Tree while we hand out candy on Halloween! Jury's still out on that one...

Everything new is old again! Maybe that's not how the original saying goes but it fits with today's DIY project! When I saw these rustic holiday buckets pop up all over Instagram I instantly fell in love and wanted them to add to this year's porch to tie in with my rustic theme (full reveal coming soon). Then I saw the $80 price tag and my jaw literally dropped. In years past, I may have closed my eyes and hit order and then tell the delivery person to hide the package from my husband, but this year spending over $100 on rustic buckets just wasn't in the SAHM budget. So, I set out to DIY these!

How many of you have ever watched an episode of Semi-Homemade Cooking with Sandra Lee? Well this is kind of like that except with DIY projects! Haha! This was such a fun, easy DIY project to use anywhere in your home!

'Christmas Tiiime is here.... happiness and cheer'. That's right, y'all... The Christmas season has officially begun in our house! It doesn't take long after Halloween ends for me to feel the itch to start decorating for Christmas. I know the world is divided into a) those who decorate early for Christmas and b) grinches. Haha, Just kidding! I know a lot of people prefer to wait until after Turkey Day to bust out their trees and twinkle lights and that is TOTALLY okay! But this girl likes the extra month to cherish the Christmas decor.

I am so excited for the Halloween season to begin! Halloween really feels like the beginning of the holiday season which is my absolute favorite time of the year! I love everything about fall from the pumpkin spice flavors to clear blue skies and rainbow colors of changing leaves. Maybe a little bit of me loves fall because once Halloween is over it's pretty much Christmas time in my books (this is a moment I will say #sorrynotsorry). Of course we still celebrate Thanksgiving... we just do it with Christmas decor up! No shame in my holiday decorating game.