Brown Sugar Toast
writings from Christa Threlfall
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Top 10 Recipes of 2012
Hello there! Happy New Year’s Eve to you! Today, I’m sharing 10 of the top recipes shared here on Brown Sugar Toast this past year. Can you say YUM? Get ready to…because I sure did while looking at these pics! In case you missed any – here’s a quick recap of 10 of the most…
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Friday Faves {from Christmas!}
Well, hey there! I trust you all had a special Christmas and were able to spend extra time with friends & family. Today, for Friday faves, I’m sharing my fave parts of Christmas… We began Christmas Eve with a beautiful service at our church…this is definitely the highlight of Christmas Eve for me. We have…
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Merry Christmas Eve!
From my family to yours… Merry Christmas to you! Enjoy the extra time with friends & family! I’ll be back on Friday….
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Friday Faves
It’s Friday! And you know what that means: Time for another edition of Friday Faves! Here are 5 of my favorites from this week: 1. This sequin pillow from Jones Design Company: And you know Emily made this herself…sewing all those tiny sequins on? Nope! She totally got that sequin fabric from one of Old…
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Giving {thanks}
Have you ever come across this verse & been stumped? “giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.” {Ephesians 5:20} Oh, it’s easy to pull out that verse during happy times – a new baby, a wedding day, perhaps a financial blessing. But what about during trials – big…
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Homemade Christmas Party Ideas
Happy 1 week from Christmas Eve! I have 2 things for you today. First up – some of my fave beautiful contributions from last Friday’s linky party! Berry-Orange Coffee Cake via On Sutton Place. This looks so delish! Love this chalkboard art via Calculating Blessings: The Pajama Chef shared a recipe for super tasty looking…
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Handmade Christmas Linky PARTAY!!!
Today marks the end of our Homemade Christmas series. {sniff, sniff} Here’s a peek at some of the projects we shared during this series: There were several more gorgeous tutorials, but I’ll let you click around to find them. In case you missed any of them, here they are again: Pine Cone Cluster…
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Candy Cane Wreath
This is my last time sharing for the Handmade Christmas series we’ve been having the past 2 weeks. I have loved it; how about you? Today, I’m sharing a pinterest find I pinned last year and just decided to make this year. The great thing about this wreath is this: if it doesn’t turn out, you can…
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Let it Snow! {faux snowflakes}
Since it’s not anywhere close to *cold* here in North Carolina, I decided to take matters into my own hands. It all started with these foam snowflakes I found at the Dollar Tree. I got them 2 years ago, so I can’t remember exactly how many were in each pack. I think it was like…
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Friday Faves
Happy Friday to you! This morning, the kids & I are heading to a cookie exchange. I’m prepared to eat sweets and suffer for it with Jillian tomorrow morning. {that’s why I keep posting my Jillian updates on facebook – you are my accountability!} This week, I was visiting Traci over at Beneath My Heart…
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Hot Cocoa {gift in a jar}
Hope you have been enjoying the Handmade Christmas series! I am l.o.v.i.n.g. it!! Did you see Christina’s wreath yesterday? Seriously – it looks like it came straight from Ballard. But it only cost her a few bucks to make! Gotta love home decor like that, right? In my ideal world, December is cold. I don’t…
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I’m Not Engaged {but I’m still in love}
5+ years ago, Jonathan asked me to marry him. I said “yes, please!” {or something like that} and the happy occasion took place several months later. Between that time, my family had some pictures taken. Jonathan was there and so we got some “couple shots” done at the same time. I found one of our…
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