Before decorating this year, I took a different approach: I let my Christmas décor choose its own fate. If it came out of a box and into a room, it stayed. If not, it was donated. No guilt, no “maybe someday,” no storing things for yet another year that I didn't like enough to use this year. And you know what? My house feels more festive than ever. Join me for a tour of each room and see the decorations that earned their place, and the ones that didn't make the cut!

Good morning! I’m popping in at the beginning of the week to share a quick little project that you can make in a jif—hopefully with items you already have tucked away at home. Sometimes the most charming crafts come from a bit of rummaging and a spark of inspiration, and this one is as simple and satisfying as they come. I couldn’t resist passing it along while the idea was still fresh!

Please welcome Heimathafan to my sweater wardrobe! This was knit as part of Isabell Kraemer's annual TYP KAL which I'm pretty sure stands for "take your pick knit along" in which hundreds of knitters (thousands maybe) throughout the world knit their choice of Isabell's patterns. It's a chatty, friendly group and the meeting place is on Ravelry. I am one of the quiet ones but I do enjoy reading everyone's comments. I choose a pattern I had in my queue since it was released in November 2024, and paired it with yarn I purchased last year when I was visiting Sisters, Oregon. I love it!