NewlyWoodwards

an unconventional home

Walkin’ in Memphis

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Memphis is really a fun town. We had a nice three days in Tennessee over the holiday. I figured I’d better document it. Here’s a mini-recap. We spent Thanksgiving Day at Ryan’s aunt and uncle. We ate ungodly amounts of food and the guys watched football. We also made gingerbread men and attempted a gingerbread […]

Simple and cheap DIY advent calendar

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Simple and cheap. Did I get your attention? I had these 12×12 boards from last Christmas. Remember what I did with them? Ryan cut out a bunch of them for me when I had a whim. (Love him.) I used them for gifts last year. But, I didn’t use them all. Fast forward to this year. […]

Neiman Marcus cookies

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I recently tried a new cookie recipe, because I’m not much of a baker. This was actually one of the harder challenges for me, because I cook more than bake (and I don’t do either extravagantly). My problem with baking is that nothing I make turns out very pretty. And, part of me never wants to […]

Gobble Gobble! (and a down-to-the-wire Thanksgiving centerpiece)

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Happy Thanksgiving! Ryan and I are enjoying time with our favorite Tennesseans. (Sorry if you live in Tennessee, you just cannot compete with our family.) That’s right folks. We officially crossed over to the South for a few days of fun in Memphis. Lola and Franco are chillin’ at the pet spa for the first time. […]

New Moon Premier Party Recap

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Raise your hand if you saw New Moon last weekend. **ME ME ME** We enjoyed it, and spending time with a big group of gals (and even one guy) was a lot of fun! Why don’t we do that more? Anyhoo… here’s a recap of the New Moon Premier Party and the different projects to prepare […]

Twilight-style table inspiration

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Since I was throwing a New Moon Premier Party on Friday, I decided to stick with this. I’m not hosting Thanksgiving and all of our fall decorations are already down in preparation for the party. Here’s what I came up with: Dinner… Twilight-style. I wanted the table to be dramatic. So, I started with a […]