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How to Create a Winter White Harvest Tablescape

October 25, 2019 by Laura Tucker Leave a Comment

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and The Coca-Cola Company. All opinions are mine alone. #CocaColaHolidaySpice #CollectiveBias

As we’re winding up the final months of 2019, I can’t help but think about how we’re in the home stretch of wrapping up an entire decade. So much personal growth has happened in the last 10 years, including marrying my soulmate, starting a family and building our home. As I’m making preparations to celebrate the upcoming holidays, I’ve been feeling pretty sentimental about all of the good memories that I’ll be sharing with my family when they gather around my table for Thanksgiving this year.

How to Create a Winter White Harvest Tablescape #CocaColaHolidaySpice…

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Filed Under: DIY Projects, Farmhouse Finds, My Favorite Things Tagged With: deer antler tablescape, white fall tablescape, white table setting, white tablescapes, Winter White Harvest Tablescape

Free 1st Day of School Hang Tag Printable

August 3, 2019 by Laura Tucker Leave a Comment

These free 1st day of school hang tag printables are perfect for teacher, faculty, and class gifts on the first day of class!

We’re just THREE days away from school starting for our oldest daughter, and even though we’re sad to see summer come to an end, we’re thrilled that she is going to be introduced to a classroom setting and make lots of new friends! We’ve had a blast picking out new school clothes, purchasing school supplies for the very first time and now picking out  gifts for her to give to her teachers.

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Father’s Day Gift Basket for Fishermen

May 29, 2019 by Laura Tucker Leave a Comment

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #JackLinksDad #CollectiveBias

One of my favorite perks of living in the southern portion of Alabama is that the beautiful sandy white beaches aren’t far away at all. We’ve gotten quite spoiled by the ability to make day trips down to the Gulf, and my husband’s family loves to spend any free weekend they get fishing off of the state park pier. My husband and I used to fish together frequently before we had children, but now our time spent at the beach involves much more splashing in the waves than casting a reel. Fishing is still one of my husband’s favorite pastimes, so we made sure during our vacation this past weekend that he was able to take the time to cast his reel and enjoy his time in the outdoors.Father's Day Gift Basket for Fishermen #JackLinksDad #ad…

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Filed Under: DIY Projects, My Favorite Things Tagged With: cooler gift basket, Father's Day gift basket, Fishing Father's Day gift, Fishing gift basket, Fishing gift ideas, Jack Links gift ideas, Outdoorsman gift basket, Outdoorsman gift ideas, pier fishing gift ideas

DIY Game Day Place Mat + Homegating Tips & GIVEAWAY!

January 24, 2019 by Laura Tucker 1 Comment

This post has been sponsored by Farm Rich and Litehouse. All opinions expressed are 100% my own. I love sharing my favorite tips and tricks for hosting the ultimate game day party with my readers! Scroll down to learn about the Farm Rich giveaway going on now!

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We’re just days away from the ultimate game day showdown, and all the buzz centered around the Big Game has me SO excited to get my head in the game and host the ultimate game day celebration as we watch two amazing teams gear up to bring home a championship title! Game days have always been a big deal for us. We all huddle together as family and friends to watch our favorite teams play, and while the spirit of the game is what brings us together, the game day snacks are what keep us smiling for all 4 quarters!
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Filed Under: DIY Projects, My Favorite Things Tagged With: DIY football place mat, DIY game day, game day, game day hosting tips, game day snacks, homegating, homegating tips

Simple Friendsgiving Entertaining + DIY Burlap Utensil Holder

November 12, 2018 by Laura Tucker Leave a Comment

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and The Coca-Cola Company. All opinions are mine alone. #GiftACoke #CollectiveBias

I remember the very first time I was introduced to the idea of “Friendsgiving.” During my senior year of college, a sorority sister of mine invited me to a Friendsgiving dinner she was hosting at her house. Without even being entirely sure of what it was, I told her to count me in! When I asked what all a Friendsgiving dinner entailed, she quickly explained that it was a time of fellowship with friends to celebrate the Thanksgiving season before we all parted ways during the break to head back home to visit with our families. Since then, I’ve seen many of those same people that attended keep the tradition alive by hosting a gathering  in their homes filled with good food, good fiends and good times!

Simple Friendsgiving Entertaining + DIY Utensil Holder…

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Filed Under: DIY Projects, Farmhouse Finds, My Favorite Things Tagged With: Burlap utensil holder, Coca-Cola recipes, Cranberry Coke-tail, DIY burlap utensil holder, DIY utensil holder, Farmhouse Decor, Farmhouse Thanksgiving table, Friendsgiving, no sew utensil holder, Thanksgiving entertaining, Thanksgiving tablescape

To Mars and Beyond VBS Snack Ideas

June 14, 2018 by Laura Tucker Leave a Comment

Affiliate links are included throughout this post at absolutely no cost to you.

VBS 2018 has officially kicked off with the start of this new month! You may have seen my posts about Game On, Shipwrecked and Splash Canyon (3 popular VBS themes for this year) floating around the world wide web – and it’s because I absolutely LOVE Vacation Bible School and all that it entails!

It may (or may not) come to a surprise to you that even though VBS hasn’t even started at my own home church just yet, I’m already looking ahead to VBS 2019 to see what all the buzz is about! On June 1st, Cokesbury announced the brand new theme set to take off for 2019, and we’re all in for a treat that’s totally out of this world!

To Mars and Beyond Snack Ideas…

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Filed Under: DIY Projects, VBS Resources Tagged With: Cokesbury VBS, Cokesbusy VBS 2019, Galaxy snack ideas, Outer space food, Outer space party, Outer space party food, Outer Space party ideas, To Mars and Beyond VBS, VBS 2019

Our Farmhouse Office Reveal

June 12, 2018 by Laura Tucker 5 Comments

I received product from Kenroy Home in exchange for my honest review. All opinions expressed within this post are 100% my own.

Since completing our brand new home roughly 7 months ago, I’ve had numerous people reach out asking to see “reveals” of the different rooms in our home. I’ve always loved to decorate, and for years I’ve had big dreams about what the decor in my home would look like one day. I have Pinterest boards galore that highlight my love for farmhouse inspired decor, and some of the most popular posts here on Southern Made Simple are farmhouse decor related! However, since moving in I’ve discovered that decorating a home is a rather time consuming (and expensive) process – and since finding out that I was pregnant just a few days after moving in, that process has sort of been put on the back burner. That is, until today!

Our Farmhouse Office Reveal…

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Filed Under: Farmhouse Finds, Home Building, My Favorite Things Tagged With: Farmhouse chandelier, Farmhouse Decor, Farmhouse light fixture, Farmhouse lighting, Kenroy Home Light Fixture, Shiplap, Shiplap office, Small office decor, White farmhouse light

Roar! VBS Craft Ideas

June 10, 2018 by Laura Tucker 3 Comments

Affiliate links are included throughout this post, meaning purchases made by clicking through the links may result in a very small commission earned on my end at absolutely no cost to you.

Have you heard the good news? Group VBS (the masterminds behind 2018’s Shipwrecked theme) just recently revealed their VBS theme for 2019, and it’s going to be a roaring good time!

Roar! VBS Craft Ideas…

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Filed Under: DIY Projects, VBS Resources Tagged With: African Safari Craft ideas, African Safari VBS, Group VBS 2019, Roar Safari VBS, Roar! VBS, Roar! VBS Craft ideas, VBS 2019

Roar! VBS Snack Ideas

June 5, 2018 by Laura Tucker 2 Comments

Affiliate links are included throughout this post, meaning purchases made by clicking through the links may result in a very small commission earned on my end at absolutely no cost to you.

Many of us across the country are just now finishing up VBS 2018 at our local churches, but Group VBS (the masterminds behind 2018’s Shipwrecked theme) just announced their theme for next summer, and it has us all ready to make some serious noise!

Roar! VBS Decor Ideas…

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Filed Under: DIY Projects, VBS Resources Tagged With: Group VBS 2019, Jungle party snacks, Jungle VBS, Roar VBS ideas, Roar VBS snack ideas, Roar! VBS, Safari snacks, Safari VBS

To Mars and Beyond Craft Ideas

June 5, 2018 by Laura Tucker Leave a Comment

Affiliate links may be included throughout this post at absolutely no cost to you. I love sharing VBS projects with my readers and helping you make your VBS a success!

VBS 2018 has officially kicked off with the start of this new month! You may have seen my posts about Game On, Shipwrecked and Splash Canyon (3 popular VBS themes for this year) floating around the world wide web – and it’s because I absolutely LOVE Vacation Bible School and all that it entails!

It may (or may not) come to a surprise to you that even though VBS hasn’t even started at my own home church just yet, I’m already looking ahead to VBS 2019 to see what all the buzz is about! On June 1st, Cokesbury announced the brand new theme set to take off for 2019, and we’re all in for a treat that’s totally out of this world!

To Mars and Beyond Craft Ideas…

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Filed Under: DIY Projects, VBS Resources Tagged With: Cokesbury VBS, Cokesbury VBS 2019, Outer space crafts, To Mars and Beyond, To Mars and Beyond Craft Ideas, To Mars and Beyond VBS

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