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My Favorite Things

Stirring Up Holiday Sweetness with Chocolate Dipped Stirring Spoons & Mr. Coffee®

December 2, 2019 by Laura Tucker Leave a Comment

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

Thanksgiving break has come to an end, and now we’re back into the swing of our daily routine and bracing ourselves for the hustle and bustle of the busy holiday season! Once our Thanksgiving meal was good and digested, I climbed up into our attic and brought down all of our holiday decorations to celebrate the Christmas season. One of the very first places in our home to receive a bit of Christmas cheer was my beloved coffee bar. With the holiday season comes some of my absolute favorite coffee flavors, and I was thrilled to give my coffee bar a face lift with my new favorite kitchen gadget yet!

Stirring Up Holiday Sweetness - Chocolate Dipped Stirring Spoons #ad #MyMrCoffeeMoments #NewellHomeRefresh…

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Filed Under: Desserts, Home Cookin', My Favorite Things Tagged With: chocolate dipped spoons, Christmas chocolate spoons, Coffee spoons, Mr. Coffee, Mr. Coffee At Home Pour Over

Final Week of our Birthday Celebration – $25 HomeGoods Giveaway!

November 25, 2019 by Laura Tucker Leave a Comment

Southern Made Simple’s 4th birthday celebration continues with another fun Instagram giveaway!

Final Week of our Birthday Celebration - $25 HomeGoods Giveaway!

If you’re not currently following us on Instagram, now is definitely the time! Head on over to IG and enter to win a $25 gift card to HomeGoods, just in time for the holidays! Giveaway ends this Friday, 11/29 and is open to US residents only.

>> CLICK HERE TO ENTER!<<

Here’s a recap of all of the fun we’ve had so far this week on Instagram:

Week 1 – $25 Shopping Pass to Bebeboo Diapers (Winner Selected)

Week 2 – $25 Gift Card to Chick-fil-a (Winner selected)

Week 3 – $25 Shopping Pass to Seven Lantern Lane  (Winner Selected)

Week 4 – $25 Gift Card to Home Goods

I’m so excited to offer these to my readers, because you all are a huge part of the reason that I do what I do! Your love & support has been a blessing. You all rock! 😘

So tell me – what will you be looking for on your shopping trip to HomeGoods? I’m always on the hunt for a new Rae Dunn coffee mug and a new coffee syrup to try!

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A Case of the Weekend Sniffles Solved – Amwell Urgent Care Review + Discount!

November 20, 2019 by Laura Tucker Leave a Comment

Amwell Urgent Care is a perfect solution for busy parents on the go. See how our weekend was saved using Amwell!

During this season of our lives, it’s really hard for us to be able to slow down. My hands are full with two little girls that are bouncing with energy, and their blooming curiosity has us all running in different directions. They’re definitely keeping me on my toes, that’s for sure! When my oldest daughter started her first year of school earlier this season, I knew she was going to be experiencing new things, but she would unfortunately not be immune to the germs passed back and forth in the classroom all day long.

A Case of the Weekend Sniffles Solved - Amwell Urgent Care Review + Discount!…

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Our Birthday Celebration Continues! $25 Chick-fil-A Gift Card Giveaway!

November 11, 2019 by Laura Tucker Leave a Comment

Southern Made Simple’s 4th birthday celebration continues with another fun Instagram giveaway!

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If you’re not currently following us on Instagram, now is definitely the time! Moooooveee on over to IG and enter to win a $25 gift card to Chic-fil-a, just in time for the holidays! Giveaway ends this Friday, 11/15 and is open to US residents only.

>> Click HERE to enter!<<

And don’t forget – there will be TWO more big giveaways happening for week 3 and week 4!

Week 3 – $25 Shopping Pass to Seven Lantern Lane 🛍
Week 4 – $25 Gift Card to Home Goods 🏡

I’m so excited to offer these to my readers, because you all are a huge part of the reason that I do what I do! Your love & support has been a blessing. You all rock! 😘

So tell me – what will you be ordering at Chick-fil-a if you’re the lucky winner? I’m a BIG fan of the Spicy Southwest Salad myself!

Filed Under: Current Giveaways Tagged With: chick fil a, Chick-fil-a giveaway, giveaway

Southern Made Simple Turns 4! + GIVEAWAY Alert!

November 1, 2019 by Laura Tucker 3 Comments

We’re celebrating BIG this month! I launched Southern Made Simple 4 years ago today! 🎉

(Scroll to the end for huge giveaway announcement!) 👀

Southern Made Simple Turns 4!…

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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

October Instagram Giveaway

October 14, 2019 by Laura Tucker 1 Comment

Exciting things are happening over on Instagram this week! Head on over and find our October Instagram Giveaway featuring this cute little Buttons Mini Pod in Fluffasaurus print!

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Pumpkin Spice Makes Everything Nice! – GIVEAWAY

September 18, 2019 by Laura Tucker 1 Comment

If you’re not currently following Southern Made Simple on Instagram, today is a great day to do it!

My friend Katelyn recently started making these beautiful hand stamped antique spoons over at Southern Stamped Co. Her spoons feature cute phrases and sayings, and she can custom make them to say whatever you’d like! They’re a lovely gift idea for the holidays, so keep her shop in mind when you begin to do your seasonal shopping!

To celebrate the official 1st day of fall, we’re having a GIVEAWAY for this beautiful Pumpkin Spice spoon on Instagram – but it ends this Friday, September 20th, so go ahead and hop on over and get those entries in!

Pumpkin Spice

Here’s a custom spoon she made for me. Isn’t it just lovely?

What spoon is your favorite from her Etsy shop? I am seriously eyeballing the Espresso Patronum and Sweet Home Alabama spoon!

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Easy Peasy Peanut Butter Pie

September 11, 2019 by Laura Tucker 37 Comments

This recipe and photographs for Easy Peasy Peanut Butter Pie were updated September 2019. Affiliate links may be included throughout this post at absolutely no cost to you.

No matter where you are in the world, there’s always that one thing that immediately takes you right back home. One of the most beautiful things about the United States is that each and every state has something unique that sets it apart from the rest. I pride myself on having roots planted deep within the Alabama clay, and I love to celebrate my Southern heritage because it’s a building block in the foundation of who I am (and this very blog, too!)

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Filed Under: Current Giveaways, Desserts, Home Cookin' Tagged With: natural peanut butter, Peanut butter, peanut butter pie, recipe

Down South House & Home Collection

August 6, 2019 by Laura Tucker Leave a Comment

I received products from Down South House in exchange for my honest review. All opinions expressed are 100% my own. I only promote what I truly love!

Have you ever caught a glimpse of something in a store that you kept circling back around to? Perhaps that particular item had a charm about it that spoke to you in a different way than any tangible good had ever spoken to you before, or maybe it brought out a fun layer to your personality that made you smile from ear to ear, and you just couldn’t help but take it home with you and put it on display for all to see. Several months ago when I first laid eyes on the wares from Down South House & Home, these same feelings filled my mind as I fell more and more in love with their collection of towels and home goods they shared every day on social media.

Down South House

There was just something about them that made me feel understood. They made me feel happy inside. Perhaps it is their simple, clean and traditional southern aesthetic that pairs perfectly with my own style that made the connection I had with the brand feel so strong. When I selected the name for this blog years ago, I knew I wanted it to touch on the simplicity of the southern culture.

Food is a great way to share aspects of our heritage and culture, but I wanted it to be more than that. Even though we live in a very instant world, we know that things haven’t always been that way. If we don’t slow down and reflect and reminisce, we’re apt to miss some really beautiful things around us. There’s a lot you can learn from the simplicity of southern culture, and that’s something I really love to hold on to. Down South House & Home gets that, and they harness it so beautifully in their hand printed gifts that they make in their very own barn in the heart of Georgia.

Down South House

I love to spend time in my kitchen. I feel a beautiful sense of escape when I’m able to have uninterrupted time to make and create classic southern dishes with my own personal twist. I don’t love the dishes piling up in the sink afterward, of course, but that’s neither here nor there. More than I love cooking, though, I love sharing it with the people I love. It’s always been important to me to make my kitchen and my home feel inviting to people. If someone felt uncomfortable or unwelcome in my home, it would feel like a punch in the gut to me . My hospitality vein runs straight to my heart, and I want all who enter to know there there is a place for them here.

Down South House

Down South House & Home has such a fun variety of kitchen towels that are overflowing with simple southern charm. Each saying that is imprinted on the towels is something that I grew up saying, and they allow me to connect directly to an aspect of my southern heritage that sets my soul on fire. These towels hanging on display in my kitchen bring me so much happiness, and they’re a testament of my personality that I love to display for all who enter to see. The bold black lettering on the simple white flour sack towels fits my style so well, and these towels were made to make memories with. That’s truly something special.

Down South House

Aside from making kitchen towels, Down South House & Home steps right into the heart of the family with their t-shirts made for all ages and sizes. Though I don’t do it as often as I would like to, I love those moments when I get to dress my daughters in matching outfits. There’s a million and one ways to dress up a white t-shirt, but there’s only one way to raise your babies – and that’s to raise them right.

Down South House

“Raised Right” is such a southern thing to say, and I absolutely love it. My babies are my pride and joy, and as they grow and mature into beautiful young women, it is my prayer that they will be overflowing with abundant evidence that they were truly raised right.

Down South House

But, of course, as I parent I am not exempt from those moments when my babies choose to act like that don’t have an ounce of raising in their entire little bodies. One day I’ll be able to look back and laugh at those struggle-filled moments, but for now I get to dress them with a very visible disclaimer written on their shirts when we go out in public stating that Mama did, in fact, try her best. These “Mama Tried” shirts have gotten a laugh out of everyone who has seen them, and they certainly bring a smile to me even in those exhausting parenting moments. I think Merle Haggard would get a good chuckle in over these tees, too!

Down South House

I’ve already put in a word with Santa this year about their “We Can’t Have Nice Things” tea towel. It 100% describes the season of life our family is in! I also love that the towels are available in “work horse” and “fancy pants” options. Work horse towels are meant to make memories with, and the fancy pants towels are for those who love to leave out their towels as display pieces. That’s so telling of a southern woman – we’ve all got the good towels and the grease stained towels! 😉

If you’re looking to capture a bit of southern simplicity through a gift for yourself or someone you live, I can’t speak highly enough about Down South House & Home! Good people, good products, good messages. That’s exactly what this world needs a little more of!

Filed Under: Farmhouse Finds, My Favorite Things Tagged With: Down South gifts, Down South House, Mama tried shirt, Raised right shirt, southern gift ideas, southern gifts

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"Hi there! I'm Laura, and I'm a child of God, a wife, and a mother of two. My roots are planted deep in rural Alabama. Monograms, crafting and Southern cuisine - yes, these are a few of my favorite things! Join me as I grow my family in the beautiful South where the tea is sweet, the accents are sweeter, & someone's heart is always being blessed." [Read more...]

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