It turns out, that while I love pie and everything about making it, many find making a pie from scratch with homemade pie dough, filling and assembling like a daunting task they couldn’t do. I say the hardest part is probably in achieving a flaky pie crust, but be kind to yourself and slowly get…
A Refined Minimalist Table that transitions from Thanksgiving into Winter Holidays ….. Using Items you Already Have at Home
This year our holiday seasons are certainly not like other years. Many of the things we look forward to celebrating each year have been put on pause in order to help one another stop the spread of Covid-19, and minimize this pandemic. Those beloved dishes, our loved ones, the memories we cherish each holiday won’t…
Effortless Autumn Decorating … & the Easiest Wreath You Can Make this Season!
This Autumn, and holiday season, we’re pairing life back. Stripping down the to do’s, must do’s, should do’s – the back and forth, the end of week feeling of wondering where time has gone. Life has become more and more demanding. so much so that the joy and bliss of thoroughly enjoying the end of…
Simple Holiday Tricks || Creating Your Own Foraged Autumn Centerpiece with Grocery Store Blooms
When it comes to entertaining and Life Itself, I think we’re all on board for “Niksen”, the Dutch concept of as simple as, well, doing nothing. The Dutch motto for the joy of doing nothing, I guess very similar to the Italian saying “Il Dolce Far Niente”. And I’m all for it! I mentioned it…
Handmade Holiday :: Rosemary Place Cards
It’s the most wonderful time of the year… except when it involves hectic schedules and endless to-do lists. This year, I’m determined to not let holiday craziness, both personally and within the business, get the best of me, or in the way of savoring this magical season. This is one of the most magical times of the…
15 Gorgeous Natural Wreaths To Inspire From Autumn to Winter
This season I’m all about embracing natural beauty and its simplicity. So when I set out to create the wreath for this year’s front door, I wanted to make one that would easily transition from early autumn, to Thanksgiving celebrating, to festive Christmas and winter. A gorgeous lush natural green base made with fragrant eucalyptus, intricate seasonal branches, greens, and berries…
The Best of 2016
What a year 2016 has been. In general it hasn’t been the best of years for the world, and personally it’s been a rough one for me as well, but for the Dreamery it’s been a year of much growth and success. When I look back to when I first started this blog and officially decided…
Instagram Inspired
There is no escaping what is happening and the mixed emotions our country is facing these past few days. I myself have been feeling low too, but mostly at all the negativity. This blog of mine has been an outlet for inspiration and all things pretty and delicious, for not only you, my readers, but myself…
Caramel Apple & Plum Pies with a Sugar Cookie Crust
There is no escaping what’s going in our country right, the feelings we are having the changes that are to come. I’m not going to dwell on it anymore, I got angry and sad, and then I choose to see the positive wake up this is for all us to be more Kind and spread…
Merry Christmas
I just wanted to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas. May it be safe if you are traveling, may it be filled with good health for you and loved ones, and may you be surrounded with happiness, laughter, and endless kindness and love!