Thanksgiving Tablescapes + Tips on How to Create a Simple, Yet Elegant Tablescape

Thanksgiving Tablescapes / www.vanessahwood.com

I don’t really remember going to a Thanksgiving lunch or dinner party where there were elaborately decorated tablescapes, with a cornucopia of fruit or bread or mini pumpkins, or a long centerpiece full of pumpkins in varying sizes, or personalized nameplates in the shape of fall leaves. The tables I’ve eaten at were too full of plates full of ham and turkey and dressing, and bowls filled with sweet potato casserole, green beans, and all the other typical Thanksgiving day fixings. The past few Thanksgivings, my husband and I have spent either out of town or eating at our local […]

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Links I Love: October 2020

Links I Love: October 2020 / www.vanessahwood.com

This past month, my in-box was exploding with great links, but since I’ve procrastinated the past couple of months, I decided that this time around, my “LINKS I LOVE” would cover not only October, but August and September! It’s full of book recs, style, beauty, and travel inspo. Yikes! There is less than two months left of this year and I’m still putting off today what I can do tomorrow, or the next day, or the day after that. But no more… I’ve decided to stop procrastinating. {Can we just say that I’ve been procrastinating — MAJOR!! I don’t even […]

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Beauty Problems Links to Your Health

Beauty Problems Linked to Your Health / www.vanessahwood.com

Problems with your health might not just make you feel bad. They can also lead to beauty problems so that you don’t look your best. Sometimes it’s obvious if a health problem is also causing a beauty problem, but there might also be an underlying issue or two problems that you don’t realize are connected. When a beauty issue is linked to your health, it can be hard to manage, especially if you can’t get the health condition itself under control. But being aware of the problem can help you to find solutions so that you can feel more confident […]

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Stock Tank Pools Are Ideal for Summer Fun

Stock Tank Pool Ideas / www.vanessahwood.com

Stock tank pools are so trendy this summer, even though summer is almost over. After families were quarantined for months earlier this year and everyone had the DIY bug, many homeowners began repurposing galvanized stock tank pools and turning them into above-ground pools. DIY-ing a stock tank pool is much less expensive than putting in either a real above-ground or in-ground pool. I mean, you could probably get a temporary and/or small inflatable pool from Amazon or a local retailer and be happy as a clam. BUT how cool are stock tank pools! Cool Pool Ideas I wouldn’t be able […]

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Links I Love: July 2020

Links I Love: July 2020 / www.vanessahwood.com

Better late than never, am I right? I’ve put together another eclectic mix of “Links I Love” from the month of July. My hope is that you’ll find something worth bookmarking for later {like easy summer appetizer recipe or the window swap link}. This list of links includes nail art designs for short nails {definitely going to a couple of these designs to the nail tech when I get my next manicure} and lessons we can learn for Dolly {“Find out who you are and do it on purpose.”}, to how to style a denim skirt {play with proportions and […]

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