New Wedding Trend: Glamping

Here is something that I had never heard of before, its called Glamping. What is Glamping you may ask, Glamping is glamourous camping. This is one of the coolest vacation ideas that I've heard of in awhile. Personally I love the outdoors, but I do have a problem not having access to the proper facilities. 

At The Paws Up Resort, they supply you with the beautiful backdrop of Greenough, Montana along with a spa, group activities, fine wining and dining and luxury tents and homes. This would make for a great honeymoon for any couple that appreciates the outdoors, along with the finer things in life!

Shop Update!

Christoffers Flowers is now selling tickets to the October 22nd, Hearth and Home Kitchen Tour presented by Holy Trinity Interparochial School, featuring the homes of Westfield. Not only will you get to tour some of the loveliest homes in the town but there will also be a sampling of cuisine from the local chefs and bakers of the area. Also on site, will be some of the contractors that helped build the kitchens that you are touring and will be more than happy to discuss your own home and kitchen renovation ideas. Be sure to get there early, as the first 400 attendees will receive a gift bag! Tickets are $35 or $40 at the door, click here to purchase!

Blogs to Fancy: Feather & Nest

Here is a blog that I have been following recently, they have some really lovely ideas on how to decorate your home in new and different ways! Here is a post about mismatched dining chairs, I love the idea of hunting down all of these vintage chairs at garage sales, flee markets, and such. It's a great way to recycle old chairs that might not fit anywhere else. I'm really loving the setup in the lemon tree field! It's got me anxious for next spring already! Which one's do you love best?

Note: If you're looking for a mirror around this size, one has just arrived at Christoffers!

Mountainside Cop Trot

The Mountainside P.A.L. Cop Trot is here! Please support your local Police Athletic League by coming out next Saturday! They will be starting off the event with a Tot Trot for the little guys, followed with the 5k run. Afterwards there will be a DJ and refreshments along with raffles prizes! For more information or to sign up, click here!

13 New Pumpkin Decorating Ideas!

A few days into the month of October and everywhere I look there are decorations for Halloween. Feeling a little behind, I decided to do some research on new ways to decorate the pumpkin! Here are a few examples from FamilyCircle, Martha Stewart, and the Holly Mathis Interiors Blog. Click on the individual photo for instructions and stencils!

Seasonal Sweet Treats!

Fall is finally here and so is the chilly weather! Instead of mourning for the lovely summer weather use this time to bake up a storm. If you're missing an ingredient or two, pop over to Gillespie's Food Market next door to Christoffers Florist. Here is a delectable recipe from Jenny Steffens Blog, Everyday Occasions to get you started. Just click on the photo below to get more details!

Newspaper Clip of the Week

This weekend while looking through the Sunday paper I immediately stopped at this photograph. I thought this was such a cool idea to do a gradiation with succulents and ferns. You might even think of doing this with your initials at a wedding or an event of some sort.

Welcome Gillespie to the Neighborhood

Today was the grand opening of our new neighbors, Gillespie's Food Market. I myself went for the first time today, and purchased some good nosh! To help celebrate, Christoffers is offering an Olive Branch Tea Towel at 50% off tomorrow with your receipt from Gillespie's. 

Harvest Festival this Weekend!

This weekend is the 30th Annual Harvest Festival at the Mountainside's Trailside Nature Center. Admission is $4 per person and free for children under the age of 7. There will be live music, storytelling, petting zoo, farmer's market, children's games and crafts and much more!

To get more informations click here!

Garage Sale Success!

This past Sunday was the town wide garage sale in Mountainside, I like many bargain hunters went from house to house trying to find something interesting! I was lucky enough to find an old Royal Typewriter at my first stop! Even though the typewriter is no longer functional I still purchased it with another idea in mind, here are some examples of what I plan to do!

What great steals did you get this weekend?