This post is sponsored by Walmart and ShopStyle.  All opinions are my own. I have shared this recipe so many times over on social media and thought it needed a special place right here.  It is SO DANG GOOD!  I just got back from grabbing all of the ingredients I needed at Walmart.  I used […]

This post is sponsored by Elemis and ShopStyle.  All opinions are my own. I was so intrigued when I first heard lots of people raving about ELEMIS skincare line – particularly the Pro-Collagen Cleansing Balm.  So, naturally I needed to check it out.   I recently grabbed a few of their products and I’m not even […]

Well… the cottage projects are well underway.  Deb made the comment a few days back that she is afraid we will run out of projects soon.  ????  She has no clue what is going around in my head.  There’s a lot. So far, we have gotten the floor installed, hung some faux brick paneling around the […]

Do you remember when we ran to Alabama the summer before last, right before our move to the rental?  We fell in love with this HUGE antique fireplace mantel.  And, made plans to build our fireplace around it.  Well, you know how the house building idea wound up.  ????   So, into the Woods and Ivy […]

This post is sponsored by Backcountry and ShopStyle.  All opinions are my own. If you haven’t noticed, Deb and I LOVE outerwear. Here in the midwest, we need all different types of outerwear because the weather is INSANE.  We each have a few coats that are heavy and a few that are lighter because one […]

Do you all remember when Deb and I ran to an antique mall awhile back to look at some antique milk glass light fixtures that were over 100 years old?   I got them for a steal and shared in that post.  The moment I saw them, I knew EXACTLY where I wanted to hand them […]

I have said so many times that we want all of our structures to look like they have been on our property forever.  For months, I have been trying to figure out what I wanted behind the antique fireplace mantel in the cottage.  I toyed with the idea of horizontal shiplap, vertical shiplap, bead board, […]

Our projects at the Woods and Ivy Cottage are well underway.  We have been WAITING for this part of the process as it’s our absolute favorite thing… finishing work.  If you have missed our IG stories, you have been missing all of the fun!  I wanted to share what we are working on and what […]