when and now

Chris (my husband) and I bought our first home in March of this year. Before that, we lived in a couple apartments in Raleigh. It’s tough to decorate an apartment. You don’t have a lot of room to elaborate and there isn’t much opportunity to experiment … besides, you DO want your security deposit check back. Apartment living is cramped and the holidays quickly pass by, at least in my experience.

NOW, that we are homeowners I’m viewing the holidays in a completely different way. I get to really decorate and make our home, well, home-y. :) Some of my cousins bought me a Southern Living magazine subscription for my wedding and the last issue really gave me some good (budget-friendly) ideas! I can’t wait to roll up my sleeves and try some out.

This is definitely my favorite. How cute are these, and they’d probably only cost about $15 per jar with all the supplies.