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    Saturday Meanderings

    ByMary Crozier December 15, 2023December 15, 2023

    Happy Saturday and I hope you are all in a festive, joyful and holiday mood. I realize the holidays may be hard for some. Often I find myself singing happily along with a Christmas carol and sobbing with another. It is certainly a time of year where I think about those who I love, those…

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  • Saturday Meanderings
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    Saturday Meanderings

    ByMary Crozier December 8, 2023December 9, 2023

    Welcome to Saturday Meanderings! So much of my week was devoted to a neighborhood issue~lots of research, creating a powerpoint presentation and sitting in a hearing for 5 hours. Naturally I’d rather be decorating for the holidays, but sometimes other responsibilities take precedent. We have a rather large event at the house today, so I’m…

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  • Easy and Inexpensive DIY Paper Mache Gingerbread Houses
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    Easy and Inexpensive DIY Paper Mache Gingerbread Houses

    ByMary Crozier December 5, 2023December 5, 2023

    If you like to doodle, then you will love this project! Gingerbread everything is a big holiday theme this year, and yes, the gingerbread bug did bite me too! See how easy it is to decorate this very inexpensive cardboard houses into your own personal gingerbread village. Supplies You will need: I find these 6″…

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  • Decorating the Living Room Mantel with a Nutcracker Theme
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    Decorating the Living Room Mantel with a Nutcracker Theme

    ByMary Crozier November 27, 2023November 28, 2023

    The only reason my living room mantel is completely decorated for Christmas is due to the Fall Styling Workshop. Chloe, from Celebrate and Decorate, demonstrates her technique for layering garlands for a luxuriously styled mantel. I can honestly say this mantel is so gorgeous that the room doesn’t require any other decorations. The Before Typically,…

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  • Saturday Meanderings
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    Saturday Meanderings

    ByMary Crozier November 17, 2023November 18, 2023

    What a busy and fulfilling week! I cannot believe it is the Saturday before Thanksgiving week! It’s that time again for Saturday Meanderings where we chat about all good things this week. Veterans Day Parade in Phoenix I think this is the very first time I attended the Veterans Day parade here in town. It’s…

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Welcome to Life at Bella Terra. I’m Mary and I am delighted you are here. Life at Bella Terra is about embracing what the present can bring by valuing what the past built. Here, from our historic property, I will share decorating, entertaining, gardening tips as well as my adventures in the kitchen. Occasionally you may see a DIY but it’s only because it was a rare success! I hope that this blog will be a place of comfort and joy and together, we will learn something from each other along the way. Learn more >

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