Etsy Archives | Life at Bella Terra

art | bargains | Bargains and Sales | Cabin Style | Events | flowers | health | healthy eating | household | Informational | painting | Pets | Recipes | Summer | wallpaper

Saturday Meanderings
ByMary Crozier August 16, 2025August 16, 2025

As I am writing this, it is a drizzly, quiet late morning here at the cabin. The day started out with quite a surprise~ a big black bear wandered into our yard. Finn’s protective instincts kicked in immediately as his deep, fierce barking sent the bear running off in a hurry. Thankfully, our big white…

Read More Saturday Meanderings
Animals | Cabin Style | centerpieces | desserts | fall decorating | flowers | Gardening | holiday decorating | household | Informational | July 4th | Recipes | Summer | summer entertaining | Tablescapes

Saturday Meanderings
ByMary Crozier June 28, 2024June 30, 2024

Can you believe it is the last Saturday in June? We are well into summer now but if the months keep flying by like this, in no time it will be pumpkins and sweaters. Thank you so much for joining me for Saturday Meanderings, where we chat about all good things this week. It’s been…

Read More Saturday Meanderings
artificial flowers | decorating and design | flowers | Gardening | household | Informational | planting | porches

Who Loves a Beautiful Window Box?
ByMary Crozier June 12, 2024June 13, 2024

Currently I am traveling in Connecticut and during my morning walk, I am surprised to see so many beautiful window boxes filled with colorful flowers. Naturally this got me thinking about window boxes and how I do not have a one. Nada. No where on either of our properties is there a single window box!…

Read More Who Loves a Beautiful Window Box?
Christmas | decorating and design | Fireplace and mantel | historical homes | holiday decorating | Informational

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,…

Read More Decorating the Living Room Mantel with a Nutcracker Theme
centerpieces | Charitable events | desserts | Entertaining | flowers | Informational | Tablescapes

Enchanted Forest Dinner Tablescape
ByMary Crozier July 17, 2023July 18, 2023

Every year Judith Baigent King (teaching chef, food writer, author) coordinates and organizes a Fantasy Table event to raise educational scholarship money for those who work at our country club in the mountains. It is a monumental effort and hence, very difficult to say no when she asks you to host a table! What makes…

Read More Enchanted Forest Dinner Tablescape

would love for you to follow me on ….