Happy New Year! Welcome to the first TFT of the New Year! I am so happy you are here. I am blessed to be joining Katherine at Katherine’s Corner and a wonderful group of bloggers as a co-hostess for this fantastic weekly blog party. If you are looking to grow your blog, make new friends, and be inspired each week, this is the place to be! If you would like a chance to be featured, please leave me a comment with the number of your link up. I am looking forward to seeing what you have been up to!

Before we move on to the party, here is what I have been up to recently.

This week I was busy wrapping up the holiday season here on the blog. I shared A Holiday Grand Finale: Christmas Home Tour 2017 which was so much fun! I feel like the holidays flew by, and working on this post after Christmas actually allowed me to spend some more time playing around with my Christmas treasures and trinkets and now I am a little more willing to part with them for another year.

Although I have blogged for several years on my previous blog  Junkaholics Unanimous, last Christmas I was in the process of transitioning to Follow The Yellow Brick Home and did not post a Christmas tour. Since this was the first Christmas for Follow The Yellow Brick Home, I wanted to share my Christmas Home Highlights 2016 with my readers as well.

On New Year’s Eve I shared A Timeless New Year’s Eve Vignette which all my vintage loving readers will surely enjoy.

Now here are my features from last week’s party:

French Ethereal linked up her readers’ top 12 favorite posts from 2017.  I absolutely loved her Vintage English Candy Boxes!

Although I am a lover of the quiet solitude of snow and stillness of winter, I have to admit this gorgeous photo of some Sweet Inspiring Gardens by French Ethereal has my gardening heart pitter-pattering!

Sew Historically shared an interesting article on Victorian Store Bought Christmas Presents. I love Victorian Christmases as you can see in my last two home tour posts!

Debbie Dabble also shared some Victorian Christmas magic with her Victorian Christmas Doll House.  You simply must see all the amazing details! Being a music teacher, lover of the Victorian era, and tiny treasures, I was absolutely giddy about discovering the little music room on the top floor of her “home tour.”

She also introduced us to Mr. Nelson, who is cozy reading his newspaper in a parlor decked with all the finest furnishings of the time period!

I did share a couple of photos of my Victorian doll house in my Holiday Grand Finale Christmas Home Tour 2017. I only showed the exterior because the interior is a bit of a fixer upper and will be getting a makeover during winter. I will definitely be on the lookout for tiny treasures on my junkin’ adventures of 2018!

As we move forward into a fresh new year, we can all use a little detoxing and clean eating! Due to multiple food allergies and autoimmune issues I must follow a strict diet with low sugar, but I do indulge in nutritious fruit smoothies from time to time. Shannon at Aka Design.CA shared a 3 ingredient Banana Berry Smoothie that looks delicious!

Blogger Lora Bloomquist stunned me with this amazing Christmas home tour full of unique ideas for decorating with vintage finds…my passion!

How cool is her collection of antique and vintage Christmas tree stands??? I am on the hunt in 2018 for pretty blue vintage Christmas decor and some tree stands too. Thanks for the inspiration Lora!

Thank you to everyone who linked up last week. Now it’s time to see your Thursday Favorite Things!

Katherine-Katherines Corner

Nina-Vintage Mamas Cottage

Marilyn-Marilyns Treats

Bev-Eclectic Red Barn

Angelina- Petite Haus

Amber- Follow the Yellow Brick Home

Hello everyone and welcome back to Thursday Favorite Things (TFT) I am happy to be joining Katherine at Katherine’s Corner and a wonderful group of bloggers as a co-hostess for this fantastic weekly blog party. If you are looking to grow your blog, make new friends, and be inspired each week, this is the place to be! If you would like a chance to be featured, please leave me a comment with the number of your link up. I am looking forward to seeing what you have been up to!

I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas! Since the holidays aren’t technically over until after the New Year, I will still be posting a little more Christmas here on the blog for just a bit longer. This week I was thrilled to have the opportunity to share the Historic Blaisdell House Christmas Home Tour with my readers. This beautiful and historic 1805 New Hampshire home belongs to a former music student of mine, who is also a fantastic decorator and vintage lover. You won’t want to miss this wonderful Christmas home tour!

Christmas celebrations are still going strong at our home and I just shared my Cottage Christmas Kitchen Tour for the third day of Christmas. If you are still in the mood for some fun Christmas decor inspiration then take a look and maybe pin some ideas for next year too!

Now for my features from last week’s Thursday Favorite Things!

Debra Common Ground shared her “mixed up” Christmas brunch that is totally put together in style! I love how she mixed plaids and red and green transfeware dishes along with other vintage Christmas decorations to create the most festive tablescape!

I also love mixed media, handmade ornaments, and vintage images so I just had to feature these adorable vintage mixed media Christmas ornaments by Ann at Duct Tape and Denim. Pinning this tutorial so I can make some for next year!

Now on to this week’s party. Show us your Thursday Favorite Things!

Merry Christmas everyone and welcome to Thursday Favorite Things (TFT)! I am happy to be joining Katherine at Katherine’s Corner and a wonderful group of bloggers as a co-hostess for this fantastic weekly blog party. If you are looking to grow your blog, make new friends, and be inspired each week, this is the place to be! If you would like a chance to be featured, please leave me a comment with the number of your link up. I am looking forward to seeing what you have been up to! Read more