Wonderful Wednesdays #10 with Features!

It is getting colder and colder here in Michigan. I feel Thanksgiving in the air! I even feel Christmas in the air! I mean its 4 weeks until Thanksgiving, and 8 weeks until Christmas! It comes quickly!  And what have we been up to? Painting the kitchen, working on listing items on my Etsy shop and organizing my craft room (pics to come when I get it completely finished!). So, let's just jump right into the features for this week!

A Little Bit of Everything shared their Halloween Inside decorations! I love the "prim" look!

BeBe&J shared their Neutral Fall Mantel - so clean and fresh! 

Crafty Wife shared their DIY Spice Jars. I just love how she showed the things that went wrong and how to fix them!

Now, onto the party! 

• Please follow Wonderful at Home on at least TWO of their networking sites (you can find them on the top of the page)
• Please put the Wonderful at Home button (found on my sidebar), or a link somewhere on your blog, post or "where I party" page in order to be featured. Trust me, you will be thankful later! 
• Link up as many of your WONDERFUL posts as you would like, but please make it a post and not a general link to your blog. They can be crafts, DIY projects, tips, repurposing ideas, recipes, etc! 
• Visit at least TWO other link ups. Please - we are all here to support one another right!?
• HAVE FUN! 
• ** I will make EVERY effort to email the bloggers that are being featured, so that they are aware, and get to come see their feature first thing. Submitting your email at time of posting the link would be helpful. If you have any questions about privacy, please see my Privacy Policy If you are one of the ones featured, don't forget to grab the "I've been featured" button from my sidebar! 

Here we go! 

Christmas at the Antique Booth!

The holidays are upon us. For a lot of people, its a little early. But for retailers, its really not. The two antique booths that my husband and I have with my parents have already been adorned with the holiday season. As I have shared before, I am full fledged into vintage Christmas. I was a little concerned that we were jumping the gun a little, but the customers have spoke (with their purchases!), and I think we made the right decision... it was time. With vintage stuff... Customers are usually collectors, or people who have a vision in mind, so they want first pick at whats out there. Here is what we have been doing with our Primitive style booth!

Isn't this vintage Christmas poster adorable, especially with the "Santa Stops Here" sign underneath? I placed them in the window of the vintage door we have placed at the edge of our booth.... so welcoming I think!
                                                


I wish the pictures did the booth justice, although seeing them makes me think that I need to add some above lighting. I'll just add that to the list right?! Did you spot that gigantic bottle brush tree at the bottom of the photo? I LOVE THAT!

The corner shelving unit you can see below - well we got that off the side of the road. Nothing better than something free AND functional! It holds my new line perfectly. Yes, the new line isn't vintage, but vintage style country, which I love decorating with!

 Can you pick out the fancy window I found on The Great Junk Hunt?! It has already sold! I thought it was well priced and I guess the customer thought so as well!

We added a little Christmas tree I picked up at the mall last year to display our Christmas ornaments for sale!

 I hope you enjoyed what we have going on in this booth. Stay tuned for pictures of the shabby chic booth coming soon!

Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.  ~Norman Vincent Peale

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• Coastal Charm

Wonderful Wednesdays #9 with features!

Hello all,
Boy have we really gotten into fall around here. What I mean by that, is that Mother Nature has finally caught the hints everyone was giving her by wearing their boots, carving their pumpkins, and drinking their cider (with warm cinnamon doughnuts of course!). The weather has changed around here that is for sure. We even turned on the heat a tad bit, and have been getting good use out of our gas fireplace!

I want to thank everyone for their submissions last week, and for making sure my button or a link to Wonderful at Home was on your page somewhere! I hope you have enjoyed meeting other bloggers during the party.

Lets see the features now why don't we?

Implausibly Beautiful shared their Strawberry Peach Scones  - and boy don't they look amazing!?

The Barn Princess shared her Autumn Pumpkin Wreath - what a great fall craft to follow along with!

Craft Dictator shared how she made her Craft Central , and since I am in the midst of cleaning up and organizing my insanely messy and unorganized craft room, this one hits close to home! 

So, why don't we get on with the party then?

• Please follow Wonderful at Home on at least TWO of their networking sites (you can find them on the top of the page)
• Please put the Wonderful at Home button (found on my sidebar), or a link somewhere on your blog, post or "where I party" page in order to be featured. Trust me, you will be thankful later! 
• Link up as many of your WONDERFUL posts as you would like, but please make it a post and not a general link to your blog. They can be crafts, DIY projects, tips, repurposing ideas, recipes, etc! 
• Visit at least TWO other link ups. Please - we are all here to support one another right!?
• HAVE FUN! 
• ** I will make EVERY effort to email the bloggers that are being featured, so that they are aware, and get to come see their feature first thing. Submitting your email at time of posting the link would be helpful. If you have any questions about privacy, please see my Privacy Policy If you are one of the ones featured, don't forget to grab the "I've been featured" button from my sidebar! 

Here we go! 

Chicken Tortilla Soup - A Max & Ermas Copy!

I used to be obsessed with going to Max & Erma's to get their Tortilla Soup and Salad combo. It's a spicy, creamy comfort soup that becomes an expensive addiction if you aren't careful! So I went on the hunt for a copycat recipe of it. Some time doing a bit of research later, and mixing a few things around - BAM. Now, when I make soup, I MAKE soup. I like to make enough to have some in the fridge, and in the freezer so on cold Fall and Winter nights, we can defrost some and stay warm. This recipe will do that for you!

Why don't we get to the recipe then, as I know you have been drooling over this picture while reading the first paragraph!

Here's what you will need:

• A medium size stock pot and blender
• 2 cans of Cream of Mushroom soup (10 3/4 oz cans)
• 2 cans of Cheddar soup (10 3/4 oz cans)
• 4 cans of Cream of Chicken soup (10 3/4 oz cans)
• 4 cups of chicken broth
• 1 10oz can of rotel tomatoes (the ones with chilies)
• 2 4oz cans of diced chilies
• 1 jar of hot (or medium) Picante salsa
• 4 garlic cloves minced
• 2 Tbsp onion powder
• 1 lb of cooked chicken diced
• Shredded colby jack cheese
• Tortilla strips

1. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Place chicken in oven safe dish and cook for 45 minutes

2. As chicken is cooking, combine all soups in the stock pot. Whisk together until combined.

3. In your blender, puree the Picante, chilies and Rotel tomatoes

4. Add the puree and the chicken broth to the soup and stir together. Mince the garlic and add that and the onion powder in

5. Add in the chicken and two small handfuls of the shredded cheese and bring to a boil. Simmer on low for an hour

6. Garnish with cheese and tortilla strips

I gave my husband a spoonful before he left on his boys night and he said it was great. He turned back around and said "can I have some more?!" I am pleased with the way this came out. It is pretty thick and since I haven't had the soup from the restaurant lately, I am not sure if it is too thick or not. I am going to ask hubby for his opinion when he has a whole bowl of it (probably tomorrow!), and if he says that it is too thick, I may throw it back in the stock pot and add some more chicken broth. Other than that, SUCCESS! 

Enjoy! 

"Only the pure in heart can make a good soup"

Ludwig van Beethoven

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• DIY by Design
• Stone Gable
• The Scoop
• Coastal Charm

Wonderful Wednesdays Linky Party #8 with features!

Boy, has this month gone by fast. Since I came home from my Ya Ya vacation in the middle of September, it has been wacky! I suppose October will always be like this if the Detroit Tigers continue to make the playoffs. With our love for Michigan football, and Playoff baseball, Cider mill trips, and our normal every day activities...we are slammed busy with little sleep.

I have really enjoyed looking through all the link ups at the parties. Especially the fall time links, so this week, is going to be all about Halloween/Fall as far as our features go!

Stumbling Upon Happiness shared their 20 Halloween Recipes

Spud Nails shared their Easy Dotted Halloween Nail Art

Little Brags shared their Fall Front Porch

I just love fall don't you!? So, now onto this weeks party! Just a few things we ask with a smile :)

• Please follow Wonderful at Home on at least TWO of their networking sites (you can find them on the top of the page)
• Please put the Wonderful at Home button (found on my sidebar), or a link somewhere on your blog, post or "where I party" page in order to be featured. Trust me, you will be thankful later! 
• Link up as many of your WONDERFUL posts as you would like. They can be crafts, DIY projects, tips, repurposing ideas, recipes, etc! 
• Visit at least TWO other link ups. Please - we are all here to support one another right!?
• HAVE FUN! 
• ** I will make EVERY effort to email the bloggers that are being featured, so that they are aware, and get to come see their feature first thing. If you are one of the ones featured, don't forget to grab the "I've been featured" button from my sidebar! 

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