Leona Lane

Photo Friday: Red & Green

This Friday our prompt is "Red & Green." This could be very Christmas-y, or not at all, you decide! Please share a red & green photo on Instagram with the hashtag #photofridaywithleonalane. We love seeing what you guys come up with!

"Christmas this year for me was a little unusual in that Matt and I were both sick with a tummy bug for a few days. Not very festive at all! Fortunately I did go to a Christmas Party on Sunday night, and that's where I took my photo. The tree was very colorful, but all the decorations were very traditional red and green. I love the beauty of greenery with the pop of red stars. So classic!" -Jenn

"I love this old red & green ski hat! It has been very well loved and I'm hoping to redo the pompom on the end this winter! Until I get around to that, I love how festive and wintery it looks hanging up. It origonally belonged to my aunt, she and my mom had matching ones from the year that they lived in Vermont as kids. Then when I was in junior high, I found it in my Grandma's basement and adopted it. I don't think it ever left my side during the winter months, I absolutely loved it! I was so happy to find it again when we unpacked this year!" - Renae

"You might have seen this post I did recently of my holiday decor.. I'm still loving these green wine bottles with red candles. Those red taper candles remind me so much of Grandma, she always had them out on holidays. I think I'll leave them out a week longer to keep the cheer going around here."  -Sarah

Thank you as usualy for letting us share our photos. I hope all of you had a wonderful holiday week! I am looking forward to an awesome weekend full of relaxation, and then another short work week next week. It's hard to believe that this year is almost over!

Photo Friday: Collection

Yay! It's Friday! This week's photo challenge was "Collection". Here's what we came up with. Feel free to share your interpretation on Instagram with the hashtag #photofridaywithleonalane. We love seeing what our readers come up with!

Renae's Photo - "My favorite collection is my blue mason jars. I love blue and green colored glass! I bet it would only take a few seconds looking inside my kitchen cupboards to figure that out. I found a box of blue mason jars at a garage sale several years ago and have been collecting them ever since. Some of my favorites, I inherited from my Grandma, she always had them lined up in her kitchen filled with various things." 

Jenn's photo - "My photo captures an adorable Hummel lamp that our Aunt Carol gifted us. I do not collect these lamps myself, but I was so thrilled to recieve this one for Lucy! She has collected Hummel lamps for years and has quite a few. This is one of my husband's favorite memories of his aunt, and apparently these also have some value! They are made in Germany, and quite adorable. I don't have a lot of antiques in my house, so this is really special. You can also see my collection of wine corks in the background...not nearly as pretty or valuable. :) "

Sarah's photo - "My photo is a little different this week... It's a collection of flowers for a good friends wedding this weekend! Rachel and I spent hours yesterday putting together floral arrangements, and here's a little sneak peek of what we were working on!"

Photo Friday: Light

This week we are sharing photos of light! For me, more specifically it's candlelight. It's pretty hard this time of year to find a time to take a photo when it's light outside. Now that I'm back to work, it's especially hard to take photos during daylight hours.

This week I started decorating the house for the season! I got out my favorite candles and my Charlie Brown Christmas tree. Here is a quick photo of the candles I have in my livingroom.

And here is Renae's picture - "I pulled out my Christmas lights yesterday! With the long dark days of winter up ahead, I love having twinkle lights up in the house to brighten and cheer things up a bit. It really changes the mood of a room! They are my favorite winter decoration! I love the look of these big brightly colored bulbs strung haphazardly across some pictures in my living room!"

Feel free to share a photo of light on instagram tomorrow! Tag it with #photofridaywithleonalane and we would love to take a look! Happy Friday. :)

PHOTO FRIDAY | HOMEMADE

Hopefully all of you had a fantastic Thanksgiving and are enjoying a wonderful, relaxing Friday. We don't have any plans for shopping, so Matt & I will be lounging around the house eating leftovers and watching Apple Cup.

Our photo prompt for this week is "homemade"... perfect for Thanksgiving, yes? In my photo you will see my homemade stuffing and cranberry sauce, which were my contributions to our family Thanksgiving. I already mentioned I was making this on Monday, but thought I would report that this recipe turned out AMAZING. Everyone loved it.

Here is Renae's photo - I finally got a picture of the crescent rolls baked and ready to eat! They were delicious and super puffy today! Turned out perfect, plus I swear, everything tastes better at Grandma's house!

And here is Sarah's photo - Per tradition, Renae, Rachel and I got together on Wednesday and whipped up four pumpkins, 2 apples, and a blueberry pie. And the above mentioned crescent rolls. Well, I made pumpkin filling, and they did the rest. But I must say, they turned out pretty darn well! 

We love to see everyone's photos each Friday on Instagram! Feel free to take a photo of something homemade (can be anything!!) and upload it using the #photofridaywithleonalane. Enjoy the weekend!!

Photo Friday - Teal Edition

This week's photo prompt is teal! Bet you can't guess who came up with that one ;) I've always loved blues, but for the last few years, have been gravitating towards teal. It's just the perfect color and goes with just about everything - lime green, white, most shades of pink, blacks & grays, burnt orange. Anyways, I'm a fan - and if you don't believe me (I'm not sure why you wouldn't) just take a look around my house or my instagram feed. It sure to be popping up all over the place! 

For my picture, I grouped all (well a bunch ... don't want to be looking like a hoarder over here) of the the teal things on my desk together. And P.S. that teal typewriter totally gets me, best thrift store find ever!

And on to Jenn and Sarah's take on teal for Photo Friday...

Jenn's photo - Yes, it's a bit silly, but because of this photo prompt, I decided to dress in teal for a day! I have teal earrings too, but you can't see them of course. :) My idea of an "outfit" is black yoga pants and a black shirt, with a few teal accessories, including my favorite teal scarf and my teal converse shoes. There's a little "mom fashion" for you. :)

And Sarah's Photo- I'm loving this chalkboard printable lately, its in this cute teal frame in our bedroom! Its sitting with my vase of scabiosa pods and of course, some Leaves candles! 

That's it guys! Now go find something teal and share it on instagram with the hashtag #photofridaywithleonalane! You guys are the best, we love seeing what you come up with.

And if you want, check back tomorrow for my pie crust recipe. It's pretty simple and turns out nice and flaky! Homemade pie crust is the best! Happy Friday!