CREATE | DIY Felt Alphabet Nursery Wall Art It didn’t take long for my craftiness to kick in after we found out that we were expecting. I knew I wanted to fill the baby’s room with art that had a meaning and story… pieces made by loving hands, found on special adventures, or created on … More CREATE | DIY Felt Alphabet Nursery Wall Art
CREATE | SWEET COFFEE SCRUB Prepare yourself for some skin tightening & smoothing! This coffee scrub smells amazing and will leave your skin silky soft. The caffeine increases blood flow to your skin, helping it appear smoother and even a little tighter, while the sugar exfoliates to get rid of dry winter skin! Ingredients 1/2 cup ground … More CREATE | coffee & coconut oil scrub
Who doesn’t love time spent in an Anthropologie store? It’s a beautiful attack on all five senses. But really, those candles… scentsational! 😉 Sadly, I don’t make it into the store as often as I’d like so I rely heavily on their emails to whisk my mind away into a world where I have the … More CURRENTLY LOVING | @ anthropologie
You know from here that I love a good bootie – I love how they effortlessly work with shorts, pants, dresses, for dressing up and for dressing down. In the south you never know what the weather really will be- one day its frigid cold and the next you’re wishing your bikinis weren’t stored … More cold weather combo: blanket cardigans & booties
A big warm thank you to Hunter boots for making rainboots look stylish and keeping feet protected and dry. In the semi-rare occurances when us southerners get the chance to slip on our Hunter boots, we {read: I} tend to need a bit of outfit inspiration to keep from looking like snowmen or firefighters. 5 … More outfit inspiration: Hunter Boots
My {correct!} decision to properly celebrate Thanksgiving has put me in a Christmas crunch. We are happily scrambling to decorate the house, trim our tree, figure out how in the world to decorate the outside of a house {our first non-apartment Christmas!} and find the perfect gift for all of our special friends, colleagues, neighbors … More My Holiday GLAMOROUS & GOLD Gift Guide
happy {belated} thanksgiving! I loooove this season of being thankful but really it should last throughout the year like this verse says. {love this verse like crazy!} Though not over yet, this year has been so fun and exciting {thank you!!!} And an extra thank you to everyone that has supported my little handmade jewelry … More oh, it makes me uncomfortable, but I am oh so excited!
We are gearing up for the season of giving and with the “launch” of my little Etsy.com shop, A. Macy Hall, now more than ever I believe in shopping local and shopping handmade. Atlanta is full of local artists and their designs are nothing short of treasures! I love to hear the stories of … More Shop Local | Shop Handmade | Support Small Businesses
Hey girls, welcome to ourblog! So glad you are here! First of all, didn’t Amanda do an amazing job designing our blog! Studying the Bible is just more fun with a cool design like this!Throughout the summer, I am going to post different passages of Scripture with a few questions so we can interact and … More welcome to our blog
Happy Tuesday {that feels every bit as tired as a Monday}! What did you do this weekend? We spent every single moment of our glorious 3 day weekend busting out DIY projects and painting our new house. It was hard work but we are so excited to move that we were happy and energized the … More long workend…er weekend
{Wish List: IKEA} We are moving soon {keys in hand!} which means we have a couple of new corners to fill, new DIY project ideas in mind and some room re-dos in mind. {one} Eivor Throw $20 {two} Lidan Baskets $10 {three*} Tarva Chest $80 {four} Fjalltag Area Rug $25 {five} Rens Sheepskin $30 {six*} Agen … More Wish List: IKEA
My incredibly thoughtful husband bought me a Kindle Fire for Christmas this year. Since then, me and the KF have logged serious one-on-one time. I flew through Gone Girl {read it read it read it} and am now on to a full-on blog obsession. Click the tab above to see a list of my favorite … More reading and more reading
For the FIRST time since we got engaged {engaged!!! Dec 8, 2011!!!} Josh and I had a weekend without a to-do list and without any plans. It was purely gorgeous. Friday night after an augh day, I came home to my sweet husband busy in the kitchen cooking us a fantastic meal. Isn’t he something! … More Friday Fattening & Sunday Strolling
It’s beginning to look like Christmas…! happy hallidays 🙂 amch
So it’s a rental apartment…but its our home and we are happy. {and the fireplace turns on like a light switch. amaaaaze!} Updates, projects and crafts have been of abundance post-wedding! I am so very lucky to have a husband that is tolerant of my constant need to always be adding and updating and re-positioning {on a … More home happenings
Thank you to everyone that made my birthday so special! It was a weird one to celebrate since I feel like we have spent the last 10 months celebrating with all of the wedding/bridal festivities. Believe it or not, I actually felt like I met my “Amanda Celebration Attention!” quota…but alas we celebrated anyways. The … More we celebrated anyways
It’s been almost a month since I last posted…a disgrace. November is my favorite month {birthday month!!!} so the Hall’s have been super busy. Therefore instead of an instaweek or instaweeked or whatever it was that I used to do- here is a look back at the month, in true instagram fashion. Makes my life … More well lately…
Before October passes us by in a couple of hours, I have to take a moment or two to shout out to the many breast cancer survivors and warriors out there. Many of you know that my mom was diagnosed with breast cancer while I was in college, it was a big shock to our … More a reminder
It’s HALLoween! It’s a spirited and spooky day at work 🙂 Last night I whipped up the only dessert that I know how to make. Brownie Cookie Cupcakes with Cream Cheese frosting. Crazy easy to make and decorate! Eek! 🙂 Artsy Angels! Our creative department matchy matchy matchy! Seeeeeeesters! Trick or Treat! 🙂 amh….or … More Boo! It’s HALLoween!
Regular sized wine bottles are for sissies. At the Country Living Fair last weekend {more on that soon} I spotted an exhibitor selling french wine jugs in their original crates. Such a cool look! Of course I could think of dozens of ways to decorate with them…but being low on floor space and appalled by the $125+ … More french wine jugs
I think I am a guest blogger on my own blog. Technology…New names…Guess what…I have no intention of googling around to figure it out, because on this delightful Friday I am brain dead and beyond ready for the weekend. Some pretty pictures for ya… I’m all over this chambray thing. Next stop…leather leggings. I want. Very … More musings of my friday
i looooove this quote 🙂 {originally posted on c.wonder} you don’t get what you don’t ask for🙂 amc
Today is my last Monday at work as a single gal… these 5 days are surely going to fly by! Naturally I am newly obsessed with things that say ‘Mr & Mrs’ and ‘His & Hers’ {One Kings Lane} 11 days to ‘Hers’🙂 amc
Today is my last Monday at work as a single gal… these 5 days are surely going to fly by! Naturally I am newly obsessed with things that say ‘Mr & Mrs’ and ‘His & Hers’ {One Kings Lane} 11 days to ‘Hers’🙂 amc
the deliverer of daily inspiration… {j.crew} i miss blogging… 🙂 amc
because i am tired. because i am busy. but because i still had an urge to post something on this blog. enjoy some mary kate & ashley l o v e Perfect makeup & perfect hair colors One of my all time favorite shots of the girls- love the denim shorts Fabulous smoky eyes love the … More l o v e
How about another reason to dress in blue stripes, create spirited cocktails and serve good ole American food? If the Olympics and 4th of July celebrations kept you wanting more USA excitement- you now have another reason to raise your flag and show your spirit! Its Election Year! Get fired up from the conventions and … More Cheers! Pick Your Side Party
your weekly {-ish} installment of what I did last weekend in instagrammed pictures. because life looks cooler in instagram. Saturday morning wedding craft time with hot coffee A little calligraphy session thrown in. This is becoming my new obsession. In the truck and off to Chickaumaga! Enjoying my view from the passenger seat 🙂 Baby Jarrod’s Sports themed … More instagram
I thought cooking was exhausting. Re-living all of the cooking through this blog is more exhausting. Jamie Eason’s Meatloaf Muffins Ingredients:1 lb ground turkey breast1 lb ground chicken breast3 egg whites1 cup of quick cooking oats1/2 tsp ground cumin1/2 tsp dried thyme2 tsp dry yellow mustard2 tsp black pepper2 tsp chipotle pepper spice 2 tbsp garlic powder 1 cup … More Jamie Eason’s Meatloaf Muffins: review & recipe
Bachelorette Ready!!! Last weekend the girls and I celebrated my last single days in Charleston SC! What a blast we had- I will always remember this weekend as being surrounded with my favorite girls having the time of my life! {but totally missing my husband-to-be too} Dinner & Drinks A toast to the best girls … More the ball before i become a HALL!
amanda macy hall 