Do-it-yourself projects and Home Decor
I have a confession….. I am not a huge wreath fan. I want to like them and I think that most are pretty cute. But I just don’t get super excited over them. Christmas is really the only time (with very few exceptions) that I even hang them. I was trying to think of a […]
I love visiting virtual home tours and so I think it is fun to occasionally be in one and share my home with you. When Chris asked if I would be in her Christmas home tour again this year I knew it would be the kick in the pants I needed to get the decorating done […]
We don’t entertain much unless it is in the summer and we can host in something in the backyard. Our dining room is just too small. It fits our family perfectly but there is no room for extra people. But even though we don’t have dinner parties, I still attempt to decorate the table occasionally for […]
I love the 10 Minute Decorating series that Laura has put together and I was excited to share some Fall ideas since pretty much everything I did to decorate this year took 10 minutes or less. Gold Studded Pumpkin I wanted to glam up my pumpkins but didn’t want to do anything messy or time consuming […]
I am so excited to be participating in this year’s Fall Home Tour! Yesterday the tour ended with My Fabulous Life. If you are coming from there, WELCOME! I am glad you came :) Am I the only one who is still reeling over the fact that it Fall already? How did this happen? I swear summer […]
I think Valentine’s Day and Easter tie for my favorite holiday. Which is kind of funny because I am not a huge fan of pink. Maybe it has to do with the chocolate involved ;) I just barely took my Christmas decorations down on a couple of days ago (February 1st to be exact) and […]
Welcome to my Christmas Home Tour!!! If you are visiting from Emily’s blog WELCOME! I am glad to have you. And I am excited to share my home with you today. When Chris from Just A Girl approached me about participating in the Home Tour I was excited. In the past, all I have […]
I am so excited to share my Christmas tablescape with you and show you how I made some inexpensive candlesticks that look like a million bucks! I know things have been a little sleepy over here but whenever that happens you can be certain I am working like a maniac behind the scenes. Not only […]
I know that I am a little late in sharing my Fall mantel and many have already moved onto Christmas, but I LOVE Fall and I want it to last as long as possible. It snowed here Sunday and luckily it melted by the next day. I am not ready for winter to rear its […]
It is getting close to the Fourth of July so I decided to do a little FLASH BACK FRIDAY and share my fourth of July posts from the past.
I don’t have a new one this year. I have been busting my (not so little) rear end to get 4 projects done. I am exhausted. I will be lucky to have enough energy to sit on the porch and hold a sparkler when the 4th comes. So maybe I will show my kids these pictures too and be like “See. Remember mom use to do fun things on the holiday.” :)
Click the link to see the full post of each one. Enjoy!
I hope you all have a wonderful holiday season! I am looking forward to spending this time with my family. I will be taking the next little bit off from posting here on the blog. But I will be popping in on twitter, Facebook, and instagram. So I will see you back here in 2013!!! […]
Hold on. Don’t go anywhere. Did the phrase duct tape scare you a little when paired with holiday decor? Cause I am not going to lie, when I was asked by Scotch Duct Tape to create something for the holidays with Scotch Colors and Patterns Duct Tape I was a little baffled as to what […]
I have a confession to make. I have never done a tablescape before. A nice dinner at our house consists of non-paper plates and putting some candles in the middle of the table. I guess that is what I get for living with 5 boys :) So when Wayfair contacted me about doing a tablescape challenge I was really excited!
It is my birthday today! And I made myself a treat. These caramels are seriously the best I have EVER had in my whole life. It is my mom’s recipe that she had been using for the past 40 years. Talk about tried and true! I remember as a child I would sit at the […]
The rainbow bread for St. Patrick’s Day was such a hit at out house that I thought we would make a patriotic bread for the fourth of July. My kids like helping to make bread anyway, but when we do something fun like this they get so excited. I made it basically the same way […]
So I went to get my kids ready for school (which thanks to Mr. Day Light Savings Time it has been rough to say the least) and my second son asked “Mom, why are you talking to us in a grumpy voice?” Yep. That was the wake up call I needed to realize that my […]
I had an idea a few years ago to put vinyl lettering on some clear bulbs for my tree. It was a great idea except that the brown vinyl I chose didn’t show up very well against the dark green tree. So I thought about about it and came up with this. I hang them […]
I love topiaries! I knew I needed to make some for Christmas this year. These pine tree trees are easy to make and you will save money too :) Here is what you will need: drill, 1/16″ drill bit, plaster of paris, 4″ pots, burlap, sticks, glue, and fake pine branches. The first thing you […]
This a very special tradition in my family and it was started when my mom was a little girl. My mom grew up in a small Idaho town called Ririe. They were not very well off growing up and they usually only had one gift each for Christmas. They also didn’t have a fireplace. Since […]
First before we get started with the tutorial, I have to tell you something. I went shopping today to get a few things. I hate shopping. I think I was at the second store before I realized that I had not washed off the giant blob of zit cream on my cheek. That’s right folks, I […]
