Have you ever been inspired by a creative idea that you really loved and you wanted to try for yourself, but it took ages for the right piece to come along? And finally, maybe you didn’t have the exact right piece yet, but something else appeared and you knew it would be perfect to practice the […] Read more…
How early/late do you decorate for Christmas? It’s (finally) beginning to look like Christmas around here… For once, I got all my shopping finished early (thanks to my very good friend The Internet), but I slacked on decorating and just finished up this week. With three kiddos, including a very active 14-month-old, I kept things […] Read more…
Guys, I’ve finally decided to give in to the holiday spirit… just a little. 😉 I haven’t done any decorating at home yet, but I can handle Christmas music (in small doses), I started doing some gift shopping (online), and I made this DIY fabric banner to sell at my booth. Have you given in […] Read more…
What do you do with framed art that no longer brings you joy? Instead of throwing it out, look past what’s inside the frame (especially if it’s a cheap reproduction print) and look at the frame itself. If it’s decorative and there are unique or ornate carvings, why not ditch the print and repurpose the frame […] Read more…
This week, a fantastic group of home bloggers is ready to inspire you with fall decorating ideas and a different theme every day. Today’s theme is Mantels and I’m sharing my neutral decorated fall mantel this year, which is a change from previous years. I’m not one to jump ahead of each season or holiday, and […] Read more…
You guys, I am really excited about today’s post because it means we’re making progress on the basement renovation and on my future home office space!!! This mama needs a quiet place to work and just chill sometimes, can I get an amen? Today’s post is sponsored by hayneedle.com but all opinions are entirely my […] Read more…
Hello friend, it’s Trash to Treasure Tuesday again! If you’re not familiar with this series, once a month 4 of my creative blogging friends and I each transform a free or thrifted item into something way more awesome. You can see all our past T2T projects HERE. This month I started with these old alphabet […] Read more…
It’s officially July and for all my U.S. friends, we’ll be celebrating our nation’s independence in a few more days! I love this holiday – beautiful warm weather, cookouts, parades, kids in the sprinkler, fireworks at night… it doesn’t get much better than that. I decorated our 4th of July mantel last week before we […] Read more…
Friends, it’s Trash to Treasure day! On the 2nd Tuesday each month, my bloggy friends and I each transform a free or thrifted find into something useful and beautiful – theirs are at the end of this post. (Find all of our previous T2T makeovers HERE.) This time I updated this Goodwill lamp: I’ve never done […] Read more…
