How about a little paper heart garland action for ya? ONE: create a heart template out of a piece of cardboard or stiff paper. TWO: using the template you just made, trace a heart onto a book page. a while ago, I got this book from a library sale for 25 cents. I know some of you …
Category: Decor
christmas is for the hurting
I’ve had a hard time with Christmas this year. The lovely home tours that are usually so inspiring to me? I haven’t even looked at most of them. We decorated our home for Christmas, but I only put up about 50% of our stash. The main thing I keep thinking is “I can’t wait until this …
chalkboard art, imitation, and husbands
Several months ago, my husband and I built a massive chalkboard for our kitchen. I believe this was the first time I revealed it to the world via social media. The construction of it was quite an adventure. As was the transportation of the large piece of MDF via our car which was already filled …
the funny thing about stuff
I’ve been thinking a lot about stuff lately. Mostly due to my purging. You know, there’s something funny about stuff. It seems to add goodness to our lives. But did you know that every time you add something, something else is subtracted? Let’s start with the most obvious. 1. Every time you choose to bring stuff …
pictures that could nominate me for hoarders.
Last week, I mentioned that I was purging my home of unnecessary items. AKA junk. It ended up being a process that lasted pretty much the whole week. Part of that was due to my 3 sweet children. You know, they kinda wanted to eat and play during the great purge. Imagine that?! And my …
purging
2014 has been a time of purging. And I don’t mean anything to do with food or drinks. I feel like all year has been filled with spurts of organizing and getting rid of things. Redefining my goals for things and possessions. Trashing, donating, moving, etc. and it feels so good. This morning, my guy …
Pallet Art Tutorial
Approximately 6 months ago, my husband came home with a surprise for me. Namely, these pallets: I was so thrilled that I actually told you all about it here. And I also told you about some free paint from Lowe’s & random 50 cent boards I bought at Ikea. I had no idea what I …
Simple Valentine’s Decor
I’m not usually one to do much for Valentine’s Day. But I’m finding quite a bit more motivation to make holidays special now that my kids are old enough to actually notice things like that. And so this year, I did a little more decorating than just throwing a wreath on the front door. Here’s …