Below you will see the before and after on our white brick lime wash with copper gutters and lights— exterior home renovation. I bought this home 4 years ago and have been wanting to remodel the exterior ever since. In the first year, the interior underwent a lot of remodeling. You can see many of …
DIY & Crafts
I put together this Natural and Simplistic Thanksgiving Tablescape for our guests this year. I enjoy doing different tablescapes for holiday get togethers each year. Scroll down below to see some of my other Thanksgiving tablescapes I’ve made. This year, I wanted to keep the Harvest Tablescape simple and natural looking. Here are 5 Tips …
This was a fun Pumpkin Truck Tablescape that I put together for Thanksgiving. I love the pumpkin truck decor that is everywhere these days. It is so darling! So, I decided to make a little table centerpiece using it. I also like to do a kids’ tablescape when I host dinners for our family at …
These Natural Dried Floral Arrangements are inexpensive and easy to make. I made these natural dried plant arrangements from dried flowers, grass, plants, and weeds that I picked and dried myself (except the cotton which I bought 50% off at Hobby Lobby). They cost very little and add a beautiful look to my Thanksgiving Sisal …
Here are 17 Ways to Save on Christmas Gifts for Kids… 1. Get to Dollar Tree and Target dollar bins early. I like to save money on little items (stocking stuffers) by buying from Dollar Tree and Target dollar bins. Although I dislike it, Christmas items are shelved in these stores right before or after …
I held this British Afternoon Tea for my wonderful sister-in-law, Jessica. This was a baby shower to celebrate Jessica’s pregnancy and subsequent birth of her first baby girl. I chose a British Afternoon Tea theme because I love watching movies, videos, novels and reading about England—especially during the Victorian Era. A popular blog post of …
This is our Thanksgiving Sisal Animal Mantel this fall. Fall is one of my favorite times of the year. I love the crisp air, the beautiful pallet of colors outside, and the fun holiday parties. This mantel is similar to my Thanksgiving mantel last year, with some updated changes. This year, I used more pumpkins, …
15 DIY Thanksgiving Tablescape Ideas Thanksgiving is just around the corner and you know what that means time to set up those gorgeous DIY Thanksgiving table settings. Here are some amazing ideas you can take inspiration from for this year’s Thanksgiving table settings. 1. Thanksgiving Wheat Centerpiece – Is simple, quick, and inexpensive to make. …
These 21 25 Fun Homemade Halloween Costumes for Ages 2-5 are inexpensive, easy to make, and totally awesome! If you caught my Halloween costume post for babies and toddlers that I published a few days ago, you know how much I love making homemade Halloween costumes. I’ve rounded up some great ones that are not …
These 19 25+ Darling Homemade Baby/Toddler Halloween Costume ideas are too cute, inexpensive, and look so easy to make! I love dressing my kids up for Halloween. It is so much fun for me. I admit I begin thinking about ideas of what they should be months before Halloween. I also love Trick-or-Treating and seeing …
Below I show the 4 Bedroom Renovations on a budget Before’s and After’s of our fixer upper (Home 2)—including photos, costs, and items used to stage the bedrooms. My husband and I turned his fixer-upper-home which he had bought a few years before we met and hadn’t had time to ‘fix up’ into a nice …