This year, I had 12 adults RSVP to our annual Pulsipher Family Christmas Party that I host. I love the Twelve Days of Christmas gifting tradition. Growing up, I used to secretly deliver 12 gifts to a few widows in my neighborhood each Christmas. When I saw these plates and the table runner on My …
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Each year I swap out my front door decor for a different theme. I usually start with two 6′ Christmas trees I bought years ago. My daughter strung them with big white Christmas lights that we have on hand. This Christmas, 2025, I choose to decorate with a pink gingerbread theme. During the after Christmas …
How to Dry Clementine Slices. It is easy to make these dried clementines. It only took a few minutes. These are great for garlands, wreaths, ornaments, and decor for gifts. Clementines can be substituted for tangerines, oranges, and most other citrus. You may need to add a little more or less time in the oven …
Decorating doesn’t have to be super expensive. Using principals of thrift, creativity, and do-it-yourself resourcefulness, you can have quality AND affordable home decor! Below you will find 15+ inexpensive home decor projects I really like… Popsicle Stick Hexagon Shelf – Add some mid-century charm to your gallery wall with this DIY wall art idea. All …
When we were remodeling our master closet, we thought that having a bench seat would be a nice addition. This tutorial outlines how to make a closet bench similar to ours. First and most importantly, you are going to want to customize this bench to fit your closet. I will put the dimensions and directions …
My garage had very little storage, and as a result, organizing it was very difficult. I researched how to maximize the storage space in a garage and decided to put in wood storage shelves that custom fit storage bins I had. In my research, I found many uses of ceiling storage. I was not wanting …
While renovating my office, I thought of multiple ways to organize our open shelves/built-in shelving. Ultimately, I decided on this DIY open shelving bin organization system. I have LOVED it. When my DIY Office Renovation was underway, I knew what color I wanted to paint it, what flooring to add, and I had a color …
Neighbor Christmas Gift: Old Fashion Christmas Candy in a Corked Bottle. This is a beautiful, delicious, and old fashion neighbor gift. Glass corked bottles display the old fashion Christmas candy optimally. One can see the beautiful colors and designs of the hard candy very well. The colors are vibrant and varied and the flavor of …
Authentic Afternoon Tea Bridal Shower. I am really into history, especially Victorian Era history and I wanted to make this Afternoon tea look and feel authentic. Afternoon Tea at a person’s home with furniture was typically held on low tables and was also called low tea. However, I did not have enough furniture and low …
Colorful Bohemian-Chic Girls’ Bedroom. My daughter and I worked on remodeling her room for the past few weeks and we are finished. This is the before of the room the way the sellers had it staged when we purchased the home. This is how it turned out. You can check out the video of …
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 …