How to Paint Garage Doors + Helpful Tips. This is the tutorial on how I painted my garage doors and the supplies I used. Supply List for How to Paint Garage Doors + Helpful Tips For exterior primer (with the same base as your paint) I used BM Exterior paint samples (I purchased mine at …
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Christmas Candy Dessert Board. Recently, I hosted a book club get-together. Since it was going to be in December, I thought it would be fun to have a Christmas candy dessert board for my friends to enjoy. I also provided a cheese board and veggie board with ranch to balance out the sugar. It turned …
Here Are 7 Tips to Making an Inexpensive Charcuterie Board. The holidays are upon us and that typically means a lot of gatherings and not a lot of extra cash. Whether it’s a formal gathering or a fall evening with a few friends, charcuterie boards make a great statement appetizer. Using these 7 tips will …
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 …
How to Keep Christ in Christmas—for Kids. While I am okay with Christmas traditions that aren’t exactly Christ-centered, like Elf on the Shelf, decorating gingerbread houses, White Elephant exchanges, hot cocoa bars, sledding, etc. I do want our Christian beliefs to be celebrated more heartedly during the Christmas season than at other times of the …
Peso from Octonauts Costume—DIY Hat and Collar Creature Report, Creature Report… This is my son’s Octonauts Peso costume. My son, Brighton, and his sister, Amelia love to watch Octonauts. Amelia kept asking to be Tweak for Octonauts. I couldn’t find a ready-made Tweak costume; I finally decided to give making one on my own a …
I made this Fondant Peter Rabbit Vanilla Bean Cake for my son’s first birthday party. I made this Fondant Peter Rabbit Vanilla Bean Cake for my son’s first birthday. When we were about to sing Happy Birthday to him, I took off the top layer of the cake and set it on his high …
I made this custom footprint doormat for some friends that recently moved into a new home. It was a fun, inexpensive and custom housewarming gift. I made it to fit their family as they have twin babies and a small dog. The doormat was fairly easy to make. The most time consuming part of this …
This is How to Make a Wreath Out of Real Pine Branches… This wreath did not cost me anything to make and I love the way it turned out! The fact that my entire front door porch decor this Christmas only cost me $10 to put together also makes me happy—I love free decor (and repurposing …
Ever since I was a kid I’ve loved inground trampolines. We had them at my grandparent’s house and at their cabin. They were so easy to run on and off of, take turns on, and were super convenient for us as kids. When I was a teenager, we had an above-ground trampoline at our house. I …
“Financial illiteracy is not unique to any one population. It affects everyone; men and women, young and old, across all racial and socioeconomic lines. No longer can we stand by and ignore this problem. The economic future of the United States depends on it.”—President’s Advisory Council. Below you will find tips and links to resources …