Our family spent the weekend doing all things holiday related, from selecting and decorating our tree to shopping for gifts to attending a production of The Nutcracker. Our little ones are still true believers in Santa so we’re constantly looking for little ways to keep the magic alive and even enlisting help from our two…
We’re in full holiday mode here at the casa and so we’re off to get our tree today and decorate it this weekend. I’ve picked a white flocked tree three years in a row so we’ll be taking a break and going with a fresh green one this time, plus the scent of a fresh…
Christmastime is here! Long time readers know Christmas is a really big deal in our house, we go all out with a big party for our friends and family each year (we’re talking 100 peeps!) and so the decking of the halls has begun! Having recently painted the living room Rockport Gray, I started this…
It happens every few years, I grow tired of a paint color and I crave something new. After staring at three samples on the wall for a week, and after much study and discussion, two weeks ago we agreed to repaint our living room. Before, it was a lovely shade of blue gray which remained…
Hello friends, what are your weekend plans? I’m staring at a calendar that has absolutely nothing on it (unheard of this time of year) and I intend to take advantage of that emptiness by filling it with something relaxing and fun especially since we’re still enjoying nice weather (no rain yet, it’s bizarre!). How lovely…
Hey all! I confess I’m in full Christmas mode this week – I love all the crafting and decorating ideas being shared around the blogosphere and on Pinterest right now, so much creativity! Whenever the catalogs start arriving in late October and early November I like to pile them up and then sit down with…
Greetings and welcome to the weekend! Today it’s another round of ‘Best of the Blogosphere’ where Amanda and I share our favorite projects and finds from around the web, enjoy these inspiring spaces and DIY ideas! Two lovely bathroom makeovers you’ve got to see, the first at Rambling Renovators… … and the second at Little…
We started a new tradition this month, reflecting on what we’re grateful for and writing it down every day. Not a new concept of course, but since expressions of gratitude are the focus of the next holiday we’re about to celebrate here in the USA, we thought why not make our own thankful tree. We…
Oh the gallery wall, we love it so. It seems everyone’s got one these days including us. Last month I featured a group of Etsy artists and today I’m back for more in a new monthly series. Last time many of you suggested favorites in the comments, plus I discovered a few more myself. Enjoy…
Hello and welcome to the weekend! I’m leaving on a jet plane today, off to see my parents and attend a family event, it will be fun to reconnect with aunts, uncles, and cousins I haven’t seen in years. Today it’s time for yet another round of Best of the Blogosphere, enjoy these projects and…
I won’t hide my fixation, I’ll acknowledge it openly and proudly. I am a hardware junkie. I have dozens of sets of hardware sitting in a box in my garage awaiting a new piece, some of it saved from old thrift store finds, some of it from local salvage shops, some of it just brass…
Sometimes I surprise myself, especially when it comes to crafting. This little Halloween project started as an idea in my head and I questioned its success during the execution, but it turned out so great, I just had to share. I attempted a similar bowl with yarn and wire last year but it was a…
Welcome back to another week everyone, hope you all had a relaxing weekend! I had my hands full with projects involving black paint from a front door at the shelter house to a set of two small chests, both given a makeover with primer and paint. I’ll share them soon, but in the meantime, I’d…
I have really enjoyed this week so much, between the fall sprucing and the beautiful weather, it’s been lovely hanging around the house. This weekend is shaping up to be both relaxing and busy in a good way, we’re wrapping up the soccer season, working on the shelter home that’s recently been painted, I’ll be…