Sometimes kid crafts can really start to add up money wise -only to be tossed or lost a few hours later! This is a fun craft your kids can spend hours on for ZERO dollas! Today I made cardboard necklaces with my eight year old and her cousin. They thought these were rad! They got […]
Chore Chart in Space
Begging and pleading….please make your bed!?!! Ahhhh… Summer and a clean house just don’t go together…unless maybe they can?? Maybe? We’ll see…. My mother-in-law was the Queen of rad chore charts when my husband was a once rowdy little boy. He tells me how cool they were all the time. So! I called his mom and asked her […]
Simple Lessons from a Few Cans of Soup
Shortly after having my second child I started to have some serious feelings of homesickness. My husband and I were living in San Diego, thousands of miles from my childhood home and family. I deeply missed my family and old friends. I decided I would pray to gain new friendships where I was living. I […]
The Difference a Cabinet Makes
When we moved into our new house I felt like it was a blank canvas just waiting for me to make it HOME. We downsized like 2,000 square feet when we bought this house so I knew a few rooms needed to become rooms with more than one purpose. The front room had a nice […]
Copper, Yes Please
Copper handles! So stink’n pretty. I love copper and I love that copper is trendy right now, because it should be. It is beautiful. I got on Pinterest to research copper pulls for my new built-in cabinets and found the perfect DIY pulls done by Katie and Eric of Mountain Modern Life Blog. See more […]
Reclaimed Wood Ledge
Ledge, counter, shelf, top part thingy….I am not sure what to call this. THE FREAK’N TOP OF THE CABINETS! Okay, let’s move on… For the top of my cabinets I wanted to do a chunky reclaimed wood shelf. I have loads of reclaimed wood that I have collected over the years that I wanted to […]
Father’s Day Wood Tie Banner
New Product Alert!! This cute little MDF tie is now available for your crafting needs! Oh the possibilities! My mind was on Father’s Day when I stopped into The Wood Connection for crafts. I wanted to create a fun mantle to celebrate our main man, Dad. For this banner craft I grabbed some string, paint, […]
My Dad is SUPER RAD!
Yes, he is. Dad’s are awesome and should be celebrated! I asked the talented and lovely Brianne of Design Wright to create a hand lettered poster about Dads that I could share on my blog. I was SO excited when I saw what she came up with. How perfect is this?! I love it. “Rad” […]
Tyler’s Run – San Diego
A couple years ago this beautiful family lost their sweet little boy suddenly. As a way to remember, Tyler, this happy energetic toddler they have started to put on a Fun Run and Toddler Tumble. Each year they choose a cause to donate all the proceeds to. Kim (The mom and a friend of mine) […]
The Piano’s Facelift- Look at Me Now!
She started out like this…pretty, but a little beat up. And she ended up like this… Let’s get close up on this beautiful transformation. See more of the “before” pictures and how we preped the piano HERE See more of the “transformation” pictures, what painting steps and products we used HERE And find out about […]