Sometimes I want things I can’t have. DON’T WE ALL?!! I sincerely hope I am not alone in this one. Ha! That’d be sad. 🙂 This year I wanted to redo my master bedroom for my birthday. I pulled out my Anthro magazine, looked through fancy Pinterest pictures, gathered my likes and dislikes, thought about […]
Grateful Hearts Giveaway
During the Holidays I like to gather up some of my favorite small businesses and put together giveaways. This Thanksgiving I am bringing you three shops that I adore AND you could win all these goods!! The ‘Gather’ sign is made by 2 Crafty 4 My Skirt Two of these will be given away this weekend. 🙂 […]
Give Gather Grateful Mantle Decor
Give, gather, grateful- what great words to describe this Thanksgiving holiday. The Wood Connection has such a fun variety of letters and words to play around with. Â This was the first time using their products that I decided to stain some of the wood pieces. Dark stained wood looks so beautiful, especially displayed during a […]
DIY Pumpkin Succulent Centerpiece
I have been wanting to try these out since I first saw them. They are GORGEOUS and seem to be quite the rage this fall…for good reason! They are stunning. And, honestly who doesn’t love succulents. Tell me one person!??! I dare ya! 🙂 These are so easy to do. I just made two in […]
Backyard makeover and Avyna Trampolines Review
When my husband and I were drawing out our backyard plans there were a few things we both really wanted- none of which were the same. Thankfully, we have a pretty large space (The reason we bought this house was the yard). We were able to compromise and make most of it fit. His priorities […]
October Craft Night!
I love crafting with other people and sharing in friendship that way. Some of my best conversations with friends (new and old) have happened during the process of a craft. You can laugh at your mess ups, praise at a finished product, and sometimes just get that good girl stuff off your chest to an […]
My Cleaning Secret
I like things clean! To help pay my way through college I cleaned houses. It’s fun for me to make a space look new again. Working on a small stain or cleaning a whole room is kinda my jam. I have actually gotten in trouble for cleaning before…haha! When I visit my parents in Seattle […]
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 […]