I love the look of Pottery Barn Kids’ Furniture, but my bank account doesn’t. Plus, if there’s anything I’ve learned since being a parent, it’s that new furniture will look new for approximately 30 minutes. Luckily I happen to be a magnet for free furniture. So when I saw this dresser on the side of […]
Decorating and DIY
Easy Popsicle Stick Christmas Tree Ornament
Number 7 and I made this super easy popsicle stick ornament today. We used popsicle sticks, bows, glitter glue, paint, twine, and pom poms. Most of the stuff I had from the Dollar Store. You could use Elmer’s glue to glue the sticks together, but I used a hot glue gun because I didn’t want to […]
Super Easy Advent “Calendar”
We have a ton of Christmas books. They just aren’t ever organized and all in one spot. And every year, Christmas comes and goes, and I’ve missed the opportunity to read Christmas stories to the kids. So yesterday I went on a hunt. I found all the Christmas books. I picked out my favorite twenty-five. […]
A tisket, a tasket, I made my Easter basket.
I was 35 when my husband and I got married. I had been living in my cute little condo before that. All alone. It was really nicely decorated. Almost magazine-worthy. In my spare time on the weekends I did things like paint furniture. You know, Martha Stewart-y kind of stuff. So when we got married […]
Super Cute Hutch Tranformation
A friend gave me this hutch a few months ago. She had been using it in her son’s room, but he had outgrown it and she didn’t want it anymore. It’s a cute little piece, but that knotty pine isn’t for everyone. I gave it to my dad and he got right to work. I […]
A cute and simple way to recycle Christmas cards into ornaments
A couple weeks ago I got a card in the mail. It was from someone I had sent a Christmas card to this year. I just thought what was inside the envelope was so cute, and I thought I’d share it. It’s a handmade ornament. Super simple. On one side is a recycled card with […]