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To Our Delivery Drivers

I am seeing a very popular, kind gesture make its way into more and more homes for the holiday season and I am just absolutely loving everything about it; and that is to leave little drinks and snacks for the delivery men and women who work hard delivering our packages, groceries, mail and whatever else […]

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DIY Wooden Icicle Ornaments

I recently saw some photos flying around Pinterest of some wooden beaded ornaments and I just LOVED the look! I was then at Hobby Lobby, saw the beads and thought that this would be a pretty easy DIY and it was! Materials: To make four ornaments, I needed the following shown below: Directions: Cut a […]

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Our DIY Christmas Ornaments

For our Christmas tree this year, we decided to make our own ornaments. I wanted the focal point of our Christmas decor to be centered around the kids, and having them help make the decorations truly holds a special place in my heart, and I hope the same holds true in theirs, too. I absolutely […]

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DIY Board and Batten Tutorial with Time and Money-Saving Tips

    Materials: Painter’s tape  Measuring tape 1×2″ boards for the top “shelf” and on top of the baseboard 1×4″ boards for the thickest top horizontal pieces 1×3″ boards for the vertical pieces Liquid nails Level Stud finder  Pencil Nail gun and nails  Chop saw  Recessed outlet extender  Jigsaw Sanding block Paintable caulk  Pre-taped plastic […]

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DIY Fall Magnolia Leaf Garland

My daughter and I had a free afternoon during nap time this past weekend, so we decided to do a craft together, and decided on making a Fall Magnolia leaf garland. It was inexpensive to make, easy to do, and we both love how it can be used in various places. Here is how we […]

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Our Mudroom Makeover

Hello, friends! As I have been sharing over the past week, we finally decided to do something about our catch-all room; the one that you first saw when you entered our house, and the one I tried turning our guests’ eyes away from upon entering. So, I drew up some plans and we got to […]

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Our DIY Built-In Lockers : The Process

Our house was built with a formal dining room; one that we never used as such. We just aren’t formal dining people and so the room has been an unused space since we’ve lived here. Mainly, it’s been a catch-all. With it being right next to the front door, this has always been a little […]

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DIY Hanging Hoop Planters

Two summers ago we decided to rebuild our back deck, and I have slowly been adding decor to it here and there ever since. I knew I wanted some sort of hanging planters out there, but wasn’t finding the right ones, or, they were just too expensive. So, I decided to make my own, and […]

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Our Front Yard Makeover

Gosh, looking back, the exterior of our house come a long way! It’s funny, we never used to think our house looked “hidden” until we started taking out bushes and thorny shrubs, which lead to taking out more bushes and shrubs, which lead to eventually taking them all out. Be gone! We initially took out […]

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Our Dining Room Refresh (On a Budget)

Since moving into our home, we’ve always planned on remodeling the kitchen, which is an extension of our dining room. Because of this, it has never been a place I have put much effort into it knowing one day it would all be demolished. It’s actually been a pretty good overflow area of all things […]

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