This year I am focusing on decorating the one spot that has been a bit neglected in years past. I am giving our front porch all of my attention. Give me all the pumpkins, neutrals, mums, cute pillows and signs. While I focus on finding (and making) fall porch decor I’m sharing my fall porch …
Get ready for a simple and cheap craft! I am sharing a tutorial for tin can Santas. I am all about crafts for cheap and repurposing items. Since being back at a 40 hour a week job my budget has had a little more breathing room than the past few years but then Christmas gift time came and now I …
Eeekk! Halloween is only a week away and I am counting down the days I have left to prepare for our Adult Halloween Party! This past weekend I gathered all of the decorations and started putting them up around the house. My vision for this party is for the decorations to be elegantly scary but …
A few weeks ago we hosted my son Mason’s fourth birthday party at our house. He told us a few months back that he wanted to have a Wreck it Ralph party and my husband and I agreed that it would be very fitting to his personality. It isn’t that he goes around actually wrecking …
We have SO many celebrations and parties the next few months that my head starts spinning just thinking about it. Next weekend is Father’s Day, the week after that we have a family reunion in Georgia, the weekend after that is my son’s fourth birthday, the week after that is my birthday, two weeks after …
On Saturday I shared my speckled easter egg painting technique and today I am showing you how I used the technique to make other Easter décor for my home. Last month I ordered a box full of craft goodies from Consumer Crafts (P.S. They have $1.97 shipping today for President’s Day!!!) and among the items …
I don’t go crazy with Valentine’s Day décor like I do with Halloween and Christmas, but I still like to change up a few things. This year I combined items I made last year with a new wreath I whipped up and a paper heart garland. I also shopped my house for a few other …
These cheesecloth luminaries are SO simple and easy that just about anybody can do it! If you have five extra minutes and can dip a paintbrush and glob it on – this is your craft! For these luminaries you will need- Black Paint (or a color of your choice) Cheesecloth Mod Podge Paint or Foam …