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Have you seen my Thanksgiving Mantel? I made this cute Give Thanks banner for it and totally got swept up in my hitch hiking story from Thanksgiving past that I didn’t give you any details on how to make your own! Let me fix that, and clue you in to the easiest little banner tutorial…
It’s time to tear down those Halloween/Fall decorations and put on your Christmas thinking caps, and if you are like me you have been thinking about it for a month or two already (blogging hazard). If you are in need of some fabulous inspiration (who isn’t!) Celebrating Everyday Life with Jennifer Carrol’s new November/December issue…
It’s October and one of my favorite holidays is just around the corner. You know the one, where you send your little ghosts and goblins out into the neighborhood to collect candy and then promptly steal half of it to hide in your pantry and eat yourself to save them from a future filled with cavities….
I’m still plugging away at decorating for fall over here, even though the temp is currently 91 degrees (sigh, where are you fall??). It is never like this in Michigan in September! The kids keep begging for a boat ride and I have to remind them that everything has already been taken out of the…
Have you ever found that perfect thing? That one elusive piece that’s going to totally change a room and complete your life? As in “Oh Pottery Barn bedding, you complete me!” No? Just me then… and then sometimes that something comes in the mail and you giddily assault your UPS driver as he’s coming up…
Last summer my mom stopped by my house with a present for me. When I opened it, no lie, I screamed and jumped up and down like a 5 year old on Christmas….seriously you would think she gave me a new car. Anyone else envisioning Oprah yelling “and you get a car, you get a…
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I used to love playing around on my chalkboard when my kids were younger. It was a fun and creative way to keep important reminders organized. Although we don’t personally use a chalkboard anymore, I still think it’s a great option for families trying to keep their schedule front and center. Plus, it’s a crafty…
If you’ve been following along, this is the 3rd day of our 6 Days of Spring series, today I’m showing off my Spring Chalkboard… My daughter’s favorite “flower” is the “blow flower” – more commonly known as the dandelion.. Followed closely by red roses, good luck to her first boyfriend combining those into a bouquet!…