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• Mid-Century Modern Desk Makeover
  on May 27, 2015 in Before and After mid century design Painting tip
  I often peruse my local online classifieds for furniture. Most of the time I'm not even looking for anything in particular, I'm just looking.  And it isn't often that I actually contact the seller of something with the intent of actually purchas...
• We Moved! Again.
  on May 24, 2015 in Before and After House Tour New Home
  Guess what. I've been missing from blogger land for so long I haven't mentioned a huge piece of news. We moved! Again.We did so much work to our home that I had mixed emotions when thinking about listing it. In the end, however, it was what was best...
• DIY Thanksgiving Tablescape
  on Nov 24, 2014 in DIY Thanksgiving
  Ever since I was a little girl, it was my job to set the table for special occasions. My mom cooked and I set the table. We're a good team. In the second grade, I even gave a demonstration speech to my fellow second graders on how to properly set a t...
• Botanical Watercolor Prints and an Empty Wall
  on Nov 10, 2014 in Before and After DIY House Tour
  I love it when I stop at my favorite school surplus place and find buried treasure. Literally. I found two straight-from-the-80s botanical watercolor prints on foam core buried in a pile of posters under some forgotten shelves. And I fell in lov...
• Woodland Fairy Costume
  on Nov 5, 2014 in Cricut DIY halloween Halloween
  If you haven't heard, Halloween is a pretty big deal at Cricut HQ. Don't believe me, check it out on Cricut's Facebook page. In fact, when I interviewed for my job, one of the questions was about my willingness to dress up for Halloween.I think I pas...
• Halloween Party with Cricut
  on Oct 21, 2014 in craft DIY halloween Halloween
  Halloween is almost here and I'm over on the Cricut Blog talking about how easy it is to create a DIY Halloween Party!Complete with invitations.And party favors!Head over to Cricut's blog and check out the step-by-step tutorials!xoxo,...
• Outdoor Party Signs with 3M DIY
  on Sep 17, 2014 in 3M 3MDIY craft Home decor party idea
  After a year and a half, our new home is finally reaching the point where we like having people over for dinner. Having a finished basement helps, but our yard and other renovations are really coming along nicely. The yard is becoming particularly l...
• Master Bathroom Makeover
  on Sep 15, 2014 in Before and After New Home
  Our master bathroom is a little small, there's no going around it. The room can barely fit a shower, a double sink and a toilet. The dated fixtures, honey oak cabinets and wall color were really bringing the room in - making it feel even smaller than...
• How-To Make a Unicorn Horn Headband
  on Aug 25, 2014 in craft My Little Pony Party
  A little over a month ago, I threw a DIY My Little Pony Party for my 5-year-old. For the party, I made unicorn horn headbands for all of the girls and promised a tutorial!Well today's the day!Want to make some super easy, but awesome unicorn headband...
• Back-To-School Countdown Calendars: Part Two
  on Aug 12, 2014 in Advent calendar back to school craft
  I have two more ideas for some back-to-school countdown fun. Both are pretty simple but your kids will love them.If you remember, I wanted to keep costs down so that all of your mulah can be spent on fun activities with the kids.Vintage Ruler Countdo...

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