Pillow Talk & My Secret Exposed

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Hey there - So, we all know that one of the easiest ways to change up your home décor is to switch pillows out. Yes, I generally take my change-outs farther than just some pillows, but my pillows are most often what I work off of when deciding which direction I want to go. For the spring season last year, I went … [Read more...]

Rewind & Fast Forward 1.12.2013

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Thank goodness for the weekend, right?! Here is what went down here last week… Sunday: To ring in the New Year, I shared one of my favorite poems by Robert Frost: Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening Monday: I showed you seven of our DIY gifts that my family exchanged at Christmas.  They involved wine … [Read more...]

The Icebox

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Happy Friday! The other day, I shared one of my Christmas gifts with you –the locker baskets. Today, I’m sharing another one.  The icebox. For some reason, this piece had to be in my house. Some of you may not see the intrigue, but that IS the intrigue really. The boyfriend (not mine, Eryn’s)  … [Read more...]

A “Just Because” Show & Tell

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Well, we are far enough into January now that I suppose we should be looking forward and not back. But, I had some pictures from the last few weeks that I thought I’d post.  Just because. It is a slow day around here today on the blog – and a busy day at work – so a quick and easy post is just what my boss … [Read more...]

DIY Family Gift Exchange – Part Two

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As I promised you yesterday when I showed you Part One, I have the second round of DIY gifts my family exchanged at Christmas. Starting off with… Hand-Tied Stick Star & Hand-Dipped Chocolate Oreos   There were a few who didn’t participate for different reasons, but one person who did jump into the … [Read more...]

DIY Family Gift Exchange – Part One

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Happy Monday! I know you have been on the edge of your seats since Christmas 2011 waiting for me to show you our 2012 DIY Family Gift Exchange. I just know it. As I’ve mentioned before, my extended family gets together each Christmas to eat, play games, and exchange gifts. The kids have the normal “is it what … [Read more...]

The Locker Baskets.

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Happy Friday! Can you believe how fast time has gone by since Christmas morning? I still have a few things to share  - including one of the gifts that John and the kids surprised me with. Aren’t these awesome? Before making their way into the retail world, they were unearthed in an old barn located in a … [Read more...]

Over The River And Through The Woods…

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Over the river and through the woods, to Christmas Eve breakfast we went! Rather than cook Christmas Eve morning, we all piled in the cars and went out to breakfast at a beautiful lakeside lodge not too far from home.  Call me selfless. I will share the … [Read more...]

15 Of My Most Popular DIY Projects For 2012

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Hey everyone!  It is good to be back after a few days off.  Today, I wanted to look back at 2012 and my DIY. I did a lot of DIY.  When I started this blog over a year ago, my intent was to show a lot of my furniture and talk about styling your home. With a few DIY projects thrown in here and there. But then, … [Read more...]

The Day After

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