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Guest Bathroom Mini-Makeover
Like the upstairs bath in our house, our downstairs bath came with some less than attractive wire shelves installed. Even dumber, it had a whopping two shelves, so it was pretty useless and a huge...
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New Rug Rearranging
Sometimes, you find decor items when you’re not even looking for them. I was out shopping a few weeks ago and decided to stop into West Elm to see how they were decorating for the holidays (I thought...
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Felt Holly Garland
This is our first year living in a home we actually own, so I wanted to make some special Christmas decorations. I think I may have been a bit too ambitious. I had planned on making four different...
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Christmas Tree!
When we moved into this new house we donated our old tree. The cats had messed up some of the lower branches and it was just so tiny that we didn’t think it’d look great in our new place. So that...
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Felt Bay Leaf Garland
This is part two of my felt garland holiday awesomeness. I separated the projects into two posts because this one was much more involved to make. Not hard, just much more time-consuming. I think it...
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Holiday Decor
I didn’t just make garlands for the house this year; some other things got decorated, too! In our living room, we cut out loads of snowflakes and hung them on the wall and the window. I added a cute...
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Curtains (Finally!)
After a quick trip to Ikea and Bed, Bath & Beyond, I finally had what I needed to get some curtains hung in our main living area. Hanging them was pretty straightforward, and I think they help to...
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A To-Do List for the New Year
With the new year comes new resolutions and one of mine was to finally tackle the numerous craft, cooking, and personal projects I keep putting off. Easier said than done, but I made a list of things...
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Coffee Table: Part Deux
I had been looking for a small, round coffee table for our secondary seating area for some time without much luck. Then, I just happened to see one I loved on Apartment 528‘s website. Even better, it...
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Pretty Paperwhites!
I planted some paperwhite bulbs indoors a few months ago. By planted, I mean stuck in a container with some rocks and water. For a long time they didn’t do anything, but I finally figured out that they...
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Hallway Changes
Hallways are some of the most used spaces in a home but often get neglected when it comes to decor. That’s in part because they have to be so functional that sometimes looks fall by the wayside. We...
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Cross Stitch Portraits
Everyone needs a little family portrait to hang up around the house, whether it’s a painting, photograph, or in this case, in cross stitch. I made a portrait of my husband, myself, and our cats awhile...
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Make Your Own Mushroom
I had a super cute yellow pot that I wanted to put on a shelf in the baby’s room but didn’t really want to have to maintain a living plant in it. So, I decided to make a little felt mushroom that could...
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Avery’s Nursery: Final Walkthrough
I haven’t posted anything here in awhile but it hasn’t been due to laziness or even a lack of things to post. Late pregnancy has left me with very painful carpal tunnel syndrome, which makes it really...
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Baby Bird Has Landed!
I’m post-dating this post to when I actually should have posted it, seeing that I’m a full three months late in actually typing this out. That’s not entirely because I was super busy caring for a tiny...
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Holiday Decorations 2014
Here’s a peek at how we decorated our house this holiday season! The tree in all its glory! The bookshelves got some trees, snow, and glass to go with the cameras. A little garland and lights...
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Making Ornaments from Quick Dry Clay
Being a new parent, I didn’t have as much time this year to make crafts as I had in years past. I wanted to do something but needed it to be easy and fast. I had wanted to try out making clay ornaments...
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Holiday Card 2014
I’ve been making my own Christmas cards for over 6 years now. At first, I made each one by hand, but as the list of recipients expanded, I began to make just one, scan it, and print it. It’s still a...
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New Year, New Start
2013 was a roller coaster of a year for me. It began with the joy of finding out I was expecting a little one, was tempered by the loss of both my grandfathers, and got pretty stressful after I lost my...
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Personalized Portraits
Since we didn’t have a whole lot of money for gifts this year I decided to make some that were more personal. My sister had asked me to make her a cross stitch portrait but since that takes months...
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