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Plastic Bottle Bird Feeder — Upcycle Challenge Blog Hop

January 14, 2019 By Lauren

This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Today I am joining a great group of bloggers for the Upcycle Challenge Blog Hop. For this blog hop, we all repurposed, remade or reused a glass, plastic or metal item. One goal with our crafts is to do what we can to make the world a better place! In the winter, I like to do what I can to feed the birds. I decided to create a quick and simple bird feeder using an old plastic jar, chopsticks and twine. My daughters and I love to watch the birds eat from our bird feeders from our living room bay window. Meet the co-hosts My Husband Has Too Many Continue reading...

Candy Halloween Popcorn Balls & Other Sweet Treats {Blog Hop}

October 1, 2018 By Lauren

This post contains Amazon affiliate links for your shopping convenience. If you make a purchase, I'll earn a small commission to help fund this blog. Thanks! Halloween is just around the corner! To get in the Halloween spirit, my blogging friends and I are all sharing deliciously sweet homemade Halloween treats today. I am sharing easy and delicious candy Halloween marshmallow popcorn balls! Be sure to check out my friends' ghoulishly wonderful Halloween treats at the end of this post, too! Easy Marshmallow Popcorn Balls I've long wanted to make popcorn balls for my kids. I didn't Continue reading...

Gifts for Gardeners

July 8, 2016 By Lauren

Thanks to Uncommon Goods for sponsoring this post by supplying me with products to test and review. All opinions expressed in this post are 100% my own. In the summer, I love to garden, especially in my home's annual and perennial gardens. I also have several friends who are gardeners, so I am always on the look out for great gardening gifts. I recently had the opportunity to try out some gifts from UncommonGoods that I think would make just about any gardener happy! UncommonGoods is a unique online marketplace that offers handmade and high-quality products from artists and Continue reading...

15 Ways to Go Green /#SunrunSolar Sweepstakes

June 23, 2015 By Lauren

Want to be cool this summer? Look to go green! By going "green" or striving to be more eco-friendly this summer, you can save money on everyday home costs and be kinder to our Earth. Being kinder to the Earth is very important because being it impacts what kind of world our kids will inherit from us! I've found that these 15 ways to go green are both cost effective and easy! 15 Easy Ways to Go Green Go solar - Many homeowners who go solar save money in the summer when the sun is out the longest and air conditioning costs are high. E.g., with Sunrun, a solar service company, you can get Continue reading...

Lennox Uses Art to Communicate Efficiency, Intelligence & Quiet

May 22, 2015 By Lauren

This post is sponsored by Lennox Air Systems for the #LennoxArtProject. All opinions are my own My home is only just over 10 years old, but both my home's furnace and air conditioning system broke 2-3 years ago. It turns out that the builder had cut corners by installing a cheap, bottom-of-the-barrel heating and cooling system. As luck would have it, our furnace stopped working on a very cold winter's day and our A.C. conked out in a brutally hot summer. So, even though my husband and I had purchased a brand-new home with the thoughts of it being repair-free for at least a couple Continue reading...

Rinse Recycle Reimagine Sweepstakes

April 29, 2015 By Lauren

*I received a promotional item for participation in this campaign. All opinions expressed in this post are 100% my own. I am big about recycling, but I have to admit that when I am cleaning my home's bathrooms, I tend to toss the empty beauty product containers in the trash. (I mean to recycle them, but it's quicker to throw them in the trash.) That's why I am happy to share with you “Rinse. Recycle. Reimagine,” a new Unilever program in partnership with Keep America Beautiful and the Ad Council. The program is designed to educate people about recycling in the bathroom. The #ReimagineThat Continue reading...