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Best Health Tips for 2019

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This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Like most people, I've resolved to be healthier in 2019. But as my friend, Marissa of Squirrels of a Feather points out,  the secret to meeting and keeping resolutions is breaking resolutions down into obtainable mini steps. My top goals for this year are to be healthier and to lose weight, so I've identified 5 steps to help me reach that goal. 5 Ways to Be Healthier in 2019 1 - Get in More Active Minutes a Day - The Mayo Clinic recommends that the average adult gets in at least 30 minutes a day of moderate physical activity. I walk my puppy Continue reading...

Favorite Mom Home Guide projects of 2018.

My Favorite 2018 Projects

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This post contains Amazon affiliate links. I received products from Keter in exchange for my completely honest review. Last week, I shared which projects here on Mom Home Guide were most popular with readers in 2018. Now that the New Year is here, I would like to share the projects I completed in 2018 that I'm most proud of. Easy Window Valances When my teen daughters were tots, I had custom window coverings made for the windows on the main floor of our home. The style of those window coverings were much fussier than the type of style I like in my home these days, so I took those window Continue reading...

Top DIY projects on Mom Home Guide for 2018

Best Projects of 2018

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This post contains Amazon affiliate links. I was provided product from Stencil Revolution, HomeRight and Attic Dek in exchange for my honest reviews. Happy Holidays, everyone! As we wind down 2018, I am taking time this week to enjoy with my sweet twin daughters and husband. So today I am sharing some "best of" posts here on Mom Home Guide. These best of posts were the most popular craft and DIY posts with Mom Home Guide's readers in 2018. Best Craft & DIY Projects of 2018   DIY Chalkboard Home Sweet Home Sign I love creating unique and new decor for my home's front door. Continue reading...

How to hang mini dollar store wreaths on kitchen cabinets for Christmas

Kitchen Cabinet Wreaths {Dollar Store Craft Challenge | Christmas Edition)

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I like decorating my home for Christmas, but I usually don't want to spend a lot of money doing so. So today I'm happy to be joining my blogging friends for the Dollar Store Craft Challenge | Christmas Edition. I've always liked the look of mini Christmas wreaths on kitchen cabinets, so I decided to make that my project for this challenge. Be sure to check out the links at the bottom of this post to see all of my friends' projects!!    This is a very "light" craft project for me. In the rush of the season, I almost forgot that this blog hop is today! But luckily, it's a snap to Continue reading...

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The Quickest Way to Paint a Ceiling

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Thanks to HomeRight for providing me with a PaintStick EZ-Twist. This post contains Amazon affiliate links for your shopping convenience. If you click on a product link, it will bring you to an Amazon page where you can purchase the product. Mom Home Guide will earn a small commission if you make a purchase. Thanks! Mom Home Guide is participating in the HomeRight Refresh Your Walls Blogger Challenge. In the challenge, bloggers are sharing how we refreshed a "wall" with HomeRight's PaintStick EZ-Twist. For the contest, you don't actually have to paint a wall. So I decided to paint one of Continue reading...

I love how my spray painted drawer organizer turned Christmas shadow and curio box turned out! It gives me a fun place to display lots of fun Christmas miniature figurines. There are so many cute ones at the craft store.

DIY Christmas Display Box | Handmade Christmas Decor Blog Hop

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This post contains affiliate links. I love celebrating the holidays, especially Christmas! I often like to make my own DIY decor -- it helps get me in the holiday spirit! Today I'm getting together with some sweet friends for the Handmade Christmas Decor Blog Hop. We will all be sharing Christmas decor and projects with details on how to make them! Be sure to scroll through this entire post so you can see all my friend's wonderful projects, too! DIY Holiday Display Case  | Shadow Box I got the idea for my new homemade Christmas decor from a fun, but simple project I created Continue reading...

2018 Ornament Exchange

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Welcome to the 2018 Ornament Exchange Link Party, the third year of this blogger ornament exchange! This link party is only for handmade ornament tutorials and will run from November 15th through December 15th. This year, we have 50 talented bloggers sharing their Christmas ornament tutorials and helping to host the handmade ornament exchange link party! Let's meet the hosts of this year's 2018 Ornament Exchange Link Party! My Pinterventures • Northern Feeling • A Purdy Little House Create and Babble • 2 Bees in a Pod • Across the Boulevard Simply Beautiful by Angela • The Inspiration Continue reading...

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DIY Rustic Wood Slice Ornament Tutorial

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 This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Today I'm co-hosting the 2018 Ornament Exchange and link party with 49 other bloggers. For the exchange, each of us was paired with another blogger, for whom we would craft a DIY Christmas ornament. I was paired with Trisha of Rosewood and Grace. Trisha is looking to decorate her home in a rustic theme this year with pine cones and wood slices, so I crafted a wood slice ornament for her. I am hoping that the ornament fits into her theme! Rustic Wood Slice Ornament For the DIY ornament I made, I started out with a large unfinished Continue reading...

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Homemade Lattice Apple Pie Recipe

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This post contains Amazon affiliate links. For the longest time, baking an apple pie has been on my bucket list. I never got around to it for some reason. That is, until recently! One weekend, my daughter and I spent an afternoon baking an apple pie. I've heard many times that making a pie is hard, but it was easy! For my pie, I used a lattice crust apple pie recipe from the Food Network. Lattice Crust Apple Pie (Food Network) Ingredients Dough: 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 4 teaspoons sugar 1/4 teaspoon fine salt 14 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, diced 1 large egg, lightly beaten Continue reading...

Staying on top of the school year for me and my kids includes effectively using my planner

Energizing Back to School Tips for Moms

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 This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #MyInspiredFall #DunkinAtHome #CollectiveBias My daughters are sophomores in high school. They have a demanding schedule and heavy coursework. They are also members of their school's marching band. (Which requires after-school practices and attendance at football games and band competitions.) My girls are often up late and up early in the morning. Their hectic schedules means I am busy, too. I have resolved to make changes so I can stay energized and organized this year. If you Continue reading...

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DIY Rolling Magazine Crate – Pinterest Challenge Blog Hop

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This post contains Amazon affiliate links. These links don’t cost you anything, but they may earn a small commission that helps to fund this blog.  Hi, everyone! Today I'm revealing my newest project and sharing it in the Pinterest Challenge Blog Hop! Once a month I get together with some blogging friends, and we all share our latest projects that were inspired by projects we've pinned on Pinterest. The Pinterest Challenge Blog Hop is hosted by My Pinterventures is lots of fun and I love seeing everyone's projects! The pin that inspired me for this month's blog Pinterest Continue reading...

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Rustic Farmhouse Console Table & Haven Make & Take Recap

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This post contains Amazon affiliate links. These links don't cost you anything, but it may earn a small commission that helps to fund this blog.    I returned from the Haven DIY and design blogging conference just a few weeks ago. I had a great time! I got to meet many new blogging friends, took some classes, tried out some great DIY and craft products, met with brands and toured Charleston, S.C. I also got to meet my blogging friend, Carrie of Curly Crafty Mom, in person for the first time! I'm still unpacking and organizing all the free swag that I brought home from the Continue reading...

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Decorating a Living Room Bay Window

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I received the pillows described in this post for free in exchange for my honest review. A few years ago my husband and I had a bay window installed in our living room. For a while, I was unsure as to how to dress up the window. I have been meaning to make a custom window seat cushion for the space, but haven't gotten around to it yet! In the meantime, I've found a much easier (and quicker) way to dress up a bay window. At first, I only had a simple cushion that I had sewed on the window seat. At the time, the cushion matched the color scheme of the curtains that I had in the Continue reading...

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My Painted Kitchen Cabinets — A Year Later

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Thanks to General Finishes for sponsoring this post. General Finishes provided me with the stain blocker, paint and topcoat that I used to paint my kitchen cabinets. This post contains Amazon affiliate links. If you click on a link and make a purchase, I earn a small commission that helps to run this blog. Thanks! It's been about a year since I painted my oak kitchen cabinets white with General Finishes Milk Paint. I am glad that I painted the cabinets! My kitchen looks much more modern and bright since I painted the oak cabinets. Plus, painting the oak cabinets white was a fairly simple Continue reading...

The Keter Urban Bloomer is perfect for growing vegetables (or flowers) on a patio or deck

Creating a Raised Patio Garden — Pinterest Challenge Blog Hop

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This post was sponsored by Keter®, which provided me with a garden planter and The Easy Go Cart in exchange for my honest review. This post contains Amazon affiliate links for your shopping convenience. I may receive a small commission that helps fund this blog if you click on an Amazon link. Thanks! Welcome to the May Pinterest Challenge Blog Hop, hosted by My Pinterventures. The purpose of this Pinterest Challenge is to motivate all the participants of this hop (and you too) to not just pin, but to make it happen! This month, I chose to create a raised garden for my home's patio. I've long Continue reading...

A beautiful Home Sweet Home chalkboard sign made for a front door with some liquid chalk markers and a stencil from Stencil Revolution

DIY Chalkboard Home Sweet Home Sign

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This post was sponsored in part by Stencil Revolution, which provided me with the stencil for this project. This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Hi, everyone! Today I'm sharing a quick DIY chalkboard sign that I put together Monday. I was able to put this sign together in less than 20 minutes! All I needed for my sign was a hanging chalkboard, some lliquid chalk markers and a fun stencil. What I love about my sign is that because I used liquid chalk markers to create my sign, I can easily wash the message off my sign and create a new one whenever I want! If you follow my blog, you Continue reading...

custom photo pillows and printed throw pillows from Canvas Champ

Custom Photo Pillow Giveaway for Mother’s Day | CanvasChamp

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 Thanks to CanvasChamp for sponsoring this product review and giveaway. I received free product and compensation in exchange for my honest review. As Mother’s Day draws near, I have an awesome giveaway to share with you from CanvasChamp, a provider of custom canvas prints and pillows. To make Mother’s Day even sweeter, CanvasChamp will give away one 12" x 12" photo pillow [that you can customize with your own photo(s) and text] to one of Mom Home Guide’s readers! Scroll down to the Rafflecopter widget at the bottom of this post to get your entries in! Good luck! Celebrate Family Continue reading...

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Organized Sock Drawer — Drawer Organization Blog Hop

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Welcome to the Drawer Organization Blog Hop! For the entire month of April, several bloggers and I have been sharing the process of cleaning and organizing drawers in our homes each week. This week -- our final week -- we’re focusing on bedroom drawers! Be sure to visit my previous drawer organization posts: check out my organized kitchen junk drawer, home office/craft room drawer and bathroom drawers! I can't wait to see how my blogger friends have organized their bedroom drawers! I've found that my blogging friends have amazing organizing talent! I've picked up great organizing tips from Continue reading...

how to easily hang window valances

Hanging Window Valences – April Pinterest Challenge

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*This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Welcome to the April Pinterest Challenge Blog Hop! The purpose of this Pinterest Challenge is to motivate all the participants of this hop (and you too) to not just pin, but to make it happen! So this month, I chose to hang new window valances in my home's family room. To join next month's #pinterestchallenge, click here to sign-up: May Pinterest Challenge Hanging Window Valences For several years, my home's family room had custom-made valances hanging over the two windows and the back door. The valances were custom made for the room Continue reading...

oak kitchen cabinets painted white with General Finishes Antique White milk paint

Planning a Kitchen Remodel

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If you've been following this blog, you probably know that I've taken steps to update the look of my home's kitchen. I've repainted most of the oak cabinets white. (I just have a few more to paint.) I've purchased some new cabinet hardware to install. I've made small changes like organizing drawers and installing inexpensive tile under the kitchen sink. I'd love to change out the flooring and the counter, too. A good blogging friend of mine is doing a complete kitchen remodel -- I have to admit I'm a bit jealous! If you are considering a DIY kitchen remodel or if you are thinking of having Continue reading...

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