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Bathroom remodel - ORC - week 2: How to prep a room for painting

Bathroom Makeover – ORC (Week 2) | Room Prep & Painting

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 This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Thanks to DecoArt and HomeRight for providing products used in my bathroom makeover. Last week marked the beginning of this spring's One Room Challenge (ORC), hosted by Linda of Calling It Home. In the challenge, 20 design bloggers and hundreds of guest participants (like me) work to transform a room or space in the span of six weeks. The challenge takes place in April and September. It's a fun way to get the motivation to complete a full room makeover. The challenge is also a good source of design inspiration. I’ve been wanting to join Continue reading...

how to glue and frame a jigsaw puzzle

How to Mod Podge and Frame a Jigsaw Puzzle

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UPDATE: My daughters have recently completed another puzzle, and I used this technique to frame that puzzle, too! Don't have Mod Podge/glue or a poster frame? Check out this tutorial on how to preserve a jigsaw puzzle with duct tape and how to hang it with Command Strips. You Might Also Like How to Save & Hang a Jigsaw Puzzle Without a Frame Beginner Paint by Numbers Tips & Tricks DIY Beaded Wind Chimes Continue reading...

This spring gardening wreath is easy to make and can be made with supplies from the dollar store

Spring Gardening Wreath — Monthly Craft Destash Challenge

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The first day of spring is Wednesday -- I am so excited! Today I am sharing an easy and inexpensive spring gardening wreath that I crafted for my home's front door just last week. This wreath is so simple to put together -- it only took me about 30 minutes tops to make it. Seeing my new garden wreath on my front door really puts a smile on my face. I can't wait to start digging in the dirt! Monthly Craft DeStash Challenge I am sharing this wreath as part of the Monthly Craft Destash Challenge. The challenge, hosted monthly, challenges my blogging friends and me to use some of those craft Continue reading...

How to style a galvanized tin tiered tray for Valentine's Day

How to Style a Tiered Tray for Valentine’s Day

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This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Today I am joining a bunch of fun and talented bloggers for the first ever Craft Destash Challenge! For the challenge, each blogger can use craft items already in her stash of craft supplies. We can remake something or put together sometime new with craft supplies already on hand. I decided to style my new galvanized tin tiered tray for Valentine's Day. Tiered trays are a lot of fun to decorate. What I love about them is that it's easy to make them look good, and it doesn't take a lot of time or money to decorate them, either! My project is Continue reading...

A DIY Valentine's Day display. box made from a spray painted drawer organizer

DIY Valentine’s Day Display Box

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This post contains Amazon affiliate links. I love decorating my home for the holidays. Valentine's Day is a great opportunity to decorate and bring some fun into the house. Decorating for Valentine's Day can bring some warmth into a home during the long, cold month of February! Today I am sharing an easy DIY display box that I created for the fireplace mantel in my home's living room. With the Christmas holiday season long gone and the Christmas decorations packed away, it's nice to bring in some new decor for the home. I made my Valentine's Day curio box from the display box that I had Continue reading...

how to organize an attic

How to Organize an Attic

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 This post contains Amazon Affiliate Links. Metro Products provided me with free Attic Dek flooring in exchange for my honest review. Today I am joining my blogging friends for the Pinterest Challenge Blog Hop. The hop challenges us not to just pin inspiring projects on Pinterest, but to actually complete them! My focus today is on my home's attic. I've been looking into lots of ideas on Pinterest on how to store and organize household items in an attic! My husband and I recently added flooring to our home's attic by installing some Attic Dek panels. The panels are lightweight, yet Continue reading...

An easy an inexpensive bird feeder made from a plastic bottle and wooden chopsticks

Plastic Bottle Bird Feeder — Upcycle Challenge Blog Hop

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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...

health tips for 2019

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...

quickest way to paint a ceiling

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...

supplies for an easy but adorable wood slice ornament

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...

homemade lattice apple pie with homemade crust

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) IngredientsDough: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 with 2 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...

easy DIY rustic rolling magazine crate

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...

console table with DIY rustic farmhouse style sign

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...

Beautiful window seat with a colorful thrown and stenciled pillows

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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