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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) 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...

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...

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...

drawer organization blog hop

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 Valances – 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 Valances 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 for 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...

A living room gallery wall with many homemade items

Living Room Gallery Wall — Pinterest Challenge Blog Hop

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  Welcome to the March 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! So this month,  I chose to update my living room gallery wall. A few years ago I created a simple living room gallery wall. I used Command strips and hooks to hang the items on my gallery wall. The Command products are easy to hang and also make it easy to swap out the items on my living room gallery wall as inspiration hits. I've pinned many living Continue reading...

updating a room for spring with the fresh scent of Glade Atmosphere room spray

Spring Living Room Update on a Budget

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This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #GladeFineFragranceMist #CollectiveBias My living room is the first space guests see when entering my home. I like to have it at its best at all times. I recently decided to give my living room an inexpensive update for the new year. I’ve found several simple ways to freshen up the space without spending a lot of money. One way I create a new look is by updating the throw pillows on the sofa. I regularly sew easy budget envelope pillow covers for my sofa’s pillows. These throw Continue reading...

DIY spring envelope pillow covers

Easy Envelope Pillow Covers for Spring

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Now that spring is almost here, I thought I'd share a past project here on Mom Home Guide that is a great way to update your space for spring -- easy envelope pillow covers. With minimal sewing skills and just a little cash, you can update the throw pillows in your living room family room. This post contains Amazon affiliate links. I got my new living room sofa a few years ago (before then, the room was nearly a blank room), and since then, I love dressing it up! With spring around the corner, I just had to make new spring envelope pillow covers for my sofa's throw pillows! The above Continue reading...

Puppy gallery wall in an upstairs hallway

Hall Framed Canvas Gallery Wall

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Thanks to Photowall.com and VELCRO® Brand HANGables™ for sponsoring this post. I received free product in exchange for my honest review. If you've visited this blog before, you might know that my family has adopted a puppy! Our pup, whom we've named Mochi, is an adorable approximately 4-month-old male Shih Tzu. He has become part of the family! I've been wanting to create a family gallery wall for some time now. I thought that now that there is a new family member in our house, now would be a good time to start that gallery wall. I decided a good space for the gallery wall was Continue reading...

Easily convert a coat closet into a cute pantry by screwing some inexpensive wooden crates together

Easy Projects to Organize Your Home

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This post contains affiliate links. Now that the new year is into full swing, I thought I'd review some of the organizing projects I've completed in my house. It's been a few months since I've organized many of the places I use for storage in my home, so I thought I'd think about the organizing I've done so far and see what I can do to add more storage and reorganize any messes that might have popped up since my original projects. Now that I'm reviewing some of my previous projects, it gets me thinking that I'd love to organize my master bedroom closet with a beautiful closet organization Continue reading...

peel and stick tile under the kitchen sink

Peel and Stick Tile Under Kitchen Sink – Pinterest Challenge Blog Hop

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This post contains Amazon Affiliate links. If you click on a link, they take you to a product on Amazon that can be used for this project. Clicks on these links can earn a small commission that helps to fund this blog. Thanks! Welcome to the February Pinterest Challenge Blog Hop! The purpose of this hop is to motivate us to not just hoard pins, but to make it happen! For this month's challenge, I decided to tackle a quick fix for my home's kitchen with Peel and Stick 12-Inch Vinyl Tile. The tile shown below is similar to the tile I used. We've owned our home for about 15 years, and over Continue reading...

Attic Dek flooring makes it easy to install attic floors

Easy Attic Flooring with Attic Dek

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This post was sponsored by Attic Dek, who provided me with Attic Dek flooring in exchange for my review. This post contains Amazon affiliate links. If you click on an Amazon link and make a purchase, it doesn't cost you anything, but I earn a small commission that helps me to run this blog. Thanks! Ever since my husband and I moved into our new home about 15 years ago, I've wanted to put flooring in our home's attic. Our attic wasn't built with flooring, so until recently, we didn't store anything in our home's attic. It was such a waste of good storage space! My husband meant to put in Continue reading...

girls night in with Grey Goose and Wendy's

How to Host a Fun Girls Movie Night

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This post is intended for an audience of adults age 21 and older. This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and Bacardi. All opinions are mine alone. #SignatureSips #CollectiveBias If you are like me, you’ve gone to a few movies in 2017. But you probably missed the “mom” or “chick” flicks you wanted to see. That’s because you most likely saw the latest action/sci-fi or animated movies with your husband and kids. I think it would be fun to get together with a few friends and watch some of the 2017 movies that moms loved last year. During the party, my husband can take the Continue reading...

DIY wood slice heart token for Valentine's Day

Wood Slice Valentine’s Day Tokens

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This post contains Amazon affiliate links. TGIF, everyone! I am so happy that the weekend is nearly here! This week has been quite a busy one, so I thought I'd share a mini project I completed this week! Earlier this week I shared my tutorial for my Scrappy Valentine's Day Wreath. The wreath was really quite thrifty since I repurposed leftover craft materials from Christmas. It doesn't always work out when I create a craft project out of supplies I already have on hand, so I'm excited about how my wreath turned out! I  even used a bow from a gift basket my family received on this Continue reading...

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