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Top Posts of 2019

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This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Happy Holidays and New Year, everyone! This past year sped by for me and my family! I can't believe that it's almost 2020. With the New Year around the corner, I'm sharing a look at the most read posts and most popular projects for 2019 here on Mom Home Guide. From the looks of it, I  completed a few DIY projects in the past year! DIY Dreamcatcher This year I participated in the One Room Challenge (ORC), hosted by Linda of Calling It Home. In the challenge, featured designers and guest participants (like myself) have just 6 weeks to make Continue reading...

how to make an easy sock gnome

Happy Holidays from Mom Home Guide — And Easy DIY Christmas Sock Gnomes

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This post contains Amazon affiliate links. These links cost you nothing and may earn me a small commission that helps to fund this blog. Thanks! Happy holidays, everyone! I meant to get this post published before Christmas, but the holidays snuck up on my this year! I decided to still share today's holiday tutorial post anyway. I am super into gnomes this year. They are quite popular these days but I don't know if they will still be trendy next Christmas! I love gnomes, so when I spotted easy DIY tutorials on Pinterest on how to craft sock gnomes, I had to go for it! (You might remember Continue reading...

GIFT IDEA: Luxury Holiday Bedroom & 100% Blackout Curtain (Review)

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I received the Therapedic® Carlisle 100% Blackout Rod Pocket Window Curtain Panels free in exchange for my review. All opinions expressed in this post are my own. Have you ever stayed in a guest room that felt luxurious? I have! For me, what makes a guest room especially nice are room darkening curtains. As someone who loves to sleep in mornings, having an extra dark room with no bright morning sun to wake me is extra special! I've always wanted to make my home's master bedroom feel as upscale as a comfy guest room with velvety room darkening curtain panels or 100% blackout curtains. So Continue reading...

How to make DIY gnome wood slice ornaments for your Christmas tree.

DIY Gnome Ornaments & Christmas Tree

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This post contains Amazon affiliate links. These links cost you nothing but they may earn a small commission that helps to fund this blog. Thanks! Welcome to Christmas Trees on Parade, hosted by my friend, Terri Steffes of Christmas Tree Lane. Today my blogging friends and I will all be sharing Christmas tree decorating ideas. Be sure to check out my friends' wonderful Christmas tree ideas at the bottom of this post! Gnome Christmas Tree I don't know if you've noticed, but gnome Christmas decorations are quite popular this year! I've liked gnomes for quite some time, so I'm happy to Continue reading...

My husband gives me heart ornaments every year. Most of them are on this ornament tree. Sometimes I keep it up all year! Plus, stop by the blog t o see several of my blogging friends' Christmas trees!

Sentimental Heart Ornament Tree

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This post contains Amazon affiliate links. These links cost you nothing but they may earn a small commission that helps to fund this blog. Thanks! Welcome to the final day of the 12 Days of Holiday Ideas blog hop! Today, my blogging friends and I will be sharing our Christmas trees! I have to admit that I don't have a traditional tree up yet this year. But on my living room console table I do have a decorative metal Christmas Ornament Tree up. Some years I take the tree down on Christmas, but some years - like this one - I keep it up all year! Why is that? It's because the tree holds the Continue reading...

Easy wood slice photo ornaments

Wood Slice Photo Christmas Ornament

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Thanks to DecoArt for sponsoring this post by providing the post used for my DIY Wood Slice Photo Christmas Ornaments. This post contains Amazon affiliate links. These affiliate links cost you nothing but may earn a small commission to help fund this blog. Thanks! Welcome to the 8th day of the 5th annual 12 Days of Holiday Ideas event, hosted by Shirley of Intelligent Domestications  and  Erlene of My Pinterventures. Between Nov. 11th and December 6th there will be hundreds of new ideas shared by over 55 Co-host bloggers!  Go here to see our kick-off collection of Continue reading...

A wood wreath made by gluing wood slices to a large embroidery hoop and adding a homemade burlap wreath

Rustic Wood Slice Wood Wreath

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Thanks to DecoArt and BurlapFabric.com for sponsoring this post. I was provided with burlap ribbon and acrylic paint in exchange for my review. This post contains Amazon affiliate links. These affiliate links cost you nothing but may earn a small commission to help fund this blog. Thanks! Welcome to the 7th day of the 5th annual 12 Days of Holiday Ideas event, hosted by Shirley of Intelligent Domestications  and  Erlene of My Pinterventures Between Nov. 11th and December 6th there will be hundreds of new ideas shared by over 55 Co-host bloggers!  Go here to see our kick-off Continue reading...

A coffee table decorated for Thanksgiving with items from Target and Oriental Trading

Easy Fall Thanksgiving Coffee Table Decor

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Amazon affiliate links were added to this post. They cost you nothing, but may earn me a small commission that helps fund this post. Welcome to the monthly Pinterest Challenge Blog Hop! Each month I get together with a bunch of blogging buddies for the challenge, which is hosted by Erlene of My Pinterventures. In the challenge, we all encourage ourselves to complete a project that we've pinned! This month I decided to create a fall centepiece for my living room's coffee table - so I'd have a Thanksgiving coffee table. I was inspired by the beautiful fall coffee table by Worthing Court, which Continue reading...

2019 Ornament Exchange Link Party

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  Welcome to the 2019 Ornament Exchange Link Party! It’s the fourth year of the blogger ornament exchange and you'll find hundreds of DIY ornament tutorials and inspiration. This link party runs from November 14th through December 14th, so make sure to come back to add as many handmade ornament tutorials before it closes! This year, we have 38 talented bloggers hosting the handmade ornament exchange link party! The rules of the challenge were simple: create a handmade ornament for $15 or under, create a tutorial Continue reading...

This easy to follow tutorial will show you how to make your own DIY wood slice ornaments for Christmas or the holidays.

DIY Wood Slice Ornament

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Thanks to DecoArt for providing me with the Chalky Finish Paint and Americana® DuraClear™ Polyurethane Satin Varnish used to create my DIY wood slice ornament. This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Today I am joining 37 other bloggers for the 2019 Ornament Exchange Link Party! For the party, we were all assigned another blogger, for whom we crafted a holiday ornament. I made a DIY stenciled wood slice ornament for Nicole, a paper craft blogger at PixelMavensRetreat.com. She is a really talented crafter!     I told Nicole that I Continue reading...

Stop by this blog hop for hundreds of ideas on how to celebrate the holidays this season with recipes, gift ideas, crafts and decor inspiration!

Holiday Ideas Blog Hop – 4 Weeks of Gift, Recipe & Decor Ideas. Plus Giveaway!

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Need some Christmas and holiday ideas? Today my blogging friends and I are sharing 50 of the BEST DIY Holidays Ideas to get your holidays and Christmas season off to a great start! We will also be sharing a fantastic giveaway, too! (See the bottom of this post for the giveaway.)   It's the 5th year of the Holiday Ideas Blog Hop!   If you aren’t familiar with this annual blog hop, it’s a 4 week event where 50+ bloggers share Christmas ideas 3x a week. Scroll down to meet this year's Holiday Ideas Team and grab the free printable event calendars! The official Holiday Ideas Blog Continue reading...

how to make easy envelope char cushion covers with ties

Simple Chair Cushion Covers with Chair Ties (Pinterest Challenge)

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This post contains Amazon affiliate links. These links cost you nothing, but may earn a small commission that helps to fund this blog. Thanks! Welcome to the Pinterest Challenge, hosted by Erlene of My Pinterventures! In the challenge, held once a month, bloggers like myself tackle a project we've pinned. I've been thinking of making cushions for my kitchen chairs for some time. I finally found this pin by DIY Candy on how to make a chair cushion with chair ties. This pin shows how to make an entire chair cushion from scratch. (Creating the cover, stuffing the pillow, etc.) The pin Continue reading...

how to make an easy fall leaves wreath

How to Make an Easy 10-Minute Fall Leaves Wreath

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This post contains Amazon affiliate links. They don't cost you anything. But if you click on a link and make a purchase, I earn a small commission that helps to fund this blog. Thanks! Happy Wednesday, everyone! My daughters had a long weekend, so we took a fun family vacation together. We got back last night! It was fun to reconnect, as my daughters are very busy with their school activities in the fall! We got to enjoy some fall scenery, too. I'll be sharing about our trip later on the blog. But today I'd like to share a beautiful craft that I literally put together in less than 10 Continue reading...

McCain's Veggie Taters with potato, broccoli and cheese are a delicious afternoon snack.

Loaded Veggie Taters

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This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #VeggiesWithMcCain #CollectiveBias This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #VeggiesWithMcCain #CollectiveBias When my teen daughters get home from school in the afternoon, they are usually very hungry. Now that they've become more health conscious, they often prefer something that has vegetables in it! Today I'm sharing an afternoon snack that's both yummy and helps my whole family eat more veggies! I made the Continue reading...

Friday Five - Mom Home Guide

Friday Five — Fall Wreath, Kitchen Update, New Reads, Mulch & String Lights

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Thanks to Tuttle Publishing for providing me with the books reviewed in this post. Thanks also to Thompson's Waterseal for providing the stain used on my DIY String Light Planter Posts. This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Happy Friday! I am so glad that Friday is here! To celebrate, I thought I'd take the time to share a Friday Five -- here I'll share some details about what I've been up to lately! $100 Room Challenge You may have noticed that this month I've participated in the $100 Room Challenge. The challenge is hosted by Erin of Lemons, Lavender & Laundry. This Continue reading...

A DIY wooden table runner stenciled with lemons using DecoArt Americana Chalky Finish Paints

DIY Stenciled Table Runner – $100 Room Challenge

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Thanks to DecoArt for providing me with the stencil and the Americana Chalky Finish Paints that I used to create my DIY stenciled table runner. This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Welcome to the third week of the $100 Room Challenge, hosted by Erin of Lemons, Lavender and Laundry. In the challenge, bloggers like myself challenge ourselves to update a room in our homes with just $100 in only a month. We share the results of our $100 room challenge every Wednesday -- next Wednesday we all will be sharing our final room reveals! This week I worked on making a Continue reading...

how to make DIY string light posts to light up your patio

DIY String Light Planter Posts

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This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Thanks to Thompson's WaterSeal for providing the waterproofing wood stain used in this project. Welcome to the Pinterest Challenge, hosted by Erlene of My Pinterventures. In the challenge, held monthly, each participating blogger chooses a project, recipe or crafted she has pinned on Pinterest to complete for this blog hop! I challenged myself with constructing DIY planter string light poles! I have pinned this project many times and actually bought the Outdoor String Lights two years ago! Being more of an artsy craftsy type gal than a Continue reading...

$100 Room Challenge — Kitchen (Week 2)

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Thanks to Premier Prints for providing me with the fabric that I will be using in my kitchen update. Thanks also to DecoArt for providing me with the beautiful chalky finish paints and stencil that I will be using in this project. This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Welcome to the second week of the $100 Room Challenge! The challenge, held twice a year and hosted by Erin of Lemons, Lavender and Laundry, encourages bloggers to update a room for just $100 in a month. I’ve followed the challenge for a while now. I’ve learned that it’s possible to make big changes to a room Continue reading...

Kitchen Update – $100 Room Challenge

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Photo sources: Table runner by Semigloss Design, RusticWood Table Runner by Michelle James Designs, Chair Pad by The Morning Stitch, and Fall Kitchen by Curly Crafty Mom. Welcome to Mom Home Guide! Today is a fun day because it is the first day of the $100 Room Challenge! The challenge, held twice a year and hosted by Erin of Lemons, Lavender and Laundry, encourages bloggers to update a room for just $100 in the span of a month. I've followed the challenge for quite some time now. I've learned from the challenge that it's possible to make substantial changes to a room without spending a Continue reading...

I love these delicious fall treat recipes!

Delicious Fall Treats — MM #257

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Happy September! I can't believe that it's almost fall! I love summer, but I also adore fall! For one, there are lots of yummy treats in the fall. Today I'm sharing some wonderful fall treat recipes that were shared at the most recent Merry Monday Linky party. Light Fun Mini Bundt Cakes-- Food Wine Sunshine Pumpkin Roll -- Spaceships and Laser Beams Apple Pie Cookies -- Spaceships and Laser Beams Pumpkin Cheesecake Brownies -- Live Love Texas Pumpkin Spice Latte Recipe -- Busy Being Jennifer No Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake Parfaits -- Walking on Sunshine Mini Pumpkin Bundt Continue reading...

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