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Readying a Patio for Summer (Plus Water Feature)

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This post contains Amazon affiliate links for your shopping convenience. Thanks to Aquascape for providing me with the patio and fountain described in this post. This post contains Amazon affiliate links. With summer less than a month away, I have been readying my home's backyard patio for summer. Last week I took out the leaf blower and blew off all the dirt and leaves that had accumulated on the patio over the winter and this spring. Over the weekend, I got out my patio pond from  Aquascape. My patio pond is a 33-inch square slate-like container that looks wonderful on Continue reading...

A Good Night’s Sleep — How to Get Enough Zzz’s

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I received the Therapedic® Polar Nights™ pillows in exchange for my review. Therapedic is sold exclusively through Bed, Bath and Beyond.  These days friends and family have been telling me that they have been having trouble sleeping. With all that's been going on lately, it's understandable! I have been having some trouble, too. So, I've been taking extra steps to make restful sleep easier to come by. I think some of the things I have been doing to get better sleep may help you, too! Wind Down Before Bed I have to admit that I love to watch late night TV! My habit is Continue reading...

This beaded DIY wind chime is easy to make with materials you can find at home

DIY Wind Chime (with Beads & Bells)

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This post contains affiliate links and I will be compensated if you make a purchase after clicking on my links. With my family spending mostly at home these days, we have been enjoying more time in our backyard. I have been working to make the space more enjoyable for us. I recently put together an easy DIY wind chime craft that almost anyone can put together with supplies from her craft stash! I'm sharing my DIY wind chime tutorial as part of today's Pinterest Challenge Blog Hop. The purpose of the Pinterest Challenge is to motivate all the participants (and you too) to not Continue reading...

Beautiful New Wall Art & 25% Off a Photowall Purchase

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This post was sponsored by Photowall. I received free product in exchange for my completely honest review. I love bringing representations of nature into my home. Throughout my house, you'll find photos and prints of things I love -- forests and trees, the ocean and flowers. These days, as we are spending more time at home, I find that it's especially important to bring depictions of nature into my house. Nature can be calming! I've heard wonderful things about the beautiful wallpaper, posters, wall murals and canvas prints by Swedish wall-art company, Photowall. When they Continue reading...

How to Save & Hang a Jigsaw Puzzle (With No Frame!)

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This post contains Amazon affiliate links. These links cost you nothing, but they may earn a small commission to help fund this blog. Thanks! Hey, everyone! How are you all doing? If you are like my family, you are finding yourself stuck at home with more time on your hands as you wait for life to return back to normal. My family and I are finding ways to keep busy -- I recently preserved and hung a jigssaw puzzle for my daughters. My twin teen girls have just started a second jigsaw puzzle since being stuck at home. They got their new puzzle -- of Stowe, Vermont -- during last Continue reading...

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Easy Hanging Towels Two Ways

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This post contains Amazon affiliate links. These links cost you nothing, but they may earn a small commission that helps fund this blog. Thanks! It's been a crazy past couple of days! I am sure that your family, like mine, has been affected by the Coronavirus outbreak. That means we've been spending more time at home. I find that I have been washing my hands a lot. In an effort to reduce my use of paper towels, I decided to make some more hanging towels. I made some really quick and easy hanging towels (with pot holders and store-bought kitchen towels) last month. This time, I decided Continue reading...

This quick dollar store St. Patrick's Day wreath is so easy to make!

Easy Dollar Store Wreath for St. Patrick’s Day

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This post contains Amazon affiliate links. These links cost you nothing, but may earn a small commission that can help to support this blog. Thanks! The dollar store is a great place to pick up craft supplies for home decor projects. The last time I was in a dollar store, I picked up 3 craft supplies and was able to put together a super sweet dollar store wreath for Valentine's Day. That day, I also snagged the craft supplies needed to make a quick and easy dollar store wreath for St. Patrick's Day. Each wreath only cost me about $3! Today I'm sharing the dollar store wreath I made for St. Continue reading...

spring forsythia dollar store wreath

Spring Forsythia Wreath

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TGiF, everyone! This week has been a rough one in my household. We all have been hit with a nasty cold! So for today, I am going to put up my feet a little bit and feature one of my favorite past projects here on Mom Home Guide. I am featuring my quick and easy spring forsythia dollar store wreath. I love the happy yellow and pretty blue colors of this wreath! I first hung this colorful dollar store wreath on my home's front door, but it is now on the wall in the master bedroom above the room's farmhouse-style spindle bed. Sometimes it's the simplest of wreaths that are the prettiest. I love Continue reading...

Follow this truly simple tutorial to create your own farmhouse style hanging dish and kitchen towels.

Hanging Kitchen Towel Hack (Spring Pinterest Challenge)

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This post contains Amazon Affiliate links. They cost you nothing and help to fund this blog. (The affiliate links lead to kitchen and sewing products that would be suitable for this project.) I am so excited that spring is on its way! We only have about one month to go until springtime! In anticipation of spring, my friends and I are sharing spring craft ideas for today's Pinterest Challenge, hosted by Erlene of My Pinterventures. For my craft, I’m sharing a simple hack/sewing project. This simple hanging kitchen towel sewing project will help keep dish and kitchen towels from falling onto Continue reading...

Make an adorable Valentine's Day wreath with only about $3 in supplies from the dollar store.

Easy Dollar Store Valentine’s Day Wreath

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This post contains Amazon affiliate links for your shopping convenience. If you click on an Amazon link, it costs you nothing, but I may earn a small commission that helps to fund this blog. Thanks! Do you like decorating for the holidays and seasons but don't like to spend a lot of money doing so? If so, check out my project today on Mom Home Guide. I'm sharing a sweet and pretty Valentine's Day wreath that I made for my home's front door for less than $4! A big place is that the wreath only took minutes to make! Easy Dollar Store Valentine's Day Wreath I love to shop dollar stores for Continue reading...

A white Christmas tree decorated with DIY gnome ornaments and hearts for Valentine's Day.

Valentine’s Day Tree with Heart Ornaments

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This post contains Amazon affiliate links. These links cost you nothing, but they may earn me a small commission that helps to fund this blog. I received a free Christmas tree from Treetopia.com in exchange for my review.  A few years ago, I got a beautiful white Christmas tree from Treetopia.com. The tree is slim and easily fits in the corner of my home's living room. I love it because it is pre-lit and I can put it up in minutes! My husband gifts me with heart ornaments every Christmas. So, this year, I decided to keep the tree up and decorate it with most of my heart Continue reading...

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

Styling a Tiered Valentine’s Day Tray — on a Budget!

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This post contains Amazon affiliate links. These links don't cost you anything, but may earn me a small commission to help fund this blog. Thanks! I've been following the tiered tray trend for a while now. Most tiered trays consist of 2-3 stacked above each other. I love how this one simple item can be styled in so many different ways! A tiered tray can be decorated by season/holiday (e.g., winter and Valentine's Day) or by room. My galvanized tin three-tiered tray is a perfect fit for my kitchen's farmhouse-style table. I love to decorate my three-tired tray for the holidays. I like Continue reading...

These are the most popular projects on Mom Home Guide in 2019

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...

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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...

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