For the past few weeks, I've been working on redesigning my home’s living room. I am hoping to move the room from its staid traditional/formal look to something more fun!So when Minted.com gave me the opportunity to review their limited edition art prints, I jumped at the chance! Minted, which is well known for its birth announcements, offers a great collection of unique art prints from artists from around the world. The prices for the art is reasonable, and you can customize a print of your choice by choosing your print’s color scheme, size and frame. Custom Art for the Continue reading...
DIY St. Patricks Day Flag
Now that St. Patricks Day is coming up, I'm getting ready to get out some emerald green decor! But since I am spending so much time in rehab trying to get my broken wrist back up to speed, I am running a bit late. So I am sharing this cute DIY St. Patricks Day flag that I shared a year ago on the blog. With St. Patricks Day coming up, I wanted to hang a St.Patrick's Day-themed flag in my garden. But I am always surprised at how much those tiny garden flags cost. For instance, a Leprehaun hat garden flag runs about $9 at Amazon.com. So, using the leftover fabric from Continue reading...
Nest Learning Thermostat Review and Haven Blog Conference!
As you may remember, I participated in the NRG Residential Solutions Learn & ConserveSM Blogger Challenge and a Nest Learning Thermostat Giveaway with a few other local bloggers in January. Our challenge was to see which blogger could conserve the most amount of energy last month (January). To my surprise, I WON!! Winter Energy Saving My husband and are usually fairly frugal with our energy use – we try not to turn up the heat too much in the winter, we set the thermostat lower at night, and I rarely use the oven – I mostly do my baking and cooking in our Black & Continue reading...
Snickers Bars
Several of my blogger friends and I will be posting recipes this week for treats and desserts that we made with ingredients available at the dollar store. My local dollar store always has lots of Oreo cookies and Snickers candy bars on hand, so I decided to try out a Snickers and Oreo cheesecake recipe from Domestic Superhero from that I found on Pinterest. The rest of the recipe includes ingredients that I normally have stored in my fridge or my pantry. I just made one alteration to the recipe -- instead of topping my Snickers cheesecake bars with chocolate chips, Continue reading...
“Rooms Repurposed” — Making Your Home Work for You
A few months ago, I shared with you my friend Christine's awesome black and white craft room. Christine converted what might have been only a lightly used space in her home -- an area that would normally be a dining room -- and converted it into a striking craft room, complete with hand-crafted black and white decor, a card catalog for fabric storage and a highly functional sewing table. I am so excited because that room is now one of the inspiring spaces featured in Cristin Frank's new book, Rooms Repurposed: A Purposeful Home, A Purposeful Life, available on Amazon.com! What Continue reading...
Hand-Stenciled Valance
Happy Friday, everyone! I am still little bit behind on things, since I have been working on rehabbing my wrist (which I broke in January). I have been feeling a little down about the wrist (since I am not sure how the metal plate and screws will affect my wrist's mobility in the future), so I decided to share with you one of my favorite projects from last year. I sewed and hand-stenciled this valance for my home's powder room last year. I think the valance has a great message and is uplifting, since it has powerful and hopeful words like "love" and "family" stenciled on it. You should try Continue reading...
Valentine’s Date Night Giveaway
Happy Valentine's Day, everyone! I am happy to be co-hosting a Valentine's Date Night Giveaway with Natalie of Sweetie's Studio. I love Valentine's Day, since it's a day to show the ones you care about how much they mean to you! I don't have big plans tonight, but I know I will be spending my evening with three of my favorite people in the world: my husband and my two daughters. Valentine's Day Giveaway Because of the snow we've been having the past few days here in New Jersey, I am sure at least a few people's Valentine's plans are postponed. So why not enter the giveaway below and take Continue reading...
Four Lovely Valentine Card Crafts
By Guest Blogger Adrienne Erin Valentine’s Day can be just as heavily anticipated by kids as it is for adults — sometimes even more so. Rather than sending your kids to school with the same old generic Valentines everyone else is giving out, why not make some very clever and unique cards with them? In addition to your kids standing out with the coolest cards in their class, you get bonus quality time with your children. What’s not to love? Here are four great ideas I've found for you to try. Minion Valentine Cards Valentine’s Day does tend to have a heavily feminine tone with all of its Continue reading...
Mod Podged Craft Letter and Thank You’s
Editor's Note: As I posted earlier, I broke my wrist last month when I fell on the driveway during a snowstorm. (I went out onto the driveway to take the garbage can in, and I fell immediately!) Luckily for me, my good friend and neighbor, Kim, saw me fall and came right over. (This is a shout out to Kim for all her help during my injury -- thanks, Kim!!) You really appreciate good friends and neighbors in times like these. My neighbor's husband watched my kids for me (thanks, Tyson!), while Kim accompanied me in the ambulance to the hospital. (At least the kids got a fun Continue reading...
Framed Valentine’s Day Collage
Since I broke my wrist just over a week ago, I haven't been working on many projects - I've mostly been icing and resting my wrist, which now has a metal plate and 12 screws in it, thanks to my lovely mishap! Sigh! But my hubby and kids have been so sweet to me (they are the best!), that I just had to show my appreciation! So when I was doing a mini shopping trip at my local Walmart the other day, I picked up some supplies in their crafting section to make an easy and quick framed burlap Valentine's Day collage. Making My Valentine's Day Collage The collage is about the only thing Continue reading...
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