This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Well -- 2020 is almost over! It's certainly been a year! It hasn't been the best of years, but at least I've gotten some fun projects done this year. Today I am taking the opportunity to share the projects and recipes from 2020 that have been most popular with Mom Home Guide's readers! Here's wishing everyone a happy and healthy New Year and hoping that 2021 will be a better year for us all. Lighted Snowflake Wine Bottle Last year I did a few wine bottle crafts.I discovered the fun of using transparent colored spray paint for glass. I Continue reading...
Ways to Enjoy Your Fire Pit This Fall
This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Welcome to Tasty Tuesday! Today I am doing something a little bit different (for a Tasty Tuesday). I am going to be sharing different ways that my family and I plan to enjoy our fire pit this fall. One BIG WAY that my family enjoys our fire pit is by enjoying a variety of foods cooked over the fire pit! (That's where the Tasty Tuesday theme comes in!) Ways to Enjoy Your Fire Pit this Fall My family finally bought a fire pit this summer. My husband told me to pick one out last summer as an anniversary gift, but I never got around to it! But Continue reading...
Healthy Tips for Amazing Family Travel and Summer Fun with Your Kids
This post contains affiliate links. If your family is like mine, you’ve been spending a lot of time at home lately because of the coronavirus. It’s quite possible you may be experiencing cabin fever. These are some ways you have fun close to home while staying safe. Hit the Great Outdoors Since the coronavirus hit my state, my family and I have been sticking close to home. (We usually travel to somewhere fun over the summer via road trip - check out our family road trips to Vermont and Niagara Falls.) One way we have been having fun and doing some traveling is by going on Continue reading...
Easy Patio Planter Posts for String Lights
Thanks to Thompson's for providing the Waterseal Waterproofing Stain used in this post. I've always wanted to add extra lighting to my home's patio. When we moved in, our patio only had the one light fixture by the back door, which did little to light up the patio. Last summer I put up simple patio planter string light posts that I secured with Sakrete (quick setting concrete) in planters and hung string lights from. Last week I decided to add a few more DIY patio planter posts and an extra length of string lights. I chose Edison-style outdoor string lights for my DIY string light Continue reading...
Our New DIY Backyard Fire Pit Area & Fun Family Nights
Since my state has shut down because of the pandemic, my family has mostly been sheltering at home. I've been trying to make being at home as enjoyable as possible for my husband and daughters. I recently purchased a Landmann Antique Bronze Fire Pit from Amazon, and since then, we have been enjoying evenings around the fire pit in our backyard together. Our fire pit was a great purchase! I had my eyes on this Landmann Antique Bronze Fire Pit for a while. One day I saw that the Amazon price had dropped on the fire pit. After consulting with my husband, we immediately ordered it! This fire Continue reading...
How to Enjoy Your Backyard this Summer
With the Coronavirus on the increase, it's unlikely that my family and I will be traveling for summer vacation. Even if my family doesn't go away this summer, there are ways to have fun -- even if it's just in our own backyard. I am hoping to have lots of summer backyard fun with my family! Roast Hot Dogs & S'Mores This weekend, we won't be going to a cookout with family and friends. But we might enjoy some time around our new fire pit. I recently purchased a Landmann fire pit(at 50% off ) from Amazon. Eventually I would like to build a DIY paver fire pit around our metal Continue reading...
Readying a Patio for Summer (Plus Water Feature)
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 my Continue reading...
Planning a Vertical Patio Garden
I was provided with an Urban Bloomer from Keter free of charge in exchange for my review. All opinions expressed in this post are 100% my own. Thanks to Responsival for partnering with me for this post. This year, I am hoping to really up my gardening game! I have been putting in some time to plan some backyard gardening spaces. for my outdoor spaces this spring and summer. I usually focus on herbs and flowers, but this year I'd love to start a vegetable garden. Today I've been thinking about my patio's vertical garden bed. I have a beautiful vertical patio gardening bed -- the Urban Continue reading...
Top Posts of 2019
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...
Friday Five — Weekend Fun, Giveaway & Bathroom DIY
I received free admission to Medieval Times in exchange for my honest review. This post contains Amazon affiliate links. TGIF, everyone! Today I am sharing a Friday Five. In today's Friday Five, I'll share a little bit of what I've been up to recently - including some weekend fun I shared with my family, a Mother's Day giveaway and my recent DIY project. Medieval Times On Saturday, I was invited to enjoy a fun afternoon out with my family at Medieval Times in Lyndhurst, NJ. Medieval Times is a fun medieval-themed show complete with gallant knights, jousting, medieval-style food and drink Continue reading...
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