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Haven DIY Blog Conference Recap 2018 — Part 1

written by Lauren

Brick home in Charleston, S.C., with a gas light

Late Sunday I returned home from attending the 2010 Haven DIY and design blogging conference in Charleston, S.C. It was a whirlwind of a trip! I finally got to meet my blogging friend, Carrie of Curly Crafty Mom, in person, learned great blogging tips, tried out and saw some wonderful crafting and DIY products and made many new friends. I arrived in Charleston, S.C., on Thursday afternoon, a day before the conference started on Friday. I was invited to lunch with a bunch of sweet and wonderful bloggers at the Saffire Restaurant in the Charleston Marriott, hotel. That's the hotel where the Continue reading...

Filed Under: blogging, travel Tagged With: decor, DIY, food

Decorating a Living Room Bay Window

written by Lauren

Beautiful window seat with a colorful thrown and stenciled pillows

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...

Filed Under: Crafts, Decor, DIY, how to Tagged With: craft, decor, DIY, how to, living room, sew, sewing

Friday Five – Garden Planters, Puppy Gear & Bathroom Update

written by Lauren

Shih Tzu puppy

This post was sponsored in part by Keter, Cave Tools, K9 Sport Sack and Enchante Home, which provided me with free products in exchange for my review and honest opinion. 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! Hi, everyone! I can't believe that it's already Friday! With Friday here, my daughters only have a half week of school left. Hooray! I can't believe that they have already completed their freshman year of high school! I'm very proud of them. They worked very Continue reading...

Filed Under: bathroom, Decor, dog, Food, giveaway, pet, pets, Shopping Tagged With: bathroom, decor, food, giveaway, shopping

Friday Five – A Sweet Mother’s Day, a Patio Pond & New Gear for the Grill

written by Lauren

front porch flowers

This post was sponsored by Keter®, which provided me with garden planters in exchange for my honest review. It's also sponsored in part by Cave Tools, which gave me a BBQ Grill Brush in exchange for my honest review. The patio pond and bamboo fountain that I mention in this post was given to me by Aquascape. I was provided a canvas photo pillow from CanvasChamp in exchange for my 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! Happy Friday, everyone! This Continue reading...

Filed Under: clean, Decor Tagged With: clean, decor, garden, summer

Friday Five — Mother’s Day Recipes and Puppy Gear

written by Lauren

living room console table

Happy Fri-YAY!! I'm so happy that the end of the week is FINALLY here! I'm looking forward to this weekend, as we're having a Mother's Day celebration with family and good friends. We are even bringing our puppy with us for his first family holiday! It's always nice to be together with my husband, kids, friends -- and our puppy! Welcome Spring I'm into springtime mode here at Mom Home Guide! I’ve been planting container gardens - I will be sharing a container garden tutorial and photos here on the blog on Tuesday. I've also been enjoying walks in my hometown and in nearby university town, Continue reading...

Filed Under: dog, Food, holiday, pet Tagged With: decor, dog, food, pets

Friday Five — Decor Luncheon & Car Trips with Puppy

written by Lauren

taking a road trip with a dog

This piece 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 to keep this blog running. Thanks! Happy Friday, everyone! This week has flown by! Today I'm sharing a Friday Five post -- in this post, I'm giving the details about five things that's been going on in my life. Spring Refresh Luncheon Last weekend I attended a Home Refresh for Spring Seminar hosted by 3B's Fine Furniture Consignment in Robbinsville, NJ, and taught by my good blogging friend, Tee of Beauteeful Living! The Continue reading...

Filed Under: Crafts, Decor, dog, pet, pets, travel Tagged With: craft, decor, dog, pet, travel

DIY Chalkboard Home Sweet Home Sign

written by Lauren

A beautiful Home Sweet Home chalkboard sign made for a front door with some liquid chalk markers and a stencil from Stencil Revolution

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...

Filed Under: Crafts, Decor, how to Tagged With: craft, decor, how to

Custom Photo Pillow Giveaway for Mother’s Day | CanvasChamp

written by Lauren

custom photo pillows and printed throw pillows from Canvas Champ

 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...

Filed Under: Decor, dog, how to Tagged With: decor, giveaway

Hanging Window Valances – April Pinterest Challenge

written by Lauren

how to easily hang window valances

*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...

Filed Under: Decor, how to Tagged With: decor, how to

Canvas Factory Print Review & Giveaway

written by Lauren

Canvas prints are reasonably priced at Canvas Factory -- this is a print of my Shih Tzu puppy

 Thanks to Canvas Factory for providing me with my photo canvas for review. The opinions expressed in this post are my own. If you've visited my blog before, you might have noticed that my family has adopted a puppy! We are always taking and sharing photos of Mochi, our adorable 4-month-old Shih Tzu pup! Today I'm happy to share a new canvas print I made through Canvas Factory of my puppy. I'm also sharing a fun Canvas Factory canvas print giveaway! (Scroll to the bottom of this post for the giveaway.) My husband, kids and I usually share our photos on our phone with a Continue reading...

Filed Under: bathroom, Decor, giveaway Tagged With: bathroom, decor, giveaway, shopping

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