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25 Fun Christmas Traditions for Families with Teens

written by Lauren

25 Christmas traditions to share with your teen

Welcome to the 4th 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 holiday ideas as well as all of this year's talented participating DIY and Foodie Blogs. Download this year's November and December calendars with all of the topics and dates so you can make plans to watch for ideas! Today we are featuring Holiday Kid Activities!   We Continue reading...

Filed Under: Christmas, how to, Kids Tagged With: Christmas, how to, kids

DIY Window Seat Box Cushion

written by Lauren

A DIY box cushion with homemade piping. Also shown is a DIY stenciled pillow

Thanks to Premier Prints for providing the beautiful fabric that I used to make my DIY box cushion with custom piping. This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Welcome to the monthly Pinterest Challenge blog hop, hosted by Erlene of My Pinterventures. Every month my blogging friends and I challenge ourselves to tackle and complete a project, craft or recipe that we've pinned on Pinterest. This month I decided to make and sew a box cushion with homemade piping for my home's living room bay window! The inspiration for my project was the piped box cushion from Pretty Handy Girl. I love the Continue reading...

Filed Under: how to, MomHomeGuide.com Tagged With: decor, how to, sew, sewing

Back to School Tips & Ideas — MM #255

written by Lauren

These back to school tips and ideas will make the school year run smoothly for you and your kids.

With back to school around the corner, moms and dads are searching for tips and ideas to make the new school year run smoothly. These 6 back to school suggestions from last month's Merry Monday link party are just the ticket for a successful school year for your kid! Back to School Organization Tips That Really Work --  Must Have Mom Free Printable Back to School Interview To Do with Your Kids Every Year -- Must Have Mom 5 Back to School Tips -- Delightfulemade Notebook Paper Pencil Pouch -- The Scrap Shoppe Blog DIY  Travel Chalkboards with Storage for Kids -- DIY Continue reading...

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Easy DIY Attic Flooring (with Attic Dek)

written by Lauren

Attic Dek flooring makes it easy to install attic floors

This post was sponsored by Attic Dek, who provided me with Attic Dek flooring in exchange for my review. This post 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 me to run this blog. Thanks! (This post was previously published, but I'm re-sharing it with even more additional photos.) Ever since my husband and I moved into our new home about 16 years ago, I've wanted to put flooring in our home's attic. Our attic wasn't built with flooring, so until recently, we didn't store anything Continue reading...

Filed Under: DIY Tagged With: DIY, how to, storage

Summer Raised Herb Garden — Pinterest Challenge Blog Hop

written by Lauren

Basil planted in a raised patio planter and marked with a wood slice garden marker.

This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Welcome  to the Pinterest Challenge Blog Hop! Each month, my blogging friends and I get together to challenge ourselves to each complete a project or recipe that we'e pinned on Pinterest. It's always fun to see what my friends have created! I've been wanting to plant an herb garden this summer. I've pinned all sorts of tips and tutorials about planting an  herb garden on my garden Pinterest board. I had a few free hours one  day last week so I ran to my local garden  store, got some herbs and  planted my garden! Planting Continue reading...

Filed Under: Yard & Garden Tagged With: garden, how to

Stenciled Feather Wall Art

written by Lauren

DIY framed stenciled feather art

Today I’m sharing a fun art project I did over the weekend with A Maker’s Studio. I am sharing my art project as part of today’s Pinterest Challenge blog hop. The blog hop is hosted by Erlene of My Pinterventures. The blog hop challenges its participants to not just pin projects and recipes on Pinterest, but to complete them! I was looking to replace a bird mural that was on one wall in my home’s master bedroom. The below photo shows what the mural looked like. I thought some framed feather art like some I saw on Pinterest might look good on the wall. Feather Art Fun DIY Kit I Continue reading...

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

Sweet & Cool Drink Recipes – MM #249

written by Lauren

These sweet and cool drink recipes are perfect for spring and summer!

On warm spring and summer nights, it's fun and refreshing to sip a deliciously sweet and cool drink -- alcoholic or otherwise. So for this week's Merry Monday linky party, I'm starting off with some sweet and cool drink/cocktail recipes that caught my eye in our previous Merry Monday party!   Tart & Refreshing Raspberry Sparkling Wine Mimosas - The Happy Housie (Pin It)     Fresh Squeezed Blackberry Lemonade - Cooking with Carlee(Pin It)     Frozen Pineapple Margarita Recipe - Ann's Entitled Life(Pin It)   Spicy Jalapeno Thyme Continue reading...

Filed Under: DIY, Food, how to, Linky Tagged With: craft, decor, DIY, food, how to, link party

How to Make an Easy DIY Bathroom Mirror Frame

written by Lauren

How to make an easy DIY frame for a builder grade bathroom mirror

This post contains Amazon affiliate links. These links cost you nothing, but may earn me a small commission that helps run this blog if you make a purchase. Thanks to DecoArt for helping sponsor this project by providing the paint used on my bathroom vanity and DIY mirror frame. Remaking a bathroom doesn't have to be hard—as I discovered when I updated my home's upstairs hall bathroom. In this project, I focused on creating an inexpensive, DIY frame for the space, but there are so many ways you can refresh a bathroom without spending a lot!  In case you missed my previous posts, this is what Continue reading...

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Painted Bathroom Vanity — One Room Challenge Week 3

written by Lauren

I love how this oak bathroom cabinet was painted in Satin Enamels Smoke Grey paint by Americana Decor.

This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Thanks to DecoArt for providing products used in my bathroom makeover. Today marks the third week I've been working to transform my daughters' bathroom for the One Room Challenge (ORC), hosted by Linda of Calling It Home. I'm halfway there! In the One Room Challenge, 20 design bloggers and hundreds of guest participants (like me) work to transform a room or space in the span of six weeks. The challenge takes place in April and September. It’s a fun way to get the motivation to complete a full room makeover. The challenge is also a good source of Continue reading...

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Origami Paper Decoupaged Easter Eggs — April Pinterest Challenge

written by Lauren

Decoupaging Easter eggs with origami paper is a fun and pretty craft project.

This post contains affiliate links which means I may receive a small commission if you buy something through my link or ad. This does not change your cost  - it just helps keep this blog running. Thanks for your support! Thanks also to Tuttle Publishing for providing me with my copy of the "Japanese Origami Kit for Kids." All opinions expressed here are my own. My daughter and I decorated some Easter eggs over the weekend. But we didn't use dyes of any kind, or real eggs of any kind. What we did use was faux craft eggs, origami paper and Mod Podge. Our Easter egg crafting Continue reading...

Filed Under: Crafts, Easter, how to Tagged With: craft, how to

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