Vintage birthday party hats
I wanted something fun and festive for my little girl’s 2nd birthday party so I made these fun cone party hats. I found all the scrap book paper at Michaels along with the fuzzy ball toppers, ribbon, and elastic cording. The template I used is here; however, I...
Tissue pom pom
A little fun and easy decoration anyone can do for any occasion. This one happened to be for my birthday. This is inspired by Martha Stewart’s tissue pom poms, but you can do it for practically free. First, you stack about 10 pieces of tissue paper...
Turning 34
Turning 34 is really no big deal. I definitely don’t feel old or feel like I’ve missed anything. But it is a strange feeling being in my mid-thirties. Where did all the time go? For my birthday we celebrated by going out as a family to dinner...
More birthday fun
My son celebrated his 6th birthday last weekend and I thought I would share a quick blog post about this birthday cake and his banner that I made. It was a low-key birthday with just one friend over for a movie outing (they saw The Pirates) and a sleepover....
Joe’s low-key 33rd
Joe celebrated his 33rd birthday last weekend. It was VERY low key, since I had my sewing class the night of his birthday. We had about 15 minutes together from the time he got home from work until I left for class. However we did go out for a nice Indian...
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Follow two DIYers as we decorate, redecorate, design, beautify, demo, install, fix, and remodel the interior and exterior of our second home. We've learned a lot from remodeling our first home and now we are applying this know-how to our second home. Hope you enjoy our site!
xo, Cathy
