Finally Framed Artwork
This print from Etsy’s Pen & Paint shop has been sitting in my daughter’s room for months. I ordered it for her back when we redid her toddler room in Coral and Navy Blue. I love this quote “Be Still & Know.” I guess it’s a...
DIY Pom Pom Garland
Here is our New Year’s Eve/New Year’s Day/January fireplace mantel! It’s a little crazy meets festive, but much needed after all the Christmas decor got put away. We decided to add some white lights to the mantel to leave some holiday cheer....
Christmas treats
I know I know. It’s January and we’ve all resolved to loose weight and eat healthy. So I’m SO sorry this post is a little too late, but here it is anyway. My Christmas treats that I whipped up one Saturday afternoon for friends and...
Christmas pillowcases
I still can’t believe how much sewing I accomplished this Christmas season! My sewing machine is tired and worn out! All in all, I sewed up five pillowcases (like the ones shown below,) one toddler flannel sheet, four throw blankets, two tea towels, two scarves,...
Drawer Doll Beds
Christmas came too fast this year! Four days before Christmas we decided to follow the great example on Young House Love, hoping to build a play kitchen for our daughter. At the local ReStore, we dug among the many cabinets, discovering a pair of bathroom...
2013 Christmas House Tour
Wow! Christmas Eve is just 5 days away. I’m finally showing you some of our decorations. This year I decorated in about 1 day (okay 1 day for the inside of the house and 1 day for the outside.) I don’t feel like we’ve done anything...
2013 Christmas wreath
My poor wreath from Christmas past has finally reached it’s lifespan. I made it several years ago using pine cones from my yard and flowers/leaves/berries from Michaels. Where are the pine cones you ask? Well they’ve fallen off once, twice, three...Christmas wreath inspiration
Well it’s that time of year that I search through Pinterest and the web to find the cutest Christmas wreaths. This year I will be DIY’ing one because sadly the one I normally hang has fallen apart. No matter how many times I glue my pinecones back on they...
New front door again!
Well I think it’s finally time we show you our new front door! It’s been well over a month since we changed it out. We will have a warm place in our hearts for our old yeller, I mean old yellow. But it was time to say goodbye. See pics below. When...
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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
