There are SO many cute chalkboard Christmas options flying around on Pinterest that I was having a hard time deciding. But when I realized that my little Dollar Store Penguin vinyl cling was no longer clinging and needed to be tossed, I decided that I needed to salvage his cute face in chalk. And … Continue reading
So, do you ever feel like the gift card thing is just too impersonal at Christmas? Especially for your kiddos in their twenties? Well, I decided that we needed to give it a twist a few years ago for my beautiful stepdaughter, Katie. Can I tell you how priceless her face was when we explained … Continue reading
September was still summer in Texas, October was a blur and now, here we are in Thanksgiving week 2016. I’m still in a bit of shock. But finally getting a chance to post a few pics of our fall mantel. Everything was on hand except the leaves on the mirror (felt placemat and wooden … Continue reading
I was inspired by another blogger’s mantel with several leaves hanging from a string board. I already had the photo hanger (Pier 1), so it seemed that it was meant to be. Cruised around Big Lots looking for Halloween candy and ran across the sparkly leaf placemats for 99 cents each. Fate indeed. Next Big … Continue reading
Every Christmas I try to send my favorite Aunt and slew of cousins a unique themed gift. Since it’s a fairly large group, I also try to get creative (e.g. cheap…homemade!) when I can. I’d seen lots of cute Reinbeer ideas on Pinterest and was inspired. But wanted to add a personal touch. After … Continue reading
Love, love, love fall…even if it is still in the 90s in Texas! This isn’t my favorite mantel attempt, but there are a few elements that I would try to incorporate next time: The cornucopia full o’decor. 2. The wooden Michael’s letters painted to match and ‘falling’ down the stairstep votive holders in front of … Continue reading
Apologies upfront for the not-so-great photo of our mantel, but it’s the only one I have, so up it goes. (complete with husband’s arm in the mirrored stand! :-)) I will probably add more light next time, but generally I’m fairly happy with how it turned out this year. (2014) A few details: – Mantel … Continue reading
My kiddos are all four-legged with fur, so baby showers are often out of my league. BUT for this particular shower, the parents-to-be were HUGE Star Wars fans, so the challenge was on as to how to incorporate a theme I could relate to with Baby Girl pink and white. And did I mention that … Continue reading
This year, I knew I wanted to use the same idea for our Christmas mantel, but I’d seen someone put the Holy Family in a crate on Pinterest, so I wanted to add that feature. It came together something like this: Pier 1 mantel scarf was hanging nicely in the closet, so out it came. Didn’t … Continue reading
What do you do when you’re trying to sell some stuff for your Mom on Ebay and see an oversaturated market for Wedgwood teacups? You head to Pinterest and look up “upcycled teacups”, of course. Then, you see all of the super-intricate and adorable Fairy Garden pins. You think to yourself that it can’t be … Continue reading
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