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  • My Book Staircase

    My Book Staircase

    One day skimming through Pinterest I came across the idea to make your staircase look like a stack of books, and I decided I didn’t even want carpet on my stairs. I want books.

  • Mystery Machine Little Tykes Remake (An Eventful Summer)

    Mystery Machine Little Tykes Remake (An Eventful Summer)

    It has been an insanely busy summer. We traveled a lot, and I spent a lot of time planning for a personal goal (I hope to have ready to launch in the next two weeks).  We went to New Orleans in early August, and a few weeks later we drove down to Florida and enjoyed…

  • At the Movie Theater Concession Stand Halloween Costumes

    At the Movie Theater Concession Stand Halloween Costumes

    Halloween is over all ready. November 1 starts my unofficial boycott of Christmas. Not that I have anything against Christmas. I love it! But I’m sure like many others, I like to enjoy the fall and Thanksgiving, rather than rush into the holiday. It gets old by the time December 25th comes around. So my…

  • Using Transfer Paper to Make Freezer Paper Shirts

    Using Transfer Paper to Make Freezer Paper Shirts

    I went on a bit of a shirt making kick. I made maternity shirts, the baby shirts, and shirts for my husband, father, father-in-law, and brothers-in-law for Father’s Day. I learned quite a bit making them, and I like how they all turned out. I made the baby a shirt for the 4th of July…

  • Jack’s Room: 3 Must Have’s for a Baby’s Room

    Jack is on the move! Almost out of nowhere he started crawling and pulling himself up in his crib. As soon as he started, I immediately saw all the dangers in my house that needed to be baby proofed. I ran to Babies R Us, bought just about everything, and spent a weekend altering doorknobs…

  • DIY Necklace: Wearing the Beach all Year

    DIY Necklace: Wearing the Beach all Year

    I grew up here, ten minutes from the beach. I can’t imagine having to plan on going to the beach. It’s something I do so casually that I still forget what a special place it is. I usually go to the beach during the week, after work, and alone. We love Island Beach State Park.…

  • Love Letters

    I love decorating for each holiday, especially because it gives me a reason to be crafty. The love letters are the easiest Valentine’s Day decorations you could possibly make. They are very similar to the Noel letters I made for Christmas. Here, I used a sequence heart for the O in LOVE, and Mod Podged scrap…

  • Quick and Easy Valentine’s Day Wreaths

    I’m trying to keep to my new year’s wreath resolution with a Valentina’s day wreath. Usually, I just have a branch heart wreath on the door, but that isn’t as fun as making something. I made two different wreaths, the first is a topsy, turvey owl frame. I painted a laser cut wood frame and…

  • My Wreath Resolution

    I already started my wreath goal with the help of team punctuation. We made burlap rose wreaths. They were pretty easy (right ;?) but making all the roses is time consuming. There are about 6-7 large roses and 8-9 small roses on each wreath. I had to hold Alexis hostage so she could help us…