Last week I decided to start testing the waters with a little early fall decorating. Nothing too crazy, no pumpkins or fall leaves just yet. I love to start the season with harvest themed decor. Last year I decorated our mantle with farmers market and apple signs. This year I am sticking with the harvest …
Sewing
Sew your own amazing purse that looks like a vintage flour sack with this printable pattern. I’m so excited to share this project! I first had the idea to make this handmade purse last fall, I sketched it out in my idea book and thought about it a lot! Then Thanksgiving happened, then Christmas, then …
Anyone that has worked in retail knows the perks of the employee discount. I worked for a clothing retailer for 10 years and I took full advantage of the employee discount which left us with lots of jeans! We are definitely a jeans family. Sometimes I wear dresses when it’s warm, but living in Utah means …
Turn boring cardboard boxes into beautiful fabric storage boxes with this easy tutorial. As I was designing the console for our super awesome coffee bar, storage was a must! I try really hard to declutter, I throw away stuff all the time. I even got caught throwing out my kids artwork. Yikes! Luckily I was …
Make DIY Personalized Christmas Stockings that your family will enjoy for years to come. We are still having so much fun decking our halls. I like to spread the fun of Christmas decorating out over a week or so instead of going crazy and doing the whole house in one day. I was planning on …
Make these easy Sharkboy and Lavagirl Costumers for your kids this Halloween. Halloween is only a week away! My kids couldn’t be more excited about it. I don’t know if they are more excited to dress up or to get to play in their costumes. This year, against my recommendations and trying to nudge them in …
I’ve opened the floodgates and the Halloween is just pouring out! Even my kids have been bitten, the other day while I was working out my 3 year old decided to watch The Nightmare Before Christmas saying “I want the scary one”. I love it! We are just getting into the spirit. Now if only …
My sweet little daughter has been watching me sewing these past few weeks working on curtains and placemats and all things fun for the home. And every time I sit down to sew, she pipes up “Are you making a dress for me???”. She apparently wants me to sew her something! I was hesitant to sew …
Summer evenings are the best, aren’t they?!? The nights cool off a little bit and our side patio is on the east side of the house so by 4ish it is totally shaded. It makes for a beautiful place to enjoy dinner outside! I still haven’t put legs on my picnic table that I …
Curtains are expensive! We’ve been in our house for ever and I swear curtains were one of the last things that I got around to. Spending my hard earned money on something that only covered the windows was a hard thing for me to get used to, but as the heat of the summer sun …