A must have recipe, these easy pumpkin muffins are made from a cake mix, canned pumpkin and spices. Perfect for school, parties and celebrating fall! There's just something about fall that makes me want to bake! Maybe it's the cooler weather with a nip in the air. Maybe it's the joy I get from wearing sweaters and jeans after a long ... read more
How to Make a DIY Rag Banner + Fall Mantel
Want to update your fall decor without spending a lot of money? This DIY Rag Banner is perfect for any season and is so easy it's the perfect fall craft! I always like to remind you guys that I'm not a designer. I'm simply a woman who loves creating beauty in her home through trial and error and a little bit of DIY magic. If I can do ... read more
Slow Cooker Barbecue Pork Sliders
This blog post was created prior to the Coronavirus outbreak and recent CDC social distancing recommendations. As many of us are spending more time at home, I hope this recipe inspires you to try something new and brings some joy. Stay safe!##AllNaturalSmithfieldFlavor Disclosure: This shop has been compensated by Inmar Intelligence and its ... read more
5 Ways to Save Money on Fall Decorating
Great ideas for ways to save money on fall decorating, including tips on buying from thrift stores, using natural elements and shopping your own home! Have you ever wondered why people spend tons of money decorating their homes for every season and holiday of the year? Me, too! I have to confess when I started sharing my home on the ... read more
What No One Tells You About Self Care
What is self care anyway? These 5 practices could save your life if you're burned out! Sometimes you stumble into your calling and ministry. Often you choose a path in life but it's not what you expected or wanted. Other times life happens TO you and you just do the best you can with what you're given. In the last few months I've ... read more
How to Design a Room Around an Inspiration Piece
Learn how to design a room by choosing an inspiration piece and using texture, colors and theme as the starting place for an entire room makeover. How many of you loved the home design show Fixer Upper? Seriously, who didn't? A well deserving family or individual chooses one of three homes for an amazing husband ... read more
How to Decorate Your Deck for Summer (for under $50!)
It IS possible to decorate your deck for summer for under $50! This refresh is filled with flowers, some paint and using what you already have. Summer is my absolute favorite time of year to decorate my front deck. Before I made a few changes, the deck was looking kinda pathetic. Several years ago we took down a large tree that was ... read more
Wedge Salad with Blue Cheese Dressing Recipe
With only a few ingredients, this wedge salad with blue cheese dressing recipe goes from ordinary to amazing. Save time and money by preparing homemade! When my husband and I were in the middle of the busy child rearing years (oh, only about the last 30 years or so) we knew we could count on date night on special occasions. His birthday, ... read more
Small Linen Closet Organization: 7 Simple Steps to Make More Room!
These 7 simple steps will help you make more room with your small linen closet organization. Proves even a small space can become pretty by decluttering and organizing! Ready for an amazing before and after? Somehow I think the reason our home transformations look incredible is the befores are really, really ugly! Who else feels crammed ... read more
How to Make Citronella Candles: Perfect DIY for Summer!
These easy and inexpensive DIY citronella candles are easy to make, look adorable in mason jars and help get rid of bugs! Perfect summer craft! Summer is the perfect time for outdoor projects! I love finding ways to decorate my home on the outside that don't cost a lot of money! Just as with the inside, I shop yard sales and ... read more
Mother’s Day Gift Ideas: Perfect for the Hard to Buy For Mom!
Ever struggle with finding your mom the perfect present? These Mother's Day gift ideas are perfect for that hard to buy for favorite mom! Mother's Day will be celebrated in unique ways around the world this year. Through zoom and Skype calls, FaceTime and lots of selfies. Yes, indeed. This new virus has disrupted every aspect of our ... read more
Ways to Save Money: 7 Simple Tips to Stretch Your Money!
7 simple tips for ways to save money on food, clothing and other family expenses including yard sales, thrift stores, bartering and couponing. If you've read my blog for very long or stayed around to look at our DIY projects or family recipes you probably know I like to save money wherever and whenever I can. I learned how to be ... read more
11 DIY Makeovers Using Paint
Want to know the secret to transforming your home on a budget? Paint is the answer! These DIY Makeovers using paint will encourage you to try it yourself! Who else loves paint as much as I do? I believe it's one of the easiest and cheapest ways to transform just about anything, from rooms to furniture to accessories. And I just happen to ... read more
Easy Spring Mantel + Inexpensive Decorating Ideas
Want to add some beauty to your home for the season but don't want to spend money? This easy spring mantel and inexpensive decorating ideas are for you! Heavy heart. Anxious spirit. Fear and overwhelm. Right now this is probably all you see on social media and hear from your family and friends. Our world has changed overnight. Kids are ... read more
Repurposed Rolling Kitchen Cart with Butcher Block
A repurposed rolling kitchen cart is transformed for use in a home studio. Chalk paint provides the color and Danish oil updates the butcher block surface. Y'all know how much I love to save money! Mondays are trash day in our neighborhood and I've been known to drive (or walk) around the neighborhood on Sundays looking for ... read more
Coronavirus Essentials Checklist: Free Printable!
Don't let anxiety over the latest world crisis effect your own health. Here's a coronavirus essentials checklist and FREE printable to get you ready! (Two page FREE printable linked below!) Unless you're living under a rock you've recently been barraged with information on the coronavirus. Coronavirus, you say? Yep, a few weeks ago ... read more
Easy Spring Banner from Scrapbook Paper
Want to decorate for the season without spending a lot of time or money? This easy spring banner from scrapbook paper can be done in minutes and costs pennies! Pinterest is a lie. There, I said it. And as one whose business often relies on Pinterest traffic, that statement is like the nail in the coffin. But if you know me, ... read more
Repurposed Pie Pans with Photos and Recipes
Showcase your favorite family recipes and photos in this nostalgic repurposed pie pans display. Easy way to add photos and memorabilia to your home decor! I have a deep love for photographs. As a scrapbooker of almost three decades, photos have been the way I've captured my love for my family and our life together. Since I was a ... read more
How to Chalk Paint Old Books (using hardbacks)
Love the look of vintage farmhouse-inspired home decor but don't want to spend a lot of money? Learn how to chalk paint old books for just pennies! Anyone else absolutely adore using old books in their home decor? Me, me! A few months ago I shared a project using chalk paint and stamping. These "thankful grateful blessed" books are ... read more
Chocolate Twinkies Cake Recipe
Beginning with a boxed mix, this Chocolate Twinkies Cake recipe is both easy and delicious! Everyone will RAVE about it and ask for seconds! When I first started blogging many years ago this was one of the first recipes I shared. The photographs looked like terrible vacation pictures. Bad lighting and even worse ... read more
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