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
Decorating Outside for Christmas: 5 Easy Ideas!
These 5 easy and inexpensive ideas for decorating outside for Christmas include using what you already have with free natural elements! We built our front deck about five years ago. (You can read all about it here.) Before we added the deck we just had a tiny stoop. It wasn't pretty and decorating outside for Christmas was not a ... read more
Rustic Farmhouse Christmas Decorations
These rustic farmhouse Christmas decorations will encourage you to shop your home, yard sales and thrift stores to create a home you'll love! I have to be honest and upfront with you, my friends. Christmas can be a struggle for me. Sometimes this season feels a little overwhelming, a struggle between my misplaced desire for perfection ... read more
5 Easy DIY Christmas Wreath Ideas
These 5 easy DIY Christmas wreath ideas will have you pumped to decorate simply and inexpensively for the holidays! Just FYI, I'm a terrible wreath maker. I really want to make beautiful ones but some part of me just doesn't want to spend the time and energy. Can anyone relate? This is pretty funny since I really love to craft. But sometimes ... read more
5 Cheap Christmas Decorations for a Simple, Authentic Home
These 5 cheap Christmas decorations will help you create the simple, authentic home you've been longing for. No more boxes of costly decor or wasted time! You have a few minutes to kill while waiting in the carpool line so you scroll Pinterest for a few Christmas decorating ideas. Beautiful flocked trees with handmade ornaments. Perfectly ... read more
25+ Christmas Gift Ideas for Her
These 25+ Christmas gift ideas for the woman in your life are both inexpensive and creative! Guaranteed to find something for everyone! When I was a little kid the Sears Christmas wish book contained all of my heart's desires. What in the world was that, you say? It was a hold in your hands, cut pictures out, dare to dream and drool ... read more
How to Use Chalk Paint Wax + Tips on Distressing
Can't find answers to your questions on chalk painting? This post has it all, from learning how to use chalk paint wax to tips on distressing and more! One of my readers' favorite posts is the one with 7 Chalk Painting Tips for Beginners. I love encouraging others to try this technique that is easy and fun! You may think chalk painting is ... read more
How to Make a Small Bathroom Look Larger
Are you struggling with an ugly bathroom with little storage space? These 7 tips will show you how to make a small bathroom look larger AND more beautiful! When you live in a small home with a big family you have to learn to be a little creative with storage. At the busiest time in our lives, there were 5 kids, 3 dogs and 4 cats living in ... read more
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