DIY projects, thrifty home decor and easy crafts
Want unique repurposed holiday decor you can make yourself? This creative scrap wood Christmas tree is made from old fence boards and vinyl letters. I love decorating for Christmas, but I don’t want my home to look like everyone else’s! Inspiration for my projects can come most anywhere, but my husband and I both enjoy finding ways to repurpose… Read More
Mexican wedding cookies or Russian tea cakes are known for their irresistibly nutty taste and powdered sugar topping on little rounded snowballs! (I’ve included some affiliate links for your convenience. Click here to read my full disclosure policy.) My sister Brenda and I were born 15 years apart, with just enough time in between for her to be like a second mama to… Read More
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Stunning before and after pictures show how to remodel a ranch style kitchen by taking out a load bearing wall and creating a new open space. Home is more than just a place to lay your head. More than colors on a wall filled with pretty pictures. Home is the place where love lives, where the people who greet you… Read More
These 7 practical tips will show you how to overcome stress and anxiety when you’re stuck. Most can be done in 10 minutes or less! A couple of years ago I made a business decision concerning my blog/online business. In an effort to consider this online space as more of a business and less like a family journal (or even… Read More
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Plasti Dip for IZEA Worldwide. All opinions are 100% mine. Take your fall decorating up a notch with these easy orange and blue fall table decorations. Includes a simple spray painting craft anyone can do! I need to be a little bit honest for a minute. I write… Read More
Want to know how to paint a kitchen table the right way? Just follow these easy steps and you’ll have a farmhouse DIY project that lasts for years to come! How do you know when it’s time to makeover a piece of furniture or time to pitch it out onto the curb for garbage pickup? Our kitchen table had seen… Read More
With only five ingredients, Orange Fluff Jello Salad is the go to dish for potlucks and easy family dinners. Your family will beg you to make it! Tips for making Orange Fluff Jello Salad: This is an old timey recipe that the new generation still loves! Uses only five ingredients. Contains cottage cheese, canned fruit and whipped topping. Perfect served… Read More
If you don’t know how to declutter after a death or loss, these five easy steps will walk you through the process of getting unstuck and letting go. Photo by Malte Fleuter on Unsplash I still remember the day my parents moved into the nursing home. Totally unexpected, this move changed not only their lives, but my own. At the… Read More
Wait until you see this DIY headboard from a closet door! This clever DIY project was chalk painted and distressed into a shabby chic beauty! I’m not sure why all our DIY projects seem to take FOREVER but it could be that we’re just like you and have full time jobs and family obligations and church activities and on and… Read More
