DIY projects, thrifty home decor and easy crafts
Fun tips for celebrating the holiday of love without spending a lot of money or time with an easy Valentines Day vignette filled with bargain treasures. Would it surprise you to know that the overly celebrated day of love is also one of my favorite days of the year? Why would I want to add my approval to the most cheesy,… Read More
What makes a good marriage? Here’s a poignant story of years of brokenness and being remade through faith in Christ. Today is my 28th wedding anniversary. 28 years. Almost three decades of living life together. Fights. Makeups. Morning breath. Childbirth. Just ordinary lives lived through extraordinary stories. I wish we had an inkling of what we were getting into when… Read More
These past few weeks I’ve felt like I was standing on the dock waving while everyone else pulled away from the harbor. I pride myself on being organized and put together. (Yes, God has been working on that little stronghold for a while now!) I love my job blogging and am so grateful for the direction I’m moving in, but… Read More
Today is my anniversary. 27 years of wedded bliss. Maybe not always bliss, but my DIY hubby never fails to make me laugh. Even when I don’t want to. For our Valentine’s Day anniversary I made him this wired photo frame. And he painted our bedroom. Win-win. Okay, maybe I’ll throw a pizza in the oven, too. It’s rather… Read More
I had this wonderfully sentimental, perfect table setting post to show you all last Friday. Then the computer ate it. Buh-bye, sayonora, adieu, adios, and it was gone. I may have even cried a few tears over it. Okay, maybe a lot. I’m not telling ~smile~ But then, miracle of miracles, it came back. And then the angels sang…. Read More
These easy handmade Valentine cards are perfect for kids and beginners! Just grab some cardstock, scrap paper, embellishments and anything else you have on hand! So excited to be joining Crafty Hangouts in celebrating Valentine’s Day with American Crafts products! I received a goodie box with all sorts of deliciousness: card stock, glitter paper, self adhesive ribbon, embellishments and… Read More
This scrumptious ice cream cake begins with a boxed brownie mix and ends with caramel, chocolate and snickers! (Stay tuned for links to all the fabulous bloggers joining us in our All Things Home Valentine’s Showcase.) Every year I listen to the hype and commercialization of the first holiday of the new year. I walk through the aisles of the… Read More
I have many new readers (thank you so much for joining me!), and I wanted to share our personal Valentine’s Day love story here this year, reliving a spectacular, once in a lifetime celebration. It was the ultimate surprise. one year ago …… Unbeknownst to me, my family (specifically my husband, oldest daughter and niece) had been plotting for weeks… Read More
Such a lovely picture of my now almost 15-year-old daughter. The dress was a $2 bargain from Goodwill. That cute smile. Priceless. She practically wore that dress to pieces. I helped it along a little. Look at that lovely white eyelet material. And that pretty pink waistband. Did you see the pink tulle peeking out from under the hem? I… Read More