I’m going to be real honest. I didn’t expect to be this excited about how the master bedroom is shaping up at the farm. When it comes to design, I’m usually not traditional at all. I mean, have you seen the 70’s Landing Pad? But with the farm house, I felt going more traditional, but…
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5 Tips for Beautiful Planters All Summer Long
Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Proven Winners, however all opinions and flower pot mishaps are 100% mine. A few weeks ago, I was perusing the Home Depot completely unaware of the valuable life lesson that was about to play out before my very eyes. The Circus and I had a slew of errands to…
How to Make a Party Banner with PicMonkey
The Circus has turned five. I’m not sure how we got here, or how we made it here all in one piece, but nevertheless, we did. #thankyajesus For her birthday party, she wanted a superhero theme – mostly Wonder Woman, but with a splash of Supergirl and Batgirl as well. #girlpower I was far too…
A Weekend in Nashville
For a girl who loves country music as much as I do, it should be no surprise that I love Nashville, Tennessee, Music City U.S.A. I grew up watching Ralph Emery host Nashville Now, The Crook and Chase Show and rarely missed a country countdown on TNN (The Nashville Network) from age five on. There…
The Farm: Living Room Design Plans
*This post is sponsored by DISH, however all opinions are 100% mine. Affiliate links may also be contained in this post. So I warned you that the design of my grandparent’s house that we’ll be living in part-time was going to be very different than what our 70’s Landing Pad looks like. I wasn’t kidding….
DIY Party Invitation using PicMonkey
Once more, its that time of the year.
When Mama drinks a little more cheap beer than usual.
When she may cry simply because the streamers aren’t twisting just right.
When she is hovering on the edge of a nervous breakdown.
That’s right, its birthday season around here.
Why I put this much stress on myself for the kid’s party, I do not know. I mean, let’s be honest. The minute the kid dropped her first cuss word, that mother of the year award was out of my reach.
As if a perfectly decorated birthday party would bring it back.
One thing however, that is going right in the birthday planning is this DIY party invitation using PicMonkey*.
Bless you, PicMonkey.
Bless you for helping me keep a little piece of what sanity I have left.
The Easiest Way to Clean Really Gross Vinyl Upholstery
The Circus and I have trekked through some interesting places in our yard sale and estate sale adventures. There are times I pray she doesn’t blurt out something about how bad it stinks wherever we are or how dirty the place is. Oftentimes, I bathe her in Germ-X when we get back in the car….
Non-Cheesy Mommy and Me Outfits
I’m not one of those moms. You know those moms. Those moms who ooooooo and ahhhhh over their kids every single minute of every day. Those moms who want to spend every waking moment they can with their kids. The ones who post a new picture of their kid on Facebook every single day and…
How to Rock Black Walls
Disclosure: This post is sponsored by SmithHonig, however all opinions are 100% mine. Affiliate links may be contained in this post. If there is one thing in the 70’s Landing Pad that everyone thought I was crazy for doing, it was painting the walls black. That move was also one that I’ve never thought twice…
Cleaning Up Vintage Brass
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Scrub Daddy. All opinions are 100% mine. I get giddy like a schoolgirl over a good piece of vintage brass. I already have more pieces of it than I can use in my own house, but with starting the pop-up shops, I’ve gained just…
12 Pairs of Sandals Under $30
Sandal season is upon us. Honestly, I’m usually not a huge sandal person. My favorite kind of shoes, during any season are my closed toe pumps. However, sandals are a necessity for me because I can’t exactly walk all around parks and zoos all summer with the Circus and Grunt Labor in a pair of pumps….
How to Turn a Side Table Into a Bench
This post is sponsored by Velvet Finishes, however all opinions are 100% mine. Affiliate links may be contained in this post. Sometimes I forget how much I love painting furniture. Before this project, it had been too long since my last furniture makeover. With a few furniture painting projects prior to this one, there seemed…
DIY Kitchen Banquette
Disclosure: This project was in partnership with Behr Paint, however all opinions are 100% my own. Affiliate links may be included in this post. I really like building things. I’m not an expert in it by any means, but I’m pretty good at basic builds. I’ve most definitely mastered the art of those built-in shelves I make,…
How to Make Crystal Magnets
Hopefully you’re not too sick of these crystal projects yet. I have just this one and one more up my sleeve to share with you soon! This is another easy, ten minutes or less total craft for using the faux crystals. Crystal Magnets! Refrigerators deserve to have a little bit of bling in their lives too,…
17+ PicMonkey Tutorials, Tips, and Projects
If you have been around here for long enough, you may have heard me chat about PicMonkey* – the way I edit pictures online for free.
But that’s not all Picmonkey does. Nope, you can also create images from scratch on there, make collages, and so much more. All the images you see around here with writing on them, all the collages, all that kind of stuff – I made with PicMonkey.
Renovated Split-Level Home: My Spring Home Tour
‘Tis the season….for another home tour! While we actually had a little snow last week and freezing temperatures for most of the week here, I’m wishing with all my might that Spring will bring it’s happy little ass here soon. Alas, living in the Tennessee Valley, you never really know what kind of weather you…
How to Make a Crystal Lamp Finial
This crystal project might just be my favorite project to come out of the faux crystal tutorial I shared a couple of weeks ago. A crystal lamp finial. You guys know that I’m a big details person and one of my favorite places to add those little wonderful pops of detail is with lamp finials….
DIY Faux Crystal Vase
I’ve got another quick little 10 minute faux crystal project for you today! I really love these little things – they are so pretty and simple to make! This time around, I used one of the faux crystals to embellish a simple vase. You may already have one of these vases lying around! Doesn’t the…