It wasn't that I didn't like the sage color of my new bathroom. Green is my favorite, and the shade was really lovely. I just didn't have a thing to match it! The bathroom in my old house was red, black, and cream on a canvas of sand-colored walls. It was a clean … [Read more...]
Do-It-Yourself Faux Metal Letters
Anybody else find it interesting that in such an image-driven society, one of the biggest home decorating trends is displaying WORDS everywhere? Granted, they're usually words displayed in a very attractive fashion, but they're still just words. Eat. Gather. … [Read more...]
Five Things Tuesday: 5 Household Cleaning Products I Make Myself
I read that the average family in America spends somewhere between $40-$50 per month on cleaning supplies. That number seemed really high to me, at least until I started thinking back to what I used to spend on laundry detergent alone! What I used to spend. I say that because I … [Read more...]
Ideas for the Space-Themed Party or VBS
Space never really interested me. I mean, I thought stars were pretty and all that, but I always viewed space as this vast black nothingness. And what's so interesting about nothingness? But then I began studying it, both in our homeschool and in preparation for a kids' event at … [Read more...]
Do-It-Yourself Book Snowballs
While I'm trying very hard to acclimate myself to the world of e-books, there are few things I find warmer and lovelier than an old-fashioned hard-copy book. I love the look. I love the feel. I even love the smell! And the more the pages yellow and become dog-eared, both … [Read more...]
My Bathroom Vanity Makeover
Before we moved into our house, we painted our bathroom red. Yikes. Big mistake. It's not that I don't like bold color. I do. Really. And red is one of my favorites! But bold color has to be used in the right space or it can get very old very quickly. … [Read more...]
Summer Fun: A Do-It-Yourself Slip and Slide
I don't know how the weather's been in your neck of the woods, but here in the Bluegrass is has been HOT! We've had several 90+ degree days already with seething humidity. In these parts, that kind of heat is usually reserved for late July and August, but after a cold and … [Read more...]
DIY Mason Jar Drinking Glasses with Lids
They say necessity is the mother of invention and I believe it with all my heart. Thus my recent creation of Mason jar drinking glasses with lids! I know a lot of moms forbid eating and drinking outside of the kitchen or dining area and I probably should be more like that, but...I'm not. … [Read more...]
