creative ideas and inspiration for the home and family
I wanted E-A-T on my kitchen walls above my cupboards, but my search for the perfect wood letters never panned out. (Ok, so I only spent 1 day looking, but I don't exactly have the best patience!) And then one night it hit me- vinyl letters!!! I quickly got on the computer, made some lettering to stick on some plates I already had up there and I love how they turned out! Just the "something" my kitchen needed! Funny story: My aunt told me a friend of hers did this project too, … [Read more...]
I'm one of those crazy people who actually like doing laundry – to me, nothing beats the smell of clean clothes or freshly laundered sheets. That said, in my current home the space for our washer and dryer leaves a lot to be desired. Instead of a room dedicated to this necessary chore, we have a closet. And no, not a nice big closet with lots of space like this one: (image via The Redheaded Stepchild) Ours is a teeny tiny sliding door closet with exactly enough room to fit our stackable … [Read more...]
This month Lowes asked their Creative Influencers Network to create a project with the theme "Toybox." Here is what I came up with: The Problem: Clean up time around my house is never fun for anybody! I'm sure I am not the only mom out there who has to tell her kids a dozen times to clean up their toys, their shoes, their dirty socks etc. and sometimes after an hour of harping on them, it seems easier to just clean up the mess myself! The Inspiration: My husband told me his mom used to … [Read more...]
Let’s cultivate an Attitude of Gratitude! Be prepared to have a Thankful Thanksgiving this year as each day you show gratitude for something in your life! This was my most popular post of Thanksgiving in 2009. Its worth introducing to those who haven't seen it and worth revisiting for those who loved it the first time around! It is simple, cute and something my family really enjoyed doing together. DIRECTIONS: 1. Cut out each of the thankful countdown ideas … [Read more...]
Growing up in my husband's home, they had the "Red Plate" tradition- the special person of the day got to eat dinner on the red plate, whether it was their birthday, baptism, graduation, a special day at school etc. I really need to adopt this tradition 'cause I think my kids will love it! Here is a cute take on the same tradition from my "Real Life Friend" Kim, also known as The Anxious Crafter. She is one of the funniest people I have ever met and also has mad crafting skills! She took … [Read more...]
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