Instagram Photo Frame

Hello Everyone! It has been awhile! Our 15 month old is keeping us extremely busy leaving me very little time to do any crafty projects or blogging. I had an night last week that I put everything...

House Haven Tour: The Wood Grain Cottage

Hello! I'm Shayna from The Wood Grain Cottage. I can't even begin to describe how excited I am to be here today. BIG thanks to Chas for featuring our home on her Haven Home Tour series. What an...

Planning for a Kitchen Plate Wall

I have been loving all the colorful plate walls I have seen around the web lately! I have been gathering inspiration on my Pinterest Board. Here are a few of my favorites… {Domestic Fashionista}...

Color Therapy: Navy Blue

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Color Therapy

"Be a rainbow in someone else's cloud." {Click on each photo to be taken to the original source} Please “PIN” from the original source! Follow me on Pinterest {Here}.

Photo Share & Update

We are still alive and kicking around here! Our little guy has been keeping me very busy the last couple months. There just doesn’t seem to be enough time throughout the day to do all that I would...

Bedroom Gallery Wall

I finally put together a hodgepodge of things that I love to create a gallery wall in our bedroom. Some of the items were elsewhere in the house alone and some were just needing a place to plant...

Our “Lil Monster” 1st Birthday Party

We celebrated our little guy’s 1st birthday with close friends and family. I had been collecting ideas for quite some time for a “lil monster” birthday party on a {Pinterest} Board. We chose to...

January Instagram Dump

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Our Little Guy Turns 1

I feel like it has been FOREVER since I have blogged. Our little guy just keeps me so busy right now that I don’t get much time to do much. This week I am in the midst of getting ready for his 1st...

2012 House Haven Tour Recap

Creating a personal haven for myself and my family brings me JOY. I love everything about decorating our home to share who we are as a family. I love creating a cozy little haven for our friends &...

Best of 2012

Boy! What a year it has been! It got off to a wonderful start with the birth of our little guy in January. He has added so much joy to our lives. We have loved every phase of his first year....

Hot Cocoa Station

A staple in our home this time of year is hot cocoa! I love making my mom’s homemade batch of the mixture. I also enjoy keeping it handy where we can easily grab a mug or two to take the chill off...

My favorite Santa…

I found this Santa at Goodwill a couple years ago and just loved him! I think I may have spent $3.99 for him. This year I paired him with our large travel map. I also made a stop at a local...

This Time of Year…

This time of year marks the beginning of a long season of basketball. This was our first “home” game. Big Sis was a BIG help at the game! She loves helping to take care of him. Congratulating Dad...

Scenes From My Weekend

I have been savoring my weekends more and more lately. This weekend I took a moment to savor… my morning coffee beautiful, fresh fallen snow country road scenery our growing boy who sat still long...

Santa Photos

He loved meeting Santa for the first time!

Idea File: Handmade Christmas Day 3

These DIY block-printed tea towels would be a wonderful gift to receive from {Martha Stewart}. Please “PIN” from the original source.

Idea File: Handmade Christmas Day 2

These DIY Sharpie dishes are so simple and pretty from Stephanie at {Under the Table and Dreaming} Please “PIN” from the original source!

Idea File: 25 Days of Handmade Christmas

Day 1: I love this dyed beaded necklace form {Sweet Paul Magazine}!

These Moments…

I love these moments… When you can see the world anew through the eyes of a child! There will be so many new moments for our family to cherish this Holiday season. His first Thanksgiving. His first...

Holiday Chalkboard

I had fun decorating our new chalkboard for the holiday season!

House Haven Tour: Number Fifty-Three

Hi everyone! I'm Angela from Number Fifty-Three. Welcome to my home! I'm passionate about decorating on a budget and transforming dated thrift store purchases into something spectacular. My home is...

Scenes From My Weekend

Sorting craft supplies…. Purging and organizing have been the theme around our home lately. Craft show preparation… My sister and I have decided to have a booth at a local craft show over...

My Favorite Things Wish List

I love sharing some of my favorite things or in this case the top items on my WISH list. JoAnna over at {A Pretty Life In The Suburbs} is having a Favorite Things Linky Party and I thought it would...

Simple Mantel

Sharpie Mug

House Haven Tour: rusty hinge

Hello! My name is Maria from rusty hinge. Thank-you, Chas, for inviting me to share on your lovely blog! It is such a pleasure and honor to be here! Karl and I moved into our hundred-year-old...

Another DIY Photo Board

I had a large 12x12 photo left from my last {DIY Photo Board} project and wanted to use it in the Nursery. For this one I painted the edge of the board white to go with the décor. This is a...

House Haven Tour: The Happy Tulip

I'm Amy from The Happy Tulip and I'm excited to share a little piece of my home with you. My blog is about simple projects and ideas that make my life and home beautiful. I'm a full-time elementary...