I had an old pillow form from Pottery Barn that I used for a pillow in the guest room in our old house. It is a long lumbar pillow and I decided I was going to use it to make a new pillow for o...
Besides the wonderful addition of Carson to our family we had other exciting news. My twin sister and her family moved back to CO last month! So exciting both her and her husband got to s...
Hi everyone I have been very busy in my absence. We have another addition to our family! Carson Matthew was born on Christmas Eve! Thats right another boy. Isnt he just beautiful? &...
I love gardening. I love planting flowers. I got this from my Mom. She is an amazing gardener. But sometimes my gardening can get out of control. I dont mind waking up 2...
I hope everyone had a great weekend! I got more planting done and hubby and I are working on ways to incorporate all of the flower containers I have to be watered by the sprinkler system.  ...
I am working on beautifying my front porch. I wanted to add some floral to a table out there. I saw a tin 2-tier planter at Hobby Lobby but it was too small and not the right color so I ...
I ran my half marathon that I have been training for this past weekend. I ran the Kaiser Permanente Colfax Half Marathon (they also have a 5K, marathon, and marathon relay). We have had g...
I had some leftover paint and wood from Sawyers bookshelves so I decided to make a cool hook rack for his room so we have a place to hang jackets and hoodies for easy access instead of his closet. In...
I hope everyone had great weekends and all the Moms out there got to celebrate and had wonderful Sundays! My Mothers Weekend was busy - just the way I like it. I got to plant some flower ...
It is just starting to feel like spring here. The grass is almost all green. So I decided to make a springy wreath to hang on my mantel. I know all of you ladies in places like CA a...
I scored a great deal on some beautiful 1950s french nightstands for my master bedroom. They definitely need to be sanded and repainted for sure. My other furniture in the room is da...
We had a great weekend. Friday was nice and I took Sawyer to the park. We had some friends over on Saturday and after much deliberation I ran a 5 mile race in preparation for the half I a...
When my twin sister saw my felt monogram pillow she decided that she needed one for her home too. So since I am such a nice sister I decided to make her one after some consultation on fabric ch...
Today I am guest posting on Beccas blog - Blue Cricket Design!Becca was so gracious to have me guest post my DIY Mini Bookshelves for Sawyers room. I absolutely love her blog it is just filled ...
Sawyer loves book right now. I asked my dear hubby to help me build some simple mini bookshelves to store some books in Sawyers room. After some consultation with hubby we designed some e...
Sawyer got to attend his very first Easter egg hunt at our neighborhood park last weekend. He did pretty good considering it was nap time. It was a gorgeous day. Yes we are in CO an...
Is everyone ready for Easter next weekend? We are going to dye eggs and Sawyer is going to our neighborhood Easter Egg hunt. It should be fun and hopefully we will get some good pictures....
I am still working on the post about your training schedule but I had finished this post on running attire so I thought I would post it. Who doesnt LOVE talking about clothing? Running at...
I hope everyone had a great weekend! I am recovering from a very emotional one. All I can say right now is I just want everyone to hold on extra tight to their loved ones today. You...
I figured if I was going to attempt to re-upholster my vintage chairs myself I should up my sewing skills. The first thing on my list was piping. I know I have sewed a million pillows and...
Since I had some comments and emails regarding running I decided I would do a running series with a few posts while I am training for my race. I thought my first post would be about race traini...
I am still working on the living room. I wanted to make a little something to tie in the color of my DIY moss balls. Michaels has a great selection of storage boxes right now.&n...
I love a touch here and there of greek key elements in a space.Isnt this chil drens bedroom gorgeous! Love the greek key headboard. Totally DIYable and if I ever have a daug...
Running is a big part of my life and I never post about it on this blog so I thought I give a little background on my other passion besides decorating. My running career started in high school ...
I was inspired by some Martha Stewart Easter decor at from Grandin Road to make these beautiful hydrangea covered Easter eggs. I found large plastic eggs at Michaels and picked o...
Guess who owns these pretty vintage chairs?That would be me! I scored a great deal on these lovelies. I was looking for a set of smaller chairs to sit behind our sectional in our great r...
I scored an awesome deal on this light fixture from Home Depot. It was on sale for $50. Arent you surprised? :) With that gorgeous paint color - wink wink. What color is ...
This past weekend was lots of fun. We are having some great weather and have been out enjoying it. I got to complete my first Silhouette project - so excited I will post about it soon.&nb...
I think it was about holiday time when I started seeing cool yarn ball holiday wreaths. They were so adorable. I was thinking I would love to make something for Easter with yarn.&nbs...
I love Apartment Therapys ohdeedoh blog! It is great and always features the most amazing nurseries and playrooms. They also have posts on wonderful kids and baby gear. I am honored...
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