Month: October 2020

Favorites

Gift Ideas For The Kids On Your List

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What kind of Christmas shopper are you? Are you like me and have half your holiday shopping done already because you started in July? Or are you more of a well-into-December-before-I-start kind of person? Either way, I've got ya covered with gift ideas for the whole family. I've rounded up a list of items comprised completely of things I personally have bought (for myself or others) or things my family and I have received as gifts and have loved. Some of the gifts are from lovely small businesses (I'll denote those with a 'SB' tag) but remember their shipping is…

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Crafting

DIY Mosaic Side Tables

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A few weeks ago, I shared these DIY mosaic planters from my last Pinterest Party and mentioned there was another craft we created the same night. Well, here it is! Along with mosaic planters, I also sourced materials to make mosaic side tables that turned out equally as cute as the planters. These projects are great because they are completely customizable to the colors and patterns each person likes, that will fit the style of their own home. Again, the idea for this craft was taken from my Better Homes and Gardens June Magazine. We used the directions in the…

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Furniture

A Kitchen Chair Refresh

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I've got a simple and quick DIY for you on this Transformation Thursday. Is that a thing, or did I just make that up? I recently painted my kitchen chairs to refresh my dining space and many of you were interested in a tutorial on how to do your own DIY chair update. This is a relatively simply DIY that just requires a few materials and a little patience. Below you can see our original chair color pallet - Andrew built the black toddler/preschooler chairs and we bought the green stick chairs at a flea market years ago. Before Before…

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Our House

Throwback Thursday: Our Mudroom

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Hey everyone! I'm back this week to share another room in my Throwback Thursday series, and this week I'm sharing how we renovated what we call our mudroom (although it doesn't function like your typical mudroom). I feel like every time I write a post in this series I declare that room was the most transformative of all the rooms in our house. But I do feel like this room was the most transformed on the smallest budget of all the rooms in our house. Once we removed the horrendous floors and dropped ceiling, a little paint went a looooooonnnng…

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Crafting

A Pinterest Party: DIY Mosaic Planters

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Happy Fall ya'll! The weather has finally started to change here in Austin, and we are enjoying the below sweltering temperatures. Last weekend, I had the pleasure of hosting another Pinterest Party, so today I'm sharing the process for making these simple mosaic planters. For anyone who's new here, I host craft nights, which I call Pinterest Parties, about every other month or so (when there aren't global pandemics going on) to spend time with friends and be able to use my creativity. I choose the craft and source the materials, then my friends come over and complete the craft…

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