Looking to infuse a patriotic spirit into your home decor for Memorial Day or the 4th of July? If you want to avoid the hassle of running cords across your table to plug in lights, we have an ingenious tabletop lighting hack for you. In this post, we'll explore how you can transform a silver tinsel ...
Transitioning Your Home From Spring To Summer
Wow, how is it May already? Actually, forget May. It goes by so fast. After sitting around for two years, this year seems to really be flying by. It's already May which means the kids are about to be out of school and you've got to get the house ready for Summer. What do you do to prepare? ...
Cheap And Easy Large DIY Wall Art Ideas
Do you have a large blank space on a wall to fill, but don't want to spend the money on artwork? Well, you don't have to spend a lot when you make it yourself. I always grab the largest cheapest canvases I can find, usually on sale at Michael's. I have used all types of paint from acrylic paint ...
How To Clean An Area Rug With A Water Hose
Are you thinking about tackling spring cleaning? One task that you can easily handle yourself is cleaning your area rug. Say goodbye to expensive professional services because today we'll show you how to clean your area rug at home with a water hose, right in the convenience of your own ...
How To Glue A Jigsaw Puzzle For Hanging
Jigsaw puzzles have been around forever, but I feel like they have had a recent uptick in popularity. They are great family entertainment at holidays and the whole family can work on a project together. They are great way to get your kids to spend some time with the grandparents. Sometimes old ...
Teen Girl Bedroom Reveal
My daughter is coming up on her teen years and it was time for a little bedroom refresh - an official teen girl bedroom. So, she and I spent her spring break updating and making her room more age appropriate. We had so much fun spending time together and creating this cozy space for her. This ...
How To Paint Almost Anything in Your Home
If you are like me, and you have reached your limit on homeschooling and news consumption, then I have some ideas for you. Maybe you just don't care who is reading children's books on Facebook and you are looking for a creative outlet to keep you busy. Well, I feel you. So, at the risk of ...
DIY ART WITH HOUSE PAINT
Art can be expensive. Here's a great idea to make your own large wall art with paint from your garage. It's the perfect solution. If you are like me you have probably have a garage full of extra paint. I'll go to get a couple of samples and try them out and then I'll buy it by the gallon. ...
How to Clean an Oil Painting
Have you ever found an old oil painting and wondered what it would look like if you cleaned it up a bit? Maybe you found an oil painting at a consignment store or a garage sale and thought it might be a treasure in disguise. Or, maybe you are like me and you can't throw anything away, ...
How To Preserve Uncarved Pumpkins For Decoration
If you are like me and you love to decorate with pumpkins in the fall, but before you even get to Halloween, your decorative pumpkins have already started to rot on the dining room table, then let's talk ways to make them last longer. When you spend money on pumpkins, you want them to last through ...
DIY Lamp Makeover for Girl’s Bedroom
Here is how my daughter and I took her old lamps that she had when she was little and revamped them so they look more grown-up and sophisticated. Check out our DIY lamp makeover for a girl's bedroom. It's hard to keep up. It seems like just yesterday she was in preschool and we were ...
Fun & Easy Christmas Craft: Magazine Christmas Trees
Part of the reason I like to get my decorating done early is so I can move on to the other very important things like eating and crafting. This year I did a really old and simple craft - magazine Christmas trees. Do you remember these? Did you make these as a kid? Here are the ...