My favorite part of every holiday is decorating for the season. And no surprise, my kids love to be involved every step of the way! Last year, we made this fun stenciled Nutcracker banner for our family room fireplace. This year, we created this kidmade Christmas banner of sequined ornaments…
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The pages of Martha Stewart Living and Better Homes & Garden are graced with gorgeous tablescapes and decor ideas for adults. But what about the kids’ Thanksgiving table? That’s where all the real fun happens (and not much eating except for rolls!). Check out how we decorate the kids’ table…
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Quick and Easy $2 Transformation for Cheap Flower Pots
by MeghanIf you’ve just added large potted plants to your porch or patio, you may quickly realize the decorative pots to hold them can cost more than the plant itself. Here’s my quick, easy and affordable tip to transform the cheap flower pots your plants came in into gorgeous rusti chic…
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You know what’s on sale the day after Valentine’s Day? Hearts. And you know what you can do with grapevine hearts? Turn them into a Shamrock Wreath in just 2 minutes. All you need is hot glue. And, if like in our house your St. Patrick’s Day decor doubles as…
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Use our Snowflake Printable to create another fun winter craft for kids: DIY Snowflake Window Clings We are having a strange winter, with very little snow (fingers crossed I didn’t just jinx us with another Snowmaggedon in February!). My 5 year old keeps asking me if we went back to…
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When we moved from the shore to the woods, our home decor transitioned from beach-themed blues to more rustic grays. And over our first year of holidays and seasons in the new house, I’ve been transitioning our holiday decor as well. I love the warm and cozy look of knitted…
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I received complimentary product and compensation from rockAbye to facilitate this post. As always, opinions remain 100% my own. With all three of my pregnancies, I know the first thoughts at the top of my list were baby names, followed immediately by beginning my search for baby nursery ideas. Some find it…
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Ever fall totally in love with something only to have a heart attack when you look at the price tag? On a recent walk down our favorite craft store’s Fall decor aisle, I experienced just that. Big M and I both fell head over heels for a gorgeous, Fall Leaf…
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I received complementary product from Oriental Trading featured in this post. As always, opinions remain 100% my own. What kind of surprise party do you throw for a man who lives, eats and breathes the great outdoors? A hunting themed birthday party, of course! When we decided to throw a surprise…
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Want a cheap but chic, quick and easy DIY patriotic decoration for summer? You may have caught our kid-made burlap banners for Halloween and Christmas. And just before Memorial Day, we shared a sneak peek of this kid-made July 4th Banner on our weekly installment of Facebook Live. How To Make July…
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My favorite part of every holiday is all the decorating and preparations leading up to the big day. For Easter, that means coloring eggs. And if you are game for a little creative inspiration, I have 25 unique ideas for decorating Easter eggs. Some are even easier than just dropping…
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Easter is early this year, and rapidly sneaking up on us! Last week, the girls and I got busy making some fun Easter decor, perfect for decorating your brunch table. These DIY lanterns for Easter are so simple, even Lil’ M (age 2) made one. And they are both so…
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Nothing makes the one you love feel more special than a unique, customized gift. MY M&M’S let’s you do just that! This Valentine’s Day, I am creating a special gift for my husband from our own little M&Ms, featuring MY M&M’S with silhouettes of the kids and framed portraits to…
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Our Nutcracker party planning continues… and no party is complete without themed decor. This week we created a simple burlap holiday banner featuring Nutcracker silhouettes for less than $10, with great Pottery Barn-esque effect! DIY Nutcracker Silhouette Holiday Banner For Day 3 of our Nutcracker series, I created this simple holiday…
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Black Friday pandemonium looms just one week away. I, personally, have never been one to join in the shopping at midnight insanity. I prefer to stay home, enjoy my family and let my turkey digest. I am, however, all in favor of getting a jump start on preparing for Christmas.…
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Who else loves paging through the Pottery Barn catalog? I certainly do. However, the hubby definitely doesn’t care for the price tags associated with it. So I limit myself to using it as inspiration, and love it when I can create something, with help from the kids, for a fraction…
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With the move to our new, forever house, everyone in the family got exactly what they wanted… The girls got a great new playroom and a yard to play in. I got the kitchen I’ve always wanted. And hubby got his man cave. He has been plotting his man cave…
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For those who have been followers for a while, you know we are gearing up to move into our forever home. After two years of searching, another 6 months of designing and contract negotiating, followed by another year of construction, it looks like we are finally moving this month! And…
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I’m a gift giver… I love everything about it. I love brainstorming for the perfect idea, going out shopping to find it, and especially love putting it all together in the perfect package (back in my broke college days, I was known to spend more on wrapping than the gift…
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My Instagram project sneak peeks put the pressure on to get these posted! We first saw these on PopSugar as gifts for Mother’s Day, and like many of you clamoring for the How To…, we fell in love at first sight. We finally got the chance to make them ourselves,…