This wedding favor idea is incredibly easy to customize to match your theme. Here’s how to make your own DIY soap for any occasion! A wedding is about a lot of different things, but at its core, your big day is about your loved ones gathering to celebrate two people coming together to form a…
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How to Make Peppermint Vodka
Easy DIY peppermint vodka is a fun gift to make this season for white elephant parties or as a Christmas gift for coworkers or friends. This version is so simple! Plus, learn recipes to make with peppermint vodka like a peppermint martini. I’m so excited to share this recipe with you all – if you’ve…
{FREE} Printable Mother’s Day Cards + What to Say in a Mother’s Day Card
Mother’s Day is here! It’s the perfect time to show mom how much you mean to her. Are you running short on time and need to print out a Mother’s Day card for mom? You’ve come to the right place. Don’t stress out about Mother’s day because your mom is going to love anything you…
45+ Printable Mother’s Day Cards {FREE!!} + What the Heck You Should Write in Them
These printable Mother’s Day cards will help you show mom how much you care. Choose from one of these 45 printable cards, then use our writing prompts to fill it out in a simple, meaningful way. Showing mom how much she means to you, on Mother’s Day, can be tough. You want to tell her…
IKEA Hack: Wicker Basket 3 Ways for Cute Storage
One thing I’m always looking for is more storage. Not only does storage need to be functional, it needs to have form—i.e. be pretty and work with our decor! That’s why I’m always picking up wicker baskets – they are the perfect way to add storage to your house! Need cute toy storage? Shove toys in…
Easy DIY Personalized Mug + Gift Idea
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #MakeItMerrier #CollectiveBias I’ve been on such a roll with Christmas gift ideas lately. To be honest, I am a bit of a procrastinator (don’t tell!) but this year I’ve done a great job planning ahead and making lists of…
A Thrifted Transformation
I’m super excited for today’s post because it’s time for Swap it Like it’s Hot! If you haven’t heard of it, Charlotte from Ciburbanity organizes a bunch of bloggers to go shopping and mail one another items they found at the thrift store. Everyone uses their creative skills to transform their items, which (of course!) is the…
My Favorite Decorating Books
Sometimes when you’re down in the decorating slumps, you just need some good inspiration. Yes, there’s Pinterest and social media and lots of fabulous blogs, but sometimes there’s nothing like unplugging and pulling out a good book. Being both a design blogger and a huge reader, I have amassed quite the collection of decorating books…
Swap it Like it’s Hot
Happy Monday! Super excited to be participating in this year’s #swapitlikeitshot—if you haven’t heard of it before, a bunch of talented bloggers go thrifting, find some random items and mail it to another blogger. Then you have to come up with a unique way to repurpose your items.
DIY Sugar Scrub for Lips & Body
Can I first of all just say I am not a fan of winter? I mean, Christmas is awesome and New Years is fun but after January first you are stuck with gross weather and no days off work for months and months. Plus, on top of that my skin, lips and hair get really…
How to Arrange Flowers
Have you all ever looked on Instagram or Pinterest and wondered how people got their floral arrangements so perfect? Obviously part of it is skill and talent, but there are a lot of tricks and tips I didn’t know, and some supplies I didn’t now I needed. Ready to learn how to arrange flowers? Let’s do…
Make Your Own Book With a Chipboard Scrapbook Kit
I can never decide if I’m a fan of e-books or not. I like the convenience of being able to immediately download and being able to load my iPad up with 1000+ books. On the other hand, you guys already know that I’m pretty obsessed with the printed word—there is something way better about real…
