Areas in Your Home to Declutter
If you are working with us on the 40 Bags in 40 Days challenge, you might be looking for suggestions of places in your home to clean. I've compiled this list of 79 areas and will add to it as we think of more. Think of it as your go-to checklist when working on your 40 Bags (or more or less). If you can think of more ideas, list them in the comments! Want to join in on the challenge? Find more … [Read More...]
40 Bags in 40 Days 2014 Decluttering Challenge
Are you guys ready? Ready for what, you ask? Ready to completely change your life. Ready to declutter and simplify your life. Ready to get rid of emotional clutter. Ready to figure out how to get a handle on all of the things holding us back. What is 40 Bags in 40 Days? A forty day period in the spring (coinciding with the 40 days of Lent) where you focus on cleaning one area per … [Read More...]
Beige to Greige Before and After
When we closed on our house four years ago, the first thing we did was grab some swatches, pick out a beige color, and coat our ENTIRE home in 5 gallons of that same color. Learn from me, will you? Don't buy one color for your whole house without living in it. I liked the color in daylight but when it started to get dark out and our lamps were on, it turned into a peachy color. One that made … [Read More...]
Free Printable Popcorn Valentines
We are new to the whole Valentine thing. My oldest, Lily, isn't in preschool but does go to what she calls "church preschool" every Sunday. I wanted to make a special treat for her to bring, but was kinda clueless as to what. Treat or no treat? I know that peanut/tree nut free is important, as well as other allergens like dairy or egg or whatever. Little toys? Those sweet paper character … [Read More...]
My Make Believe Dining Room
Do you ever think about what you'd do differently to a room in your spare time? Silly question, I'm sure. Because I do it a lot. Our dining room is done and I won't change it because there's no need to. I love the big white trim, the artwork, the color of the walls. (Sharkey Gray by Martha Stewart, The PERFECT grey-beige) But what if? What would I change to make this the perfect … [Read More...]
How to Keep the Toys from Taking Over
One of the questions I get asked a lot is "where are all of your toys?!" Maybe you've been thinking it. Sometimes I shove stuff out of the picture (all bloggers do), but for the most part, we have the toy situation figured out. Toy storage, organization, decluttering, decrapifying, simplifying, it can all be tricky. But once you figure out what works in your home and for your family, you can … [Read More...]
Nativity on a Shelf
If you haven't see my post telling the world that we won't do Elf on a Shelf, here's the 7 reasons why we don't do it. I know, mean mom! ;) But I decided to do a little play on that idea and put my Nativity set on a shelf this year. I brought in a clipboard (see our Christmas clipboards here) with a little bit of black and gold Sharpie action (inspired by this beautiful artwork by Lindsay … [Read More...]
DIY Christmas Carol Wall Prints
Last spring I added a clipboard wall over our couch and up until now the clipboards have only held up kid artwork. To dress them up for Christmas, I made some simple DIY wall prints with the help of a super cute font and an even simpler garland. I shared it on Instagram last weekend and y'all BLEW UP MY PICTURE with likes!! So here's the tutorial on how to make your own. Have family coming and … [Read More...]
Recycled T-Shirt Mini Wreath
Yesterday I shared a simple mini-wreath ornament over at Katie of Sew Woodsy's 12 Days of Handmade Ornaments. It's something that you could make (or your kids could make) in a few minutes and was a great quiet time activity. It's made from recycled materials found around the house, so there's a chance you won't have to buy anything. Woo hoo for recycling! Grab a green t-shirt, canning jar … [Read More...]
DIY Sharpie Letter Garland with Free Printable
This post is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Pollinate Media Group™ and Sharpie, but all my opinions are my own. #pmedia #StaplesSharpie http://cmp.ly/3/8vNxcO. Lately I have been crushing on gold, hand drawn designs, and garlands. So I decided to put the three together and made a letter garland. I've attached a few printables to this post so that you can make one of … [Read More...]
