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How to Make A Mesh Wreath (Or making it up as you go along)

You guys…this is totally a big deal: I actually FINISHED a craft project and in a timely manner none-the-less. That NEVER happens. I don’t really consider myself very “crafty”…creative and artistic…yes, but crafty seems to elude me. Which is ...

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NINE Awesome Silhouette Projects

I’ve had my Silhouette Cameo for nearly three years now and while I’m not a scrapbooker or a card maker AT ALL, I still think it’s one of the best purchases I’ve made. I find new uses for it all the time, here are NINE of my favorite projects: Party Favor ...

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Guilded Upcycled Trunk

I have been waiting sooo long to do this post…and I don’t mean like a few weeks long or since my accident long…I mean like a year. I’m probably the slowest DIYer on the planet…but I refuse to put deadlines on anything other than client work or you know, feeding my ...

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DIY Watercolor Quote Art

So last week I shared my office gallery wall. One of the pieces I created was a printed quote over a watercolor I did. I love the contrast between the printed typography and the fluidity of the paint. Here’s how to make your own! Supplies needed: – Watercolors or Acrylic paint ...

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Office: Gallery Wall – Creative Inspiration

When we moved into our new house we I immediately claimed the room with the largest window and most sunlight for my office. Since I freelance I need a space to actually work but I also use it as my craft space. Above my workspace I created a gallery wall. It’s been a long time coming ...

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Master Bedroom…Making Progress

So remember how I mentioned my next project was updating our master bedroom? Remember how I also promised to get distracted and never finish it? Well I did it! By “it” I mean both get distracted and have failed to finished it. I like to set attainable goals. So it may not be totally ...

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Easy Naptime Projects

I have a bad habit of “pinning” projects then never completing them so recently I picked a few simple ones to actually finish. The best part of these is they’re quick…like afternoon naptime quick (and naptime = anywhere between 25 minutes and 2 hours). Definitely my kind ...

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Wall Letter Art DIY

I have had this image pinned for a while… I love these canvas letters from 163 Designs and the way Kelly from View Along the Way painted them to make create a monochromatic look. I thought it might be a fun thing to do either for our master bedroom or our boys bathroom. But since I want ...

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Laundry Day! (Free Printables)

Happy Monday! Typically Monday is my Laundry Day around here. Actually, let me rephrase that…Monday is my STARTING Laundry Day. I usually finish it sometime the following Saturday afternoon at which point I have ONE WHOLE DAY before I have to start laundry again. I tend to lose momentum ...

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Master Bathroom Artwork

So I totally started this project weeks and weeks ago but never got around till finishing it till this weekend. I like to think of myself as a “project butterfly”. I float from one project to the next…and incidentally have trouble finishing things. Which is part of the reason ...