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Happy Valentine’s Day
Giant Window Frame Photo Display
So this window frame photo display has to have been one of the easiest and most rewarding projects I have ever done! It is still the one that gets the most comments from people when they come to our house and it makes me smile every time I see it (which is about 100 times a day)! It all started off with a post on craigslist where a guy was demolishing his house (built in the 20's) and was giving away all the wood frame windows! I immediately drove over there and snagged as many as I could fit ... Read the Post
Non-Traditional Valentine Crafts and a printable!
I love, love, love (get it love and valentines day) creating things to display in my home, give to my friends and share with you all, but sometimes I feel like I could fill 100 houses for each holiday and never be done creating new things! So this post is devoted to all the non-permanent and non-traditional valentine's day craft ideas. Now you are about to see that I am using the word "craft" loosely, but I think that all forms of self expression are art and what is a craft if not ... Read the Post
Jambalaya (a pnw girls version)
I am a sucker for mexican food (I told you how I think I'm latina!) and this jambalaya recipe is a spin on mexican/creole food, which makes it a win for me! You know those nights when your fridge is looking bare, and the kids are hungry and you need something quick? That is exactly the kind of night this recipe was born! We love those "grown up" hot dogs at our house, but really how many nights can you eat hot dogs for dinner before you start to feel like a broke college student again?! ... Read the Post
Crock Pot Pulled Pork
So we've talked about how much I love easy dinners before (here and here) and I am here to tell you once again that I LOVE easy dinners. This one may be the easiest of them all, no seriously. Okay here's what you do: Crock Pot Pulled Pork (in ten minutes or less) Take one whole pork loin roast and put it in the crock pot. Add 1/2 bottle of whatever bbq sauce you like. Slice 1/2 onion into rings and add to the crock pot. Put the lid on, turn it on low and walk away. Return in 6 ... Read the Post
My Favorite Valentine’s Day Collection
I like a simple valentine...nothing too frilly or over the top! I also like little pops of non-traditional colors mixed in with my pinks and reds! Here are some of my favorite valentines crafts and treats from around the internets! Source: mycraftilyeverafter.com Source: positivelysplendid.com Source: whitney-mcadams.blogspot.com Source: mycraftilyeverafter.com Source: classycolumbusdesigns.blogspot.com Source: ... Read the Post
Printable Drawer Labels for Kids Bedroom
Yesterday I gave you a tour of my daughters' bedroom. One of the things I focused on was the awesome drawer labels that I created to help my dear hubby find the girls' clothes on the days he gets them ready. I figured that I would make a couple of templates for you all to download and use in your homes! I hope that you find them useful. Let me know if you end up using them! Right click and save as. They are formatted as 8 x 10 photos so you can print them off easily at home! Let ... Read the Post
Girls Bedroom Easy Non-Permanent Decor (aka we’re moving soon)!
I spent a lot of time figuring out how I wanted to decorate my daughters' room when we moved into our house. I knew that we were only going to be there for 6 months so I didn't want to do anything that was going to be too hard to take down, but I also wanted to make sure that it was a sweet space for them to sleep! I ended up going pretty minimal which is great now as we are packing up and preparing to move into our forever home! Here is a quick glimpse at what I did as an in ... Read the Post
Custom Glass Tile Fridge Magnets
I make a lot of different styles of glass tile magnets in my etsy shop, in fact I can make a glass tile magnet for you if you ask! I have been in super production mode lately trying to bulk up my inventory and hopefully begin consigning in some local shops! I am going to show you the general step by step of how the magic happens! First things first I create my digital image sheet in photoshop. The ones I am going to show you are from my valentines line! I create my image sheet and then ... Read the Post
11 Random Facts About Me
1. I was born a blonde. this is my senior picture. 2. I always, ALWAYS park within 3 spots of a cart return when I go to the store because i can't just leave my cart floating in the lot and I hate leaving my kids alone in the car unattended. 3. I own like 50 pairs of underwear. 4. I wanted to be a teacher from the time I was 10, after graduating with my Master's in Teaching at 26 I wasn't so sure anymore. In case any of you need some bedtime reading material here is a link to ... Read the Post
Baked Salmon in Puff Pastry
So my hubby works for a local seafood company and so he is constantly bringing me home fresh (like was swimming in the ocean this morning) seafood. This seems like it would be a good thing (and it is), but for a girl that spent 9 years as a vegetarian I have no idea what to do with it all! Of course this leads me to both pinterest and google (btw...i seriously love google, i joke about how without google i wouldn't have made it through grad school...well maybe it's not really a joke, but ... Read the Post
Boys Bedroom Avenger’s Design
Here is a glimpse at our son's bedroom. We decorated it Avengers style! Here's the break down on what we did! Marvel Iron Man Sheet Set (Twin) (Christmas gift two years ago) and Marvel Heroes Peel & Stick Wall Decals Giant poster (2' x 3') done at Staples as an engineering print for $3.79 Avengers banner made from 4x6 prints that cost less than $2 and felt I had already Iron Man Peel & Stick Giant Wall Decal and Amazing Spiderman Stick Peel & Giant Wall ... Read the Post