Nurturing hearts and home
I start to think about leaf raking as soon as the first leaf drops in our yard. My oh my, we have quite the leaf raking operation in our yard every year.We LOVE the shade our mature trees (yes, six of them) give our yard during the summer, but we absolutely loathe the amount of leaves, seedlings, and other random stuff they drop each fall
Calling all thrifty crafters! I have a fun no sew sweater Christmas tree project for you. It’s inexensive, quick and so stinkin cute, I don’t think you’ll be able to resist. I love an easy and fun Christmas decor project, but when it’s no sew AND upcycled, I could practically shout for joy. Or jump. I’m more of a gleeful shouter than a gleeful jumper.
I love bringing the best scents of fall into my home with a fall simmer pot. Simmer pots add an instant cozy touch to your home, and you know I’m a fan of that cozy feeling. If you are not familiar with simmer pots, the idea is to put yummy ingredients into a pot of water, then let it simmer. Making a fall simmer pot
Are you ever too old for a playhouse? The answer is obviously no. But when you have to kneel AND crouch to make it inside, some creativity is all you need to find new ways to enjoy it. Since it’s getting harder for me to play IN my kids playhouse, I went ahead and did a wooden playhouse makeover instead. I’m a rebel like that.
We recently did a super quick DIY bookcase upgrade to our playroom bookcases. We inherited a pair of bookcases with our house, but we’ve struggled with where to put them. We are always in need of more storage space in our small house, and these bookcases were very underutilized in their previous spot. We wanted our bookcases to flank a daybed in our playroom, but
I LOVE creating cool prints for kids that bring joy, inspiration and color to any space. The latest line from Sweet Lilac Prints is the Sprouts Collection: a line of cool kids prints that match a variety of styles and budgets. These prints are perfect for children’s bedrooms, nurseries and playrooms! Art Prints for The Coolest Kids The Sprouts Collection is a playful, Scandinavian style
Have you ever walked into a home and felt that “ahhh” feeling? A feeling of instant belonging, like you were welcomed and at home in the space? What, in particular, gave you that feeling? The answer is: many things! Many little things can work together to create a cozy home AND it can be simple to achieve in any space. Follow these six tricks to
Landscaping your yard can be a lot of work. Cutting grass, watering plants and weeding is time consuming and sweaty work. But there are smart tricks to creating a low maintenance landscaping design that leaves you more time to enjoy your yard, and less time slaving over it. I’m sharing the low maintenance landscaping design we chose after hours spent researching and talking to garden
A while back I posted about our small closet makeover into a mini office. After living with the space for a few months, we made three changes to add more function. Before talking about the changes, let’s quick recap. This closet is too small to hang coats. It became a dumping ground for random stuff and wasn’t functional at all. Here’s what it looked like
If there’s one thing I cannot resist, it’s a cute set of whimsical arrows. Put it on your wall, a necklace, blanket, garland…it doesn’t matter. Give me all the whimsical arrow art! When we updated our little girl’s room, we toned down her pink walls a bit with a big ol’ piece of whimsical arrow art on one wall, and her white dresser flanked with
When it comes to kids parties, I’m a huge fan of making our own favors. Not only is it fun to get crafty with the kids, but DIY-ing your own is a great way to teach your child the importance of gratitude. My daughter had a BIG idea for her DIY rainbow party favor, and I’m sharing the details below. BUT it doesn’t have to be
Calling all thrifty crafters! I have a fun no sew sweater Christmas tree project for you. It’s inexensive, quick and so stinkin cute, I don’t think you’ll be able to resist. I love an easy and fun Christmas decor project, but when it’s no sew AND upcycled, I could practically shout for joy. Or jump. I’m more of a gleeful shouter than a gleeful jumper.
