girl’s room makeover {beds}

April 11, 2012

I started working on the girl’s room a few weeks ago.  {before photos, here}  It was in need of some updates and new paint.  I started with The Lord’s Prayer sampler as inspiration and pulled the wall color from it.  The girls had pretty much destroyed the walls, so we needed to repair them before [...]

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spring break {in-review}

April 10, 2012

Last week my girls were on their Spring Break and we decided to have a stay-cation.  We stayed busy and the girls had a great time!  Here are some of MY highlights. 1.  Starbucks salted caramel hot cocoa I discovered Starbucks salted caramel hot cocoa mix at the grocery store!  I love these but rarely [...]

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Let’s Go Activities Giveaway Winner

April 9, 2012

The winner of the giveaway is :  Laci A.! Laci, please contact me with your info.

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alive

April 7, 2012

When we talk about Easter, we generally focus on the act of Christ’s resurrection. And this is the most crucial part, but why is it so crucial? It is something that has changed our lives or can change our lives. “He died so we can live”. I’m sure you’ve heard that statement before, I know [...]

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half door tutorial

April 4, 2012

For the Pinterest challenge I had shown you my laundry room door that I made into a split door.  And today, I’m going to show you how we made it.  My parents were visiting, so my Dad did most of the construction for this project. We started with a the standard, builder, hollow core door. [...]

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Let’s Go Activities GIVEAWAY!!

April 2, 2012

It’s giveway time!!  I’m so excited to share this new product with you and give one of you a chance to try it out for yourself. It’s by a company called Let’s Go Activities and it’s designed primarily for preschoolers. The Let’s Go Activity Pack is a themed pack with seven sections.  Each section requires the interaction [...]

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love has won

April 1, 2012

death has lost and LOVE has won!! If you read my post on Friday, you know that Easter has creeped up on me.  I say that mostly about my home and decorating because I’ve been thinking about some posts I wanted to do in celebration of Easter.  I connect with something so much more when [...]

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inexpensive EASTER crafts and decor

March 30, 2012

Does anyone else feel like  Easter has snuck up on them, like I have??!?  I think it’s a littler earlier this year, I don’t know? Since I am apparently behind, I thought I would share a few things I did last year. 1.  nest treat bags Here’s what you will need: clear treat bags, twine, candy [...]

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barn wood table tutorial

March 29, 2012

Well, I’m finally getting around to doing a tutorial for the barn wood table! This project was fairly simple, but somewhat time consuming.  I only had to construct the top, and we used the original table base and a few simple tools. Tools and Supplies used: circular saw speed square sander clamps Kreg jig drill [...]

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life {in} grace girls feature

March 26, 2012

I mentioned in my post about Blissdom that I had met Edie, from Life {in} Grace blog.  She is such a wonderful person, and recently she started a “sister” blog, Life In Grace Girls. It’s mostly about all of us {even you!!} sharing what we are passionate about with others. Today, she has featured my nursery makeover.  Hopefully [...]

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