Getting from good to great photos

Hello and happy Memorial Day! I hope you had a wonderful holiday weekend! We got a lot done outside, went to the pool, got a nap in, played in the sprinkler, the Pup got lots of rolling-around-in-the-grass time, and we generally had a beautiful weekend. :) First up, I need to announce the winner of the Heal My Sole giveaway! The lucky gal is Teresa at teresacline2001(at)yahoo(dot)com – Teresa be

A mirror over the mantel

Hey hey! How the heck are ya? I’m happy because So You Think You Can Dance started again tonight – I LOVE that show so stinkin’ much! If you haven't seen it, check it out – it’s the American Idol for dancing – but better I think. ;) Anyhoo, in anticipation of my friend Layla’s wrap-up of our summer linkies, I wanted to change up our mantel a bit: It’s looked like this, with a few minor

It’s Black, It’s White

It’s BW. Yeah yeah yeah! :) I couldn’t resist some MJ action. I was just a tad bit obsessed with spray paint last weekend. I had a wicked case of spray paint trigger finger by Sunday evening, there was so much spraying going on. This little project started with a lovely inspiration photo I found online and then filed right to Pinterest: I think this kitchen is so lovely – warm wood

For the love of basil

Hello hello! I hope you had a fantastic weekend! Some of you (my family) may know that I’m not the biggest cook. I know how to cook, I just choose not to. Or something like that. :) Actually, I do cook, just not as much as I should. I enjoy it when I do it. It’s the whole planning thing I have a problem with – I kind of fly by the seat of my pants with most meals, using what we have on hand.

Giveaway Weekend!

Helloooo there! Hope you have all had a wonderful week and are ready for the weekend! I have a lovely giveaway for you, and it’s come at the perfect time – that would be the time for flip flops. Sandals. Peep toes. :)When the folks at Heal My Sole contacted me, I knew they’d be perfect for a spring, almost summer giveaway!Their site is chock full of items to treat YOURSELF -- lotions, scrubs,

My garden is growing!

Well hello! I am SO excited to share a project I finally completed that I’ve wanted to do forEVER. I was going to plant my (first ever) garden last summer, but it just didn’t happen. I didn’t do much outside last year, because it was about 115 degrees with 90 percent humidity every day. Well, practically. Felt like it anyway. Anyhoo, I finally got it done! And I’m already absolutely

Spray Paint Party!

  Well hello there Squeezies! Are you ready to kick off spring…errr, summer with some fun linky parties? :) The temps are getting warmer (although they’ve dropped about 40 degrees here again this week – boo!) – and warmer temps mean ONE THING. It’s spray paint season!! WHOO! :) I have a fun little project to show you and then we’ll get on with the party! I’ve had this metal fork and

Organizing the inspiration

Hey all! Some of you may have noticed that Blogger was down for awhile this week, and when it came back up, my last post lost all of it’s comments. So if you left a comment with a suggestion (I’m looking for perennial ideas), I would love it if you would add it to the comments again. (I reference them later!) Speaking of referencing ideas. ;) Many of you have asked how I organize all of the

Sprucing up the front

Well hello there! Hope you are having a wonderful week!!I. tell. you. what. – the weather (in Indiana anyway) is freakin’ me out. I am pretty sure it was high 40’s last week, and today we hit 93. Good. NESS. It’s also rained about 50 out of the past 60 days. (You think I kid.) And now that it’s not raining, it’s 90 degrees. GOOD. NESS. So anyhoo, we have a list a mile long of projects we want to

How to make a bench (and other stuff)

Well hello! OK – I’m finally back with the down low on the book nook closet. Sorry it took me awhile, but I wanted to make sure I got to all the details and plenty of pictures! First of all – I was totally flying by the seat of my pants throughout this whole thing. If something didn’t work quite right I just figured out a way to fix it. It’s SO not perfect. And secondly, and probably most

In my shoes and giveaway winners!

Hello there! I hope you all had a lovely Mother’s Day weekend! We had such a wonderful time, and the Bub and hubby completely spoiled me. :) I am SO LUCKY to have them. I got a few beautiful pictures from a hike one of my best friend’s and I took with the kids: I think they may have to go up in the office. Someday…when I finally finish it. ;)Last week my bloggy friend Camila (of Effortless Style)

Giveaway weekend!

Hello hello! Hope you had a fantastic week and are looking forward to an even better weekend! Of course, I have yet another incredible giveaway for you all this weekend! It’s May, and even though it hasn’t really felt like it lately…summer is a comin’. That means cute tops, and cuter jewelry to go with them. I’ve been a fan of Stella and Dot jewelry for a while now, and if you’ve never seen their

Showing off Cassity

Hey all! First of all…WOW! Thank you SO MUCH for all of the sweet comments on our lovely little book nook. You made my week. MONTH! Anyway, thanks again. It thrills me to no end when you tell me I inspire you. :) I know I promised a how-to on the nook and everything I did inside, but I have to do hold that off till next week. I still need to take a few more pictures and our week has been so

Closet turned book nook

Hello all!! I’m SO EXCITED to show you the fun little project I’ve been working on over the past week or so. Well, the space is little, the work was not. ;) The idea for this project came to me over time…the first idea was to just replace the wire shelving in a closet off the playroom with wood shelves and then paint the inside a fun color. I picked out the paint forever ago to do just that.

Before and After Party: Closet redo

Hellooooo! Hope you had a great weekend! Ours was so busy…but I am SO excited about a project I’m working on, I used every free minute possible to work on it. I know I usually show you the steps along the way on projects, but this time I think I’m going to wait till it’s completely done. I know. Hate me. But this one is going so well, I think it’s going to be done this week. And I can’t