My Creative Days

My Creative Days is all about DIY, home decor on a budget, crafts and repurposed projects. Follow me as I DIY, craft, create and upcycle everything I can in hopes to inspire you to create the home of your dreams on a budget.

If you love chalkboard signs and want to make them yourself, click over for the easiest way to make custom chalkboard signs EASILY and they turn out every time!

DIY Chalkboard Signs: Vintage Truck With Chalk Couture

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Do you love chalkboard signs, but making them stresses you out? That was me. I used to cringe when I thought about making chalkboard signs. I would find so many quotes and chalkboard art that I wish I could create on my own, but they would never turn out. It would always look like a toddler did it. I got so frustrated so I stopped even trying to make chalkboard signs.  Then, I discovered Chalk Couture and it has made me excited to create chalkboard signs again! Now, chalkboard signs are a breeze and I never have to stress about… Read More

If you are looking for an easy homemade chocolate chip cookie recipe that will come out perfectly every time, this is the recipe for you. Click over to find the recipe and get your cookie fix now!

Easy Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

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This Easy Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe will be the recipe I will keep on hand forever.  {Affiliate links are used in this post. You can read my disclosure HERE.} When I heard that Joanna Gaines was putting out a cookbook, I didn’t think that I would get it. Then, Gabrielle and I were talking about baking and cooking and I thought it would be fun for us to make the recipes in The Magnolia Table Cookbook together. It was a new cookbook that neither one of us had seen so why not buy it and bond together over making every recipe. … Read More

Roasted Garden Salsa Recipe- This easy Roasted Garden Salsa Recipe takes advantage of vegetables from your garden. Make it at the table during your alfresco meal!

Roasted Spicy Salsa Recipe

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I am back today to share an easy Roasted Spicy Salsa Recipe that uses the vegetables that you are growing in your summer garden! One of our favorite things about summer is all of the vegetables we grow. Specifically the veggies we grow that can make homemade salsa. There is nothing better than homemade salsa. We eat it all summer long. I need to freeze some this year so we can enjoy it all year round.  For this Roasted Spicy Salsa Recipe, I tried something a little different. I added new veggies and I prepared it differently than I do with my… Read More

If you would like to jump into the flip house investment, click over to see the before photos of our third and latest flip house project and what we are loving about the flip journey.

Our Third Flip House Project

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When I wrote the title to this post, I had to take a moment to stop and reflect on how thankful I am. Matt and I have been doing projects in our own home for so long that we have come to a point that there isn’t a ton more to do….. almost (you know I can always come up with little things here and there). When we became debt free (find out how we did that HERE and HERE), Matt and I had a long talk about what our next steps are. We had wanted to You can read about that… Read More

If you are looking for easy ways to add curb appeal to your house or an investment property, click over to find some amazing Low Growing Shrubs To Add Curb Appeal to any house.

Low Growing Shrubs To Add Curb Appeal At The Flip

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This Low Growing Shrubs post is sponsored by First Editions® Plants and SheKnows Media. All opinions are my own. We have been moving right along with the flip house even though the Iowa weather has not wanted to cooperate with us. Since we closed on the house on March 3rd, we have had a few days here and there where we were able to get some work done outside. Other than that, it has been too cold. We have worked on three investment properties so far and with each one, we do a lot of planning on the inside of the… Read More

Roasted Red Pepper And Pesto Grilled Cheese With Chicken - Looking for an easy sandwich to make on the grill this summer? Look no further! This Roasted Red Pepper And Pesto Grilled Cheese With Chicken is a crowd pleaser and so easy to make!

Easy Camping Dinners: Roasted Red Pepper, Pesto & Chicken Grilled Cheese

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This Roasted Red Pepper And Pesto Grilled Cheese With Chicken is one of our favorite easy camping dinners. It can be made in minutes and only takes a few minutes on the grill to warm it up. I love cooking outside during the warmer months and eating al fresco. There is nothing better. I hope this recipe inspires you to bring dinner or lunch outside the next time you sit down for a meal.  Ingredients For Roasted Red Pepper, Pesto & Chicken Grilled Cheese: 1 jar roasted red peppers 1 c. Greek yogurt 3 T. jarred prepared pesto 1/2 lemon 6… Read More

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