DIY blog sharing our home, budget decorating tips with repurposed farmhouse decor.
I am always on the hunt for getaways we can do as a family that is close to where we live. I think a lot of times, people don’t think there are great places to visit in the Midwest, but as I get older, I am finding that the Midwest is full of beautiful places to get away to. With the kids getting older, their schedules really limit when and where we can go. I have to get creative when planning a trip. Many times, the only way we can get away is if it is somewhere close to where… Read More
I have been wanting to figure out how to make some unique Christmas ornaments this year and I fell in love with wood bead ornaments. I love decorating our home with wood bead garlands all year long and so I thought why not add them to the Christmas decor this year. Instead of packing away my wood bead garlands, I wrapped most of them around our tree in the living room. I love the way they look. I haven’t put anything else on our tree because I wanted to change it up from previous years. I saw a wood bead… Read More
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas around here! I started decorating last weekend and have been creating some new things to add to the house this year. One of my favorite things about decorating for Christmas is taking all the bins out of storage. I am a huge clearance shopper after the holidays and I can never remember what I picked up the previous year. When we get the bins out, it is like Christmas morning because I don’t know what is inside. I opened a bin and found some paper mache ornaments I grabbed at a thrift store and… Read More
It is Christmas home tour time! That is a mouth-full. Try and say that 10 times fast. Every year, I feel like I simplify our Christmas decor more and more. As soon as we grab the bins out of storage, I start looking through everything to see what I want to keep and what I want to get rid of from previous years. I buy Christmas home decor throughout the year at yard sales, thrift stores and at the end of the Christmas season on clearance, so I never remember what is in all the bins. I always tell Matt… Read More
It is starting to feel like the North Pole around here. I have been creating so many things for Christmas that I am starting to grow a new appreciation for elf culture. 🙂 I found a new Chalk Couture transfer that I fell in love with so I have been making all kinds of things with it. I started with the Christmas Pillow Covers. I made them to go with the black, white and green decor I am going with this season and Chalk Couture took out all the guess-work and made them super easy to make. Chalk Couture has so… Read More
If you love vintage Christmas decorations, this is the post for you. There is something about vintage Christmas decorations that tug at my heart-strings. I love vintage everything, but around the holidays when I see a vintage decoration, it brings me back to memories that I hold dear to my heart. Not only do vintage decorations bring back memories, but you just can’t buy anything like them anymore. I have seen some amazing knock-off vintage decor, but having the real thing is extra special. I search for vintage Christmas decorations when I am hunting at yard sales, thrift stores, church… Read More
