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Friday Favorites – Week 267 – With DIY Home Decor

May 7, 2015 3 Comments

Hello everyone! Happy Friday! And Happy EARLY Mother’s Day to all the moms, grandmas, aunts, kitty and puppy moms…..etc!

Lately I’ve been seeing so many cute home decor items that I’d love to have. I’ve been wanting a living room makeover for a while, but I just can’t really swing it right now….at least not a makeover as big as I am wanting. But the next best thing is browsing for ideas online and in stores. Today I have a few ideas from our bloggy friends; they include some great room decor and some DIY projects. Hope you enjoy!

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DIY Orange Sugar Scrubs + Coty Love2Love Fragrances for Mother’s Day

May 6, 2015 8 Comments

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This Sunday is Mother’s Day, a day to celebrate, honor, and remember our mom, grandmother, and other special women in our life. My mom is a wonderful person. Here’s a recent picture of the two of us:

She’s always there for us and is willing to help her children and grandchildren any way she can. She constantly sacrifices her time, money (and occasionally her own sanity) and never asks for anything in return. This is just one reason that I always like to get her something special for Mother’s Day.

When I go shopping for her gift, I run in to 2 problems: First of all, I’m shopping for someone who seems to have everything already. Secondly, I’m working with a limited budget. But somehow I always seem to work it out. Today I’ve got a couple of gift ideas for Mother’s Day that are luxurious AND affordable! [Read more…]

Filed Under: Beauty, health, Misc Holidays, shopping Tagged With: bath & body, DIY, gift guide, Mother's Day, Mother's Day Gift, orange sugar scrub, perfume, sugar scrubs

DIY Christmas Wall Art and the Dremel® Micro™ 8050

December 12, 2014 4 Comments

Christmas is in the air! I visited my local craft store the other day and was blown away by all the decorations! It makes it very easy to get inspired to create your own holiday decorations and gifts! A while back, I received the new Dremel® Micro™ 8050. This rotary tool is perfect for crafters, hobbyists, and DIYers. It allows you to cut, carve, engrave, sand, grind, sharpen, clean and polish. The tool comes with a number of attachments for completing these projects, and it is also fully compatible with all other Dremel rotary tools accessories. And it’s just $89, making it a great buy on a Christmas gift for your favorite DIYer!

When I got my new Dremel, I immediately thought of all the different ways it could be used for home decor projects. I got my husband involved, as he is the fixer and the tool guy around here. I told him that I wanted to make some kind of sign or wall art for Christmas. After a lot of back and forth, we came up with, what I think is, a great collaboration!

This Christmas craft is a very affordable project. As you can see in my picture below, I bought several products that I didn’t use in the final product, so in all, the materials actually used in the project add up to around $15 (which includes the paint I can use again later). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Christmas, crafts, product review Tagged With: DIY, Dremel Micro, wall art

Health and Wellness Book Review and Giveaway

October 28, 2014 Leave a Comment

Do you love home remedies and natural cures? If so then you will love today’s health and wellness book feature! I recently got four books filled with recipes, tips, and inspiration for health and well being. These are filled with tons of DIY inspiration, and they would also make great gifts if you have someone in your life who loves home cures and natural health and wellness products. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Giveaways, health, product review, Uncategorized Tagged With: aromatherapy, book review, diet, DIY, essential oils, homemade soap

5 Favorite Trends in Wall Decor

April 19, 2014 1 Comment

This spring I’ve been doing a LOT of spring cleaning and decluttering in my house. Now I’m getting ready to change up the decor a bit. Some things I currently have my eye on include a new bedspread, rugs, curtains, and metal prints wall art. I’d especially love some new wall art for my living room. Since I swapped to new and recliner last year, the art I have on the wall clashes a bit with the existing furniture. Plus, I’d love to get something new, modern, and trendy. As I’ve been browsing for ideas and products online, I thought it would be fun to share some of the currents trends in wall decor that I love. Whether you are looking for beautiful paintings, wall plaques, or metal art, the internet has so much to offer! [Read more…]

Filed Under: decorating, Uncategorized Tagged With: decor, DIY, wall art, wall decor

Getting Ready for Gardening Season with Blooming Secrets

April 15, 2014 1 Comment

Any time we can, we like to work on do it yourself projects to improve our home inside and out. But sometimes I get a little intimidated at the prospects of certain projects. My biggest fear is that I will start a project and run in to a road block along the way. Potential road blocks include needing more tools and materials (which means I need to spend more money), getting in to a point in the project and finding that I don’t know what I’m doing or cannot complete the project, or “completing” the project but finding that I didn’t get the results I was looking for.

Gardening and landscaping are projects that are quite involved and can be intimidating. Not only do you have a lot of work to do in the hot sun while you dig in the dirt and carry heavy materials and supplies around, but at the end of the day, you are going to have something that everyone in the neighborhood will be seeing, so of course, you are hoping that it looks perfect. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Home/Garden Tagged With: DIY, flowers, gardening

Friday Favorites – Week 182 – with DIY Pillow Projects

September 5, 2013 14 Comments

Welcome to week 182 of Friday Favorites! And Happy September! I have to say, I had a hard time choosing features this week. We had so many great recipes, crafts, and I was also surprised at the number of great furniture and room makeover projects we had last week. And did I mention printables? Yeah! Last week’s party had a little bit of everything! If you missed it due to the Labor Day weekend, you should definitely look back.

Anyway, after much deliberation, I decided to share some pillows with you! These not only look like great projects to take on, but the pillows look very trendy and stylish! Hope you enjoy them!

By they way, this is my last chance to remind you to enter my Holey Donuts Giveaway. Winner gets 5 assortments of donuts and $250 cash! Also, I’ve just launched a new giveaway from Publix. [Read more…]

Filed Under: crafts, Friday Favorites Tagged With: bedroom, DIY, pillows, sewing

Friday Favorites – Week 181 – Featuring Crafts

August 29, 2013 14 Comments

Happy Friday! And thank you for coming by this week for my Friday Favorites party! While you’re here this week, I’d like to take second to promote a couple of my latest endeavors. First off, early this week I posted a great product feature: Easy Breathing with Arm & Hammer. This is the first of a few posts that I will be doing for Arm & Hammer over the next few months, and I’d really appreciate some comments if you have a moment or too! (Thanks ahead of time!)

Also, over the last couple of weeks I’ve been adding new college football jewelry to my Etsy shop, so if you’re a fan please check them out. I have several teams available, and I’m happy to do a custom order for you if I don’t currently have your team in stock, and I can do NFL teams for you as well. I also have 3 different chain options for these, and they look great on girls or guys. And all necklaces can be made into key chains too, if that’s something you’re interested in. (Again, thanks in advance for looking!)

Now it’s time to get crafty! Check out this week’s features!

Burlap Bubble Wreath from The 5th Brick House on the Right

DIY Canister Re-style from This Silly Girl’s Life

Melted Crayon Art from Su Soutter

I can’t wait to see your posts! Link up below!

Filed Under: crafts, Friday Favorites, Kids, Wreaths Tagged With: DIY, kitchen

Friday Favorites – Week 180 – Featuring Fun DIY Projects

August 22, 2013 20 Comments

Hey everyone! Welcome to week 180 of Friday Favorites! For this week’s features I decided to inspire you with some great craft and DIY projects! Hope you enjoy them!

Don’t forget to enter our giveaway from Holey Donuts while you’re here, if you have already entered.

Also, I’d like to invite you over to my etsy shop where I’m currently offering 15% off with coupon code: BACK2SCHOOL. Offer runs through Sept 30. [Read more…]

Filed Under: crafts, decorating, fashion, Friday Favorites, School/College Tagged With: Back to School, DIY, sewing, windows

10 Tips to Freshen Up Your Bathroom

June 29, 2013 Leave a Comment

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Today we are taking a look at bathrooms. I like writing tips about bathrooms, because we use them every day, and whether you have a lot of guests over or just one or two guests every now and then, you probably want your bathroom looking it’s best, out of all the rooms in the house. So today I have 10 simple tips to update and your bathroom and give it a fresh look.

You can, of course, do all of these for a whole new look. Or maybe just do two or three of these. A little can go a long way! [Read more…]

Filed Under: decorating, Home/Garden Tagged With: bathrooms, DIY