Wood Glaze Finish
I recently posted how I did my Shiplap Fireplaces and mentioned I did a paint glaze on one of them. So I thought I would share how I glaze . . . Note: For all of you who are new to glazing, I thought I would mention you can create a glaze in any color. I did a...
DIY Shiplap Fireplace
I love the look of white shiplap; It gives a clean, finished look with a little added interest! I recently have finished shiplapping both of our fireplaces. It is surprisingly quite easy. Here is how I did it . . . Before & After photos of both fireplaces. . ....
DIY Police K-9 Unit Shirt
My 7 year old son is a crazy police lover/supporter! He has recently being telling me that when he is a police officer he wants to be part of the K-9 unit. He has even be trying to train our Great Danes how to be police dogs. Two years ago, I made this Future Police...
DIY Carriage House Garage Door
I love the look of the cute carriage house garage doors with the tinted windows and the black hardware. When we bought our home last year, I instantly wanted to update the garage door to improve our house's curb appeal, but didn't want to pay the $3000 for a new one....
I Scream for Amazing Teachers
The end of school has snuck up on us this year. Maybe it's all the excitement of summer coming or maybe it's just being 30 weeks pregnant and being exhausted! Either way, I needed a gift to give to all our wonderful teachers. I needed something easy and fast so we...
Black & White
For spring break this year, we went to SeaWorld in San Diego for the first time. So, for my nails I thought it would be fun to do some black and white simple nail art patterns to represent the Orca's we would be seeing. Here is my tutorial on how I did these nail art...
Easter Bunny
Easter is only 2 weeks away; I love this time of year! Usually I don't do much of an Easter theme for my nails. This year I thought that should change. I loved my red-nose reindeer nails I did at Christmas so I thought I would do something similar with a bunny. So...
My Guys Ties
Aahhhh . . . We are freaking out over here! Our adorable Easter ties and matching suspenders arrived this week. My good friend, Leslee from MyGuysTies.com, sent over an amazing Easter assortment for my boys. They arrived so quickly and we were so excited to try them...
DIY Plantation Shutters
Yesterday, my DIY plantation shutters finally arrived! It was while I was quietly relaxing during nap time so I posted this on my instagram feed. "It’s nap time! Do I continue reading or should I get up and install those giant plantation shutters. ? #relaxationornot"...
Love Your Family
I stumbled across this quote by Mother Teresa last year and instantly knew I wanted it in my home. After casually trying to find it on-sale in home decor stores, and never seeing it, I figured I could just make one. Now to get started . . . Step 1: Buy Clearance Sign...