Quick No-Sew Pirate Costume
Last year, for some reason or another, we ended up not having a halloween costume for my 2 year old. Maybe it was the new baby, maybe it was that I figured we had loads of costumes, I'm not completely sure, but we ended up needing to throw a costume together in about...
Lighting Up Fall
My children and I LOVE the warm glow of Christmas lights in our home the month of December. It creates a magical feeling of warmth and safety, in our home, once the sun sets in the evenings. I have been on the lookout for something I can create for the fall months to...
Simple Sunflowers
When I think of sunflowers, I think of fall; Eating salty sunflower seeds at ball games, big beautiful petals that are as large as my one year old, tall elegant sunflowers turning downward to drop seeds for the coming year. They are truly magnificent. Here's a little...
Mama Moose Hoodie
Also Featured on Double Diamond Hill Ranch Anyone that knows me, knows that I LOVE moose! Ok, maybe I'm a bit of a moose fanatic. How could I not be?!?! I seem to see them on most outdoor adventures we go on. They seem to sense that I am a friend and just have to come...
Arrow Art
I love arrows! It amazes me how many different ways an arrow can be drawn, but it still can be immediately identified as an arrow. There are cute twirly arrows, angled arrows, or even just simple straight arrows. So I just had to give arrows a try on my nails. Note: I...
Whimsical Watermelons
I absolutely love watermelon! The cold, crispy, sweetness on a hot summer's day; Nothing could be better! Not only are watermelons delicious, but they are beautiful. The pink outlined in white and bright and dark green and the contrasting black seeds. Picture perfect....
Father’s Day Photo Tower
Last year, I stumbled across Amy from the happy scrap's photo tower and absolutely loved the idea. My husband has very limited space at his work to display pictures of the kids and family. I knew immediately when I saw this it was a perfect idea for father's day. BUT...
Antique Paint & Stain Technique – Farmhouse Table
I was looking over some of my past posts and I noticed I never posted about how I antique painted and stained our farmhouse dining table. Here is what I did . . . Supplies: Pre-Stain Wood Conditioner Red Chestnut Stain Red Oak Stain Gloss White Paint Gloss Urethane...
Farmhouse Shutters
For the last 3 years, we have lived in a rental. It wasn't our original plan, but life happens and you just go with the flow. After being in this home for 3 years and seeing we could be here another year, I decided to ask our landlord if I could paint the front door...
Deluxe Dog Bed
Last Spring, I made our Great Dane a deluxe dog bed for our porch outside. I was tired of how trashy it looked just having an old dog pillow out there to greet anyone that came to our home. I started looking around online to see what kind of design I wanted to do. I...