DIY Instant Magnetic Board

My little girl, she’s always creating some piece of art.  We have a ‘clothesline’ of art in our hallway already (have you seen that one on Pinterest?) but when I saw this cookie sheet turned magnetic board I thought she would just love to have one in...

DIY Growth Chart

I’m a teensy bit behind in my posting due to being knocked off my feet by a nasty cold but I’m determined!  So here goes.  This might possibly be one of my favorite projects…a DIY height chart. The beauty of this one is that if you move, it can go...

Reflection

I have this stainless steel table that I love. Some might think it’s cold, literally and figuratively.  But I love it’s indestructibility. I love how it gets better with age.  The more marks, the more scratches, the better.  Like a counter at an old diner...

Life Begins After Coffee

Can I get an Amen? Recently I was scrolling through one of my favorite blogs. It’s actually a Tumblr blog.  If you’re younger and cooler than me you know what that is (if not here’s a great article describing it).  Basically Tumblr is a blogging...

DIY Backyard Zipline

Zipline.  It’s one of those things you’ll find on most bucket lists and with good reason, it’s awesome! For Jared and I it was Costa Rica.  For the kiddos, it will be our backyard! We happen to have the perfect set-up in our backyard for this....

Fingerprint Artwork

How sweet is this I was inspired by this photo.  She links to a great tutorial on how to scan the prints into Photoshop and make any adjustments you want.  I kinda liked the imperfections of the real deal so I just acted as the booking agent for my family and took...

DIY Girls Mirror

Well I officially had my first ‘Pinspiration’ fail. Big time. I suppose it would be too good to be true if every single project I attempted actually turned out to be something I loved. My idea, inspired by this pin, was to somehow create a piece of artwork...

Sweater Pillow

I’m a sucker for a good, soft sweater. It just seems natural to me that a pillow would want to wear one too! So when I spied this beauty on Centsational Girl I knew I’d be busting out the sewing machine again. First I headed to the Thrift Store, on 50% off...

Birthday Photos

It’s been a hard week here in Colorado.  Our hearts are all broken for the loss of 10 year old Jessica Ridgeway. We are sad. We are enraged. I feel helpless. So I pray. Then I do the only other thing I know to be right and I love on my children. When I looked at...

Ultra-Crispy Roast Potatoes

Oh how I love me some ultra-crispy potatoes. I haven’t actually had much luck making them but I do love to eat them when I find them! So when I came across this recipe on Pinterest it was a given. Pinned it. When you read the list of ingredients, don’t be...

I love you because…

Wow, day 7. This is bananas.  Why couldn’t I have chosen ‘word of the day’ for my 31 Days topic? Well that would be boring that’s why! I have to tell you that there is NO WAY I could blog for these 31 Days in a row (on Pinterest projects no...

Point of View

Picture this. We picked up Grace from preschool today and the 5 of us headed out to do some shopping.  First to the Sprint store, then to Home Depot to pick up some materials for what was intended to be this post.  Then we headed to Sam’s Cub to do some grocery...

Cowboy Room

This project comes at a price. My boys are growing up and it’s time for me to face it (sniff). I know it sounds a bit dramatic but Jared and I have struggled each time we finally decided it was time to move a ‘baby’ from our room. But Luke is...

Mummy Pops

Okay I have a confession. I had no party, no school event, no nothin’ to actually make these for. But I did it anyway.  Don’t you worry – they will get eaten.  I pinned the inspiration photo from Workman Family last year.  I was smitten.  I’ve...

DIY Heart Mobile

We moved a lot when I was younger.  What I remember most is that right when we would move in I would have to set up my room immediately. I don’t think I’m exaggerating when I say I made my mom take me to pick out wallpaper (yes I’m that old) before...