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Primroses

Primroses

by on 9:08 pm in Garden, Home

I adore primroses. Just as spring fever threatens to hit, up pops this plant that’s perfect for a porch-brightening container or two.

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The Nursery!

The Nursery!

by on 11:46 am in Decorating, Home

We repurposed, reused, DIYed, sanded and sewed our hearts out, creating our dream nursery on a budget. The only new piece of furniture in the room is the crib, which took up the bulk of our budget.

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Bouquets of Butterflies on Branches

Bouquets of Butterflies on Branches

by on 7:39 am in Crafts, Decorating, Home

Pin itThis is one of those projects that takes next to no time to whip up. Not only does it bit of springy whimsy to any tabletop, I guarantee it will make you smile at least once per day. Plus, it’s the perfect, no-maintenance “bouquet” for super-busy folks like me. Bonus! Just grab some branches [...]

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More Wall Art on the Super-Cheap: Floating Frames + Postcards

More Wall Art on the Super-Cheap: Floating Frames + Postcards

by on 10:07 am in Decorating, Home

Pin itI’m big on “free” art, as you can see here and here. There are so many beautiful, interesting things out there – just add a frame and, voila! Something pretty for your walls, for next to no moolah! My latest endeavor involved some neat vintage-inspired illustrated postcards that I picked up on our February [...]

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DIY Baking Cup Holders – Made out of Pringles Cans!

DIY Baking Cup Holders – Made out of Pringles Cans!

by on 9:44 am in Crafts, Food, Home, Tools and Goodies

Pin it I love looking at throwaway items – something that’s junk or just plain garbage – and reimaginingthem as something else entirely. It’s my favorite form of creativity, and I’ve done it most my life. I’m not too proud to say I’m a little bit happy that this sort of thing (you know, “recycling,” [...]

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Cute Crabapple Place Cards

Cute Crabapple Place Cards

by on 5:50 am in Crafts, Entertaining, Food, Home

If you’re looking for an easy and budget-friendly place card idea for Thanksgiving, look no further. All you need are crabapples with their perfectly long stems, some paper, tape, scissors, a pen, and about 15 minutes. (And they’re totally cute, too.)

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The Wall

The Wall

by on 9:17 am in Decorating, Home

Pin it Here’s a confession: For a long time, I’ve been deathly afraid to tune in to Hoarders. The truth is, I feared I’d see too much of myself. See, I’ve never been the  most… meticulous. An elementary school teacher sent home the feedback, “Karen is so talented! But… she needs to work on her [...]

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Alien O’Lanterns Have Landed!

Alien O’Lanterns Have Landed!

by on 10:04 am in Decorating, Home

Pin itNot gonna lie, here. I had a heck of a time coming up with a Jack O’Lantern idea this year. Last year, my choice of Owl O’Lantern was clear – my obsession with owls had hit an all-time high, so creating my own rotund orange number was a no brainer. This year,  I just [...]

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Free Art for the Taking

Free Art for the Taking

by on 11:44 am in Decorating, Home

Pin itSometimes I’m really ridiculously proud of something I’ve created. And that pride leads to me being a little obnoxious. Maybe a lot obnoxious, depending on how much you like me (or don’t). In this case, I took a photo of a flower out in the backyard, and within an hour it was up on [...]

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Salvaged Patio Cart

by on 6:04 pm in Decorating, Home

Pin itThis thing cost me $5 at a garage sale last Friday. Total shocker, right? I mean, it's in such pristine condition… I know, I know. Not. It's certainly a little worse for the wear, but it was the perfect size for our patio – where I wanted a cart or a table for drinks, [...]

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Lamb’s Ear

by on 9:48 am in Garden, Home

Pin itI know this is primarily a food blog, and so if you see the title of this post, you may have already "ewwwww"ed. No worries. Today I'm talking about a plant.   Photo Credit: Moosey's Country Garden from This Old House's Best Plants for Colorful Foliage Lamb's Ear (Stachys byzantina) is one of the [...]

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Chives and Bees, Chives and Bees!

by on 6:53 am in Garden, Home

Pin itA couple of months ago, I got my big girl camera. A Canon Rebel T1i and oh, people. This thing is fun. I haven't done much with it yet. I can tweak here and there, but mostly I put my budget-friendly and so-worth-the-money 50mm f/1.8 lens on and just snap away. I can't wait [...]

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DIY Wedding Favor Sneak Peek

by on 8:50 am in Crafts, Life, Wedding

Pin itI'm all about the Do-It-Yourself for our upcoming wedding. And heck yes, I'm planning to share and share and share all our fun DIY wedding projects after the big day … but (except for today) not until after. (And afterwards is soon! This thing came faaast.) We finished one of our wedding favors this [...]

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A Cat and His Nip

by on 8:37 pm in Garden, Home

Pin itAllow me to introduce you, officially, to Tigger. Tigger is high.   Tigger has officially discovered the catnip in the herb garden. He's even been fighting off other cats for the rights to his stash. (He's discovered that it's not easy to fight off doped up cats, however, so the key is to guard [...]

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