YOU GUYS are so stinking sweet and awesome about my Lyme Disease diagnosis, and sure know how to make a girl feel loved. I’m SO happy to report that the past few days have been amazing, and I’ve almost felt 100%. (I hope I didn’t just jinx it!) You better believe I made the most of it. It’s so weird not knowing which days will be good and bad, and makes me want to have my ducks in a row every ... [ Read More ]
Sentimental Keepsakes for Babies First Year
I just might be sentimental to a fault, but it’s just part of who I am. I love to document everything, keep items that are meaningful, and do so in the most organized way possible. Compulsive organizing might be a fault of mine too. I may need to see a therapist. Looking back over Cypress’ first year of life, I’m SO glad I took the time each week to take her picture in the same spot. It’s so ... [ Read More ]
Rotating Craft Caddy
I don’t know about your part of the world, but here in Iowa, the weather has been amahhh-zing. It could not be more beautiful! Waking up to the birds chirping and a slight breeze blowing in the window? Let’s just say that magical springtime feeling (paired with a cup of black coffee) is just the thing I need to give me a little boost in the morning. Some days, I’m even inspired to actually do my ... [ Read More ]
Make these Wooden Spools {using a Lathe!}
My craft room pretty much always looks like a bomb went off inside. But if you love lace, glitter, fabric, washi tape, and paint… well then it wouldn’t probably hate my beautiful mess. But on occasion, I get a wild hair and decide to organize a little corner. Today’s victim? LACE. I have a TON of lace. Like… A TON. I find it all the time at garage sales for pocket change. And my ... [ Read More ]
Vertical Kitchen Organization
A couple weeks ago when I posted the reveal of our Rolling Kitchen Island / Microwave Cart, several of you inquired about the hanging wooden canisters on the wall in the photo. I got the idea to try this after seeing something similar on A Beautiful Mess, and I was going back and forth about whether to do a tutorial or not since theirs is wholly awesome by itself. But since I did some ... [ Read More ]
Wall-mounted Secretary Desk for Kids
So if you’ve been following my blog for a bit, you know that we overhauled the twins room and DIY’d pretty much everything in the room (including that stenciled wall and those fainting couch beds!). Naturally, we made our way around the room, giving it our touch. You can see why this is my favorite room in the house. That papasan chair turned canopy? I still hang out in there, ... [ Read More ]
Styled x3 Challenge… THE WOODEN BOWL!
One of my fave blogging buddies, Stacy from Not Just a Housewife, has a monthly series where she sends a couple bloggers the same exact item to do with whatever they want. Each month it’s a different item, and each month it’s different set of bloggers... and each month the outcome of people’s creativity always astounds me! Stacy calls it Styled X3. So obviously with such a fun premise, I’m ... [ Read More ]
Woodshop Organization Spray Paint Rack
When we bought this house, we mutually agreed that the garage was Nick’s domain, and the house was mine... at least with regards to what goes where. But as the years have passed, we’ve both infiltrated each other’s domain. To Nick’s surprise, he found that he actually did have an opinion about design elements in our home. And to MY surprise, I found that I can build shit. Like with my own two ... [ Read More ]
The Studio {Counter/workbench and Storage}
Well hello there! Are you having a great day? Are you living in ALL CAPS? Good! Me too! So…. you know how everyone has a junk drawer? Well we have a junk ROOM. It’s the catch-all room where I have not only my sewing machine and craft supplies, but also guitars, books, stuff we’re not using, and stuff we don’t know where to put. And this room is RIGHT off the living room, so obviously we ... [ Read More ]
New Blog Launch! {The Sawdust Maker}
Today I’m about to share something that’s been ‘in the works’ for about 6 months now. After a lot of planning, web designing, and hard work… we’re finally ready to launch NICK’S WEBSITE! The Sawdust Maker! This will be his own outlet to share his incredible craftsmanship and knowledge with those who are passionate about woodworking and ready to take their skills to the next level. Here on our ... [ Read More ]