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The Dream is Free, The Hustle Sold Separately

Mid-Century Modern Bookshelf

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Mornin’ friends! Nick and I just got back from snowboarding in Colorado, and are trying to get back into the routine of life. But truthfully? Our heads are still in the clouds, and our hearts are in the mountains. <3 We had SO MUCH FUN hitting the slopes! The wind in our faces and fresh powder under our boards. It just doesn’t get better. This was a first vacation since the girls were ... [ Read More ]

Recipe for Lemon Curd Cookies

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Hey! Its Meghan from Cupcakes with Sprinkles! I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season and you're still up for a little more baking!  On Christmas Eve every year we get cheesecake from the Cheesecake Factory. I always get the same Oreo one, its amazing. But my husband loves to try different, fruity ones. This year he got the lemon meringue cheesecake. I had one taste of it and it put me in ... [ Read More ]

Chalkboard Wall Command Center – with Acrylic Calendar!

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Greetings to you from the other side of the New Year! There’s just something refreshing and new-beginning-ish about the first few days of January. We’re all pumped to be better people and live healthier, more organized lives. You too? Since our kitchen also serves as our mudroom, there just isn’t an obvious spot to put a Command Center. And our kitchen NEEDS a command center. I’m very calendar ... [ Read More ]

Looking back at 2016

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It’s been a great year, hasn’t it? Maybe not in all the ways… but we’re optimists over here. I’m trying to drink in every moment of our girls being young. Every giggle. Every piece of ‘artwork’. Every tantrum. ALL OF IT. Because I know that there are so many precious friends who would give anything for this blessing that’s taken for granted by so many. And I know that someday, the ... [ Read More ]

Christmas Ornaments – Christmas Crafts for Kids!

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For those of you that aren’t familiar with this series… my mom is an art teacher, and she sends the girls a craft in the mail each month. The twins (5 years old) look forward to it sooooo much! This month, she sent all the things needed to make these super cute foil ornaments! The perfect Christmas crafts for kids! (OKAY adults too). This ‘kids craft’ looked like so much fun that Nick and I ... [ Read More ]

Peppermint Bark Fudge Recipe

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It's Meghan from Cupcakes with Sprinkles! I am always excited to be here sharing a recipe and I'm especially excited cause it peppermint season again! I love the spice peppermint gives chocolate. Today I have a fudge recipe! Peppermint Bark Fudge! The base is semisweet chocolate packed with Oreos and the top layer is white chocolate with peppermint pieces. It's sweet, creamy, and has just a little ... [ Read More ]

Adult Coloring Book inspired STAINED ART!

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I know a lot of you are intimidated to try my Shading with Stain Technique… but you shouldn’t be! If you’re playing around on a piece of scrap wood, or a junk piece of furniture you picked up curb-side, then YOU HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE! Yes I’m yelling at you! Tee hee! But in the spirit of trying new things, I thought it would be fun to play around with vinyl decals as a stencil for stained art ... [ Read More ]

Papasan Chair frame turned Canopy over Bed!

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There aren’t many ‘original’ ideas out there these days, but this Papasan-Chair-turned-Little-Girls-Canopy goes down as one of my favorite ORIGINAL ideas… that came straight from the depths of my complex brain. Do you remember how we chopped the papasan frame in half and made this darling ‘Reading Nook’ canopy in the twins’ room? *this post contains affiliate links* And I happen to know that ... [ Read More ]

3D Wooden Geometric Art

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Awhile back, I participated in a challenge with a group of other ‘buildy bloggers’ to make something out of ONE BOARD (dimensions 1x8x8’). That post may be more than a year old, but it’s still going strong! We love seeing you guys tackling projects and using our tutorials! P.S… it seems like a lifetime ago that Cypress was that small. *This post contains affiliate links* We often get questions ... [ Read More ]

Gift Ideas for the Woodworker!

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Nick and I sat down and put together this list of handy woodworker gift ideas, gadgets and tools that make our building projects easier and more fun when we’re rocking out in the woodshop! Shopping for the woodworker in your life doesn’t HAVE to mean expensive power tools… we’re here to debunk that misconception! *this post contains affiliate links* Digital Angle Gauge – This little gadget ... [ Read More ]

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