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Operation Stencil-the-Living Room? COMPLETE

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Greetings my posse! Are you so excited to see the progress that’s been occurring in the living room these days? If not, you SHOULD be, because it’s fabulous (said with the Orbit Gum lady’s accent). Remember our little mood board? And what the living room looked like previously? I should start by describing the process by which the stenciling ‘grid’ was laid out. Nick did some ... [ Read More ]

Dry Erase Chalkboard Calendar… Fun, Funky, Functional and FABULOUS!

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I know many of you are new (ish) to our blog, and it’s easy for me to forget and assume that you remember every post and every project since the beginning of time Sawdust and Embryos. So in the interest of getting you up so speed on our kitchen calendar situation… let’s start from the beginning! The walls in our kitchen have no texture, so we thought it would be so fun to make a calendar out of ... [ Read More ]

Photo Dump & Video

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There are TONS of amazing pictures of Nick with the girls over the course of the last year and a half… but there are only a handful of me with the girls. I’ve asked Nick to make a conscious effort to snap pictures of me with the girls more often On this specific occasion, it was early in the morning, and the girls were abnormally clinging to me, and I’m all… ‘hey honey, look how I’m holding both ... [ Read More ]

How To Wire An Outlet

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Good Morning my peoples, Nick here with a ‘electrifying’ new tutorial (pun intended)! And don’t fret, Beth had me put the Frugal Dutchman away for this post. Way back when we were designing the arches we had decided that we wanted a couple outlets on the center column (one for the dining area, one for the living area).  So today I want to show you how I wired these outlets. This tutorial might ... [ Read More ]

Stuff or NO Stuff?

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So we get to see a lot of kitchens and meet a lot of awesome people with our little backsplash business (S/E Backsplash), and it’s always so fun to see how other people decorate their homes while we’re there. We actually painted FOUR backsplashes this past weekend in the same neighborhood! (Which reminds me… if you want us to paint your backsplash and have several friends or neighbors that would ... [ Read More ]

How to CLEAN your Stencil (and an update on the Living Room stenciling!)

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As you well know, I’ve been stenciling the walls above the board and batten in the living room. It is turning out FLIPPING AMAZING, and the process is taking FLIPPING FOREVER. As you can see… I’m almost done with the first of 3 walls. I never dreamed it would take this long, but it’s turning out even more amazing than I envisioned, so that cancels it out in my head! I’m not sure how the ... [ Read More ]

The Beginning of the End Table {Using VINYL as a Stencil!}

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Is it not a beautiful sunshiney day out today? Well at least it is here in Iowa. Everything’s all drippy and melty outside, and making me yearn for spring something fierce. I got to go out and frolic in it sans-twins this morning for a mommy-date-type-gathering that was fabulous. ALSO… it’s my Mommy’s 60th Birthday today! HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!! I’m overjoyed to introduce to you a new member to the ... [ Read More ]

Potty Training Paisley

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WARNING: nobody likes a post without pictures… and since it would be gross for me to photograph events that I’m about to discuss, I’ve found some fun topic-appropriate images to share for your enjoyment. via As you know, we potty-trained Paisley 8 days ago. She hasn’t worn a diaper since (except to bed). Seeing as she’s 19 months old, I know it’s pretty remarkable. And it would be easy (and ... [ Read More ]

19 Months

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The girls have been… HYPER, lately. I wish we could harness their energy and use it to reduce our electric bill. While they’re very enthusiastic little varmints, they sure don’t talk that much. They can only say a handful of words, and they’re those words that only a parent can translate. As twins, it seems almost everything about them is polar opposite, but ironically… their speech is a spot-on ... [ Read More ]

Red Velvet Cake Recipe

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Hey, its Meghan from Cupcakes With Sprinkles! This moist, crumbly, sweet red velvet cake recipe is amaaazing. And fairly simple!     Ready, here we go! Gather all the things we'll need...   In a medium bowl, whisk your eggs... Add in the rest of the wet ingredients... And whisk until combined... In a separate bowl combine the dry ... [ Read More ]

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