Good morning DIYers!!!! Happy Monday! << is that an oxi moron? Y’all, I’m super excited to be partnering with Home Depot for the DIH Workshop, and this month, we’re ushering in the cozy fall season (MY FAVE!) with these Harvest Yard Signs! *This post is sponsored by the Home Depot. Thank you for supporting the brands that make Reality Daydream possible! #sponsored #DIYWorkshop* I love these ... [ Read More ]

This Caramel Apple Shake is sweet, caramel-y, and still taste the sourness of the apple which helps cut the sweetness a bit. Its delicious and only takes a few minutes to throw together! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hi! Its Meghan from Cupcakes with Sprinkles! I'm so excited to share this recipe with you! Its still pretty warm here in Utah for November and its fantastic! So we are going to have ice ... [ Read More ]

It’s been awhile since I’ve popped in to share what we’ve been up to as family. Sometimes I tell myself that ‘nobody really cares’ to see behind the scenes of our happy little country-bumpkin life. But when my dear loyal readers are emailing and asking how the heck my kids are, I’m reminded that many of you have watched my kids grow from the time they were born! And you care! So this post is ... [ Read More ]

Dewd. Could you believe all the amazing submissions to my Trinket Box Makeover Challenge?! Just insane is all. I’m glad I had my panel of judges, because it would have been such a hard choice. There are so many talented makers out there! Would you believe it NEVER ONCE occurred to me to make this thing into a planter? And this coming from the girl who makes everything a planter. In ... [ Read More ]

This post contains affiliate links… check out my disclosure policy for more deets. Last week, I share what *I* did with my Unfinished Trinket Box, and today I’m going to share all the entries from our big Trinket Box Makeover Contest! It’s true, one of today’s creative entrants will receive 75 different colors of spray paint! The parameters were… Buy this unfinished trinket box on ... [ Read More ]

You might remember about a month ago, I announced a fun little contest for you my readers! We’ve got a bunch of contestants, and the submissions are rolling in! Everyone is making over these unfinished trinket boxes with their own spin, in hopes of winning 75 cans of different colors of spray paint!! Tomorrow is the deadline, so I’ll be sharing everyone’s projects next week for you to feast ... [ Read More ]

I love the ‘idea’ of having a vegetable garden, but Nick and I don’t have a good track record for ‘maintaining’ said garden each year. We took last summer off because we had an itty bitty baby and knew that we won’t be able to commit to keeping up with weeding and such… but this year? WE’RE GOING FOR IT again. Nick and I are both pretty committed to maintaining it this year. And since I’m ... [ Read More ]

With all the hype and buzz surrounding the tragic deaths of kids from tipping furniture lately, I felt it would be appropriate to repost this article that I wrote a few years ago, and hopefully save a life. PLEEEEASE take the time to anchor your furniture to the wall. This post contains affiliate links for your convenience. After I posted about this mid-century hutch, we got an overwhelming ... [ Read More ]

UPDATE! Click here to see my version of the Hanging Gutter Planter! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I’m so excited to share that I’ve been asked to participate in this month’s DIH (Do It Herself) workshop with Home Depot! They also have DIY and kids workshops too, which are such fun programs to get people building, operating power tools, learning how to make basic home repairs, and just generally feeling ... [ Read More ]

It’s always humbling to be taken from my little rural acreage in middle-of-nowhere Iowa, and me magically transplanted for a few days to a beautiful hotel like this. And enjoying beautiful weather like this. And get to drive the not-yet-released 2017 GMC Acadia. SPOILED BLOGGERS right here. The vehicles were luxurious, the friendships with other bloggers were priceless, and ... [ Read More ]