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Cutout Silhouette Plaques out of Wood!

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If you’ve been around our little blog for a few moons, you might remember that we made wall plaques with the girls’ silhouettes when they were babes. We used slabs of oak and vinyl as a stencil to paint over. (Full Tutorial HERE) I’m in the middle of making one for Cypress, and let’s just say her profile looks a LOT different with all that hair. How did we have bald babies (for the first ... [ Read More ]

DIY Wooden Paper Doll Tutorial

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As much as the girls love to dress up, I knew that making some sort of ‘paper doll’ would be right up their alley, AND likely provide hours without whining of entertainment for the littles! And based on the changing season, indoor entertainment ideas are becoming very important these days.   I had purchased this wooden tray from Target awhile back to put cupcakes on at a baby shower ... [ Read More ]

DIY Corbels for a Breakfast Bar (with FREE Corbel Template)

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You guys were so sweet last week when I told you about my reckless abandon and tackling the breakfast bar project on my own last week! I’ve been having A BLAST. This is where I left you. It’s almost done! And today, I’m going to show you how to make your own corbels! But first, let me back up and share how I came upon this design. I knew I wanted something chunky and detailed, but I’m not ... [ Read More ]

Scrolly Scalloped Mirror Tutorial

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Now that I’m pregnant (omg I still can’t TRULY wrap my mind around that) there are a lot of things I can’t do DIY-wise. Fumes are no-bueno for this mama, so that means no painting, staining, polying, adhesive-ing, etc. ‘Sooooo what does that leave’… you ask? Well sewing, but… for the most part: NO THANKS. Although I did make these adorable wrap-around blouses for the girls that I’m pretty darn ... [ Read More ]

Meaningful Mother’s Day Gift Idea

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I’m not really one to think too much about holidays and seasonal décor. You won’t find me bedazzling any Easter eggs or making a 4th of July American Flag out of pallet wood. But one holiday that I do like to put some thought into is Mother’s (and Father’s) Day. It just seems like such a special time to honor our parents and the sacrifices they’ve made for us. Since Mother’s Day isn’t ... [ Read More ]

Pinwheel Collage {using scrapbook paper}

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In addition to the dollhouse progress, we’ve been working on little finishing touches for the girls room to make it feel more personal and... finished. Ever since we added the papason canopy ‘reading nook’, I knew I wanted some sort of book storage nearby. I pinned this awhile back as an idea for cute book storage, but then I fell upon this black ‘x-shelf’ at a miraculous winter garage ... [ Read More ]

Our Must-Have DIY Tools and Products

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We’ve been getting a lot of emails lately requesting a round-up post of our must-have DIY tools. You know... what we use, what we like. I’ve been putting off writing it for awhile, because it’s so daunting thinking about putting together a list... we use SO MANY tools and products. How do I just choose a handful? source This post contains affiliate links. Nick and I sat down together and made a ... [ Read More ]

Looking Back at 2013

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Happy New Year! How’s your hangover? We’re old enough that our idea of celebration is SLEEPING. So I’m rockin’ 8 strong hours of snoozage. I don’t do resolutions very often... but this year I resolve to get knocked up at some point. Did you make any resolutions? I know I’m a little behind everyone else in Bloglandia with my ‘2013 Recap Post’, but better late than never right? I mostly do these ... [ Read More ]

DIY Industrial Christmas Tree Ornament

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You may have guessed from our last post that we’re definitely in the holiday spirit! So when Lowes challenged us to create a DIY ornament... it felt fitting that it should have an serious industrial feel, while still being festive and cheerful! So today we’re going to show you how to create your own little industrial tree ornament using very basic hardware and wood! All we ... [ Read More ]

Christmas Tree Traditions

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Happy Friday-of-a-long-weekend! Did you go shopping this morning? We got groceries... does that count? Before I show you our Christmas tree acquisition/decoration, I have an announcement to make! If your name is SHARON and you have an email from me in your inbox... you’re the winner of our Scroll Saw Giveaway... WOOHOO!!! Congrats Sharon! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Soooo ... [ Read More ]

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