Plants and greenery can be such a fun and sometimes festive way to add energy and life to your home. I didn’t always think so, having once believed they were more work than they’re worth. Luckily I started small though with just one plant. As I learned to love that little plant I decided it […]
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Light Up Your Life: 10 DIY Lampshades
As I’ve been playing around lately with the lampshades in my own home, I’ve found that they can make a drastic change in both the look and feel of a room. It’s easy to just buy the standard shades from a store that seem like they might match a particular room. But these shades are […]
Chalk It Up! 8 DIY Sidewalk Chalk Recipes
Oh the magic of sidewalk chalk! What a great way to get outside on a warm day and get out some creativity. We also enjoy playing games like hopscotch, tic-tac-toe, hangman, and bean bag toss. Save a bit of money and add some extra fun to sidewalk chalk this year by making your own. Here […]
9 Things You Can Do With Old Pool Noodles for Hours of Summer Fun
1. On Target Ring in hours of summer fun with a target practice station. Join noodles together into rings and join them together with tape. Use pool noodle javelins, footballs, soccer balls, or anything else. For an extra challenge, assign different point values to different colored rings. Harry Potter fans might even try some Quidditch. This […]
DIY Your Way to a PERFECT Fourth of July
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I absolutely LOVE summer! Aside from vacationing, birthdays (we have A LOT of summer birthdays in our family!), and having time to clean and get organized, you most certainly can’t understate the fun to be had with holiday celebrations. There are so many fun ways to […]
Dazzle Your Door: 10 Fast DIY Projects for Door Upgrades
The front door of your home holds a lot of power! It either welcomes guests or turns them away. Make sure your’s is a front door that creates feelings of warmth and comfort rather than weariness. Here are ten simple ways to give your porch a much-needed makeover. 1. Alphabetize Greet your guests with a little monogrammed personalization […]