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How a tablet made my kid cry. In a good way.

January 6, 2014 1 Comment

Remember the Nexus 7 tablet review I did a few weeks before Christmas? Grant wanted his own tablet and I wanted to know if the Nexus 7 was good for kids…. Anyhow, the way that Christmas morning went down, I thought a follow up post was in order. Grant had been saying that he wanted […]

Sunday Rewind: a visit to Fox Hollow Cottage

January 5, 2014 Leave a Comment

Every year after I pack up my holiday decor, the house feels sort of bare and empty. I know some people view it as a blank canvas and are just filled with ideas. Me? Not so much. So what do I do when I need inspiration? I read blogs, of course. This time last year […]

In case you missed it: Weekly Wrap-Up

January 4, 2014 Leave a Comment

Happy New Year! Did you ring in 2014 with lots of noise and fanfare, or did you open a good bottle of wine, park your butt on the couch and watch The Walking Dead marathon…? (ahem.) Guess which one I did. Here’s what was going on the blog. I did a lot of “wrapping up” […]

Happy New Year! My most viewed post of 2013.

January 1, 2014 Leave a Comment

This just blew my mind. Want to see my most view post of 2013? It wasn’t a craft. It wasn’t a recipe. It wasn’t a Grant story. This poor woman on my flight home from Mexico this past summer. There is a right way and a wrong way to carry a neck pillow when you […]

Top 10 Recipes for 2013

December 31, 2013 Leave a Comment

Yesterday I posted my Top 10 DIY projects for 2013, but let me tell you, I had to weed through a lot of recipe posts in order to find the DIY projects. It appears that I have been cooking much more than I have been crafting this year, so I give you my Top 10 […]

My Top 10 DIY Projects for 2013

December 30, 2013 Leave a Comment

It’s hard to believe another year has come and gone. I continue to be so grateful for this blog and to my readers for helping to provide a creative outlet for me. I thought today I would do a wrap up of the Top 10 DIY projects on The V Spot for 2013, as determined […]

Last minute Christmas decorations in no time flat.

December 24, 2013 5 Comments

Where did December go?! How is it possible that it’s Christmas Eve? For the first time in years my shopping isn’t done, and there are a couple of bare spots in my home that don’t have that Christmas magic. I thought I’d share a little inspiration for some last minute Christmas decorations. It’s […]

30+ appetizer recipes for New Year’s Eve (or anytime)

December 23, 2013 Leave a Comment

With Christmas just a few days away and New Year’s Eve right around the corner, it’s nice to have a few great appetizer recipes on hand so that you’re ready for guests. (Actually, some of these are great all year round and freeze beautifully too, so you’re always ready should unexpected guests drop in.) Some […]

Quirky Christmas decor: a winter chair makeover with paint and epsom salt!

December 20, 2013 2 Comments

Back in October, I used scrapbook paper and paint to transform a boring thrift store chair into a spooky Halloween “Sit for a Spell” chair to use as part of my Halloween decor by our front porch. I decided to give the Halloween chair a winter holiday makeover and use it as part of […]

Beginner crochet pattern for a fun and easy coffee cozy.

December 19, 2013 Leave a Comment

My friend Rhonda is a crafty genius. She can do a little bit of everything, including crochet things. I cannot crochet. I think I have a mental block about it for some reason. Maybe I had some sort of yarn trauma in my childhood I have yet to come to terms with. I don’t know. […]