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Using Vaseline and spray paint for a shabby chic flower pot make-over.

April 1, 2013 7 Comments

I was going to do an April Fool’s post today, but that just seemed like to much work, so I thought I’d share this super easy tip for re-vamping a few ornate planters I had. This is the latest in my vow to work through my pot addiction… a shabby chic flower pot make over. […]

Chalkboard eggs: an easy (last minute) DIY project for Easter Brunch.

March 26, 2013 5 Comments

Last week I shared a tablescape for an early Easter Brunch. I realized there was something missing… Place cards. I quickly whipped up a couple of fun DIY chalkboard eggs “place cards” using plastic eggs and chalkboard paint. I know it’s only a few days until Easter, but this is super fast and easy […]

A quick and easy DIY mat and frame project. (No tools. You just need tape!)

March 22, 2013 3 Comments

This easy DIY mat and frame project doesn’t require tools, just burlap, ribbon and tape.

Look how far we’ve come!

March 18, 2013 8 Comments

So 47 days after he was run over by a truck, Mitch returned to school. He can get up and walk around but he gets tired pretty easily, so he needs to ride in the wheelchair from class to class. Conner got a special pass to be excused 5 minutes early and arrive 5 minutes […]

The Table Fart Story.

March 15, 2013 6 Comments

Did I ever tell you that I worked as a waitress during college? It was hard work, but fun. I loved the interaction with the customers (most of them, anyway) and I got plenty of fodder for funny stories. (Someday I’ll have to tell you about the time I got salad dressing on a customer’s […]

An easy spring centerpiece: Mossy Branch with paper Buds

March 13, 2013 2 Comments

Yesterday I showed you a tablescape that would be nice for a little Easter Brunch, especially since Easter is coming so early this year. I wanted it to feel a bit like springtime is just beginning to warm things up in the woods… which was perfect, since the big tree in our front yard was […]

Tablescape ideas for an early Easter Brunch.

March 12, 2013 14 Comments

Is it just me, or is Easter coming super early this year…? I feel like I will have just laundered my green “Kiss Me, I’m Irish” T-shirt and suddenly I will be needing to fill Easter baskets. In thinking about Easter Brunch, I was wondering how I was going to make it happen since I […]

Faux Foil Wrapped Chocolate Eggs

March 7, 2013 5 Comments

Over the weekend I was feeling a little crafty. We’ve all seen the faux foil wrapped chocolate bunnies, but how about some faux foil wrapped chocolate eggs? (And believe it or not, I did it using foil wrappers from Valentine’s Day chocolates!) Faux? Why? I’ll tell you why… because I ate a bunch of Valentine’s […]

An easy spring craft: golden eggs in peat pot “baskets”

March 6, 2013 2 Comments

Easter seems like it’s coming so early this year! Why is it in March? I don’t get it. Half the country is still buried in snow, and even here in normally sunny SoCal the weather doesn’t quite feel like spring yet. At any rate, I’m not ready for it. I can’t get on board with […]

The Homework Battle, or “What must the teachers think of us?!”

March 5, 2013 3 Comments

Grant was out with the flu all last week. (Remember the sad end to his Disneyland weekend?) Well, we’re currently focused on doing all of his make-up work. It makes me crazy that he would rather do his own thing than follow directions. It would be so much easier if he would just bang it […]