May 22, 2017
When we were designing our new kitchen, I knew almost immediately that I wanted an island top made from wood. I love the warm and authentic feel of wood, and I wanted the surface to be different than the other countertops around the perimeter of t...
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May 19, 2017
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This week felt like summer has finally come! The roses are on the verge of blooming and everything outside is growing like crazy, which makes me insanely happy. Last weekend we bought three pygmy goats. Call us crazy. But the kids LOVE them, and t...
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May 15, 2017
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Magnolia leaf wreaths have been catching my eye lately, and they are usually fairly expensive to buy, so I decided to make one of my own. Sometimes it is worth it to spend the money to buy something already made, but other times it is much more...
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May 12, 2017
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I'm so blessed to be part of a local mastermind group with six other women who own businesses, and one of them happens to be Trisha from Flourish Flowers. She owns a flower farm. How fun is that?? This week she taught a workshop with our group,...
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May 08, 2017
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I am loving our new kitchen and especially the shelves that we added to both sides of the range hood. It really is one of my favorite parts about the kitchen. I thought I'd share a bit about how we did it. It was a fairly easy process to create t...
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May 03, 2017
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Our long-awaiting kitchen renovation is finally DONE! I can hardly believe it. We started the renovation four months ago and didn't expect it to take that long, however, we ended up doing almost all of the work ourselves. That meant we had a limi...
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May 01, 2017
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Just in time for Mother's Day, I have a great gift idea that is easy to make and fun to put together. I'm obsessed with plants of any kind right now, and I love working with succulents. They are so easy to grow, inexpensive, and low maintenance.
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April 28, 2017
It has been a week filled with lots of rain! April showers bring May flowers, right?? I started planting some new flowers this week including bougainvillea and Russian sage. It was so much fun getting my hands dirty and cleaning up the flower beds...
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April 24, 2017
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We celebrated our two year "Gotcha Day" anniversary with Sawyer a few weeks ago, so I thought I'd share a little bit about how he is doing. So many of you followed our story throughout the adoption process. If you want to know how it all got start...
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April 21, 2017
Every Friday I share a bit about what's been going on the past week...
:: I was a guest on a new podcast by family counselor Michael d'Esterre called Family Ethos. This was my first time on a podcast, and I was nervous! But I felt like we had a g...
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April 17, 2017
We have quite a few personalized signs available in the shop right now. They make fantastic wedding gifts, including this brand new sign...
If you are needing a wedding gift for this summer, take a look at our selection! We can also create comple...
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April 14, 2017
Here are some things that caught my interest this week.
:: I started listening to a new podcast called Making Oprah, which is pretty interesting. It talks about how the Oprah show started years ago.
:: I can't say that I love Walmart, but it i...
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April 10, 2017
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I created a centerpiece for our new kitchen island, and I thought I'd share the steps with you. It is a super-simple way of creating a centerpiece for spring and summer! You can grow this grass in any type of container, and it is really inexpensiv...
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April 07, 2017
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I haven't done a "wrapping up the week" post in a while, and I thought I'd start the habit of posting these again every Friday. It's a space where I share what I've learned, what I've watched and read, what has been happening in the studio each we...
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April 03, 2017
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Before we began our kitchen renovations, we knew we needed to install a sink in the mudroom because we would be kitchen-less for awhile (#thediylife). I had visions of a vintage sink and the mister found one for me! We found the sink on Craigslist...
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March 27, 2017
I have a fun DIY project for you today that's perfect for springtime! I've always had a thing for cloches and making them with chicken wire turned out to be very easy and cute! My friend Brittany helped me with this project.
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March 20, 2017
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It's the first day of Spring! You wouldn't know it to look outside my windows right now with all the snow on the ground, but warmer weather is coming! Hallelujah. In honor of the first day of Spring, here are six things I'm loving right now...
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March 08, 2017
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On Monday we returned from a really fun trip to Texas with our two older kiddos. We don't often travel and haven't really gone anywhere since our trip to China two years ago when we brought home Sawyer, so we were very excited to be adventurous an...
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February 10, 2017
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We just added a few new signs to the shop! Click on the image to find them on the website.
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February 03, 2017
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My friend Vicki lives in an amazing early 1800's farmhouse, and she has a beautiful, creative style that I love. Think super high ceilings, original thick mouldings, and loads of character. I thought I'd show you an area of her family room that sh...
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January 25, 2017
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THIS GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED. THE WINNER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED VIA EMAIL.
{This post is sponsored by Kohl's. I received the included furniture and home decor as compensation.
But all thoughts are my own!}
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I love collaborating with my friends at Kohl's!...
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January 17, 2017
We are smack in the middle of a kitchen remodel, and I'm already dreaming of renovating our upstairs bathroom. It is in dire need of some TLC. The tile countertop is literally falling apart, there is floral wallpaper that is peeling off, and a med...
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January 05, 2017
Happy New Year friends!
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Our Christmas decorations came down the day after Christmas (if I'm honest, some of it came down a few days before), because I couldn't handle all the dried greens making a mess, and I so look forward to starting fresh ...
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December 16, 2016
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We have been very busy over this Christmas season, and there have been lots of beautiful signs leaving our studio and workshop! Here are a few that we created recently...
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