Last Saturday, I had the pleasure of hosting a SURPRISE baby shower for my younger sister, Keri. It was a joint effort of my Mom, my older sister, Kristel, and I. We began planning it in early October, and boy does time fly when you are trying to plan a surprise and also get ready for the […]
DIY Christmas Ornaments
My creative side seems to thrive at Christmastime. I see inspiration everywhere I go, and then I get the crazy ideas to either make my own creations, or use what I see in the stores and decide that I can recreate it cheaper. But, usually time gets the best of me and only the quick […]
DIY Christmas Decorations
Over the years, I have created several Christmas decorations either as gifts or to use in my own home. This weekend as I was beginning to decorate our house, I was remembering the different years when I created the decorations. Since these are decorations I made in previous years, there are no step-by-step tutorials to […]
Bamboo Chairs – Before and After
I took my mother-in-law on one of my recent thrift shopping adventures. We were actually shopping for her, she wanted to find a new nightstand. But, of course I had fun looking as well. We both lucked out at Charlie’s Used Furniture in Lancaster. As she was checking out nightstands, I was just browsing the […]
Natural and Faux Fall Decor
I already posted some of my Simple Fall Decorating here. But, I didn’t stop there. I added some more touches of Fall to our house, some compliments of nature, and some faux items that I picked up here and there. Our porch is a combination of the two. I filled my flowerpots with pumpkins and […]
