Miscellaneous

Girl’s Baby Shower {Owl}

Girl’s Baby Shower {Owl}

Some friends and I hosted my sister-in-law’s baby shower over the weekend.  My sista is the best and has a cool, funky sense of style.  She’s having a girl, Miss…

Color Confusion

Color Confusion

I’m having such a hard time deciding on a paint color for the back of the media cabinet in the living room.  My husband is color blind and no help…

Blog Conference 2011

Blog Conference 2011

Is anyone planning to attend Blissdom 2011??  It’s January 26-28, 2011 in Nashville, TN.  I really want to go so we can all meet and chat in person!   What do…

Sticks & Stones

Sticks & Stones

A few decorating touches have been added recently at our house..  For the living room, I found some tall sticks at Hobby Lobby ($11 a bunch, 3 bunches) for the…

Best Inexpensive Fresh Flower

Best Inexpensive Fresh Flower

It’s got to be carnations!  I love having fresh cut flowers in my home, but don’t like paying big bucks for them, especially when they die after just a few…

Jewelry Storage Solutions

Jewelry Storage Solutions

Jewelry boxes are beautiful and are great for storing a few small things, but I’ve yet to find one that has enough room to house most of my jewelry so…

Back to School {paper pretty}

Back to School {paper pretty}

So it’s back to school for kids these days.  Although my school days are officially behind me, I still remember being that kid who actually looked forward to the start…

Custom Wall Art

Custom Wall Art

The wall above James’ crib looked pretty barren without anything on it.  It’s a large wall and the first thing you see as you enter the room, so it needed…

Style Saturday {A Hair Affair}

Style Saturday {A Hair Affair}

If I added up all the time I’ve spent washing, drying, curling, styling, spraying, cutting, coloring, discussing, obsessing, loving, hating, and debating my hair, surely it would add up to …

Dishing It

Dishing It

Amanda at Serenity Now is hosting a blog party with the intention of getting to know other bloggers.  She describes it as “having a girlfriend over for coffee and dishing…

DIY Baby Coat Rack

DIY Baby Coat Rack

I’ve always thought that these little wooden animals at Hobby Lobby were adorable, and for only 67 cents each, I was wondering what I could do with them.  I decided…

A Good Morning

A Good Morning

10:00 a.m. Saturday morning, baby’s asleep, hubby’s out doing man errands and I get to enjoy the magazines I’ve been wanting to get to all week with breakfast on our…

I’ve Been Featured:)

I’ve Been Featured:)

I’ve been at this blog thing for nearly two months and I’m quite addicted!  I love perusing all the great blogs out there and am honored to have been recently…

Style Saturday {I heart MK}

Style Saturday {I heart MK}

I love, love, love Michael Kors designs.  Especially his watches and handbags.  Since recently becoming a stay-at-home-mom, I’ve certainly been doing more admiring than acquiring.  But that’s okay, I can…

Family Room in Progress

Family Room in Progress

Since we seem to spend the most time in the living room, (and especially on the couch), I thought it would be a good place to start- decor wise.  I…

Operation Paint Bedroom Furniture

Operation Paint Bedroom Furniture

I’ve had this wooden bedroom furniture (bed, dresser, and swivel mirror) from Ikea for about 15 years.  It’s still in relatively good shape and we’re using it in the guest…

Organized {Spices}

Organized {Spices}

Am I ridiculous for getting excited about organizing my spices?  Sad, I know:)  Before my little spice-organization project, my spice jars were a mismatched jumble.  I had been wanting to…