Often late at night while Matt sleeps I search CraigsList for my latest find. One night I stumbled upon an ad that had at least 50 old marquee letters. The seller had them all laid out in his yard spelling out different words and the price could not be beat. So I do what I […]
Looksi Square
It’s Monday again and hopefully everyone had a wonderful Valentine’s Day as well as an awesome weekend. Matt and I took a trip up north to Ft. Wayne, IN to visit a dear friend who recently had a baby. It was a quick trip but was full of talking, laughter, lots of baby snuggles, and […]
Our Kitchen Pantry Dilemma
We have a kitchen pantry dilemma on our hands. It didn’t start out that way but quickly turned into one. But before I get into all of that, I’m going to start at the beginning. Here’s our pantry right after I “Dollar Tree” organized it, everything in it’s special place. Complete with hanging shelves, colorful […]
Hey Girl! … err HEY GIRL?!?
When I found out that some awesome ladies were hosting a HEY GIRL linky party featuring our men I knew I had to get in on the action. View Post I always get a good laugh whenever I see Ryan Goslings baby blues and the words HEY GIRL followed by some witty comment about burlap […]
January DIY Projects- A Month In Review
January was here and gone before we could even blink an eye! We promised to start the year off with a bang and boy did we! Our January diy projects were so fun! Matt started by sharing our new kitchen backsplash. Installing a Split Face Travertine Tile Backsplash Then I finally got around to […]
Consumer Crafts Back to Basics
Have you ever thought about buying craft supplies online? Like most I’m sure you probably think it’s just easier to run down to the local craft store and pick up what you need. The only problem with going to the store is that most of the time you have to pay full retail. That is […]
Pop-Up Photo Box
Earlier this month I got the February issue of Country Living. Do you remember last month when I took a simple dollar store pine box and made it into a monogrammed jewelry box? I gave it to my mother for Christmas. She absolutely loved it, that was until I took it back from her (she can […]
Custom Coffee Mug, Valentine Gift
I love the dollar store, they always have the best selection of items for the creative mind. This year for Valentine’s Day I wanted to make Matt something from the heart that combines two of his favorite things Coffee & Music. The best logical gift I could come up with was custom coffee mugs with […]