If you’re like me you have about a million of these hanging out around your house. Dead candles. You know, the ones where the wick has burnt all the way down. Or the ones where the wick has buried itself in wax. Most people toss these. I have a box in the garage where I…

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I kept seeing these really great fabric rosette pieces on Pinterest, adorable necklaces, shirts, and even a fab tree skirt. I decided to go ahead and try to make said tree skirt (without a tutorial). I could figure out most of it but the fabric roses (or rosettes) stumped me a bit. I searched for…

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It’s been quiet over here on the blog, I know, but I’m been cooking up some really amazing projects and things to share (if you’ve been following me on instagram you may already know what’s coming). So here’s a little preview of what I’ve got up my sleeve: And there’s your preview! Stay tuned!!

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The one thing I knew I wanted was for the inside of our pantry door to be magnetic. I went through countless options to make this happen and finally settled on Rust-oleum’s Magnetic Primer. Don’t let the tiny box fool you, it’s freaking heavy. I was very very skeptical about the paint but I thought…

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AND cue the big reveal! This is our command center and over the next few days I’ll be going over all the pieces that make it what it is beginning with a DIY how to make a fabric covered cork board tutorial. I knew I wanted a cork board in our home command center but…

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Before my grandfather passed away he had his local pub save boxes and boxes of wine corks for him. I think they were originally going to go to my aunt but somehow I ended up with them. I’ve been pinning tons of wine cork projects on my pinterest and finally settled on a wine cork…

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They’ve been Swiffering the nation for some time with their sweet easy to use and quite efficient cleaning products. I’m a fan, I own almost all the swiffer products, I think they’re great. I am not a fan however of: A. the cost of the pads and the cleaning solution B. the waste the pads…

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I love long exposures. There is a grand crispness from a long exposure at a low ISO. Plus you have the opportunity to bend and play with light depending on the situation. Its fantastic. And really that is all photography is, light and shadow. So we played with some sparklers and fireworks and I took…

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