Texture and Color are two great loves of mine. Not new news, right!?! The other day, I was browsing a local thrift store and found this brand new striped rug for $1. I didn't need a new rug, but for the price, colors, and look I knew I had to buy it. I would find a cool way to use it. I brought it home, washed it, and decided to turn this little rug into a fun, textured pillow. The rug I found measured 19" x 33". I figured I could fold it in half and make a cool horizontal rectangular Continue Reading
Fall Mantel {with tips and tricks}
I decorated our mantel last weekend for fall! I already loved how it was decorated, so it was a little hard at first to start messing with it at first. Now, I love it again! For someone who doesn't like change, I can quickly adapt to holiday decor. I wanted to share a few tips that helped me brainstorm this creation. These are tips and tricks that I used and thought through to help create this look. I hope they can help you too! After the tips, I will break down where I got each item or link Continue Reading
Tips for Creating a Growth Ruler
I have been wanting to create a new growth ruler ever since we moved into this house. Our old growth ruler was on the back of the boys' bedroom door at our old house. It was hard to leave that door. I contemplated in my mind switching it out and bringing it, but I decided that would be too much work. Before we moved, we took our last measurements, lot of pictures, and wrote down the measurements to transfer to a new growth ruler. I finally set out to do this project, and of course I thought I Continue Reading
DIY Cheap Dog Bed
You don't hear about our dogs much on here, but we have two lab mixes. Their names are Dixie (for Dixie Stampede for all you Pigeon Forge fans out there) and Napoleon (for Napolean Dynamite). They were our first babies. As frustrated as I get with having to clean up their hair at times, we love them. They are good dogs. They have dog beds in our room. Whenever I let my OCD take over and go on a cleaning rampage (which is not often) I try to squish those things in our washer. They barely fit Continue Reading
It’s Time For A Vacation!
Did you know that July is National Vacation Rental Month? I just learned that from my new friends at Wyndham Vacation Rentals. If you've spent anytime around here, you know that we love to travel as a family. We'll be packing up the ole mini van pretty soon for a trip to Indiana for a dear friend's wedding. I think if we've learned anything about traveling is that there are plenty of deals to be had. For so long I was afraid to dream about taking vacations-fearing that we could Continue Reading