Ever since I made our king bed's rag quilt, I have wanted to sew some pillow shams for it. Finally after sewing my ruffle shower curtain, I had my sewing machine out and decided to just quickly do them! Sometimes pulling the machine and supplies out can be the hardest obstacle in creating a project with three little ones around. Can you relate? I picked two fabrics that I wanted to use for my shames, and I used a king pillow case as a template for their size. I cut the front fabric the Continue Reading
DIY King Size Rag Quilt {Repost}
At the beginning of each new year, Matt and I go on a date to reflect on the past year and share goals for things we want to accomplish in the coming year. Last night we went out for that date and had a blast. We talked a lot about the blog, and it had me reminiscing some of my favorite moments and posts from last year. In that spirit, I decided to repost my favorite post (with some fresh edits and condensed content) from 2012 - my DIY King Size Rag Quilt. Enjoy! My bed needed a makeover. Continue Reading
The Six Month Bedroom Makeover
I am so excited to share with you the process of our bedroom makeover. This process began in May, and we are now in October. Life with three young kids might be part of this six month process, but i like to think it was more about dreaming and creating to MAKE our favorite things ourselves. I look at this picture and I am blown away that our room used to have a more "haphazard" and "messy" feel. The dark wood headboard created a much darker feel in our room. We originally Continue Reading