The other night Matt brought home some flowers for me. I love flowers. They are so fun and bring such a fresh pop of color into your home. Well, I went to put my new flowers in a vase and decided I wasn't happy with my options. Really, truth be told, I had some wooden dowel rods that I had already envisioned somehow wrapping around a jar. So, these new flowers gave me an excuse, and I got to work. It started off like a mash-up of Lincoln Logs meets a weird game of Jenga. After several attempts, Continue Reading
DIY Heart Memo Board
Imagining is good for the soul. So are beautiful memories and stories that inspire us. As I was thinking of starting another year and wanting to shine love the best I could, I tried to imagine and think of a way that my family could be in constant conversation about how we can show, see, and feel love. It is easy for our world to be all about us. We feed our needs. We buy what we want. We take care of ourselves. Yet, our world has so much pain and hurt. I am finding the moments I push Continue Reading
DIY Wood Christmas Tree Stand
Have you ever loaded your family up (like on Christmas Vacation) and headed out to cut down a Christmas tree? Matt and I were a little excited our first year of marriage and took up that task. It was a good three-hour drive, where my youngest brother (who we took with us) kept asking why we didn't just buy one from the lot in front of Cicis pizza. Memories. Isn't that something we love about Christmas? Now that we have our own kids and they are old enough to appreciate the experience, we Continue Reading
Easy Pallet Wood Sign
Love might not be an easy thing, but this sign sure can be an easy way to express it! Have you started making Christmas presents? I am in full swing. I love to give handmade presents, so I have to start way out to get them all done in time. My first present for this season is this easy pallet wood sign. If you have a scrap piece of wood, a hot glue gun, a little stain and paint, and some chipboard letters, you can make this sign! I got my letters at Hobby Lobby, but I think the font of these Continue Reading
Christmas Joy {Stick Sign Tutorial}
Imagine a mom out in the backyard playing with her kids. As she is noticing the change of color in the trees and enjoying the cool breeze, she can't help but keep gathering sticks and throwing them in a pile. To do what with them she does not know, but she has to save them. That mom is me a lot of days. You have seen my stick obsession in my stick heart wall art and in my stick Thanksgiving turkey. Today, I want to show you my latest stick creation. My Christmas Joy sign! I started with a Continue Reading