A few weeks ago, Brian came home to find me out back on the porch with my glue gun. I had glass jars, jingle bells, ribbon, and ornaments from the dollar bin at Target. It had been a loud afternoon. Usually, noise doesn't bother me - I kinda like the craziness of...
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Thanksgiving Hostess Gift Ideas
Next week, we head to Texas to see my family. I know that while we are traveling my mom and aunts will be cleaning, shopping, cooking, peeling, and baking. I want to do something to say thank you. But I know that it has to be easy to pack and easy to do. I want to...
Mamma and the Happy Snowman Craft
Last week, mom gave us a date. We went out to the Studio Movie Grill to see Ender's Game. It was so good. I love being able to have dinner and a movie. (Thank you, mom!) That day, mom had picked up various supplies for a craft. She had seen something I had done a...
DIY | River Rocks
Just a little change can really make me smile. It doesn't have to be expensive to really make a huge difference. This was so easy. We just put down the River Rock and tried to mix up the colors and sizes. It creates such a beautiful entry path as opposed to the tan...
DIY | Create your own clipboard collection
Welcome to my laundry room. It is nothing fancy, but I spend a lot of time in there. During our last home-study, our adoption specialist said I needed to put it on the blog. (You get to know your Adoption team pretty well during the process). I think the first time I...
DIY | Create your own vase collection
My collection of spaghetti jars, olive oil jars, and empty glass candle holders was getting a little too large to fit in the cabinet, so I decided to get paint out and create something. Do you save your empty jars, too? I have one shelf dedicated to saving these jars....
I’ll pray for you… (continued)
A few weeks ago, I shared with you this verse that I keep thinking about: “And don’t say anything you don’t mean. This counsel is embedded deep in our traditions. You only make things worse when you lay down a smoke screen of pious talk, saying, ‘I’ll pray for...
Summer Crayon Melts
Yesterday we made history - we hit 119 degrees here in the desert. I have always wanted to try this craft, so I decided yesterday was the perfect day for this craft with Julia. I think Meg was the first person to show me this craft. {Click here}. I was very creative...
DIY | Fountain + Succulents
Now this was a project I'd been wanting to do for a while! My husband is a trash to treasure kind of guy. He finds the most amazing things. Usually a trash or "dumpster dive" as we like to call them goes like this... Brian: Â Hey, did you see that? Me: Â Yeah, I don't...
Teacher Appreciation | Gifts and Tips
Did you know that teachers spend hundreds of dollars on supplies every year? My mom was a 7th grade teacher for 21 years. Whenever we went school supply shopping, the basket was mostly filled with items for her class. So now, when I buy end of year teacher...