{About Me}
A {DIY} working mom's journey to making a better home & life for her family. Here's a little more about me.
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- Break from My Neglect =P
- Fixing My Washer & Dryer =D
- One Year Old!
- A New Friend…
- M.I.A.
- Easter Weekend
- Hat Attachment (:P
- Canvas Makeover for Bedroom
- Lamps for Bedroom Facelift =)
- Finally, New Nightstands!!!
- Keeps Me Motivated!
- Inspiration Overload!
- I’m still here…
- Momma Got Swag =D
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Category Archives: DIY Projects
Office Uplift =)
Added these fun photo-boards a while back to my office and I’m finally posting it =P I started out with these supplies: (*Important side note – The cardboard base was not a good idea for me because the wall these … Continue reading
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Fixing My Washer & Dryer =D
So I finally got a washer and dryer last week (bought from a very sweet friend) and while we were installing ran into two significant road blocks =( The first one is pretty common, and not too hard to fix, … Continue reading
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Canvas Makeover for Bedroom
Here’s the last finishing touch to my bedroom I found these canvas art sets at Family Dollar for buy one get one half off. Then headed to JoAnn’s Fabric and after a LONG time deciding finally settled on these two … Continue reading
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Lamps for Bedroom Facelift =)
I found this square lamp a few weeks ago and loved it (mainly because it’s perfect to customize over and over… plus the $4 price tag!) so I grabbed a few quarter squares at Walmart of a simple print and … Continue reading
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Finally, New Nightstands!!!
I’ve been searching for a hardwood set of nightstands for over six months that I could makeover for my bedroom and it’s finally happened! I found these little babies for $15 for both and in the passed two days they … Continue reading
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Inspiration Overload!
So, in trying to get back into the blog world I’ve spent the last 2 days visiting all the old blogs I love and some new ones too… the result has been a HUGE overload of inspiration and, unfortunately, a … Continue reading
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Thankful Blocks and Pumpkins
I got the idea for these THANKFUL blocks from this Summer Scraps post and the PUMPKINS from their other post here. Here’s how I threw them together =) *After cutting blocks at different heights from scraps at Papi’s wood shop, … Continue reading
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Birthday Party Invites!
Here’s a little summary of how I threw together my son’s birthday party invites =) First I started out with these old thank you cards that I found for sale a few years ago. These are the scrap papers that … Continue reading
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Thrifty Bookshelf Drawers
After two weeks of working a little here and there on this project, it’s finally complete! YAY! I bought two small bookshelves from Walmart about 6 months ago that were on both sides of my couch. But now that I’ve … Continue reading
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The Beatles Birthday Party
Last weekend my sisters-in-law and I threw a birthday party for my other sister-in-law who had her 19th birthday. We did a Beatles theme because she just {LOVES} The Beatles. Here’s a few pics of what we did with the … Continue reading
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