Well I didn’t make it to the next round for American Crafter. It was a disappointment but I still had fun competing. The theme this week was Kids and I went ahead and made something for the theme this past weekend. You know, just in case… I knew I wanted to make a toy box. […]

 5 Spring Cleaning Tips The weather’s getting warmer, and it’s almost time for everyone’s favorite yearly activity: spring-cleaning. If you’ve spent almost a year watching things pile up in your closets and garage, spring-cleaning is going to be difficult. But there’s nothing you can’t do if you put your mind to it. With a little […]

I absolutely love to read and for Christmas I got a Kindle touch. It was like pulling teeth talking me into this thing. There is nothing better than holding a book and turning a page and I knew I would be giving that up. I can honestly say now that I love my Kindle. The […]

One of my good friends from school, Lauren, asked me to help her paint some art. Of course I said I was down for that! My other good friend, Carley, was there for moral support and to work on a different kind of painting. (Although she did paint a few brush strokes on the painting!)Lauren […]

Let’s face it, filing cabinets are ugly. Hideously ugly. I have been on the search for a filing cabinet for a while now. No, it’s not one of those fun things you want to buy but we really needed one. We were using the expandable file folders and had already filled up 2 of them! […]

These are the most simple, easiest to make Christmas tree’s e.v.e.r. Here are the supplies you will need: 2×4 (I just used scraps) Acrylic paint Mod Podge Scrapbook Paper Wood Glue I used the miter saw to cut your 2×4’s to look like this. I used the 30 degree angle for each side. Now start […]

Well I promised that I would be back to show you my creation.  I got this idea off of HGTV a long time ago. (Like back when I still lived in an apartment!)  I wanted something big to fill one wall of our dining room (not that it had to be too big since our […]

Here comes Phase II of the kitchen renovation.  I thought it was hard to find black counter tops.  Well that was a cake walk compared to finding a backsplash that even remotely matched.  I scoured blogs and HGTV searching for the perfect backsplash for our kitchen. I had finally decided on this… White subway tile.  […]