PROJECTS How to Turn A Photo Into a Watercolor
Looking for the perfect gift idea for Father’s Day or a wedding or anniversary? Here’s how to turn a photo into a watercolor painting with one click. I was shopping for artwork for my walls. And then I remembered something amazing. Instead of shopping artists and canvases and wall art and paying a lot of money for art? What if...
TIPS 17 Amazingly Useful Things to Keep In Your Bag For Summer
See this bag? It hangs over the back of my chair in the office. Truth? You never know where life is going to take you. A trip to the library. A walk around the lake. A coffee date that turns into a work date. A last-minute shopping trip. And the amazing thing about this bag? It’s always ready for an...
TIPS Summer Capsule Wardrobe Ideas From Walmart
Looking for summer capsule wardrobe ideas? Here’s an entire summer capsule wardrobe I put together for under $150. Wait until you see. Just WAIT. I put together the CUTEST capsule wardrobe for the Cape. And in amazing news? All these pieces (including the striped bag and the earrings and two pairs of shoes)—the ENTIRE cost of the entire capsule wardrobe...
Before and After Blue and White Beach Bedroom Makeover
Looking for ideas to decorate a blue and white beach bedroom? Here’s one of my favorite before and after rooms decorated for summer. Do you remember this bedroom I showed you a couple of summers ago? This is where it started. Before it was painted navy blue. Before it had its own DIY headboard. Before it was completely decorated from...
HOUSE 21 Of the Cutest Blue and White Home Decor Finds For Summer
// blue and white dress // Do you need some help finding something cute for your home for summer? (or something cute blue and white to wear like this blue and white dress?) Oh, good. I can help. I’ve been shopping instead of eating chocolate chip cookies. But before we shop? I want to give you a free summer decorating...
HOUSE The Yard Sale Find of the Century
Can I tell you a tale? A story that begins with this yard sale find. I found it in Sandwich when I was yard saling at the Cape. I gasped when I saw it. I had no idea what it was or where it came from. But I didn’t care. It looked like it needed a home. It looked like...
DECORATING How To Decorate With Block Prints
Wondering how to decorate with block prints? Here’s a new table runner I just added to the dining room and tons of other block print finds. // blue and white table runner // realistic ficus branches (set of three) // faux white hydrangea // Dear wonderful, incredible, patient, and long-suffering people in my Pokeno group…… ….I’m really sorry I was late. Again. (hangs head shamefully). I...
DECORATING How To Add A Fairy Door To a Tree
Have you ever wondered how to add a fairy door to a tree? Here’s how I decorated the tree in my backyard with a tiny door. Remember earlier in the week when I showed you this dining room? And this new blue and white runner? It showed up in a giant box with a few other things I’d ordered from...
DECORATING 51 Ten-Minute Summer Decorating Ideas
Looking for easy and simple summer decor ideas? Oh good. I have a few suggestions. Here are 51 ten minute summer decorating ideas. Happy almost middle of June. Right around Valentine’s Day, somewhere, somehow I blinked and summer knocked at my door. If you feel like you just put your Christmas decorations away and you aren’t sure how summer arrived...
HOUSE 15 Of the CUTEST Bookshelf Decor Ideas
Looking for simple bookshelf decor ideas to make your bookcases even cuter? Here are 15 ways to decorate your bookcase in style. Just when you thought your bookcases couldn’t get any cuter? They can. I went looking for a carved wooden chain for a stack of books for the bookcase and fell down a rabbit hole. So many cute finds...