DIYs DIY Spring Paper Flower Project
Looking for a creative way to use paper tags? This paper flower project is made from simple paper gift tags. See the DIY instructions below. If you had a million years. And a million guesses. You will NEVER BELIEVE what I made from these. What are you thinking? What are you guessing? What could a person make from tags like...
TIPS The Cutest Spring Home Decor Finds Under $25
Looking for budget spring home decor? Here are some of the cutest things I’ve found to decorate your home for spring under $25. After all that rain and cold and yucky weather this weekend, I woke up this morning to sunshine. Isn’t that amazing? It was brilliant, warm, wonderful sunshine that danced in through the windows and made me so...
PROJECTS DIY Valentine Heart Pillow
I think this is the year of simple for me. Anyone else on the same page? Right now I’m going through all my closets and drawers and cabinets and shelves and cupboards and packing it all up and donating it. I stopped working on so many things that were taking up space in my day and my head that I...
DECORATING How To Choose A Rug
I’ve researched over 55 rugs and now it’s down to four rugs. Here’s the same space with different rugs. I need help with how to choose a rug. Guess what? I made a big mistake. Don’t worry. Don’t be alarmed. It actually happens all the time. See this room? I was working on a little update and I had a...
PROJECTS 7 DIY Scrap Wood Project Ideas
Looking for simple scrap wood project ideas? Here are 7 ideas that you can make with leftover wood scraps. I’m not sure if you remember the story of these doors. In case you missed it the first time (which is completely possible because there are always a plethora of stories going on around here) you can read the story in...
BOOKS How To Embroider a Book
Guess what? An official rug decision has been made. I wanted to thank you SO MUCH for all your input. It meant the world to me and I read every single comment and kept a tally and the rug is ordered and I’m redoing the room to make sure it fits and fingers crossed it turns out even better than...
DECORATING Classic Blue and White Room Design
Remember this room? If you missed the post let me Reader’s Digest it quickly. I shared this room with a rug that I ordered that I thought didn’t work in the space. Then I found four other rugs and photo-edited them in the space, and then I asked for your help. My favorite people in the entire world. I asked...
DECORATING Spring Bedroom Makeover
When the twins were born, this is the room that they came home to. We had a house (you can see the house before Thistlewood here) that we lived in that was a couple of blocks away, but we were in the middle of renovations and the house was full of dust and the twins were preemies who were born...
DECORATING Trend Alert: How To Decorate With Lemons
Trend alert. Looking for simple ideas on how to decorate with lemons? Here are five ways to add lemons to your spring decor. In my head, I always categorize my decorating ideas by punctuation. Sometimes the decorating idea I have is a question mark. Like….why did I ever start this? Or…what do I do now? And…yikes….what was I thinking?...
TIPS 10 of My Favorite Drugstore Make-Up Finds On Sale For 30% Off
Looking for affordable drugstore make-up finds? Here are some of my favorites that work for me just as well as more expensive versions. // pink eyelet dress (comes in tons of colors) // flower kitten heels // Wait until you see what I found. It’s SO GOOD that I had to SHARE. There is the BIGGEST drugstore make-up sale I’ve...