Category: Home and Family
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DIY Fall Decor: Hurricane Vases
What a fantastic idea! Inspired by expensive versions from Pottery Barn, Myra of My Blessed Life devised a budget-friendly way to create her own DIY Hurricane Vases. Stop by her blog for this great tutorial! Do you have a DIY Fall Decor post on your blog that you’d like for us to share? Send us…
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DIY Fall Decor: Leaf Wreath
Fall is in full swing, and there are plenty of leaves on the ground. Scoop up these free craft supplies and turn them into a beautiful DIY leaf wreath! Karah of The Space Between has an easy tutorial on her blog. Stop by and check it out! Do you have a DIY Fall Decor post…
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Strategies for a Simpler Christmas Season: Guest Post, Coupon & Giveaway
Guest post by Jessica Fisher of Life as Mom So, are you ready for Christmas? I know it’s only November 1st, what gives? While it may only be the start of November, stores and marketers have been strategizing for months on how to get us into the holiday spirit. My own Lowe’s and Walmart both…
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DIY Fall Decor: Twig Mirror
Got twigs? If so, you can re-purpose them into this low-cost, high-style twig mirror from Janel of DIY Your Way. Stop by DIY Your Way for the tutorial. Do you have a DIY Fall Decor post on your blog that you’d like for us to share? Send us an email with the link and we’ll…
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DIY Fall Decor: Fall Pumpkin Craft
If you have access to palm fronds where you live, you can make this fantastic fall pumpkin craft from Karah at The Space Between. What a beautiful way to take something from nature and transform it into home decor! Do you have a DIY Fall Decor post on your blog that you’d like for us…
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DIY Fall Decor: No-Sew Fabric Pumpkins
This no-sew fabric pumpkin tutorial from Janel of Life with L & E is so easy that kids can make them too! Best of all, it uses supplies that most folks already have at home. To make these fancy, try using costume satin or velvet material. Do you have a DIY Fall Decor post on…
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DIY Fall Decor: DIY Halloween Pumpkins
Who knew there were so many ways to transform a simple pumpkin?! Check out Layla and Kevin Palmer’s tutorials for seven different ways to decorate pumpkins for Halloween at The Lettered Cottage. Do you have a DIY Fall Decor post on your blog that you’d like for us to share? Send us an email with…
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DIY Fall Decor: Decorating with Pumpkins!
Pumpkins are everywhere! They are a great way to spruce up your front porch. Lisa from DIY Your Way and The Pennington Point has some great tips for decorating with pumpkins, from $4 to $44. Check it out!
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31 days of free home planner printables
Looking to get more organized? I know I sure am! And I think a new blog series I found will help. (Fingers crossed.) Ginny over at Organizing Homelife.com is sharing 31 days of free printables for your home management binder (or whatever system you use) all through the month of October. She has a daily …
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Do you make money doing the laundry?
Today is big money day for me and the dryer! I found not one (which would be cause for enough celebration) but TWO $5 bills in the dryer on the last load! I’m feeling pretty rich right now. And a tad guilty. What should I do with it? Give it back to the child who…
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Seeking tips for drying sheets and blankets
Ya see that up there? That is what happens every time I dry sheets or blankets in the dryer. They always get all waded up in a big ball and bang around my dryer, staying moist on the inside of the ball, not really drying. And then I shake the ball out, restart the dryer…
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Be the Mom Book Review and Giveaway
This contest is now closed. I admit it: Being a mom is a lot more challenging than I ever expected it to be. Throughout my first pregnancy, I really thought that being a mom through the baby years would be butterflies and sunshine, with late nights and early mornings, and a few hiccups along the…
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Camp Care Packages
Summer is in full swing, which means it is also the season for camp care packages. I remember waiting for mail call as a camper, wondering if I would be lucky enough to score a care package. We weren’t allowed to get food in our packages, but I had a friend who was a…
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Spelling and the Dictionary
My son just came up to me and asked me how to spell “diamond.” I started to spell it for him, but then I told him to use the dictionary. “How am I supposed to use the dictionary if I don’t know how to spell it?” he said. I had to smile and laugh inwardly…
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One Direction Concert in Houston, TX
Tonight, on the eve of my 40th birthday, I spent time screaming, singing and dancing with a few fun friends, my sister-in-law, The Happy Housewife, and some very young boys… And those very young boys, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson of One Direction, sure knew how to get a crowd…