Have you been seeing all the fun state art lately? Infarrantly Creative is even doing a whole series on state pride decor. I just love it, such a fun way to add personalization to your space. I was born and raised in the ‘exurbs‘ of Chicago, Illinois, am a proud Illini alum and currently live […]
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Starting this week, I would like to introduce the Friday Five! (*cue applause*) I’ve been wanting an informal way to share some of my favorite things from the week with you all. After seeing other bloggers do similar ‘Friday favorites’ posts, I decided it is about time to get one rolling here! So with without
The newest additions to our bedroom were inspired by this gold leaf bird art at Wayfair. I fell in love after seeing it on Pinterest, and fell quickly out after I saw the $300 price tag… But, determined to get a similar look, I DIYed these gold leaf bird art paintings. I’m pretty happy with
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I know you are all curious about my free Craiglist mirror 🙂 But first, a little weekend recap…. Hope you all had a fabulous weekend! Ours was nice and relaxing. Saturday we did a little garage saling, a Menard’s run, and a trip to the Scenic Overlook on the trashhill in Bolingbrook. Yesterday, after church
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Just a warning there are a LOT of pictures in this post.. I’m attempting to teach myself photography 😉 I’m excited to show you the progress I made in decorating the bedroom. While Jake was a little sad to have his fishing lure puzzle taken down, I think it’s for the best. 😉 I was
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Lately I’ve been loving gold leafing! (This probably has to do with a project that I’m very excited to share with you soon…. ;)) Gold leaf adds such a fun and sparkly, yet rustic look to where ever you apply it. Here are some fun fall gold leaf projects I found. Grace over at Stripes
Hello all! I hope you like the new blog design. It’s been a blast playing around with it all and getting it just right 🙂 Today I wanted to share with you my makeup storage solution. I bought this tiered stand a year or so ago at Savers for $3. Thinking I might use it
School is starting up again, meaning fall is upon us! Can you believe summer is almost to an end? I have mixed feelings… while I’m sad to see my first summer pass during our new life together as Mr. & Mrs., I am gladdened by the fact that we will be able to spend summers
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Let’s talk gifts… we all love to get them, and we love to give them, but let’s be honest. Sometimes figuring out the right gift can be beyond difficult. Do you take the DIY route for that sweet personal touch, but face the possibility of cheesy-homemady-ness (yes I made that word up) ? Or do
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Well, I realized I have yet to write a cooking post. While I do not consider myself an amazing chef by any means, I do enjoy making this everyday occurrence more fun, interesting, and simple! On Pinterest I’ve started collecting all the online recipes I’ve tried and liked on my Tried and True board. Below