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How to Make A DIY Artificial Plant | Realistic and Thrifty
During the cold months, I need to have faux plants in the house, which is why I decided to make this beautiful DIY artificial plant. I love large displays It doesn’t take very much time following along here to realize that I’m a fan of BIG plants in our home. I started with this pretty and large lilac display a couple of years ago. From there I graduated and just kept getting bigger. Wildflowers growing in the ditches, multiflora roses, and autumn olive displays are among the most common in our home. Oh and all the tree limbs my husband prunes! My father-in-law told me this year I’m allowed to…
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DIY Wooden Peg Rail | Beautiful Simplicity
We finally added a DIY wooden peg rail to our farmhouse open shelves in the kitchen and I wish we would have done this sooner. Okay, guys… I recently had a thought, and it brought me so much peace that I feel like I just have to share it with you. I was standing in the kitchen pouring myself a cup of coffee. Then I looked up. I saw our simple open shelves and my new sourdough starter sitting on the counter. Then when I opened the drawer to grab a spoon (because I was adding milk and sugar to this cup of coffee haha) I saw a drawer that…
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How to Build a Beautiful & Thrifty DIY Side Table
Building a thrifty DIY side table can be intimidating, but once you take that first step, you’ll see it’s so much easier than you imagined! Today I’m joining 8 other ladies to share some fun DIY projects you can do in the winter. At the bottom of the page, you can find links to all the ideas! Before we get into the heart of this thrifty DIY side table I want to say a huge thank you to my sweet friend Jen from Midwest Life and Style for putting this together! She is one of my best friends and you’re going to love everything she does! I definitely do! Speaking…
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The Best of 2021 |Open Doors Open Hearts
The final numbers are in and it's time to share the best of 2021 for Open Doors Open Hearts, and it's all thanks to you! Yes, you!
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How to Make Easy European Farmhouse Style Christmas Ornaments
Sometimes in this rat race, I call my life I can get so wrapped up in doing "all the things" and then when I look back I was so focused on the "doing" that I wasn't actually "being". This is actually part of the reason I wanted to make these Christmas ornaments so much.
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How to Hang Christmas Garland on Stairs| Easy & Beautiful
Hanging Christmas garland on the stairs is easy and adds so much Christmas magic, which is why it’s one of the first things I decorated! Is it me or does a staircase decorated with garland have such a magical effect? There is just something classic and simple about a banister with Christmas garland draped on it. We don’t have a long banister on our stairs, but we have one. So I have to drape it with garland to usher in the Christmas season. Last year one of the first things I did was a DIY Christmas wreath and some evergreen swags. Basically, anything with greenery is first on my Christmas…
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How to Make an Easy and Beautiful Pumpkin Flower Arrangement
I’ve seen these gorgeous pumpkin flower arrangement for years now. So I decided to try one myself. I was nervous but it was so easy! I know it might sound silly, but these pumpkin flower arrangements have always intimidated me. In all honesty, every time I decide to create a flower arrangement I get nervous. How in the world do a bunch of flowers scare a grown woman?! I’m afraid I’m going to try to create something beautiful and it’ll turn out to be a flop. Do you guys hear a repeating theme in all these posts?? I decide I want to do something. Fear tells me I’m not good…
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Mint and Pink Floral Shared Girl Bedroom | Beautiful & Functional
I’m so excited to finally get to reveal the final phase of our shared girl bedroom with you! It’s the perfect balance of function and beauty. It’s been a long time coming. We worked so hard to get it done before Summer arrived, but unfortunately, we didn’t meet that deadline. Summer arrived and it was time to start working outside, so all the indoor projects took a backseat. But, now that the garden is winding down and we are almost ready to start cleaning up the yard for winter, we decided it was a perfect time to pick up where we left off. Shared Girl Bedroom: Window Coverings We decided…
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How to Create a Simple & Stunning Early Fall Apple Tablescape
It’s officially apple season, which means I had to set up an early Fall apple tablescape to celebrate! It was so beautiful and yet so simple! Early Fall Apple Tablescape : The Inspiration We have the cutest apple orchard just down the street from our house. I get to drive by it every time I head to town. This year, every time I passed it, all I could think about was taking our little boho table out there and having a picnic under the branches full of apples. After I suggested the idea to my husband he gave me an involuntary laugh, which he quickly stopped and turned into a…
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How to Make a Fall Pampas Grass Wreath | Neutral & Stunning
One of my favorite ways to usher in the new seasons is with a new door wreath. This Fall I decided to DIY a neutral Fall pampas grass wreath. Last year I found these fun faux pampas grass stems at my friends’ shop. For my Fall decor last year I simply put them all in a vintage bucket and called it good. But this year when I opened my Fall decor totes I felt inspired to put these pretty stems on the front door. That way, everyone who came to our house would be greeted with them. Last Years DIY Dried Grass Wreath My Fall wreath from last year was…
