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Welcome Home Saturday – Spring Inspiration
Today I’m so excited to be joining the lovely ladies who host the Welcome Home Saturday series! They are such a fun group of girls and I’m absolutely honored to call them friends. It’s March now so we all are experiencing a little bit of Spring fever and are so excited to share all kinds of ideas with you about Spring. This coming week I’ll be sharing a Spring tablescape and then I plan to share the rest of our house all dressed up for Spring. Decorating for Spring is one of my favorite times of year to decorate. That and Christmas. There is something so exciting and refreshing about…
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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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Thrifty & Beautiful Shared Bedroom Ideas
To celebrate our girls’ bedroom being finished I wanted to share some shared bedroom ideas that I found for extra inspiration. I planned to write this and get it out to you last year after we finally finished our girls’ bedroom. But life happened and before I knew it the holiday season was upon us and it just didn’t happen. So now that things are calmer I decided to write this post in celebration of our girls’ room reveal even though it’s late haha! As you read through all these posts you’re going to notice one reoccurring theme among them all. Everyone found a way to incorporate beautiful heirloom and…
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Easy Crockpot Candy | The Best Christmas Treats
If you love Christmas treats that are quick and easy, and still delicious then crockpot candy is the perfect Christmas treat for you! If you’re here from Amanda of Sincerely, Marie Designs thanks so much for coming! Don’t her cookies look amazing! My daughter took one look at her beautiful pictures and decided we need to make them. And I’m pretty excited about it because I love all things European inspired. European Christmas decor. Modern European farmhouse entryway. I’m all things European Farmhouse style over here! Why Crockpot Candy? So I’ve seen these Christmas treats for a couple of years now. But I never considered making them until this year.…
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Beautiful European Cottage Autumn Kitchen Decor: Copper, Plum, & Pumpkin
I’m so happy with the way that our Autumn kitchen decor turned out this year! It was so easy to decorate and yet it’s still so beautiful! If you read about our living room decor then you know that I’ve decided to go with a color scheme that reminds me of my childhood home. I honestly am so happy with how it all came together. It required a couple of DIY projects, but they were easy and therapeutic! The wreath on the front door, and a few plum fabric pumpkins. Autumn Kitchen Decor: Clean Slate When I start decorating any space I like to remove “all the things” and give…
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Simple Must-Haves For A Stunning Backyard Boho Garden Party
Summer isn’t over yet, so why not create some amazing memories with a stunning backyard boho garden party before Fall officially arrives? Family Centered Boho Garden Parties Fall is my favorite season. But this year with my oldest starting kindergarten I’m trying to hold on to Summer for as long as possible. Honestly, it’s not summer I’m trying to hold on to. It’s my time with her. I know this is something that every mom experiences. As happy and excited as I am, I’m terrified and stressed. It’s so hard learning to let go. Whether you’re letting go while they head off to college, get married, or start kindergarten. The…
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We’re Having Another Girl| An Open Heart Message
This is something that I’ve been so excited to share with you! We have been working on growing our family through adoption for a couple years and we’re getting closer! I’ve mentioned a few times that we’re adopting, but I haven’t shared very much more than that. In the early stages, there really wasn’t much more to say. The Boring Paperwork The beginning of the story is boring and full of ink and paper, social worker visits, psychological evaluations, and waiting. Lots of waiting. But recently we got some exciting news! Receiving Our Match We received our “match”!!! Which, if you’re unfamiliar with adoption lingo, simply means we finally know…
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Our Beautiful Kitchen Garden Beginnings | 2021 Update
Going on evening walks in our kitchen garden has been such a beautiful and relaxing experience. I’ve enjoyed it so much I decided I had to take you on an evening walk with me! Before we begin I want to be clear: This is a beautiful garden, BUT it’s not complete. When I look out at the garden I see such a grand transformation. It really is wild how much this garden has changed in such a short time. But, things like gardens take TIME. It’s not just a matter of planting all the plants and building all the things. It’s a matter of TIME. Maybe I’m the only one…
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How to Take Care of Hydrangea | When to Prune
We have a lot going on in the garden this year, and one of those things is learning how to take care of hydrangea plants. My mom gifted me 4 hydrangea plants and I’m so excited to add them to the kitchen garden we are creating!! In my visions they will be large and beautiful, with blooms and foliage popping through the split rail fence that we put around the perimeter of the garden. If you know me and my husband, you know that we are really into preparation. We would prepare ourselves to death before we make a decision. We’re getting MUCH better at just jumping right in, but…
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Mother’s Day Picnic Ideas | Beautiful & Inexpensive
Mother’s Day is right around the corner, and I’m so excited to share these fun backyard Mother’s Day picnic ideas with you! Before we begin, I want to take a moment and Thank Cecilia with My Thrift Store Addiction for hosting this mini blog hop! I’m so honored to call her a friend and absolutely love her beautiful heart! If you’re new here I want to take a moment to tell you welcome! I’m so glad you’re here!! Did you come over from Shelley’s Mother’s Day table setting? I absolutely loved it! Well, lets get started with these backyard Mother’s Day picnic ideas. Mother’s Day Picnic Ideas in May In…
