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There is something that I love about new beginnings. As we reach the end of the old year 2011 and get ready to welcome 2012 I have been doing a lot of reflecting over my life. 2011 has been a very good year, but also a year filled with intensity and trials. There has been [...]
Little people matter too, right? Being a mom of eight, I am always on the look out for projects that are fun for the kids but are practical as well. Here is a DIY chalkboard table for kids + how to make mini-benches. Enjoy! Mini- toddler table with mini-benches. The table is a coffee table [...]
I love DIY projects. I love turning something ugly or worn out into something new and beautiful. I’ve been a busy bee finishing the following projects. Enjoy browsing! Previously, an old, brown toy trunk. With some fun, dark aqua paint and new handles from Hobby Lobby and spray painted white it is renewed and fresh. [...]
By Homemaking Cottage Deluxe Edition author Donna Bush Let’s just start by saying I’m pretty handy, but I never thought of myself as someone who makes furniture. But they say necessity is the mother of invention. A few years ago, I looked out the kitchen window and noticed my husband was balancing a tray of [...]
What is a closet and why does it need a coach? According to Mary Ann Johnson, “The Closet, in many cases is just that, a closet. It is most effective when it is located in the room where your family has ‘family learning time’ or where your family gathers to spend time together if you [...]
A weed is a flower in the wrong place, a flower is a weed in the right place, if you were a weed in the right place you would be a flower; but seeing as you’re a weed in the wrong place you’re only a weed – its high time someone pulled you out. (A [...]
Oh the joy of children! They are always creating something new and exciting. I have to admit, this was a neat tent they made right outside of our sunroom!
As usual, we always stay busy and are always working on something here. Here is an update about the happenings at our house: Right now my husband is almost finished with the bookshelf/table/shelf. Benjamin was outside helping him with the whole project. Here he is sanding: Here is our little three year old. She has [...]
It is fulfilling to the soul to create something new and beautiful out of an old or ordinary object. This is one of the reasons I love to “repurpose” old things. We do a lot of repurposing projects in our home from old shutters, old windows, picture frames, and sewing projects to painting projects galore. [...]
{Before} When searching for a good sized frame for my family room that I could re-do, I came across this lovely double framed picture/mirror combo that was made of wainscoting. After falling in love with the possibilities, we paid the $6 for it and brought it home. First, we sanded it down. I wasn’t in [...]
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