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Free Fall Sign SVGs – Fall is Proof That Change is Beautiful

It’s time to start getting your fall crafting on! Here’s a great collection of 11 free fall sign SVGs for your Cricut or Silhouette, including this original hand lettered design, “Fall is proof that change is beautiful.” Every year, without fail, we start approaching fall and I feel my crafty mojo kicking in. Anyone else, or is that just me? After a summer of kids home (although this year, it’s actually been 18 months of kids home!) and precious little “me time,” the prospect of cleaning up my craft space actually seems exciting […]

Football and Fall Y’all Tee + Cut File

Use this cute hand lettered Football and Fall Y’all cut file to whip up a fun t-shirt, perfect for football season! Iiiiiiiiit’s football season!! I am not nearly as football-obsessed as some, but gosh do I love football season. It’s a great excuse to spend Saturdays in front of the television (or tailgating!), eating yummy food, hanging out with friends, and cheering on my Penn State Nittany Lions. Combine that with my love of fall, and come September, I’m a happy camper! This post contains affiliate links – click here to read my full disclosure. To […]

Easy No-Glue Fall Wreath Tutorial

This super simple no-glue fall wreath tutorial walks you through creating a beautiful and inexpensive fall wreath for your front door! Have you ever made your own wreath? If you consider yourself to be the slightest bit “crafty,” chances are, you have – it’s a home decor staple and usually pretty easy to DIY. Plus, there are SO many ways to make a wreath! Here are a few I’ve made and blogged in the past: 1. Yarn Wreath with Rag Braid Flowers | 2. Twig Wreath | 3. Paper Rosette Wreath There’s nothing wrong with them […]

How to Create a Cozy Fall Front Porch

I’m excited to be welcoming you onto my front porch today! I always enjoy decorating my porch with the seasons, but 1) I’ve never actually shared it on the blog before, and 2) fall front porches are my FAVORITE! Yay!! I started bringing out my fall decor little by little starting at the end of August into the beginning of September…I’m sure my neighbors thought I was a little bit crazy. It took me a while to get all the elements I wanted pulled together, but now that it’s all “done” I just […]

Dec

Duct Tape Christmas Trees

This post brought to you by The Duck® Brand. The content and opinions expressed below are that of unOriginal Mom. Well I have jumped in head first to my Christmas decor! The weekend after Thanksgiving is always when we get out the Christmas boxes, go cut down our Christmas tree, and completely decorate our house. Most of our decorations are up, but my house still looks like a disaster zone with all the half-empty boxes and bins of Christmas decor strewn everywhere…anybody else have a house that looks like that? I really should tidy up before… READ MORE

Nov

Stitch Fix Review #2 from a Stay at Home Mom

I know, I know, two blog posts in one day is crazy…but I need your help!! I have to decide by SUNDAY which of these pieces I’m keeping, and I just can’t decide! Eeek! So please, read on, and leave a comment to help a girl out :-) If you’re relatively new around here, you may have missed my very first Stitch Fix experience. I decided to jump in and sign up for Stitch Fix last spring…I was a bit skeptical, especially since I am usually a bargain shopper, but I enjoyed it… READ MORE

Nov

15 Brown Paper Wrapping Ideas for Christmas

“Brown paper packages tied up with string, these are a few of my favorite things!” Sorry, I couldn’t resist :-) But in all seriousness, pretty presents under the tree are really some of my favorite things! I love taking a little bit of extra time to make my packages look unique and lovely. Especially if you’re hand making a lot of your gifts this year…it is kind of a shame to put so much work into creating a gift for someone and then not spend just a few extra minutes making it look lovely… READ MORE

Nov

15 Cute & Clever Ways to Package Christmas Treats

Today’s dose of Handmade Christmas inspiration is of the edible variety…the best kind! If you’re working through 7 Steps to a Handmade Christmas to hand make your Christmas gifts this year, don’t forget that a yummy treat is the kind of hand made gift everyone will love! Are you wanting to get a head start on holiday baking? Start making batches of cookies now and freeze them! If you make 1 batch of cookies per week from now until Christmas (assuming 2 dozen per batch), by the week of Christmas you’ll have 12 dozen cookies stocked up… READ MORE

Nov

25 Neighbor Gift Ideas with Free Printable Tags

Happy Friday! It’s hard to believe we’re already several days into November. Did you know there are only a little over 7 weeks until Christmas? Those weeks will fly by! It’s definitely a good time to start seriously thinking about your Christmas gift list and get a move on your shopping and crafting. Need some help coming up with the perfect gift idea for each person on your list? I have a free printable gift list planner for you that I posted earlier this week! Click here to check it out. Even when… READ MORE

Nov

Free Printable Christmas Gift Planning List

Halloween has come and gone and it feels like all of a sudden I’m already behind on Christmas preparations. Which is crazy, considering it’s still over a month away…but I set a goal of having all my Christmas gifts DONE by Thanksgiving, so I only have a few weeks left! Even if you haven’t set a deadline for yourself, it’s definitely a good time to really get serious about your Christmas gift planning – especially if you are hand making some of your gifts. I think all too often handmade Christmas gifts get a bad… READ MORE

Oct

DIY Little Mermaid and Flounder Costumes

Happy Halloween, everyone! This is a post that’s become a tradition…sharing my kiddos Halloween costumes ON Halloween (or shortly before). I realize at this point, if you haven’t already got a costume for your little ones, this post isn’t really going to help you. But I’ll be honest, this is more for me than for you ;-) Every year, I love going back through my previous Halloween costume posts and seeing how much my kids have grown since last year! (You can see our little Halloween costume Hall of Fame at the bottom… READ MORE

Oct

30 Christmas Gifts in a Jar

It’s Friday…which means more Handmade Christmas Inspiration is coming your way! Today, as the next installment in my Handmade Christmas: Inspiration for the Season series I decided to feature 30 creative and fun ideas for Christmas gifts in a jar. “Gift in a jar” ideas are all over Pinterest, and most of them are really easy to throw together. It’s like mini gift baskets – but a whole lot cuter. Because you up the cuteness factor by 200% just by putting it in a jar ;-) Christmas gifts in a jar are a… READ MORE

Oct

Behind the Scenes: An Income Report from a Hobby Blogger

I started blogging almost 4 years ago, shortly after I put in my notice that I would not be returning to my teaching position after maternity leave. I loved being home with my daughter, but I felt like I needed something to do – just for me. I had no idea what I was doing, but I quickly fell in love with blogging as well the amazing community of bloggers out there. I learned as I went and have kept up my little corner of the internet for four years – and discovered a whole… READ MORE

Oct

Southwest Turkey Grilled Cheese Sandwich

This post brought to you by Sargento® Cheese. The content and opinions expressed below are that of unOriginal Mom. It’s grilled cheese and soup season, y’all! One of my favorite things about the cooling temperatures of fall is being able to make soup again. Don’t get me wrong, I still make soup through the summer occasionally…but through fall and winter we have soup and sandwiches almost once a week! My whole family loves it, so why not? We all love a classic grilled cheese sandwich, and I make grilled cheese for lunch pretty regularly,… READ MORE

Oct

25 Handmade Christmas Gifts for Men

Why are men SO difficult to get gifts for? I struggle with this one every year. My dad, husband, uncles, brothers-in-law…I always run out of ideas. Coming up with handmade Christmas gift ideas for men can be even harder. It seems like a lot of the ideas out there are silly things he’d never want or use. That’s why I pulled together a whopping list of 25 handmade Christmas gifts for men that they’ll actually love! There is something for every kind of guy in this round up – and for every crafty ability level! From semi-homemade all the way… READ MORE

Oct

10 Handmade Christmas Gifts to Start Now

Happy Friday, friends! And welcome to post number ONE in my brand spankin’ new series, My Handmade Christmas: Inspiration for the Season. Each Friday, I’ll be sharing some handmade Christmas inspiration – handmade gifts, semi-handmade gifts, neighbor gifts, gift wrap, gift tags, gifts for men…you name it, you’ll find it here! Up first are 10 handmade Christmas gifts that you can get a head start on now! I realize that some of you don’t start thinking about Christmas until you turn the calendar to December – if that’s you, you’re probably rolling your eyes at this post.… READ MORE

Oct

My Handmade Christmas: Inspiration for the Season

Brace yourself, friends – Christmas is 10 weeks away. Well, technically 10 weeks from Sunday…but still, it will be here before we know it! Every year I tell myself I’m going to be more proactive about my holiday preparations so I can enjoy the season a bit more…and every year, I’m STILL wrapping presents on Christmas Eve. But I’m convinced that one of these years I’ll figure it all out. And once I do, you can be sure I’ll share the secret with you ;-) Honestly, I know I will never get… READ MORE

Oct

Fall Centerpiece with Chalk Painted Pumpkins

Many of you have figured out by now that I am totally infatuated with neutral fall decor…all you have to do is look back over the last month of blog posts and you’ll find a pattern! Even though my house is totally decorated for autumn, I have almost no orange, yellow, or red worked into my seasonal decor. I don’t have anything against those colors, but I much prefer softer colors and neutral and natural elements for this season. I started pinning away all kinds of autumn decor inspiration in August, and I even rounded… READ MORE

stay-at-home mom to three beautiful children, wife to an incredible husband, and daughter of a loving God. I freely admit that I am not always the most creative or original person when it comes to crafting, decorating, organizing, cooking, etc...but I love being inspired by great ideas and putting my own spin on them! Look around, stay a while, and I hope through my *unoriginality* I can provide some inspiration to you, too!
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