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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 […]

Apr

Chevron Pallet Mounted Hanging Mason Jar Vase

I am super excited to be joining with some bloggy buddies of mine to bring you an April Fool’s Day Trendy Challenge! We were chatting one day and thought it would be fun to see just how many craft trends we could fit into a single (legit) project…and of course, what better day to celebrate Trendfest 2014 than April Fool’s Day! And so, friends, I give you: a Chevron-Painted Pallet Mounted Hanging Mason Jar Vase with a Washi Tape Chalkboard and Flowers Wrapped in Burlap and Twine. The original vision for this project… READ MORE

Mar

Candy Umbrella Baby Shower Favors

I recently threw an umbrella themed baby shower for our dear friend, Katie, who is expecting her first baby in May! The inspiration for the theme was the phrase “Baby Showers bring May Flowers!” Are you planning a baby shower? Grab a FREE Baby Shower Planning Checklist to help you with each step along the way! There will certainly be a few more posts about the details of the shower (you can see the umbrella baby shower invites that I made here), but I wanted to start with a tutorial on how to… READ MORE

Mar

Easy Geometric Cards with Gold Foil

I have never really gotten into card making with my Silhouette…sure, I had made some cards before but it’s just not something that I have a very good eye for. So when the Silhouette Challenge FB group announced a card exchange, I almost didn’t participate. I knew I couldn’t hold a candle to many of the ladies in our group who design cards that are mini works of art, and I didn’t want to be the one that had the lamest cards in the swap. But then I thought I need to challenge myself a… READ MORE

Mar

Milky Way Simply Caramel Easter Egg Rice Krispie Treats

I am a member of the Collective Bias® Social Fabric® Community. This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper amplification for Collective Bias and its advertiser. As always, all thoughts and opinions are entirely my own. #EatMoreBites #CollectiveBias Alright, you guys, I think I may have a new favorite dessert. Seriously, these are THAT good. I have always been a fan of Rice Krispie Treats, but add in some Milky Way Simply Caramel BITES, and OH. MY. GOSH. Deliciously crunchy with just a hint of chocolate and enough caramel to make… READ MORE

Mar

DIY Return Address Labels

Ever since we moved to our new house 4 months ago (has it really only been 4 months??), I’ve been wanting to make some new, fun, personal, DIY return address labels. They just make mailing a letter so much more exciting, don’t they? I mean, nothing against those labels you get to guilt-trip you into donating as a free gift from a charity…but I wanted something with a little more personality. Of course, where else did I turn but my trusty Silhouette? Silhouette has an awesome line of “Print and Cut” materials…white and clear sticker… READ MORE

Mar

My Home Buying Moment – Making an Offer

Disclosure: This post was sponsored by Trulia to share part of my home buying story. As always, all thoughts and opinions are my own. If you missed my first Home Buying Moment all about our search for the perfect house, be sure to go back and catch up on our story! Here’s where we left off: After about 4 months of searching for a new home (and countless showings!) our amazing Realtors from the Beth Richards Group had a really great sense of what we were looking for in a home. So when… READ MORE

Mar

My Home Buying Moment: The Search

Disclosure: This post was sponsored by Trulia to share part of my home buying story. As always, all thoughts and opinions are my own. I have shared many tips and “pearls of wisdom” that we gained in our home buying journey through my House Hunting Series – beginning with “8 Things You Need to Know BEFORE You Start House Hunting,” “Tips for the Hunt,” and “Staging to Sell.” I wanted to take a little time-out (a “home buying moment,” if you will) to tell you some of our story! Home Buying Moment: Our first… READ MORE

Mar

Baby Shower Invitations with your Silhouette

I’m hosting a baby shower for my dear friend Katie this weekend – this is the first of several posts that you’ll see about it, I’m sure! I decided from the get-go I wanted to DIY the invitations and use my Silhouette in some way without going completely overboard…but the problem is, I don’t own a *functioning* color printer. (There may or may not be one sitting in a closet that just needs new ink cartridges…but I haven’t gotten around to that for the past 4 years. Oops. I should probably get on that.)… READ MORE

Mar

Spring Vinyl Art

**Be sure to read all the way to the end of this post for a GIVEAWAY and a code for 10% off at Expressions Vinyl!!** It certainly doesn’t look like spring outside – but with the winter we’ve had, I’m afraid if I waited to decorate for spring until all the snow melted, it would take until May! I decided to start off my foray into spring decor with some cheerful spring vinyl art. Do you know the hymn “All Things Bright and Beautiful?” I remember singing the John Rutter arrangement in church… READ MORE

Mar

House Hunting Tips – Staging to SELL!

This is the third post in a series of House Hunting Tips! My husband and I sold two houses in the past year – my late father-in-law’s house as part of his estate last June, and our townhouse this past October. We sold one in 9 days, the other in less than 48 hours, and both houses ended up with competing offers on them – our townhouse even sold above our asking price! Now, you certainly can’t expect that kind of result with any house in any area, but I think our efforts to stage… READ MORE

Feb

Everyday Thanksgiving Casserole Recipe with Knorr Sides

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Giant Eagle for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. I don’t know about you, but I am ALWAYS on the lookout for an easy weeknight meal…and I’ve got a great one for you today! The recipe is Everyday Thanksgiving Casserole – all you need to make it is the Knorr Creamy Chicken Rice Side, leftover turkey or chicken, stuffing mix, and some dried cranberries. The recipe was printed on the back of the package I bought, but you can also view the… READ MORE

Feb

Silhouette Portrait GIVEAWAY!

Exciting news on this Monday morning…I’ve teamed up with some blogging buddies to giveaway a Silhouette Portrait this week! Yahoo! My Portrait is – BY FAR – the most used crafting tool that I own. I have had it for less than a year, but it didn’t take long to become indispensable! What exactly can one do with a Silhouette, you may ask? Allow me to show off for a minute… Back in November, I shared a “round-up” of sorts to showcase all the Silhouette projects I had blogged about in my first… READ MORE

Feb

How to Shine Your Stainless Steel Appliances!

So last month I shared this post over on Uncommon Designs…but it’s such an easy and effective tip, I wanted to make sure you didn’t miss it! We recently moved to a house with a beautifully renovated kitchen, complete with FOUR stainless steel appliances (5 if you count the gas range!). I’d never had to clean stainless steel before in my life, let alone so much of it! I tried my darnedest to avoid smudging up the surfaces and put off the cleaning as long as I could, but of course, it wasn’t long after we… READ MORE

Feb

Decorate a Photo Frame with Mod Podge Peel and Stick Stencils

I was provided the stencil, sponges, and glitter for this project, but all opinions are entirely my own! Mod Podge has a new product out – Peel and Stick stencils! So, pretty much anything that you can put Mod Podge on, you can use this stencil on as well! At first, I was a little bit baffled…what in the word would you be able to do with a stencil for Mod Podge? After a bit of web browsing and trying it myself, I’ve realized that the better question is what CAN’T you do… 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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