It’s Earth Day!! Are you gettin’ down with the greenage? I try to be green. I’m not perfect, but I put in a decent effort. But ‘being green’ isn’t all about conserving water and recycling. I mean, that’s definitely some things that are good to do, but I think we overlook the small things we…
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Grust; [gruhst] the matter stuck on high-up places in your kitchen, like the top of the fridge, that is the combination of grease and dust Don’t even try to act like you don’t know what I’m talking about. If you have a kitchen and you cook in it, then you have grust. If your cupboards…
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When you think back to your summers as a child what are one of the top memories that come to mind? I think a memory we probably all have in common is running through the sprinkler in your own front yard. We had the kind that was rectangular shaped, and sprayed the water front to…
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Between my pallet garden and my wine bottle gardens, you can easily see what my two favorite items in my crafting projects are. What can I say? I love pallets and there are just so many things you can do with them, and yet I see so many pallets just sitting on the sides of…
Last weekend I had the pleasure of meeting up at the Design Source in San Marcos with a few other San Diego bloggers for a Q&A with local Interior Designer Tom Foster. Tom, founder of TWF Designs, has been in the design industry for over 20 years and is an award-winning Interior Designer. Despite his…
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Getting color into my dining room wasn’t the easiest thing to accomplish. Mainly because it’s not really a “room,” it’s a square area at the end of our living space with linoleum floors and a sliding glass door leading out to the backyard. So if you’re keeping track, that leaves me with yet another…
Despite a four year age difference, my two little ladies share a room. I know this arrangement won’t work forever, but when we moved into our new place I think they both enjoyed the comfort of having their sister nearby. After getting the girls’ beds set up I realized we were going to have a…
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Since I’ve learned how to make Fabric Rosette’s I’ve been addicted. There are so many ways to use them and easy to make.
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Military housing isn’t always pretty. It’s a fabulous option that we have as military dependents, especially in the crazy So Cal rental market, but I’m not exaggerating when I say it’s basic and bright and it’s usually white. Very white.
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I openly admit that most of my crafts are failures. My DIY projects rarely become anything I want to show anyone. Of all the projects that I’ve done, my biggest success to date is my Pallet Garden. OH! And my DIY Sidewalk Paint. Another success I’m proud of. Beyond that, though… eh let’s move on.
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