Love where you live. Simply beautiful on a budget.
In August of 2012, I decided to follow my dream of starting a home improvement and decor blog so I could share all the projects {and sometimes project-mishaps} that happen while the boys are in school and I am not working the night shift. I’m enjoying every minute of it and I’m looking forward to the new year sharing even more projects with all of you! I’m so happy that you all are following along
{Low-Carb Brunch} Sun-dried Tomato, Spinach & Mushroom Baked Frittata Print Recipe type: Brunch Cuisine: Italian Author: Tricia @ Simplicity In The South Serves: 8 This recipe is a family favorite that is perfect for brunch, but we usually end up having it for dinner at least twice a month. It can be prepared the night before and then put in the oven the next day. This recipe is the vegetarian version, but can easily be
For Parker and Mason’s teachers, I wanted to give them something handmade that they could use all year. The writing is done with a white marker, so it resembles the look of chalk but stays put when the chalkboard is wiped off. The supplies I used were a clipboard, painter’s tape, flat black spray paint, Recollections broad tip opaque marker in Snow White from Micheal’s, #320 fine grit sandpaper, and a piece of chalk. I
As promised, I’m sharing how I made the painted pine cone garland that I showed you in my Simple Christmas Vignette post.
With Christmas only 11 days away, any decorating project from here on out must have the following criteria: minimal effort, time and expense.
The only supplies you need are pine cones, spray primer, spray paint, jute twine and hot glue.
Thanks to everyone who has left sweet comments on the framed Christmas ornament wreath that I posted last Sunday! It has been my favorite holiday project thus far. I’m a doing a guest post for Traci at Beneath My Heart today!!! {Can you tell by my the extra exclamation points that I’m a little excited? I promise I’ll try to control my punctuation marks from now on.} I never realized how much the blogging community
If there were such thing as the Glue Gun Police, I’d be an outlaw and my boys would be my partners in crime. My name would be Bonnie, and I would be packing a glue gun. And if you were to see the monstrosity of hot glue on the back of my wreath, I’d be fined for overzealous use of a craft product. Nothing comes between a crafty girl and her glue gun…except for thin
As I am sitting here writing this, it is 72 degrees outside and I’m not complaining at all. This girl is enjoying it while it lasts. It’s at least beginning to feel a little like Christmas in my living room. Since our TV is above our mantle, I put together a vignette on our empire chest that sits by our front door. Your may remember my fall vignette in the same spot. Since we have
My project this weekend was to Christmas-ize the gallery wall in our family room. It is usually a forgotten zone at Christmas time, but after getting a few ideas from Young House Love’s new book, I decided to use their idea #143 to “find free art”. {The gallery wall also uses their ideas #117, #130, #142 and #144, but I won’t give too much info out. You’ll just have to get a copy of their
This year will set a record in this house for how soon I got started decorating for Christmas. I’m writing this one down in the calendar. I can’t wait to show you what other projects I’ve been up to, but I thought I’d squeeze this one in since it was so easy!We have a boxwood topiary in our backyard that needed shaping up, so this seemed like the perfect timing for me to use this
I present to you Extreme Makeover, The Hand-Me-Down-Furniture Edition. Back in the day, I once wished for a brand new, modern bedroom furniture set…like the ones you see in the Sunday paper ads. Our bedroom set consists of a set of nightstands and a dresser that was given to us by two different relatives but from the same era, the 1950′s. I’m so glad I came to my senses and realized what a little gem
