From Table to Desk Just Like That

It took a long time to decide what to do with my old childhood table. We originally had it in our kitchen before we bought our new table that is revealed here. I shared so many wonderful memories at that table growing up; I wasn’t ready to part with it yet. Sadly, I knew it was too large to keep it in our office/guest room. We finally decided an unused table was more of shame than cutting it in half and painting the 150+ year old wood – Yeah, I just said that. Read more >>

Busch Gardens a Goodness Tree Reward

Sophia has been earning leaves for good behavior since we made the Goodness Tree that was revealed here.  Within in 6 months Sophia earned enough leaves to go to Busch Gardens  in Tampa, Florida.  Here a few pictures we took.

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Our latest edition

Table, meet C Brainers.  C Brainers, meet table.  Hooray! Our search for a kitchen table is finally over!  It was love at first sight – we snatched her up and brought her home pronto.

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Honeymoon Island Beach

DIY projects, what projects? We opted for a much needed family and friend day at the beach instead of a weekend filled with DIY projects.  However, on Sunday we did manage to squeeze in some time for planning our upcoming landscaping project – more on that later.

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This little bath of mine, I’m going let it shine!

We couldn’t wait to share the recent makeover of our downstairs bath. We {heart} the tranquil feeling and the harmonious color palette.  Our first attempt at the bath wasn’t bad, but the brown overpowered the small windowless room. Here’s what our old bath looked like before.

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Oopsy, Look What I Did

This ever happen to you? I accidentally washed a piece of material that had spray glue on it – oopsy! Now it’s stuck to the inside of our dryer. Read on to find out how I beat that sticky mess into submission.

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Thrifty Finds & Antique Hunting

Look, Look, Looky, Lou –  what I found.  I scored a cute white wicker chair, white ceramic pitcher, Willow Tree “New Life” figurine  (for my Sis, who’s probably reading this now, so Surprise!) and Valentine themed Scrapbook magazine all for less then $60. I definitely got the thriftin bug  from visiting a couple of stores, so I decided to take a road trip to Hyde Park Antique district of Tampa. I invited my Mom to tag along.  We had a fun day and I snapped some pictures of what we saw.  You will quickly notice, my sudden obsession  for turquoise (again). I’ve always loved turquoise, but now its virtually everywhere, so designing with it will be easy.

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Why We Live In Sunny Florida

I must admit I miss the season changing or, err, ummm, fall especially… but, you have to admit it is nice when you are wearing a t-shirt outside at the end of January. The weather today was warm, with a high of 72 degrees, sunny, clear brilliant blue sky with fluffy white clouds. You know, the kind of clouds you wish you could crawl into and take a nap. A perfect back drop for some action shots of Sophia.

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Easy Way to Get Marker Out of Clothes

Anyone who has kids, grandkids, nieces, nephews and etc. has come across a few stained clothes. Usually Sophia creates her masterpieces with washable markers, but unfortunately for this purple dress, she did not. I used Shout® The #1 Stain Remover and a Colgate toothbrush with sonic power vibrations to get the stains out.

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Goodness Tree Sprouts Good Behavior

It was hard for our little one to grasp the concept of right and wrong. That’s why we came up with the Goodness Tree to promote and reinforce positive behavior. With each act of good behavior, we add a new leaf to the tree. Find out how we created it!

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