DIY Fall Craft: Bird Seed Ornaments

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My office is surrounded by windows, and my desk faces the front yard. I love watching the birds and squirrels outside my window. These Bird Seed Ornaments are a great Fall Craft to enjoy with your kiddos. Did you know that if you feed the birds during the Winter months, many of them will stick [...]

Homemade Gifts: Chocolate Spoons

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The season is growing close my friends! It’s never too early to start thinking about what to make to give to your friends, neighbors, teachers or even a sweet take home treat for your Holiday Party. I’m sharing these super easy Chocolate Spoons and a recipe for Hot Cocoa Mix over at A Southern Fairytale! [...]

How to make Chalkboard Labels

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I’m super excited to have Gina joining us today!  Hoosier Homemade friends…meet Gina from The Shabby Creek Cottage! Hey y’all, I’m Gina from The Shabby Creek Cottage! When I’m not hanging out on my blog, you can find me in my Etsy shop, Shabby Creek Designs, between watching episodes of NCIS. I’m so excited to [...]

Office Makeover: The Painting

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Sometimes the best laid plans hit a speed bump. That’s what happened to us when we started painting the office this week. Remember we talked about our color choices? Thanks to all of you for your help! Here are a few before pictures to remind you where we started… Tiny Speed Bump…We decided to use [...]

How to strip wallpaper

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Last week I shared our oldest son, Andrew’s bedroom. Even though we have stripped wallpaper before, we were in search of a better and easier way to get this not-so-fun job done. After reading up on How to strip wallpaper, Doug and I created a video to show you the easiest way we found to [...]

Weatherizing your home with DAP

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Our home was built in 1926 and it’s really drafty to say the least. Remember that little “kick in the pants” that I told you about during our latest bedroom makeover? Well, we received another little kick from DAP Products. Sometimes Doug needs a little push to get some things crossed off his honey-do list. [...]

Office Makeover: Color Choices

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I’ve shared my office with you a few times. I’ve tried to organize with baskets, a couple years ago I made some decorated canisters and more recently I shared the Repurposed Baker’s Rack with you.  And while all of those have been great, I still struggle with the color in the room. Not only is it [...]