Have you ever wanted to know how those fancy DIY girls make paint dipped salad tongs?  No?  ok neither did I till I saw them on an Ikea hack blog,  and thought I have to make these!  I love the dipped look because it has a thicker layer of paint and looks so much more […]

Modern Thanksgiving tablescapes seem a little bit counter intuitive, seeing that Thanks Giving is a holiday seeped in tradition.  You know me always wanting to be current and yet I do have a ton of vintage and family heirlooms  in my home. I guess I love looking to the future without losing the charm of […]

November is a time for being thankful.  I have so much to be thankful for, I have a wonderful family, have a super fun job and I’m in pretty good health (if I could get rid of this exhaustion LOL)  There is one more thing that I’m thankful for, friends.   In my day to […]

Getting organized for the holidays    Getting organized for the holidays happens early around here.  With lots of boy teenagers living under my roof I feel I need to get be extra vigilant in keeping things fairly under control. Ok maybe under control isn’t the right word, (lets try ‘not) looking like a bomb went […]

Hello my fabulous friends!  You are well aware of my love of crafting and designing.  I’m pretty sure I’m always creating something.  I just have to say thank you so much for loving my paper flower wall so much on Pintrest and on my blog.   I am presenting  How to make giant paper flowers […]

JORD watches have to be the coolest fall accessories!  Those of you who know me well know that I always have something on my wrist.  For some reason I love bracelets and watches more than any other accessory I own.  I think it’s because watches are a supper easy thing to grab,  put on and look somewhat put together. […]

How to get organized for the Holidays.  I know I don’t want to think about the holidays yet, I’m still in denial that its fall!  I love entertaining and I do host Thanksgiving every year so I like to go through all my serving trays and dishes.  I’m a true hoarder of serving pieces and […]

I went to Trader Joe’s last week and was floored at all the foods that were pumpkin flavor ed.  Maybe all store carry this much but it’s because its a small store and all the end caps were highlighting the new flavors of fall it just seemed like the whole store was pumpkin flavored.  I […]