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Autumn Porch Decor

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Erick and I are quickly learning how exhausting (and time consuming!) house hunting can be.  So we were both happy to take the past Sunday off so he could watch football and I could spend some time sprucing up our back porch for autumn.  After living in an apartment for four years I’ve been eager […]

Winter Decorating Post Christmas

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The holidays are over and before heading back to work this week Erick and I used our last day off to de-Christmas our apartment.  The stockings are down, ornaments packed and the tree is no longer standing tall in the living room. Christmas decorations always make any room feel warm and cozy so it’s always […]

Wedding Planning

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It feels like our wedding plans have been slowly but surely falling into place.  We’re still over nine months away so we’ve been focused on nailing down the big items; venue, church, photographer, music, etc.  So far those things have been going well and it feels like we’re in a good spot.  You know; we’re […]

DIY Flour Sack Towels

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My dishtowel drawer was overflowing, so naturally I needed to make more.  Our current kitchen is a good size for an apartment, but it mainly consists of cabinets and appliances – not much room to decorate.  That’s when I turn to my dishtowel drawer.  Kitchen linens are an easy way to add a pop of […]

Christmas Traditions

I’ve never questioned where my knack to create things came from.  Growing up my mom made all of my Halloween costumes, if something was broken my dad would fix it and our homemade gingerbread house parties were a hit with all of my friends.  It was no different when it came to decorating the house […]

Hand Painted Globe

I’ve wanted to take on this globe project for a while but have had a difficult time allowing myself to actually paint on a globe.  I just think there are certain pieces that are best left in their original state. That is, however, until I found this globe in the clearance section.  It came with […]

Here goes nothing

What came first? Twine & Braids or the egg?  In this case it was the yarn egg. In late January of this year I started an Etsy shop called Twine & Braids based on a homemade Easter decoration I crafted up a few months prior.  Since then I have expanded to various home and holiday decor pieces […]