My oldest son, AJ, was gifted a beautiful hand-painted, customized wooden Easter basket five years ago. It was his first Easter, and the gift came from a dear church friend. This Easter, our newest family addition is celebrating his first Easter! I wanted Teddy to have his own customized Easter basket for this year’s (andContinue reading “Personalized Easter Basket DIY”
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St. Patty’s Day Paint Projects
It’s the week of St. Patrick’s Day! I guess a good old-fashioned “top o’ the morning” is in order. If you know anything about me, you know I love a good DIY or craft, and it’s made all the better if I get to do it with my son, AJ. AJ and I did twoContinue reading “St. Patty’s Day Paint Projects”
DIY Skateboard Valentine
Valentines Day is Tuesday! If you’re needing a last minute valentine idea for your child’s classroom exchange, I wanted to share an inexpensive craft. Using just snack bags, craft supplies I had at home, and party favors, I was able to come up with a sugar-free, allergy-free valentine idea! I got these finger skateboards atContinue reading “DIY Skateboard Valentine”
Wedding Tips + Tricks – 1 Year After
In honor of our one year anniversary today (12/4/22, wedding on 12/4/21), I wanted to share a few quick tips for a budget-friendly wedding! #1: Decorate your own grocery-store cake. We went to our local Food City and ordered a full sheet cake, half white cake, half chocolate. We asked for it completely plain –Continue reading “Wedding Tips + Tricks – 1 Year After”
DIY Baby Gender Reveal
If you follow me on Instagram or Facebook, you know that we threw a little gender reveal party! Essentially, the party was to create excitement for our toddler, AJ, as he gets closer and closer to being a big brother. Jake and I wanted to find out about the baby’s gender in the ultrasound roomContinue reading “DIY Baby Gender Reveal”
Last Minute Father’s Day DIY
Father’s Day is TODAY! Well, in our family, we celebrated yesterday. I like to call the Saturday before Father’s Day “stepfather Saturday” because Jake is an amazing stepdad and deserves to be celebrated, just as much as any biological dad. The Saturday immediately before Father’s Day, for two years now, we have had both ofContinue reading “Last Minute Father’s Day DIY”
Q-Tip Polka Dot Painting
We’ve had some severe rain the past few days – so much so that the school I work at was closed early yesterday and out completely today for flooding in the county. When I’m off work and Little Man is home, I keep him home with me to capture any additional time with him thatContinue reading “Q-Tip Polka Dot Painting”
Lil’ Helper Kitchen Stool
I don’t know about your kiddos, Momma Hen friends, but my son is a huge fan of helping in the kitchen. If I’m cooking or baking, he’s helping. Of course, there is a hindrance – his height. He can’t reach the countertop on his own. So I decided that we needed to do a quickContinue reading “Lil’ Helper Kitchen Stool”
Stairwell Display Project
Our basement in the new house wasn’t fully finished when we purchased it. A ton of work (done by us and our parents) went into finishing it almost completely (only the laundry room and a back storage room are left to finish in the (distant) future. The basement stairs (which were completely torn down andContinue reading “Stairwell Display Project”
At-Home Gym Corner DIY
The new house has a huge rec room in the basement. Well, we created a huge rec room in the basement. When we bought it, it was basically unfinished floors with mostly finished walls. We used the existing wall structure but really turned it into our own space. If you’ve been following for a bit,Continue reading “At-Home Gym Corner DIY”
Kate with a Twang 