Now that we are a family of 4 and in a new home that is twice the size of our last, we have had to scale back, WAAAAAAY back on spending. But I totally love the holidays and want to enjoy them as much as I can with my little ones, so I want to be sure to do a…
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Initiating the “Pin it to me!” series…
Let’s face it….Pinterest is as popular as Facebook nowadays and I am just as addicted to it as you are, yes YOU. There are always so many inventive things on there, I just can’t keep my eyes away – it’s a sad but oh so satisfying addiction. So, I thought it would be fun to start trying some of these…
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10 Minute Halloween Wreath
I wanted to make a cute Halloween wreath for our front door, but I wanted something cute, easy, and most of all affordable…. and this is what I came up with. All I needed was the following: 1. Wreath 2. Spiders 3. Wire Mesh Ribbon 4. Something that said “Happy Halloween” 5. Glue gun I glued one end of the…
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3 Years Baby!
Today is 10.10.13 and marks our 3 year wedding anniversary! I must say it has been an eventful time together with my hubby, Nelson, ever since we met 5 years ago. We got engaged October 2009 in the small town of Mazatlan, Mexico. This was actually before our engagement…. I HAD NO IDEA! Here is the pool area where they served…
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Big Girl Room
So after moving while 9 months preggo with baby #2, giving birth to that beautiful baby boy and moving into what I like to call, “Leave it to Beaverville” I can finally start working on making our house a home. Our 5 bedroom, 3.5 bath on a full finished basement home is dying for some character, since the people who…
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TuTu Cute for Halloween!
Ever since I knew I was having a little girl, all I wanted to do was make her tutus! I think they are SO adorable and maybe, just maybe, I am living a little vicariously through her. All I know is that one day she will either thank me for always making her wear them or resent me for it…….
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A Sentimental Transformation
My grandfather is very ill, and the last time he came out to visit us from Puerto Rico, he bought my dad these outdoor chairs. It was the last thing he bought my father before he became too ill to travel back out of the island. My father’s work travels took him away from home and after a couple of…
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Fleur-de-lis
Isn’t it frustrating when you go to your local crafts/home decor store and you find something you like, but it’s the wrong finish or the wrong color, so you opt not to buy it???? Well, my friends not anymore! 2 things I am always stocked up on are primer spray cans and spray paint. DUH right!?!? Lately, I have been…
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Nursery Lamp
I wanted this really cute lamp for my baby girl’s nursery, but I wanted it to be either glass or crystal and right now those are just too over-priced! I was looking online for inspiration and I saw something that caught my eye. It was a makeover of a crystal lamp! I knew I wanted something semi-traditonal, with a little…
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Cork Wreath
***Some of the links below are affiliate links for your convenience. For full disclosure please click here.*** Alright wine drinkers, every year we open up a ton of wine bottles and throw away the corks, I say NO MAS! There are so many things you can do with the leftover corks – the possibilities are endless and I had so…
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First Craigslist Makeover!
Okay, so I have become a major Craigslist JUNKIE! There is no 12-Step program for this addiction yet, so in the mean time I will enjoy basking in the delightful high that you can only get from buying furniture a-la cheap! So, please meet sad dresser #1 that I scored for only $30!!!! The owner wanted it no mas and…
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First Sneak Peak
So, I am working on my first furniture transformation post and I want to make sure it doesn’t look like a child put it together so it is taking me longer than I thought. However, I wanted to show you a little sneak peak of what I did. Can you guess what it is??? I am totally proud of this…
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Celebrity Encounter
Okay, this is my first post and I am really excited! First, I want to start by saying that the reason I started this blog is because a lot of people (parents, family and friends) have come to love this things I do for my home. In the past few months, I have gotten a TON of inspiration from well-known…
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