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Small Deck Decorating Ideas: Our Deck Tour

Need small deck decorating ideas? See how we maximized the space on our small deck to include a seating area with fire pit plus dining area, and how we decorated it to be functional, practical, and inviting. This post contains affiliate links. Click here to read my full disclosure. We are deck people. I was a bit taken aback last summer when my good friend and neighbor told me, “we’re not deck people. We just don’t spend any time out on our deck.” WHAT?? There are actually people like that? The thought had honestly […]

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Beginner Vinyl Tutorial: “Let’s Flamingle” Cut File + Tray

New to vinyl? Here’s a detailed, step-by-step beginner vinyl tutorial to make an adorable “Let’s Flamingle” tray with your Silhouette Cameo! I’ve owned a Silhouette for 5 years now (!!), and been blogging Silhouette projects since the very beginning. (In fact, you can see my very first Silhouette project here!) But in all the years I’ve been sharing Silhouette projects, I realized that I’ve never shared an honest-to-goodness, super detailed, step-by-step beginner vinyl tutorial. Well, friends, that is remedied today! I was trying out Silhouette’s new Oracal 651 vinyl with a cute “Let’s Flamingle” […]

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HTV Reverse Canvas Tutorial + Life is Better at the Beach Cut File

Looking for an easy, fun, and inexpensive craft idea? Make a reverse canvas with this HTV Reverse Canvas Tutorial. I made an ombre “Life is Better at the Beach” reverse canvas with heat transfer vinyl, but you can use this technique to make decor for any season or occasion! Who’s ready for the beach??? Meeeeeeeee!! We’ve got a beach vacation planned this month and I cannot wait! Unfortunately my margaritas will be virgin this year, but I’m still looking forward to sitting on the beach with a cool drink and a good book while […]

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Free Printable Weekly Summer Activity Plan

Plan weekly “theme days” to help structure your summer – this free printable Weekly Summer Activity Plan will give you some structure to your days and still allow for flexibility and spontaneity! If you missed my post last week with the run-down of my epic Printable Summer Activity Binder, that’s probably a good place to start. Head on over there and read it first…I’ll wait ;-) Done? Good! This will make a lot more sense now. So you know that I’m trying to be more proactive with our planning this summer for […]

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Jul

10 Tips to Create a Temporary School Room at Home

This is the time of year when trending Pinterest searches are supposed to be back-to-school supplies and first-day-of-school picture ideas. This year, though, back-to-school shopping means stocking up on masks and hand sanitizer, and Pinterest searches for homeschooling resources are at an all-time high. Across the country, parents are faced with impossible choices of sending their children back to school with masks and distancing, virtual school at home, or all-out homeschooling. The challenges and concerns of each decision are almost paralyzing…and yet, we have to choose SOMETHING. I think we all realize that even for those that are… READ MORE

Jul

Resources for Temporary Homeschooling: The Ultimate Homeschooling Bundle

For anyone else that’s being thrown into the world of temporary homeschooling this year, here’s a thorough review of the Ultimate Homeschooling Bundle. Read about my favorite resources in the bundle and whether or not I think it’s worth the cost for those of us that are doing temporary homeschooling. This post contains affiliate links. Read my full disclosure here. Well friends, here we are in this impossible situation of choosing the “best” schooling option for our children amidst a worldwide pandemic. Everyone’s school, home, and family circumstances are so vastly different that there… READ MORE

Jul

Free Camping SVGs: Get Lost and Find Yourself

Here’s a collection of 14 FREE Camping SVGs from some terrific bloggers, including my contribution – a fun “Get Lost and Find Yourself” design to put on a camping mug or tee. It would make a great DIY gift for outdoor lovers! Where are my outdoorsy people??? I can say with confidence that is NOT me. Now, don’t get me wrong, I do love being outside…on the deck…with a nice cold drink and a good book. But I have never really been big on camping, hikes, or general outdoorsy kinds of activities. While I’m not… READ MORE

Jun

Faster Way to Fat Loss Review Part 2: Program Updates & FAQs

13 months ago, I jumped into this intermittent fasting + nutrition + exercise program called The Faster Way to Fat Loss. I was seven months postpartum with my third child and desperately in need of some healthy lifestyle and weight loss strategies. Despite some issues with the program, I had really great success with the Faster Way to Fat Loss “formula.” I shared all the positives and negatives of the program in a complete and honest Faster Way to Fat Loss review last summer – that’s a great place to start if you’re unfamiliar with the program. I regularly get questions –… READ MORE

May

Free Quarantine SVGs – Quarantine Hair Don’t Care

Get your quarantine crafting on with 14 free quarantine SVGs, including this Quarantine Hair Don’t Care SVG. Perfect to put on a hat for covering up those gray roots and overgrown hair! Well, here we are in week one thousand and fifty three of quarantine – or at least it’s starting to feel that way. When we’re finally on the other side of this, I don’t think anyone will take a visit to the hair salon for granted again! I’ve already had to give hair cuts to everyone else in my family, but… READ MORE

Apr

How to Package Fabric Masks

Wondering how to package fabric masks? Here’s a pretty and functional way to individually wrap lots of handmade fabric masks either to sell or to gift. There’s a free print-and-cut SVG to use with your Silhouette or Cricut, too! We’re finishing up week 6 of quarantine, and most of the time it still feels like life has just been put on pause. Of course, we have good days and bad days, but we honestly haven’t been affected too much beyond the obvious not-allowed-to-go-anywhere stuff. My husband can work from home, my kids are young and not missing out on… READ MORE

Mar

Free Crafter Life SVGs + “Cut it Out” Hand Drawn CAMEO Icon

Create a fun sign for your craft room with this hand drawn Silhouette CAMEO icon SVG…or pick one of the other FREE Crafter Life SVGs from this great list! So many crafty quotes free SVGs to choose from. Who else is ready for some crafting??? (raises hand) It’s time, y’all. Time to dig deep into your craft stash and make something for no other reason than JUST BECAUSE YOU WANT TO. So often, I feel like I need to have a purpose for crafting…making something for a specific event, for a person, as a… READ MORE

Mar

10 Things to Do With Your Kids When School is Cancelled

Thanks to a global pandemic, here we all are in an absolutely unprecedented situation. Schools and universities closed for weeks, many places of business encouraging people to work from home, sporting events and concerts cancelled, even Disney World is shuttered. I don’t know about you, but the prospect of being stuck at home with our kids for several weeks (or maybe even longer??) is a little bit overwhelming. It’s one thing to do this in the summer time, when the weather is warm and we have places we can go – the library, museums, parks, day trips, etc.… READ MORE

Feb

FREE St. Patrick’s Day SVGs – “Lucky” Graphic Tee

Looking for some FREE St. Patrick’s Day SVGs? I’ve got you covered! I’m sharing a retro typography “Lucky” Rainbow graphic tee – perfect for layering and adding a pop of color to your green shirts this St. Patrick’s Day. Or you could put it on a tote, a mug, a tumbler, or even use it to print-and-cut stickers. Keep browsing to find over a dozen new free St. Patrick’s Day SVGs from a bunch of other bloggers. I have some EXCITING news, friends!! I’m partnering up with some super-talented bloggers to bring you a… READ MORE

Feb

Retro Typography Love SVG

Looking for a Valentine’s SVG? Use this retro typography LOVE heart design to whip up a trendy graphic tee, a fun sign to use in your Valentine’s decor, or print-and-cut to make a Valentine’s card or some stickers! This post contains affiliate links. Click here to read my full disclosure. RETRO TYPOGRAPHY LOVE SVG: FLASH FREEBIE! Who’s ready for a FLASH FREEBIE? It’s my birthday today, so I thought I’d celebrate by giving YOU this fun cut file! I haven’t offered one of these in a while, and with Valentine’s Day approaching quickly I… READ MORE

Dec

Circus Baby Shower Ideas

Planning a Circus Baby Shower? I threw the cutest DIY Circus themed baby shower for my sister and her twin babies, and am sharing all the DIY elements in this post! Thanks to my friends at Silhouette America for sponsoring this post. As always, all thoughts and opinions are completely my own! This post contains affiliate links – click here to read my full disclosure. Right before the holiday craziness began to hit, I helped throw a baby shower for my little sister. Of course, I used my Silhouette for TONS of the details and… READ MORE

Dec

Christmas Morning Hacks for a Joy-Filled Morning

As a kid, I always loved Christmas morning (what kid doesn’t?), but as an adult, I think I love it even more. The season of preparation leading up to Christmas morning are full of moments of joy, but it’s pretty stressful too. The gift-buying and wrapping, the decorating, the baking, the scheduling, the entertaining, the budget-keeping…it can be pretty overwhelming and stress-inducing for sure. Christmas morning, though, all of that fades away and we can just be together as a family, relax, and enjoy the day. I’m able to see more clearly the… READ MORE

Dec

DIY Farmhouse Christmas Wreath

Tired of spending $$$ on fresh wreaths every year? Make your own DIY farmhouse Christmas wreath with faux florals and a grapevine wreath to reuse year after year. The best part is there’s no glue involved, so you can change it up with different accents each year, or leave it as-is! Okay, fellow crafters. You know when you get an idea in your head of a project to make, but you’re not exactly sure *how* to go about creating it…so you just get supplies together and start creating, without any idea how it’s going… READ MORE

Dec

Mini Wreath Gift Tags

Use your Silhouette to sketch and cut these simple DIY Mini wreath gift tags for Christmas! They’re inexpensive, easy to make, and will add some major WOW factor to your wrapped gifts under the tree. Thanks to my friends at Silhouette America for sponsoring this post. As always, all thoughts and opinions are completely my own! I only associate with companies and products that I love and personally recommend. This post contains affiliate links – click here to read my full disclosure. “Brown paper packages tied up with string, these are a few of my… READ MORE

stay-at-home mom to three beautiful children, wife to an incredible husband, and daughter of a loving God. I freely admit that I am not always the most creative or original person when it comes to crafting, decorating, organizing, cooking, etc...but I love being inspired by great ideas and putting my own spin on them! Look around, stay a while, and I hope through my *unoriginality* I can provide some inspiration to you, too!
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