Disclosure: Post sponsored by The Home Depot, but all opinions are my own. Please see below for additional disclosure. Get excited because you are going to see 3 amazing things in this post about my recent Home Depot DIY Workshop: How to set up an entire lumber aisle to accommodate 80 DIYers How much fun…
When someone asks me what my style is I always get the shakes. Umm, me? Have a style? For a DIY blogger I should be able to answer this instantly! But the truth is, my style always changing. And I think that’s a good thing. But today I’m here to show you the things I…
I think that picture pretty much gives it away! Yes, Dan and I are expecting our little one to be here the day before Thanksgiving and we are more than thrilled! I’ve been racking my brain to figure out how to share this with all of you, as some of you know we’ve had a…
I’m so excited to announce a new partnership with Goodwill Industries of Western New York! You probably know Goodwill as the popular thrift store chain, where DIY-ers like us do lots and lots of shopping. Now, my local Goodwill and I are teaming up to teach people how to DIY and turn the treasures from…
The other week I was lucky enough to be featured in our local newspaper. It gets published in nine towns and I was so honored to be included. The article was about repurposing and junking to decorate your home so I got to talk with a writer for a bit on the phone and then…
I’ve been thinking for more than a year about how to write this post. Because blogging sometimes can be a really scary thing. Telling people about your life and showing them your secrets. Especially when the secrets are personal and painful. In October 2012 Dan and I got pregnant. After a brief moments of initial…
Thanks so much for your support on my recent post about why I went back to graduate school. Being obligated to write a paper is certainly more difficult than working on my latest sewing project that’s for sure. But I know it’s for a great cause and I’m really glad to have more free time…
Usually at this time of year things are very different around here. There’s no holiday home tour up at the beginning of December {it’s more like early January when decorations get showcased}. There’s no how-to posts on the latest craft and there’s certainly less progress on the various projects we have going on. For the…
>Hi friends! I was away this weekend on a much needed vacation to a warm sunny place that begins with an F and ends with a LORIDA. To visit my sister 🙂 We had a lovely time, I must post some photos soon. Speaking of photos, I have a bunch for you today of my…
Hi friends. I’m really excited today because my first press article came out recently and I finally got a copy of the magazine! It’s it our local city magazine, Buffalo Spree Home Magazine, which published a home-only magazine twice a year, and I’ve been featured in their fall issue. This was the piece that I…
Happy Monday! Hope you had a lovely and relaxing weekend. Saturday I was so excited to participate in my first “public appearance” as a blogger. A local housing organization asked me to be part of their annual housing fair. And not only that, I was invited to do a workshop as well. My topic was…