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DIY: A Simple Curtain
With the new house going up next door, our days of basking in unadulterated natural light and unhindered views of trees are now gone!Our shower and our bedroom used to face an empty forest. Now they face a two-story house!I got tired of shlepping my bathroom stuff into the boys’ shower, so I eventually broke down and made a little privacy curtain. I am finally at a place where I can admit to myself that I don’t like sewing. I love the idea of being able to make things for myself that meet my needs exactly, but I do not enjoy the process. Luckily this one was pretty… Read More -
Halloweeeeeeeeen!
We are now entering into All-the-Holidays-Start-Coming-So-Fast territory. Halloween will be here next month. Then Thanksgiving. And then Christmas.I need to have a yearly list of everything that needs to get done around this time. I’ll save that for another post!As for Halloween, it’s one of my favorite holidays. I used to love it more before I had children. I know that sounds weird, but I loved spending a lot of time making an awesome costume for myself. Now that I’m responsible for 3-4 costumes, it’s a lot less fun. I now do a combination of handmade + buy some stuff so I’m not so stressed out.I thought… Read More -
Easy DIY Ornament
I am on our staff holiday party planning committee this year. As part of my work, I volunteered to plan an easy DIY ornament project.I purchased all the supplies at Hobby Lobby:- Ornaments
- Ribbon
- Glitter
- Stickers
Putting the project together was a cinch. I used a piece of paper to create a funnel that enabled me to put glitter in the ornament. Then I stuck on the stickers to spell “joy” and tied the ribbon to the top. Voila!
I’m all about easy and fun this holiday season!
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