Category Archives: Around the House

my little garden

I’ve wanted raised garden beds for a few years, and we finally made a couple of them!  We picked a sunny spot on the side of the house that previously looked pretty junky.  See how much better it looks now?! First I scoured the internet for ideas, and then Brad drew up some plans in...

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phone pictures

I cleaned some pictures off my phone today.  These are some of my favorites . . .

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{a few of my favorite things}

What kind of girl asks for old Mason jars and vintage Coke crates for Christmas? Well, me, of course! Brad’s parents had some in their basement & I told them that’s all I wanted for Christmas.  I also ordered some baker’s twine from Pick Your Plum right before Christmas, and it was waiting for me...

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{this is Christmas}

We had friends over for a Christmas party last night, and I threw these together at the last minute.  They were festive, pretty, so easy, and hardly cost anything . . . I also made these since it doesn’t feel like Christmas around here without them!  They are sinfully good . . . I finally...

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It’s beginning to look a lot like…

Thank you, Pinterest, for this idea and  this one and this one, and this one too.  They’re simple, but they gave me a little inspiration, didn’t cost me a penny and they add a nice touch, don’t you think?  (I’d also like to make a few of these and these.)  Anybody else out there having...

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