Free Plant Styling: Let’s Be Fronds Guide

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Ready for a freebie? We thought so. Our newest giveaway comes from Art.com, a long-standing source for home artwork. Their selection spans photography prints, painted canvases, vintage signs and woven tapestries—truly a wide variety to suit many tastes. After browsing their catalog, it’s easy to believe their claim of offering one of the largest collections … Read more

Easter Bidding: How to Win and Sell Seasonal Items

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Clara may have found a new favorite holiday — or she’s simply reached the age where Easter finally clicks. Either way, she had an amazing long weekend. Her excitement around Easter almost felt like a multi-day celebration. We kicked things off on Wednesday with an egg hunt at a local park with her older cousins … Read more

Build a Charming Dollhouse: Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners

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Update: You can check out Part 2 of this project right here. When Sherry and I first talked about building a dollhouse for Clara, I felt intimidated. The idea conjured images of intricate, to-scale Victorian replicas that seemed well beyond my patience and skill. But once Sherry showed me her inspiration boards, my anxiety faded … Read more

Start an Edible Garden: Simple Steps to Grow Vegetables at Home

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John and I are big food lovers. When we first started dating we even took a compatibility quiz and both listed eating as a favorite hobby, so it made perfect sense that we finally transformed an overgrown bed in our backyard into an herb, vegetable, and fruit garden to enjoy fresh, organic produce through summer … Read more

Handprint Birdhouse Craft: Step-by-Step Guide for Kids

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I hadn’t planned to write about this small craft Clara and I made, but when we received a photo of John’s Granny smiling and holding our creation I wanted to preserve the moment here. We made a simple, cheerful birdhouse featuring Clara’s handprints on the roof. The birdhouse started out a dark red (it was … Read more

Build a Sturdy Bookshelf: Step-by-Step DIY Guide for Any Room

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We recently shared how we made the wraparound fabric headboard in our son’s room. Today we’re describing the custom bookcase we built at the foot of his bed. This was a simple, satisfying DIY that filled an awkward gap while giving him easy bedside book storage—and even a secret compartment. The build is straightforward, adaptable … Read more

Free Sewing Patterns: Simple Projects for Beginners

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***This giveaway is now closed – see who won below!*** After more than 10,000 entries in under 24 hours, we’ve randomly selected a winner for the SINGER One sewing machine. The lucky reader is… Angela (who rates her sewing skills a 1: “I can sew a straight line, but only if someone threads the machine … Read more

Maui with a Toddler: Practical Tips for a Smooth Family Trip

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We took way too many photos during our six-night stay in Maui, so we went through them and pared things down. Still, it ended up as two posts because we like to share everything. In this post we cover: where we stayed where we ate our neighborhood how we saved money In the next post … Read more

2 Smart Ways to Keep Your Bed Skirt and Duvet in Place

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When D over at G&D wrote about a few bedroom essentials she can’t live without, we were instantly intrigued. We know the frustration of a bedraggled bed skirt that puddles on the floor instead of sitting neatly an inch above it, and the annoyance of a comforter that shifts around inside a duvet. So we … Read more