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Nursery Update: A cheery DIY lamp upgrade

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We’ve been making a lotĀ of progress in the nursery around here the last couple days. With my showers over, it was time to put things away and start getting organized. Not to mention, I have my final set of maternity photos coming up on Saturday and I want some of those photos to be in   …Continue Reading


Moleskine notebook turned planner

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Several weeks ago, a post title in my Google Reader feed caught my eye: Moleskine Notebook Transformation – A No Binding Required Weekly Planner Tutorial, by Kyla Roma. This caught my eye for a couple reasons: I had been searching for the perfect planner for approximately 1 month and I was tired of spending money   …Continue Reading


DIY Paper Towel Roll Art

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Tonight I finally finished one of my longest ongoing DIY projects. My longest project I can’t, unfortunately, take a picture of because I don’t actually have it anymore. It was a Cinderella crosstitch project begun in 1998 for my then 7 year old sister. I only just finished it last month. I gave it to   …Continue Reading


DIY Olive Oil + Sugar Scrub

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Something that you’ll start seeing more of around here is talk about being green. And I don’t mean green as in ill. I mean green as in mama Earth… organic… granola girl… that kind of green. It all started when my mother-in-law gave me a copy of Gorgeously Green: 8 Simple Steps to an Earth-Friendly   …Continue Reading