| Brady Lou: Project Guru

Winnie the Pooh Print

DECORATE. SAVE MONEY.

So some may be surprised to know I did not redo the nursery for Emden. I actually didn’t even do anything to it when the boys were born either.

When we moved into our house, an upstairs room was done in a vintage Pooh theme. The bottom of the walls are [...]

Thursday Leftovers: Use a Carabiner to Organize Ponytail Holders

Nothing makes a bathroom drawer messy like loose ponytail holders spread out everywhere. Plus, whenever you need one it seems like you can never find one!

Here’s a simple way to keep those ponytail holders organized: use a carabiner! Just slide your ponytails on and then slide them off when you need your hair [...]

I figured it was time to share some digital scrapbooking since I haven’t done so since the beginning of this year. Perhaps it will motivate you to get caught up on your own scrapbooking or maybe just get started!

Tuesday Tip: Put Water Damaged Cellphone in a Bowl of Rice

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So you know it’s a bad day when your kids drops your cell phone in the toilet or you spill a glass of water on it.

We had a similar cell phone accident happen when my mother-in-law stayed with us a couple months ago. While my mother-in-law was [...]

DIY Baby Footprints Art

DIY. PRESERVE MEMORIES. My mom bought several boxes of sewing items at an auction and let me pick out all kinds of goodies from them. In one of them was a sewing hoop and I knew right away I wanted to use it for an art piece to hang on the wall. As I [...]

Kitchen Renovation: New Quartz Countertops

kitchen renovation woodstone floor to ceiling quartz countertops

DESIGN.

Exciting changes have been happening in our kitchen as we make way on our kitchen renovation. So far I’ve shown you the new pendant light we installed, the new oven we bought, and the transformation of our cabinets from a honey colored stain to a clean white surface.

The kitchen renovation was put [...]

Thursday Leftovers: Roasted Garlic Potatoes

Want something quick and easy to throw together for a side dish? Always. At least I always seem to be looking for something quick & easy to make. This recipe for garlic roasted potatoes is not only easy and quick, but it only requires a few ingredients too. It basically requires you just to [...]

Dress Restyle

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So this is going to be a short post but I thought I’d share with you the idea to rethink an outfit before you toss it aside. For example, I bought this dress a couple of years ago because I wanted a long summer dress. Unfortunately, it shrunk after I wore it [...]

Tuesday Tip: Free Cookies for Kids at Sams Club

SAVE MONEY. TREAT YOUR KIDS.

I’ve shared with you in previous weeks how Hy-Vee and Wal-Mart will give kids free cookies if you know where to go. In case you didn’t know, Sams Club does too.

All you have to do is go back by the bakery and have your child ask for a [...]

Photos Make the Best Art

DECORATE.

I decided to move around some frames in my house so they matched the wood furniture better. This cherry wood frame had been in our bedroom with a picture my sister painted for us inside of it. Since our bedroom has dark brown tones instead of red tones, I decided to buy a [...]