Category: DIY & more
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Vintage style DIY recipe box
In my efforts to simplify, I realized my adorable little “Cook’s Book” recipe binder was taking up counter space but not getting much use. It did a fabulous job of helping me consolidate far too many cookbooks, but while it was perfect living on my cookbook stand, it wouldn’t fit on a regular shelf and…
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Beach Activities for Kids
We have BEACH on the brain right now as we count down the days until our next trip. One thing I love about our vacations is the laid-back vibe, and I never like to have too much planned. I think the kids could build sand castles and chase waves ALL.DAY.LONG and be perfectly happy, but…
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Valentine’s Art: mixed media fun
What do a couple of girls longing for (but oh-so-far-from) the beach do with themselves on a cold winter day? Make art — and talk about the beach! I keep telling you, this creative stuff is reawakening a happier part of my brain and I like it. I don’t want Kathryn to lose it like…
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Creativity: What’s your “thing”?
Two key things have helped pull me out of the funk of the past couple of difficult years: regular exercise and creative outlets. Both are important to my overall well-being, and I’d venture to say that’s true for most of us. What’s your “thing”? But how does that creativity come out? Everyone has their “thing”…
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DIY Painted Kitchen Cabinets
I always have some sort of project going, and an ever-growing to-do list. But I never blogged our kitchen re-do, and since it was one of our more dramatic and labor-intensive projects, it deserves sharing — even now, way after the fact. A dark and boring kitchen: When we moved in this house ten years…