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Memories & Makeover of my Sweet Little Desk
I have had this little desk for as long as I can remember. It was in my room when I was an itty bitty girl. My dad painted it white and added white ceramic hardware with pink roses circled in gold that matched the floral wallpaper border and mauve carpet in my tiny upstairs bedroom. […]
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DIY Homemade Vanilla Extract
If you haven’t noticed yet, I have this thing with making stuff from scratch. I love to know how everything is made and why it works the way it does. I find the messy process breathtakingly beautiful. Something about planting a seed, nurturing it until it ripens, then bottling my own food makes me feel […]
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Spring Cleaning: Wooden Spoon Care
I’ve been bitten by the spring cleaning bug lately. Maybe it’s because my suburban and my son’s car both broke down so I’ve been stranded at home? Or maybe it’s a year of quarantine that has me annoyed at everything in my house? Who knows but one thing is certain, I’m in a bit of […]
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Hand Painted Floral Wall Mural
Sharing this project has been a long time coming! I started this floral wall mural in my girls’ closet way back in January and then the bottom fell out of life for a while. One of my favorite uncles passed away from COVID-19 related pneumonia and shortly after, my grandmother was diagnosed with stage 4 […]
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Simple DIY Paper Sack Snowflakes
With all the bright lights and merrymaking of December, the weeks after the holiday always seem a bit cold and sad. Especially this year, as we’re still here at home, 10 months after kidneys and COVID. Do you remember making paper sack snowflakes back in elementary school? I think I was in the 4th grade. […]
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2021 Intention Journaling: One Word
Every year I spend the week between Christmas & New Years doing some self-reflection and journaling. Looking back at where I’ve come in the last 12 months. What worked and what didn’t. What I would do differently. How I felt and why. After looking back, it’s time to look forward. Where do I want to […]
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Beautiful & Tasty Bottled Apple Pie Filling
Years ago, I shared a family recipe for my great aunt’s apple pie filling. It was my go-to recipe for as long as I can remember. I think I clung to it out of nostalgia. That pie filling was the only one my mom and grandma ever made. I just kept using the recipe every […]
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