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  • Phase 2 of our master bedroom project | gypsy magpie

    Master Bedroom Phase 2
    • Missy
    • Before & After Create Design & Home Inspiration DIY Happy Home
    • 15 July 2020

    This coming Thanksgiving will mark 10 years in this home. I never fully tackled our master bedroom because other projects were always more important. Funny how we women do that… put ourselves last. Here is a pic of our bedroom the week we moved in back in 2010 and another from maybe 2012-ish. For my […]

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  • Leaving Great Grandma's quilt better than I found it | Gypsy Magpie

    The Remaking of Great Grandma’s Quilt
    • Missy
    • Arts & Crafts Before & After Family Heart Roots sewing
    • 24 June 2020

    I have repeatedly found myself not sharing here or on social media because I worry that my photos aren’t magazine quality. So many beautiful moments I’ve missed documenting because of my own insecurity. How silly. No, these aren’t perfectly staged photos with a detailed tutorial, but I just really don’t care and my great grandma […]

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  • Evergreen Toy Box

    Evergreen Toy Box
    • Missy
    • Before & After DIY Furniture Rehab Wings
    • 12 November 2019

    My sweet friend moved a while back and, in the process, she dropped off an old chest she didn’t want anymore. The hardware was busted and the paint was worn off. Then after sitting in our playroom for months, the whole thing looked pretty beat up and definitely needed a little love. TOY BOX BEFORE: […]

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  • old screen door turned chalkboard | gypsy magpie

    Vintage Screen Door Chalkboard
    • Missy
    • Before & After DIY Tips & Tricks
    • 12 October 2019

    I ran across a vintage screen door several years ago when I was buying some old doors from a lady in a neighboring town. The screen was ripped out and the door had definitely seen better days but I’m a sucker for old stuff so it came home with me. It then lived in the […]

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  • Sherwin Williams Snowbound | Gypsy Magpie

    Boho Teen Bedroom on a Budget
    • Missy
    • Before & After Create Design & Home Inspiration
    • 2 August 2019

    When we moved into our house 9 years ago, my oldest daughter instantly fell in love with the “pink room” and claimed it as her own. She actually didn’t get to move into her beloved bedroom until her baby sister had grown out of the crib and was able to bunk with her middle sister. […]

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  • Meet Mountain Meg, our new camp trailer. So excited about this project! | Gypsy Magpie

    Mountain Meg
    • Missy
    • Adventure Before & After DIY
    • 18 April 2019

    If you’re following along with my Instagram stories then you’ve met Meg, our camp trailer. I thought I had introduced her here, but I guess I haven’t, so I figured I better get on that. Prepare yourself for a bunch of ugly before photos! Meg is a 23-foot 2007 Mega-Lite toy-hauler. We bought her “as […]

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  • DIY Weekend chalkboard mirror. So fun! | Gypsy Magpie

    DIY Farmhouse Chalkboard from Old Mirror
    • Missy
    • Before & After Cheap or Free Create DIY Repurpose
    • 19 June 2018

    I picked up this old mirror off a yard sale site several years ago with the plan to use it one day in our half bath remodel. It’s been sitting behind the chair in my bedroom, gathering dust, since. This past month as I have gotten serious about redoing that half bath, I realized the […]

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    • Welcome to Gypsy Magpie, my little creative happy place. Here you’ll find an eclectic mix of things that bring me joy. From family, DIY, food, and crafts, to nature loving, repurposing, spirituality, gardening, vintage fun, and all things home, with a sprinkling of hippie-ness and a hefty dose of heart. Come along for the ride as I grow some roots to balance my wings.

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    You didn’t really think I was done posting pics You didn’t really think I was done posting pics of sunflowers, did you? Oh... you did. Oopsies. Sorry y’all. ⁣ ⁣ If it helps, the weather man says 20s on Tuesday so I’ll be filling my feed with autumn leaves, baked goods, and inside projects all too soon. Just let me enjoy the last few days of flowers & garden veggies.
    Moody weather, changing leaves, canning, and cover Moody weather, changing leaves, canning, and covering the garden with every extra sheet I own. ⁣ ⁣ Welcome to fall 🍂
    I’m just over here snapping alllllll the sunflow I’m just over here snapping alllllll the sunflower photos before the freezes come crash the party in a few days. ⁣ ⁣ These smokey skies are pretty wild.
    There were several times over the years that I pra There were several times over the years that I prayed about homeschooling my kids. Back when they were littles and still thought I was magic. It would have been the perfect season. But every time I asked God said no. Eventually, I closed that door and moved on. ⁣ ⁣ 2020 was going to be my year. I finally found my groove! I had big plans for remodeling projects, taking classes & strengthening talents, and even bringing in a real income to finally buy new furniture & a much needed vacation. Then kidneys happened and bam! Here I am, at the most inconvenient moment in my motherhood, helping my sweet girl heal & learn from home. I won’t lie, I have questioned His timing. Judge me if you must. But when it comes down to it, I realize that I can’t see what He can. So each morning I’ll pray over this room, and ask the spirit to be here that she and I might bloom where we’re planted. Even here. Even now.🌻
    My folks embarked on a new adventure. After 34 yea My folks embarked on a new adventure. After 34 years living in the family home, they sold their house to my brother and are moving. The whole family is helping Dad gut the new place and make it into my mama’s dream. Yesterday as I worked, I looked around and realized just how much the current state of the demo mirrored my own life this year. I couldn’t help thinking of this quote by C.S. Lewis...⁣ ⁣ “Imagine yourself as a living house. God comes in to rebuild that house. At first, perhaps, you can understand what He is doing. He is getting the drains right and stopping the leaks in the roof and so on; you knew that those jobs needed doing and so you are not surprised. But presently He starts knocking the house about in a way that hurts abominably and does not seem to make any sense. What on earth is He up to? The explanation is that He is building quite a different house from the one you thought of - throwing out a new wing here, putting on an extra floor there, running up towers, making courtyards. You thought you were being made into a decent little cottage: but He is building a palace. He intends to come and live in it Himself.”⁣ ⁣ 2020 is the year of demolition and rebuilding. For my parents, our family, my daughter, and for me.
    Monday got me like... Monday got me like...
    Sunflowers end up facing the sun, but they go thro Sunflowers end up facing the sun, but they go through a lot of dirt to find their way there. -J.R. Rim⁣ ⁣ 2020 got me feeling like I’m trying to grow up through a whole bunch of dirt. Maybe you too. If not now, you have or will be soon. Life, right? Just a little Friday morning reminder to keep looking for light. It’s there and it’ll find you, sometimes in the sweetest and simplest of ways. ⁣ ⁣ P.S. That surprise sunbeam photobomb made my day.
    I having been channeling some major Ouiser Boudrea I having been channeling some major Ouiser Boudreaux all week. If you get that reference, you know. I feel like I need a serious time out but since my youngest is still quarantined, so am I.⁣ ⁣ I wonder if my teenage daughter would notice if I hid away from life and hermited myself in her swing with some chocolate and a big stack of books for a few days? Sure tempting.
    Gave my pothos a hair cut and started some plant b Gave my pothos a hair cut and started some plant babies today. I shared the process in my stories. Propagation. Do I sound all sorts of smart now? Eh, I tried. Pothos or Devil’s Ivy is one of my favorite houseplants because it’s so ridiculously easy to care for. I literally chucked one out the back door once while having a tantrum and it totally lived. Don’t judge me. The plant from my stories was grown from clippings I took from a beloved plant that belonged to our infamous Grandma Rose. Rose was quite a character and though she is long gone, it’s fun to have a little part of her living still. If you’ve never had a plant baby before, start with a pothos. And, if you’re killing your plant during quarantine, it’s probably because you’re stressed or bored and loving on them too much. Pothos don’t like to be overwatered, so back off, stop smothering, and let the top of the soil dry out between waterings.
    Just gonna leave this right here as a reminder tha Just gonna leave this right here as a reminder that only you can prevent wildfires... the kind on the mountain and the kind inside yourself. ⁣ ⁣ You get to choose how you feel, act, react, what you say, how you say it, your effort, your attitude, your integrity, your beliefs, your character, what you fill your life with, and what you allow to live in your heart. You can’t control anybody else but you, my friend. The world is full of wildfires right now. Some are oh, so necessary but most are insignificant and petty. Don’t burn yourself over something that 5 years from now won’t even matter. ⁣ ⁣ Put down the phone. Log out of FB. Take a dirt road drive. Exercise. Eat some chocolate. Take photos. Watch an old movie. Create something. Write in your journal. Practice yoga. Sing some Willie & Waylon at the top of your lungs. Stay in a bubble bath until you’re all sorts of pruned. Talk to your mama. Sleep under the stars. ⁣ ⁣ Find what feels good and do more of that. I mean, unless it’s starting fires because Smokey’s so over it.
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