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  • Magical moments of 2019 | gypsy magpie

    The Magic of 2019
    • Missy
    • Happy Home Holidays Spirit
    • 3 January 2020

    I’m feeling a little broadsided that it is the first week of 2020, you guys! I mean, I watched the days tick by on the calendar but it still seems a little mindblowing. The last decade of my life flew by! It’s hard to believe that I have lived in my little valley longer than […]

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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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  • Be a seeker of everyday magic | Gypsy Magpie

    Happy New… March
    • Missy
    • Create Happy Home Heart Holidays
    • 5 March 2019

    What can I say, the beginning of the New Year got away from me? Between work, basketball season, and family day to day (flooded basement, anyone?) I’ve had a hard time getting anything extra done. But life is good and I just wanted to pop in and say don’t worry, I’m still here. Magic The […]

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  • Teen boho bedroom with eclectic gallery wall | Gypsy Magpie

    Boho Bedroom Gallery Wall + DIY Uke Hanger
    • Missy
    • Create Design & Home Inspiration DIY
    • 7 December 2018

    This past spring, my teenage daughter and I overhauled her bedroom for her birthday. We painted the walls a silvery white and accented the wall behind her bed with a rich plum purple. Trying to get a clean paint line while trying to stand on the tip top of a extension ladder was a real […]

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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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    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.
    We’ve been living off boiled eggs lately. And no We’ve been living off boiled eggs lately. And nope, I don’t use my fresh eggs for boiling. Fresh eggs are gold. What can I say, I’m weird like that. An instant pot makes easy peel eggs in minutes. I’ll never go back to boiling in a pan. It’s super simple, you guys! For a quick recipe, stop by the blog. There’s a link in my profile.
    I love @chrislovesjulia ‘s concept of project ph I love @chrislovesjulia ‘s concept of project phases and choosing to love your home today, right now. Not waiting to love where you live. This is phase 2 of my bedroom. Someday when kidneys and COVID stop slapping me in the face, I’ll get it finished. ⁣ ⁣ For now, I’m celebrating the fresh clean walls, repurposed courthouse panel headboard, crisp linen duvet, and late summer nights spent reading. If nothing else productive comes out of 2020 in this space, at least I finally got to say goodbye to that baby poop brown. 👋🏼⁣ ⁣ To see more pics along with a bunch of rambling on about why it took a decade to even get to phase 2 on this room, stop over to the blog. There’s a link in my profile. ⁣
    No, these aren’t perfectly staged Insta-worthy p No, these aren’t perfectly staged Insta-worthy photos but I just really don’t care and my grandma wouldn’t either so I’m gonna share anyway.⁣ ⁣ When I was a girl, we lived with my Great Grandma Anderson. We helped take care of her that last little bit of her life. I was only a tiny kid but to this day I vividly remember. She just had this way about her that made me feel like I was loved. Seen. Wanted. Madeline was something special. And she’s been my person ever since. After she passed, I’m pretty sure she took up the all consuming job of watching over me. Poor dear. I’ve felt her near over and over again throughout the years. I’m so grateful because oh man, I needed her.⁣ ⁣ Grandma made this quilt for my parents wedding, 40 years ago. My dad loved it to rags... He misses his grandma as much as I do. So for Father’s Day, I stole the quilt and remade it. It took me hours and hours of work, a little blood, and quite a few tears. I’ll never be known for my quilting skills, that’s for sure! There isn’t a straight stitch in the whole dang thing. But isn’t that the story of life? Pieced together one crooked stitch at a time. Unpicking, reworking, messing up, learning, patching holes, building on what came before.⁣ ⁣ Working alongside great grandma these last few weeks has been an experience I’ll never forget. As my hands laid where her’s once did, I felt her love for me as strong as I did as a 4 year old girl. Her old quilt is far from perfect, but it’s perfect for Dad and that’s good enough for me. ⁣ ⁣ She left me better than she found me, then and now. That is her legacy. That is the kind of woman I want to be.
    She’s a royal pain in the fanny, but she knows h She’s a royal pain in the fanny, but she knows how to stop, drop, and pose for a good pic. ⁣ ⁣ So I guess there’s that.
    Because my family and friends should never have to Because my family and friends should never have to walk this alone. . Beautiful artwork from @caropeony
    Hey girl. ⁣ ⁣ Don’t get caught up comparing Hey girl. ⁣ ⁣ Don’t get caught up comparing your squares to some other chick’s. Because right outside that pretty frame, her husband’s giant mutt just peed a lake on her rug. 💦
    This pandemic and my daughter’s newly diagnosed This pandemic and my daughter’s newly diagnosed health condition have changed everything. Forcing me to take a step back and reimagine what the coming summer months will be. We were going to see Disneyland for the first time since my youngest babe fit in a front pack. We had camps, trips, and weddings all planned. But those plans have fallen to pieces at our feet. Though I am sad for what I have lost, I am also grateful for what I’ve gained. Time. Time to play games with my kids. To breathe deep. Time to make real food. To take walks with my man. To eat and see, feel and write. To slow down. These past months have been so stressful and hard, but they’ve been precious too. Things aren’t always happy or sad... life is a little of every emotion all rolled into one messy, wondrous experience after another.⁣ ⁣ I don’t know what the days ahead hold but I hope there is time for the good stuff. Like late night chapters of Where the Red Fern Grows and hammocks holding grass covered 10 year old toes.
    There aren’t many photos with me in them. I cons There aren’t many photos with me in them. I constantly have a camera in my hand but I’ve never been very comfortable on the other side of one. My husband snuck this pic on our camping trip last week. It’s really not all that flattering. No makeup. Boots with sweats and flannel. But, when my kids look back, I hope this is the mama they see. The one who taught them how to reconnect to what matters on dusty mountain roads, sang around the campfire, and stayed up too late reading stories by flashlight. Lover of flowers, old things, hammocks, and fairy lights. Hugger of trees. Seeker of magic among the ordinary. ⁣ ⁣ I haven’t felt beautiful since 3 kids ago. My body paid a hefty price to get them here and I’ve never been the same. But I’d do it all again in a heartbeat. Being their mama is the greatest adventure I have ever had. It’s time to start showing up in the photos and prove it.
    Today was a rough one. My baby girl was fighting s Today was a rough one. My baby girl was fighting some pretty big emotions. The steroid wasn’t playing nice. Thank goodness we get to start weaning her off soon. She’s lonely and wants me right by her side. I love her to the sun & stars, but Mama needs space and a little rest.⁣ ⁣ In an effort to keep her distracted, we tweaked a family recipe to create a lower sodium banana bread. She needs to learn these skills hands on, to know the how and why. As her meds decrease the strictness will relax, but she’ll always need to watch her salt. Salt. In everything. And it’s all so much for a 10 year old to process. She’s tired. I’m tired. But we’ll get there, one day at a time.
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