Happy New Year!

I hope you all have had a wonderful 2009. I can’t wait to see what 2010 brings for us! Stay safe and have a great time!

Free Amazon movie download

Amazon is giving away a $4 credit for their on demand movies. We watched one a few nights ago and will be watching another one with the hubby’s credit tonight. The quality was surprisingly good. Here’s how to get the deal: 1.) Make sure you’re logged into Amazon.com 2.) Click here 3.) Click the yellow [...]

Freebie: Wish Cards

Download your own free wish cards for showers or your own keepsake. I’ve got em in Grey, Blue, Brown, or Yellow. If you like what you see, please visit my shop!

Stacked wood fireplace

I just love this stacked wood fireplace from Small Notebook. So unique and awesome!

Woodland Baby Shower

My brother’s wife, Elizabeth, is pregnant with the first baby on my side. She’s having a little boy in March and we are all so excited! She lives in D.C. and the day after Christmas was really the only available time, so we went with it. It was a little crazy with all the busyness [...]

Reusing Christmas Cards

If you haven’t thrown out those Christmas cards yet, please donate them! St. Jude’s Ranch has a card recycling program. You can send in any type… thank you, birthday, Easter, etc. The kids there reuse the front of the cards to make new ones and they sell them to raise money. I am always at [...]

2 years ago…

I married my sweetie. It’s been such a wonderful ride…. And I’m so excited to see where life takes us. 2 years down, forever to go! Off to have a wonderful dinner, enjoy anniversary cupcakes and champagne!

Sweater vases

Here’s a way to keep your table or desk cozy and reuse an old sweater. These were inspired by these ceramic candles at Anthropologie. Here’s what you’ll need: Old vases, coffee, soup or small paint cans A sweater (mine was thrifted for $1.99) Glue gun I first started with my glass vases. I used the [...]

(Last Minute) Gift Idea: Magazine Subscriptions

This year I gave a ton of magazine subscriptions as gifts. They can be very inexpensive, there’s something out there for everyone and I see it as the gift that keeps on giving year round! Amazon runs specials frequently for $5 subscriptions and any google search for the title you’re looking for + ‘discounts’ will [...]

Personalized gift wrap

I promised myself I wouldn’t go out and buy any gift wrap this year and I’ve stuck to it! I’ve mainly gone with brown contractor’s paper I bought almost a year ago at Lowe’s. This $9 roll has lasted me forever! A box wrapped in brown paper definitely gives you a blank canvas to work [...]