Last year, Brad and I discovered the joys of making our own ice cream. Summer has such a wonderful bounty of fruit and ice cream is one more way to enjoy it. Our favorite fruit to make into ice cream are strawberries and cherries. This past weekend, Brad and I came home with 4 half-flats […]
DIY Harry Potter Hogwarts Diploma
Do you love Harry Potter? I’ve talked with a few different people recently about the Hogwarts Diploma that I made last year and figured other people might be interested in making their own Hogwarts diploma so I’ve made a tutorial! When making the original Hogwarts diploma I combined a few different tutorials to make exactly […]
Fresh Cherry Pie
We have a giant cherry tree next to our house. In the 6 years that we have lived here, we have never harvested cherries off of it because all the good clusters were way up high and out of our reach. Monday evening, Brad and I ran out to the grocery store and when we […]
A Side Table Update with Glidden Paint
Disclosure: This post was sponsored by Glidden® Paint through their partnership with POPSUGAR Select. While I was compensated to write a post about Glidden Paint, all opinions are my own. Brad and I have had some plain black side-tables in our living room for a few years. They were starting to look a little worse […]
Paint Chip 4th of July Garland
Do you need some 4th of July décor? This project is both fun and easy. A couple months ago, I found a paint color wheel at the local thrift store. I didn’t know what I wanted to do with them but added it to the cart knowing I’d come up with something fun. I don’t […]
A 5 Minute Face
During the summer, my makeup is lighter and I enjoy getting ready quick and head out the door to enjoy the beautiful sunshine. Below are the items that I use for my 5 Minute Face. My 5 Minute Face First, start with primer. I like the Prime Time primer because it cancels out any redness […]
Tips for Surviving a Red Eye Flight
Most of the places that I want to travel are at least a 5 hour flight away. Since I don’t want to waste a vacation day traveling I try to do red-eye flights when possible. This leads to some long days but these tips help make the trip a little better. Tips for Surviving a […]
House Sitter Notes Printable
Are you traveling this summer and have a house sitter coming to your house? This house sitter notes printable is perfect to quick fill out and go. Whenever we travel we use a house sitter because it is easier than finding a home for our pets. Plus, our house is watched over and the mail […]
Ikea Spice Rack as Craft Storage
I love creative craft storage. As I have been reorganizing all my craft supplies I came across a bunch of bakers twine rolls. They were too pretty not to be displayed but wasn’t sure how to do so and still have them organized. Since I live just a few minutes from Ikea I headed down […]
Super Summer Reading List
Summer is the perfect time to catch up on reading. I spent a couple hours this past weekend reading in the sunshine and can’t wait to do more this summer. Many of the books that I read are in the “chick-lit” category; even though they may all have the same premise, the stories are all […]