Where will you put your DIY ornament? This simple and addicting craft is a great accent for your stockings, gift bags, tree, wreaths, and more! … More DIY | Holiday Ornaments for Your Tree, Stockings, Gifts, or Wreath
I made a light table for the kids! It is instantly proving to be so much fun and worth the low-cost and very minimal effort. Here’s the how-to! … More DIY | Light Table for Toddlers and Kids
Honestly, a Holiday bucket list is both a necessity and a reason to panic. This year, I’ve worked the memories I want to make and the lessons I want to teach into our advent calendar / Christmas countdown. The prep work will make family opportunities more possible. But also, my expectations are low because, real life. … More DIY | An Approachable and Memory-Making Countdown to Christmas Advent Calendar
Personalize your next dinner party with this super-simple and very inexpensive placecard table setting idea. This DIY is great for a minimalist, farmhouse, or rustic look and perfect for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years Eve party. … More DIY | Personalized Holiday Placecard Design
Tiny touches of fall and halloween decor around the house create just the right amount of seasonal spirit for our family! Lots of photos here … More House Tour: Fall and Halloween Decor {plus a 3-step decor DIY}
A roundup of my favorite fall posts from my favorite Fall posts that I’ve written over the years. Including DIY projects, decor ideas, recipes, and party inspiration. … More All the Fall
LITTLES | baby-safe easy DIY fingerpaint / footpaint baby safe = edible easy = 3 ingredients & no cooking Before we know it Little Miss’ first birthday will be here! I couldn’t do all of the work myself, so little MJ was given the task of invitations. 😉 Also… it was a beautiful day and … More LITTLES | baby-safe easy DIY fingerpaint
{handmade stuffed animals from an organization that supports women in Nepal – found at the Buckhead Farmer’s Market} DESIGN | Macy James’ Neutral Shiplap Nursery {striped crib sheet by aden & anais // tripod lamp by target} I’m so excited to {finally} share my favorite room in our home – little MJ’s nursery! Little Miss is … More DESIGN | Macy James’ Neutral Shiplap Nursery
DESIGN | Dropcloth DIY Headboard “I love the look of the drop-cloth, a beautiful natural color with subtle texture, and the nailheads bring the added style that helps to tie it to the rest of our room.” Shortly after getting married, Josh and I had the DIY itch to makeover the pieces that we acquired … More DESIGN | dropcloth dreams for a headboard DIY project
HOW TO: DIY TASSEL GARLAND YOU’LL NEED: Makes 1 7 foot garland with 11 tassels 3 different colors of yarn 6″ piece of cardboard OR this amazing tassel maker! Small crochet hook PRINTABLE/PINTEREST-ABLE DIRECTIONS: There you have it! 10 easy steps to your own tassel garland. If crafting isn’t really your thing- I would love to … More CREATE | DIY Fall Tassel Garland
When it’s way past your bedtime and you realize that your baby doesn’t have any lunch tomorrow… You hit the fridge and hope for the best. Since turning 6 months old, we have been introducing food {ahem, “solids”} to MJ using the Baby Led Weaning method. The whole family has really loved it – it’s … More LITTLES | 5 minute meal: clean out the fridge frittata
Whew! Taking a small break from baby this, baby that on the blog! Here’s a throwback to a mini home makeover project that we did at our last house back in 2014. {See the full Arrow Creek home tour here} BEFORE I’d like to think that most people’s laundry rooms become the place where coozies, … More DESIGN | DIY Laundry Room Makeover
Since we’re here…and we own this thing… let’s make it our own! Just days into owning our first home, Josh and I {I shouldn’t place any blame on him…that’s mean} decided that the main hallway bathroom had to be changed. Luckily the space was laid out well and didn’t need any major immediate changes, but … More DESIGN | The Buy-It-Twice Bathroom Project
DESIGN | Neutral Nursery Design Inspiration Featuring: DIY Shiplap! It’s coming together! Our gender neutral nursery is underway! {Do you know how tired I am of the phrase ‘gender neutral’?!} While we are busy scooping up interesting art pieces, installing shiplap walls, converting rockers, and hanging curtains, I thought I would share the actual inspiration board … More DESIGN | Neutral Nursery Design Inspiration featuring DIY Shiplap
CREATE | DIY Felt Alphabet Nursery Wall Art It didn’t take long for my craftiness to kick in after we found out that we were expecting. I knew I wanted to fill the baby’s room with art that had a meaning and story… pieces made by loving hands, found on special adventures, or created on … More CREATE | DIY Felt Alphabet Nursery Wall Art
Fall is creeping into the air and I am just as excited as the next basic girl anywhere!!! But this post has nothing to do with that – just some things that caught my little eye this week that I am loving! One of my very favorite interior designers, AMBER INTERIORS, {I mean, have you … More HOPES & DREAMS | Favorites
We are moving! The house that we have been renting {read: not our house!} will be available in April. Many have asked for interior photos – so here you go! {Assuming google maps can help you with a street view} Please don’t judge – I snapped these VERY QUICKLY before work this morning, and though … More DESIGN | Arrow Creek Home Tour
Merry Christmas! The Hall’s have begun decking the halls! {I’ll get tired of that, right?} The mantle is bothering me, so I am focusing my efforts elsewhere. These two gold frames flank our fireplace and were my first-ever score from the innagural Country Living Festival in Atlanta. I spotted them immediately and carried them around with … More HOPES & DREAMS | ’tis the season!
CREATE | SWEET COFFEE SCRUB Prepare yourself for some skin tightening & smoothing! This coffee scrub smells amazing and will leave your skin silky soft. The caffeine increases blood flow to your skin, helping it appear smoother and even a little tighter, while the sugar exfoliates to get rid of dry winter skin! Ingredients 1/2 cup ground … More CREATE | coffee & coconut oil scrub
COOK: Creamy Cauliflower Pasta Sauce by Pinch of Yum It’s no secret that while Josh and I tend to eat clean, lean, whole foods the majority of the time, we can’t escape the need for a giant warm bowl of pasta {or organic ice cream cone, or a giant bowl of stove popped popcorn}. In … More COOK: Creamy Cauliflower Pasta Sauce by Pinch of Yum
{ this coconut oil + this ashley brooke designs design mug } Last month I started an obsession with coconut oil. OBSESSION. I’m washing my face with it, cooking with it, slathering it on my skin, mixing it in my green smoothies, rubbing it on the dog, swishing it around in my mouth {read this} and … More CURRENTLY LOVING | coffee & coconut oil
My Christmas decorations are securely collecting dust in the attic until November 29 when they are allowed to see daylight. Until that moment- we are celebrating Thanksgiving at The Hall’s! I LOVE the colors of fall- so warm and cozy and golden. This is the season that brings me the most joy – the air is … More DESIGN | Fall Garland Mantel + DIY Tassel Garland
I’m feeling a bit homesick for my old Hopes & Dreams blog…so I have put together a list of my favorite DIY projects {with links to the how-to posts!} from my H&D days. {Side Note: many more DIY project posts exist and can be found under the ‘create’ tab on my homepage header} Bottle Lamp … More c r e a t e : my favorite DIY projects to date!
The first year after getting married – fall decorating was S-I-M-P-L-E! Our Rehearsal Dinner had a fall theme- pumpkins, mums, twigs, acorns and leaves abundant. We just transferred it all from the event location to our dining room, mantle and coffee table! Those items were all perishable, so I am starting from scratch this year. … More CREATE | DIY Fall pom-pom tree
oh hello there little blog of mine. how i have missed you! Well spring has sprung and it brought with it new commitments, celebrations and time-suckers. Hashtag I’m Not Complaining! 🙂 {back to our regularly ‘scheduled’ programming} I’ve gathered inspiration and we’ve begun purchasing…our patio is beginning to come together! Although it’s not ready for … More a peek at our patio!
Out of 2 IKEA faux sheepskins come 4 new fuzzy home accents! {all for less than $40} I like how these pieces offer up a bit of sass and glamour, they are both {faux} luxurious and fun! {ottoman: sally wheat interiors | pillow: west elm} CREATE | DIY faux fur ottoman and pillow … More CREATE | DIY faux fur ottoman and pillow
We updated our wingback chairs! {without the cost or pain of an upholstery job!} Soon after we were married we were gifted a set of white wingback chairs in great condition. For a while, I added ‘Amanda-like’ pillows to them to make them more ‘us’, but I knew that they still weren’t fully there yet… … More a new life
Well guys, Monday has found us once again. Over the weekend we managed to crank out a couple of projects…stacks labeled ‘what should we with this?‘ are slowly shrinking and we are starting to see the floor of our front room {small happy dance}. My little brother and his girlfriend came over Friday night and … More oh, hello
There is something about little gold sea urchin accents that I just adore. So dainty yet statement making. Plus they are in gold and I just can’t get enough of that. Inspired by the sea urchin trend and the sunburst mirrors, I merged the two ideas and got a little crafty. Sea Urchin Sunburst … More CREATE | DIY Sea Urchin Wall Starburst
Step 1 is to admit you have a problem. I am a popcorn addict. Ever since learning this method from The Kitchn I literally can’t. stop. popping. popcorn. Inspired by the night of the Mustard Butter Popcorn, I took a gamble with my kernels and introduced them to a stash of fresh rosemary, whose days … More Make This: Garlic Rosemary Buttered Popcorn
DIY Captain’s Mirror How-To {restoration hardware inspired} Our front room is a major work in progress, we have beautiful blank white walls and hardly any furniture for the room. We really aren’t sure how we are going to use the room yet {any ideas?!}…but we are excited to literally start from nothing to give this … More CREATE | DIY Captain’s Mirror How-To {restoration hardware inspired}
The boxes are {mostly} unpacked and we have moved full speed ahead towards setting up our home. I feel like we have six hundred projects going on, and even more ideas spinning around inside my head. Yesterday I posted this little peak into our first finished project. {!} {Our Breakfast Nook} The kitchen in our … More Newlyweds Breakfast Nook
This little jug {the same one from here & here} sits next to our television in our living room. It collects dust wine corks {when we remember…} and fills an empty spot on our side table for some balance and symmetry. For months and months whenever I lounged on the sofa I would remember that … More CREATE | DIY Rustic Twine Jar
{I may be late to the party…} but I just discovered Spoonflower and I am blown away at what a genius idea this is! Regular ole people just like you and me {or fancy pants designers and artists…that I want to be} can create custom fabrics and wallpapers that feature their designs. You can literally … More design & decorate: spoonflower
CREATE | DIY Mercury Glass Bottle Lamp Remember this little guy from my first DIY Bottle Lamp post? Back when I made the bottle lamps, I made 2 versions. Two of the lamps had holes drilled into the bottom for the cord to feed through {pictured above}. The other lamp did not have a … More CREATE | DIY Mercury Glass Bottle Lamp
As a bride {now newlywed} you learn a billion different ways to say thank you. There are ‘thank yous’ to be given every single step of the way- and believe me, each one so very deserved!!! Shower hosts, shower guests, program attendants, vendors, bridesmaids, wedding guests, musicians, parents, fiance, the list goes on. It meant … More CREATE | DIY Girly Thank You Cards
{Goodwill Dresser Refurb Project} Our first married people DIY project {I think…bad memory} was born out of a complete storage NEED! Being the wannabe DIY-ers that we are, we instantly knew that we would salvage someone else’s furniture discard instead of purchasing a new {probably IKEA…} piece of furniture. Let’s save … More Before & After: Goodwill Dresser Refurb Project
At all times Josh and I {mostly me…} have a DIY to-do list running in our minds. Thankfully for me, Josh has really taken to doing projects, mostly becuase they involve tools and trips to HD and Lowes. And I am sure because he just loves the quality time with me 🙂 We are moving soon … More project plans: kitchen island & coffee/bar cart
Marriage is the union of two people. And their furniture. Husband furniture. You’ve heard the stories. Luckily my husband didn’t come with any fooseball tables, beer banners or a giant video game collections connected to his hip. Whew! Well, there is this one leather recliner….more on that one day. And two cookie-cutter-furniture-company tiny brown wood and whicker tables (read: … More the marriage of furniture
‘Oh please, I can make that’ The DIY itch struck again! Bottle lamps are all over the place right now- and why shouldn’t they be? They go with any color scheme, any decor style and come in all different styles and shapes. But…they also come with a stupid big price tag. At Pottery Barn they … More CREATE | DIY Bottle Lamp inspired by Pottery Barn
After seeing graphic print rugs all over for the past couple of months, I was dying to have my own. However, I wasn’t dying to shell out $300 for it {hello! that could be a Tory bag!}…so I made it myself! the finished project! {actually it is due for some touch ups….but other projects have … More i made it myself: chevron rug
You’re about to get hunger pains. Fig & Prosciutto Pizza I found these awesome gluten-free, dairy-free, everything-free pizza crusts at Kroger the other day. Start with them and brush on EVOO and garlic powder Slice up some fresh mozzarella balls and place on the pizza To give the pie an extra flavor profile, drizzle on some balsamic vinegar. … More this should be your next meal: Fig & Prosciutto Pizza
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