Ok, I know this is a little different but hear me out. A while back it was pointed out to me that I had maybe overdone it a bit in my mission to de-bachelorize (totally a word, I’m sure of it). In his defense, my dear Hubby has never complained a bit. So, I thought […]
Rustic Geek-Chic Sign
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12 Patriotic Projects to Celebrate the 4th of July
Hope the week hasn’t been too hot for you. It’s a scorcher around here. Hopefully it will cool off a bit by the Fourth. Don’t you just love it when the Fourth falls on a Saturday? That’s what I call a, true, holiday weekend! We haven’t even made plans yet but I’m so excited! For […]
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Beaded Necklace
Who doesn't love a big statement necklace? Generally, I'm not really a big jewelry person. Mainly because I just forget about it until I'm walking out the door and then I either don't have time to fiddle with it or I don't have a piece that works.
After searching high and low for something a bit more fun I gave up and decided to put something together for myself. It's been forever since I've done any jewelry making so I had to gather new supplies and was thrilled to find that there were more than enough choices available. I was looking for multiple sized beads that wouldn't be shiny or metallic so I knew I would need to make them as well.
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Strategic Picture Ledge
Part of my master plan for the TV wall included adding artwork and finding a way to camouflage that weird, column, thingy in the wall. And this is how I fixed it!
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Throwback Thursday – Soap Dispenser
For today’s Throwback Thursday I wanted to share a project that was one of my very first. And, I still use it every day. I love my fancy dish soap pump! I remember coming up with the idea and making the plan which, of course, didn’t work out quite the way I had thought. Then, […]
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Back to School – Lunchbox Notes
Saturday Style will be back next week. With the new school season just around the corner, I want to share a collection of DIY Lunchbox Notes that I created when I first started toying with having a blog. Incidentally, it was also G’s first day of middle school. Believe it or not, he still loves […]
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Jewelry Storage
Do you ever find yourself cruising through Pinterest projects thinking “hmmm, something like this would work great in my house”? Then, later, you find the perfect detail to kick off your own project. In this case it was a set of discarded shutters at my local ReStore. Most of the jewelry holders I’ve […]
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Quick & Simple Vintage Poster Display
The summer is slowly coming to an end and I’m so excited for fall. It’s so hard to keep working on things around the house when I’d much rather be in full – craft mode with new Autumn and Halloween projects. Oh well, priorities, right? If I don’t finish and get the downstairs put back […]
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Laying It All Out!
A while back I had a question from a blog-fan about how I did the layout for my “Geek-Chic” sign. Graphic design is my day-job so I always use the Adobe Creative suite to create text layouts. InDesign (and sometimes Illustrator) are the appropriate programs for text layout but for a quick (and Free!) text […]
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School Calendar 2015-2016
Here we’ve been back to school almost 2 weeks and if you’re in an area that’s not back in school yet, you probably will be soon. I’ve been working on new artwork for the shop lately and thought I’d put together a printable back-to-school calendar! It’s set up to print on regular 8.5 x […]
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Simple Autumn Wreath
I hope you enjoyed last week’s Fall Home Tours. It was really exciting to be part of such a great group. The best part was coming up with quickie decor projects. Sometimes, when you’re photographing a room you can see holes in your design that you might not normally see. When I started putting the […]
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It’s Fall!
Hello, my sweet friends. I hope you’re excited about fall as we are around here. G has been trying to sneak out of the house every morning bundled up in the cold weather clothes we bought for back to school (in August!) Then, I when I pick him up in the afternoon, he’s dragging the […]
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Mini-Garland Wall Detail
It’s been such a dreary, wet day today. I can’t help but be excited by the prospect of staying in this weekend and getting some Halloween and Holiday projects done! There’s always something to do, isn’t there? If you’ve looked around my blog, and now that you’ve seen my home tour, you have a pretty […]
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You scored an old ladder, now what do you do?
Early this summer, while out hunting and gathering (thrift store style!) I got lucky enough to find and old painter’s ladder. It has beautiful, aged, gray wood covered in paint specks that give it such wonderful character. It was terribly unstable, so I managed to get it for $10! Woo-Hoo! The gentleman who rang me […]
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Free Pumpkins!
Well, darn it!! Talk about late to the party. If you’ve been anywhere near Pinterest in the last few days, then you are well aware that the blogosphere is going crazy for fabric pumpkins. Inspired by some adorable, sweater pumpkins from StoneGable blog , I spent last weekend working on making my own fabric […]
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Halloween Tea-Towels
At this point, if you enjoy decorating for Halloween, your home is completed covered in Spooky-goodness! Each year I try to create to new projects to add to my Halloween decor collection. Obviously, I went a little nuts in the the fabric pumpkin department. However, I really wanted to add a touch of something […]
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Bat Craft Crazy!
Have you had your fill of pumpkins yet? Maybe you’re looking for some new Halloween ideas. Well, around here we’re been Bat-Craft-Crazy! I know it’s kindof weird but the other night I was doing some Pinterest surfing through Halloween and Fall ideas and started noticing some adorable “Bat” ideas. Of course, they don’t exactly […]
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Handmade Gifts – Quilt
Generally speaking, we all love the idea of handmade things. However, folks tend to turn up their noses at handmade Christmas gifts, no matter how well they turn out. This year, I’m attempting to make gifts as many gifts as possible. I’m aiming for around 8-10. (Cross your fingers for me!) As I share these […]
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Let’s Start Small
Hope you had a lovely Thanksgiving weekend! Don’t you love to cover your home in Christmas cheer? Unfortunately, it can sometimes be a bit overwhelming. And, let’s face it, Pinterest doesn’t help. “Ohh, I can make that!” and, “Wow, that’s a great idea!” can quickly turn into “I just give up!” in no time flat. […]
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Getting Down & Dirty
For the month of January, I'm working on kitchen projects, big and small, as much as possible. Today I'm sharing a quick project that will hopefully help you as much as it's helped me. Living in the house with a teenager, even the most well-meaning can be a bit like herding cats. And, even the most mundane of tasks (like loading or cleaning out the dishwasher) can become way worse than it should. So, in an effort to make it clear whether the dishwasher needs loading or unloading I created this little dishwasher printable to clear things up a bit!
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