We went to Jamaica last year… I wrote a couple blog posts about the experience: Traveling to Jamaica with Children and Our Free Vacation Nanny at FDR Resort. The hotel did a pretty good job of keeping vendors off site, but one guy came by during our stay and was selling palm leaf baskets. I’m …
Decorating
I picked up these great carafes at BJ’s Wholesale when I did my BJ’s Hostess Gifts post back in November 2014. They’re so much fun and I love them as decor, but I was trying to decide what to put in them. My friend suggested they would be a great way to store wine corks …
I’ve been very nervously eyeballing this tutorial from Freshly Handmade to make roman shades for our living room. We’ve got these great big windows, but our curtains don’t quite match the decor and they’re longer than I’d prefer.So I’m going to let you follow the tutorial from Freshly Handmade, but I want to mention a …
Recently we upgraded couches in our living area to some black faux leather couches and I wanted some throw pillows to really help bring the space together. I made some throw pillows way back when I was making my couch cover, but they’re red and a bit smaller than I’ve liked so I decided to …
We had a table in our entryway before, but it was slightly too big and everything I was seeing wasn’t quite the right fit. I didn’t want the door unable to open to a 90 degree angle. What I decided was to get a shelf and some brackets to make a “table” under our mirror …