I love gift wrapping for the holidays! I really like wrapping things and not using gift bags unless I have to. However, sometimes you have really small things that are irregularly shaped (like jewelry in a small ziplock bag) that you need a good way to wrap. You can buy mini boxes, but I’d rather …

Looking to repair a dog chewed wall? Here’s what worked for us when we needed to fill in the wall that was chewed up!  ***UPDATE: wow, this post has really taken off on pinterest! If you are a first time visitor, I hope that you will check out our DIY page for some of our …

For our anniversary, Sean was sweet enough to get me not only a new light fixture for over the kitchen table, but also the Young House Love book! For those of you that don’t know, Young House Love is an amazing DIY home improvement blog and is my inspiration in life. Seriously, when I grow …

It’s close to Christmas time and for most people that means a tree. I like to eschew treasured, heirloom ornaments and go themey.   After  searching thru pinterest and my favorite blogs, I felt most inspired by  the citrus tree young house love  did a few years back. I was really excited to try to …

I don’t wear a lot of makeup, but I somehow have accumulated a lot of make up items! I recently decided to go thru my stuff and throw away old or unused items, and thought I would jazz up the joint along the way. I like to keep my brushes and make up in glass …