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For everything in life that keeps you on your feet! I share simple DIY projects and crafts, home decor ideas and helpful tips as well as easy recipes for week-night meals.

Kid-Friendly Christmas Decorations

The other week I did a bunch of live videos showing how to create kid-friendly Christmas decorations.  These were so much fun to make!  Imagine if you gave your kids a credit card and sent them into a store to get whatever Christmas decorations they want...that was the inspiration for kid-friendly Christmas decorations week!  Make sure you click on the links to watch the videos so you can see exactly how I made these!   I started off the week inking this fabulous pillow!  I ... View Post

Fall in Love With This No-Carve Monogram Pumpkin

I love decorating for Fall and I love anything monogrammed.  How about you?  I'm guessing you do too since you have landed on this post!  Today I will show you how to create a no-carve, Fall monogram pumpkin using Chalk Couture.  If you have never heard of Chalk Couture, START HERE.  Let's jump right in, shall we? I love decorating for fall, but I'm not big into carving pumpkins.  Mainly because I'm not good at it and I don't really trust my kids with a knife!  So whenever there's an option ... View Post

Skip The Messy Pumpkin Carving This Year and Make These DIY Halloween Pumpkins Instead

Love decorating for Halloween?  Then you will love these DIY Halloween Pumpkins!  I love whimsy Halloween decor and these pumpkins are certainly cute and whimsy!  If you don't enjoy carving pumpkins, but still want to decorate for Halloween, these might be just the ticket.  These DIY Halloween pumpkins took me minutes to make and the cleanup was a cinch compared to cutting and gutting a pumpkin! I made these with Chalk Couture.  Have you heard of it?  If not READ THIS.  If you have, then you ... View Post

How to Blend Chalk Couture Colors Beautifully

Did you know you can blend Chalk Couture colors?  I will show you exactly the best technique to use to get a textured look by using a multi-color approach on your next project.   What You Need :Stir SticksChalk Paste (3 different colors)Squeegee First, pick your transfer.  I think the crab from the Fresh Catch Transfer is perfect for this technique.  Next, pick your surface.  I used a white surface for this particular project because I was using dark blues.  If you are using bright ... View Post

The Hottest Chalk Art Trend to Hit the DIY Scene

Have you heard all about the newest and hottest chalk art trend that everyone is trying?  Chalk Couture has taken the DIY and home decor scene by storm!  The removable chalk paste is one-of-a-kind and makes using the self-adhesive, reusable stencils a snap.  Chalk Couture includes chalk paste, permanent ink, reusable stencils, squeegees and beautiful chalkboards. Want to see all the products?  Click here!  There are many benefits to using Chalk Couture over traditional chalk for making ... View Post

Everything You Need to Know About Chalk Couture’s Chalk Stories Collection

Hello there!  I bet you have heard of Chalk Couture.  If not START HERE.  Chalk Couture recently released their newest catalog which has their new Chalk Stories Collection.  So what is Chalk Stories?  It is a collection of transfers that coordinate together.  You can mix and match all the transfers within a story to have cohesive and coordinated decor. What a great idea, right? There are currently three collections of Chalk Stories:  The Bee's Knees Collection, The Corner Market ... View Post