It’s summer. It’s hot. You need to eat, but you don’t want to be bogged down with a heavy meal nor heat up the house—and yourself!—by cooking too much. Try some of these light and healthy summer snack ideas, including grab-and-go bites, tasty wraps and rolls, fresh and flavorful salads, sweet and fruity treats, and a little bit of chocolate,…
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Well here it is, mid July and I’m just now doing my porch refresh for summer and fall. Usually, come April, the porch is the first thing I do. Unfortunately, starting about April, we had nonstop rain, floods and torrential downpours for about 2 months straight here in East Texas. It’s only in the last month that rain…
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I’m so excited to be guest hosting the My Favorite Things blog series today, which is a fun monthly series hosted by several of my favorite blogging friends; Kris from Driven by Decor, Jennifer of Dimples and Tangles, Lisa from Shine Your Light and Pam from Simple Details. Thank you ladies for inviting me to participate today! 🙂 This month,…
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I’m a little late doing my summer wreath this year but finally got around to it last week and made this easy eucalyptus door wreath. This is the easiest wreath I think I have ever made (less than 30 minutes) and I wanted to share it with you guys today because it’s so simple and perfect for summer heading into…
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It’s time for this month’s Artist Spotlight and for June and we’re so excited to be featuring the talented artist Megan Elizabeth, also known as Art by Megan. “San Sebastian” by Megan Elizabeth Megan’s s art work is featured on our free printable 2016 artist collaboration calendar for the month of June that we shared back in January here. I have followed…
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I have a list of favorite blogs that consistently feature amazing projects, from easy DIY, to crafty, to “Wow! How did you come up with that?” I hope these creative craft projects other bloggers have made and featured on their blogs inspire you to create something beautiful yourself! Walking up to your front door and this adorable flower pot wreath…
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After what seems like several months of nonstop rain (and flooding) here in East Texas, the rain finally stopped long enough for me to do a little summer patio refresh project. Usually by late April or early May, our back patio is all set and ready to go for the summer but this year, I’m getting such…
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Over the (almost) 7 years that I have been blogging about paint colors, I have never shared a color palette of my “go to” colors with you guys. I receive emails and questions on my Facebook page all of the time asking what my “go-to” black is, my favorite gray, or my “go-to” white trim color. I thought…
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Yay!! Summer is finally here and coming up with creative summer craft projects for the kids is always a challenge! Today I wanted to pull together a nice list of some of my past kids craft projects and a few others from Blogland to inspire you with some great projects to keep the kids busy and creative! Also, at the end…
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