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How to Cut Mirror or Glass

Last week I showed you guys our little DIY reclaimed wood mirror: And then I showed you pictures of Mila Jane: (But Mila is not relevant to this post.) I got several questions and emails about how to cut mirror, so I thought I’d show you a quick little how-to. It’s important that we briefly […]

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Mila Jane is Six Months Old!

baby girl on sheepskin

And now I shall show you excessive photos of my sweet baby girl. She turned six months old on Wednesday, and I am just NOT okay with that. Mila Jane is the sweetest little thing. I remember when I was pregnant with her and Andy told me that she was not just this baby doll […]

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DIY Reclaimed Wood Octagon Mirror

Weathered Octagon Mirror from Pallet Wood

I’m just sayin’, if you are married to me, you should really know better than to say things like: “That looks easy to make. We could do it, no problem” when I show you pictures of things like this weathered octagon mirror I first saw on YHL and later found on pinterest which retails for […]

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That Time We Fostered a Large Cow

Sometimes friends come into your life for a season, and then, just as soon as they came, they’re gone again. Such was the case with Bessie. Bessie, of course, is the cowhide rug I bought recently for our office. She came to us (via an ebay auction) because she needed a home and a family, […]

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How to Make a Shaded Lamp Cordless

make a shaded lamp run on batteries tutorial

A couple months ago, I posted a tutorial on how to make any lamp cordless. Except I kind of lied a little, because the post only talked about how to make task lamps cordless, and people who wanted to make their lamps with shades run on batteries were left… well… in the dark. (Oh that […]

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Healthy “Real Food” Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins

Healthy Real Food Pumpkin/Sweet Potato Chocolate Chip Muffins

Sad-but-true-story: Once when my very northern in-laws were in town, I decided to treat them to a traditional homemade southern meal of chicken n’ dumplings. (“Dumplins” if you’re being serious about this.) source Good call, right? Add a few daughter-in-law points to the scoreboard? Except instead of adding my cream-of-soup powder to the giant pot […]

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Hand-Picked Home Decor from Bedly {Giveaway!}

So tell me how you would feel about this… What if an interior designer who understood your style could just show up at your door… maybe once a month or so… with an armful of hand-picked home decor items to spruce up your house? Maybe a new cute throw… or a fun pillow you might […]

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How to Clean a Paint Roller: the Quick & Easy {Kinda Messy} Way

It’s a scientifically proven fact that the absolute WORST part of painting a room is the clean-up, especially cleaning up the paint roller. Well, I’m sharing a brilliant new discovery today! It’s pretty much right on par with fire, the wheel, dark chocolate and pinterest. Okay maybe not dark chocolate. Andy figured out this new […]

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Fresh new de-germed walls in the office!

Home Office at View Along the Way

Not that I have ever watched Real Housewives of New Jersey, but “allegedly” there is an episode in one of the first seasons in which Teresa and Joe Guidice are building their new house: via popcrunch She says something to the effect of, “We didn’t want to live in a house that someone else already […]

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My Least {MOST} Favorite Things about Fall

Lots of bloggers these days are talking about the return of autumn and their favorite aspects of the season. Well NOT ME. I thought we could all discuss the very worst parts of autumn today. The things that make us loooong for snowy days, or pollen season, or the melty-sticky-sweatiness of summer. Like… 1. The […]

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Random Acts of Craftiness, Board Game Style

Today is the day of the Random Acts of Craftiness Challenge over at His and Hers Blog, in which we were all challenged to craft something new and unique using board game pieces and reveal them TODAY. Yay! I’ll suggest that you head to Erin’s blog to get your fill of crafty genius, read through […]

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The Great Autumn Mantle Disaster of 2012

Decorating a Mantle for Fall/Autumn at View Along the Way

If you were anywhere in the southeastern U.S. yesterday, did you feel it too? The Earthquake of 2012? I’m talking of course about the one that struck just as I finally put the finishing touches on my fall mantle, the moment I was setting up my tripod to take a picture of it for you. […]

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{September Sponsors}

You look like someone who needs to do a little shopping, am I right? 🙂 Check out these great finds by the fabulous sponsors who help make all this bloggy fun possible! Belvedere Designs at Wallquotes.com offers the most beautiful vinyl wall quotes! They’re about adding that little touch of personality to help make your […]

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Free printables and a laundry room sneak peek!

Free Bible Verse Printable: Create in me a clean heart, O God

Oh yeah, the laundry room. I knew there was something I was forgetting. We’re about 90 percent done. And you’re just going to have to take my word for it because I’m waiting to show it to you until it’s complete. So far we’ve painted the floors, stenciled a wall, added new cabinets and shelves, […]

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DIY Chandelier Upgrade and a Photobombing Attack

DIY turquoise beaded chandelier for baby girl nursery

I have a confession to make. I lied to you. In my defense, it was only a lie of omission. And my heart was in the right place. Do you remember a few months ago when I posted Mila’s nursery reveal? And it looked like this? You might’ve wondered to yourself, “Self, why is Kelly […]

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