We are in the process of selling our first house and doing it DIY style too — as in For Sale By Owner (FSBO). This post is part of a series called, Home for Sale, in which I’ll share some of the details of our FSBO journey. After years of watching HGTV — shows like …

Can you believe we are almost halfway into September? The last several months have gone by so fast. We have made some progress on a house we may be buying, as well as the one we are selling — but it’s still a little bit too early for me to share any details. On Monday, …

I love gold and I love polka dots so what better than a project that combines two of my favorite things!  A few weeks ago, Lora and I went to an awesome yard sale put on by Repurposed Soul where I picked up this great white ampersand!  If you live in the Lexington/Nicholasville, KY area, …

We are in the process of selling our first house and doing it DIY style too — as in For Sale By Owner (FSBO). This post is part of a series called, Home for Sale, in which I’ll share some of the details of our FSBO journey. This spring I spent some time sharing how …

One thing we haven’t done often enough on this blog, is sharing some Etsy Love. We have a shop ourselves, and we love to buy from other crafters, but we haven’t shared much about any of them here. Well, today I’m sharing a painting with you that’s just too pretty not too share. Mike’s birthday …

While out shopping this weekend with Lora, I found this cute card on sale at Anthropologie.  I love the colors, floral print, and the french saying which means “I love you.”  I took French for 6 years and I love the language so I knew it would be a special addition to my work in …

Back in May, I told you about my adventures as a beginner gardener. Well, since we’re moving, I figured that  I should share an end of summer update so you could see how my plants have done. I have already commissioned my neighbors to give me an update on our flowers {and maybe snap a …

Last Monday, I showed you our window seat. Today, my husband, Mike, is making his blog-world debut to tell you what we learned while building the window seat in our living room. Supplies 2x4s Beadboard Plywood Self-Drilling Wood Screws Piano Hinges Wood Trim {we used scraps from other projects} Finishing Nails Paintable Caulk Wood Filler …

Well, change of plans, folks. Lora’s husband, Mike, was going to be sharing Part 2 of the Window Seat (See Part 1 here) project today — but Lora and I are pretty tough on our deadlines {not really} and he missed it. Not that moving and starting a new job has anything to do with …

Several weeks ago I shared our Home Tour, which included the Living Room — and a project I shared a sneak peak of in this post — the Window Seat. I’m going to give you a little background info today and then Mike {my hubby} will be back on Thursday with a “guest-post” of sorts …

Over the past few weeks, I have been sharing all about the double baby shower that mom and I threw for my two sister-in-laws. One is expecting a boy, and the other is expecting a girl and the food, games and decor all fit our theme, Bows and Bow Ties.  Since the mom-to-be of the little …

How was your weekend? We took a short two-day trip to our new hometown for Mike’s first day in his new job, a little house shopping and getting to know our new church family. They have been such a blessing to us and we are excited to finish selling our home so that we can …

Erica and I love to thrift shop {ohhh-kay, maybe we just like to shop in general}. But even with all my thrifting, yard sale-ing, and consigning, I’ve never bought one thing off Craigslist. That is, until Tuesday. I wasn’t even on Craigslist to shop. I’d seen a blogger who had done a kitchen remodel and …

Last week I shared about the food that we served at our Bows & Bow Ties Baby Shower. Today, I will be sharing about the games that we played. I knew that I wanted to avoid certain games such as “smell the diaper” and “measure mommy’s belly.” So, I planned games that were a little …

Learn how to restore a deck with Rustoleum Deck Restore. With this step-by-step tutorial and product review, you can restore a weathered deck over the weekend (and at a fraction of the price it costs to replace the deck!). Well, I know I just shared our Patio Reveal back in June, but it’s already experienced …