This post was most recently updated on July 6th, 2018 Homeschool has been a wonderful experience for our family. In fact, we love the flexibility it offers, and the opportunity for each of my four children to learn at their own pace. Every homeschool family is different, of course. The truth is, there are so many ways to go about teaching your kids at home. But something almost all of us have in common. We Continue Reading
DIY Farmhouse Coffee Filter Flower Wreath
This post was most recently updated on April 8th, 2018 I love farmhouse decor. Which makes complete sense, since I live in, you know, a farmhouse. I think the shabby, chippy style adds so much warmth and character to any space. Now, there are tons of beautiful farmhouse wreaths available on the market – but they are very EXPENSIVE! Which is why this gorgeous, elegant, diy farmhouse wreath was something I just HAD to do! It’s Continue Reading
Budget Friendly Furniture Facelifts
This post was most recently updated on April 9th, 2018 Is your furniture looking a little worse for the wear? Showing signs of aging, sagging, rips, tears, stains? Wishing you could replace it but knowing it’s just not in your budget right now? Me, too. If only there were some fast, easy, and budget friendly ways to give your furniture a facelift. Wait! There are! And I’m going to share my very favorites with you Continue Reading
Fall Decorating on a Small Budget
This post was most recently updated on April 19th, 2018 I hope you are are having an amazing fall so far! Fall is my favorite season and I LOVE to decorate for it. In the past, I’ve gone a little overboard with things, though. So, I have set a self-imposed, super small fall decorating budget this year. And today, I wanted to share a few of my favorite DIYs and seasonal decor ideas for this Continue Reading
Budget Friendly Pumpkin Garland
This post was most recently updated on April 22nd, 2018 It’s fall! This is my favorite time of year and I would love to decorate every single thing around my home. But I’m, like, really cheap. 😉 So this year, I challenged myself to spend less than $50 getting my home ready for fall. That’s right – $50! I have had so much fun being creative with decor. But my absolute favorite project of the Continue Reading
Easy Crochet Projects a Beginner Can Complete in a Weekend!
This post was most recently updated on April 24th, 2018 For the past few weeks I’ve been recovering from surgery. I haven’t been able to do anything remotely strenuous, and there’s only so many makeup tutorials you can watch on YouTube without getting bored, right? So to keep myself occupied, I have been working on some easy crochet projects I’ve been wanting to make but hadn’t had time. These projects are simple enough, that even Continue Reading
The BEST (Super Cheap) Laundry Stain Remover
This post was most recently updated on April 21st, 2018 With a family of six, keeping up with laundry is a never-ending challenge. Stains, tears, smells, weird color migrations – some days it’s like God Himself is testing my ability to care for my family’s clothing. While I use a really effective natural laundry detergent, sometimes it needs just a little help with the really stubborn spots. And I could not live without this particular Continue Reading
Summertime (& why I’ve been MIA)
You GUYS! I know I’ve been absent from the blog for a while, but I’ve been SO summertime busy. And I know every single one of you Mamas out there know exactly what I mean by that: I’ve been working in the yard, the garden, the house, catching up on all sorts of things … including school, and trying to get us all on an efficient-yet-fun summertime schedule. I haven’t accomplished as much as I wanted to so far, but Continue Reading