Best Flea Markets in Southern Illinois!!!
Have you guys been keeping up with all my junk?! Or, should I say, my junk haul?;) The hubby and I have taken a short little vacation and hit some of my FAVORITE flea markets around the…
DIY Wooden Picture Holder
I think it goes without saying that I love taking pictures. My kids just got used to me following them around with my camera (before we had smartphones!) and eventually quit rolling their eyes. I love taking…
How to Paint and Distress Farmhouse Style
One of my favorite moments is when someone asks “where did you get that?!” or “who did that for you?!”. They always expect a fancy answer. In my blog post about flea markets, I talk about how…
DIY spoon rack
“Ours is a culture and a time immensely rich in trash as it is in treasure.” – Ray Bradbury Man. I don’t know about you guys, but this quote really hit home for me today. If you…
5 Tips for Decorating Outdoor Spaces
I LOVE decorating my outdoor spaces!! Probably because I just love being outdoors! My little hobby farm is on a gravel road, is about three acres and the nearest “neighbor” is a little over a mile away!…
How to Find Treasures at a Flea Market!!
One of the questions I get asked the most is: where did you find that?! And the answer is never “at Nordstrom!” or “Pier 1!” but always: “at a FLEA MARKET!!!” I LOVE JUNK!!! (As my husband…
How To Decorate for the Fourth of July (with a BANG!)
Every year I look forward to hosting a big Fourth of July party for my family and friends, but this year I’m ESPECIALLY excited after feeling so cooped up and not being able to see a lot…
Simple and Cheap DIY Guide for Raised Garden Beds
One of my FAVORITE projects last summer was making these simple and CHEAP raised garden beds!! They took no time at all, hardly no money at all and saved me a TON of time and energy!! Not…
A DIY Guide to Painting Kitchen Cabinets!
The question I probably get asked the most is “how in the world did you get your cabinets to look like that?!” No joke. I get it at least three times a day. So today, I wanted…
An Easy (and FREE) Guide on How to Edit Photos!
No presets required;) Yes, you read that right. I’m an Instagram influencer with an audience of 120K+ followers, and I’m going to tell you how to edit photos for FREE without expensive presets!! I assume that most…
