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Quick + Easy Felt Heart Garland
This super easy felt heart garland is just what you need to add that adorable romantic touch to your home for Valentine's Day.
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Free Christmas Banners
Rejoice and Merry Christmas! Here are a couple Printable Free Christmas banners just for you! Oh Christmas! It’s such a beautiful time of the year. And such a busy time of year! I am so late getting these banners shared with everyone. It’s been a very busy few weeks for us over here. Though it’s been a very fun few weeks. We went to two Christmas festivals/concerts that the bases here put on for the service members and their families. It was a lot of fun, we got to see Jade Eagleson, Jimmie Allen, and Easton Corbin. So that was pretty cool. Then between a Christmas party, various appointments, and…
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How to Make a Felt Nativity Stable
I made this felt stable to display a nativity set but a cute little stable/house like this could have any number of purposes. Your kids can put their toy farm animals in it or it can house some other little knickknacks in your home. EDIT: It’s now 2 years later and this stable is holding up beautifully. It’s currently displaying my little manger scene on the piano and looking as perfect as it did when I first made it. My Manger Scene A number of years ago (while I was still living in my mum’s house) a dear friend of mine went on a missions trip to Haiti. When she…
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Super Easy and Removable Kitchen Cabinet Update
With no more than a handful of tiny tiles and a package of mounting squares I was able to add this fun touch to my kitchen cabinets. A simple and affordable cabinet update that gives just a little POP of color to our lives. Living in a home that you don’t own can be super frustrating. You can’t paint anything or drill holes into anything. Everything you do has to be temporary and removable. That’s why I was so excited by this super easy cabinet update. The Kitchen has been my biggest frustration. It’s a nice kitchen and everything in it is new and clean and functional so I really…
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Decorating With Fall Leaves
You may ask me, “Johanna, how is it that you’re decorating your subtropical home with fall leaves? I thought you lived on an island that was home to neither maple leaves nor changing seasons?” Well let me tell you. My family is awesome. That’s how. My mum and my younger brother got together and took the time to wax dip a whole bunch of colorful fall leaves and send them to me! How cool is that? The box of leaves was labeled “A bit of New Hampshire for your Thanksgiving decor.” If you’ve ever been to New Hampshire, or any part of New England, during the fall then you know…
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Printable Thanksgiving Banner
Print out this free “Give Thanks” banner to decorate your home. I love November (and not just because my birthday is in November!) As a girl from New Hampshire, November means crisp mornings where you can see your breath and bright orange and yellow leaves that crunch with the first frost. It means sunny afternoons and cozy evenings. And of course, it means Thanksgiving! Back home my family really does Thanksgiving up. Loads of Family get together and spends the day baking and cooking. An excess made, but of course, leftovers to last the long weekend is all part of the plan. It’s crazy and fun, and it’s perfect. This…
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The Easiest Way to Repurpose Empty Jars
Give new life to your empty food jars by turning them into cute canisters to keep your home organized. I use this one here for q-tips on my bathroom counter but you can store anything at all in one of these. repurpose a short jar, like my queso jar, to hold little things like cotton balls or tooth picks. Or you can make one out of a taller jar to hold pencils, make-up brushes, or dog treats. The possibilities are endless. Be green and repurpose your empty jars! Also cool: If you leave the lid unscrewed it easily lifts off for easy, everyday access (which is how I leave it…
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Be Bold
A quick guide to boldly pursuing your passions + an easy art project Be bold. Be brave. It sounds simple enough right? So why is it so hard to step up, stand out, and be bold about our wants and needs? Fear. That’s really all it is. We’re afraid of standing out. Afraid that people might not like us if we show that side of ourselves. Afraid that we won’t be able to achieve our goals. But what if you didn’t have to stress so much about making the right decision and felt confident about your passions? What if saying how you felt instead of what others want to hear…
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Picture Frame Centerpieces
Overflowing with silk flowers or displaying flickering candles these DIY picture frame centerpieces are beautiful for either everyday use on your table or as part of your party decor. You can easily make your own following this tutorial! These can be customized to match your home’s decor by changing up the color and patterns, as well as the shape (see bottom of post). Frames for this project can be found at a dollar store and any size frame will work as long as they’re all the same. As for the window film, Amazon has a ton of awesome options for relatively cheap. I found the stain glass film I used…
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DIY: Painted Lampshade
Upon moving into our new home in Okinawa, we quickly realized that around here, lamps, of all things, are hard to come by. Our living room has large, bright, florescent ceiling lights… not at all relaxing to snuggle up under in the evenings. It was clear that something had to be done to improve our snuggle time and so we set out in search of a lamp. We checked the BX (for those of you who don’t know, BX stands for Base Exchange and it’s basically Military Walmart) they had ONE lamp. It was a basic lamp, nothing fancy. It could have worked fine if only the shade hadn’t been…
