Tweet I know, I’ve been slacking again on posting. However, a lot has happened since I last posted when I showed you the beginnings of the framing of the house {read here}. Very shortly after this picture from my last post, the framing was complete. It was crazy how fast it went and it was so fun to drive by every day and see the changes and progress. Within a few days after the completion of framing, we had a roof! And a couple days later, we had windows! Here is the back view of the house. It’s starting to look like a house, huh? Well, all that exciting stuff is over (for now). For the past week and a half it’s been plumbing and HVAC. Not that it isn’t great progress, it’s just not as much fun to watch! But we have our plumbing and HVAC systems in (I’ll spare you the details and pics of that!) and electrical starts tomorrow. Once all that is done, the drywall will start going in and it will really start looking like a house inside! {visit site here} {visit Facebook page here}
Tweet Has it really been almost a month since I last posted about our house? Sorry about that! It’s been a pretty busy month! You’re going to be shocked by what I have to show you. When I left off they had just poured the footings (see previous post here). The foundation came next and we were thrilled that we finally got to see something coming up from the ground! I absolutely LOVE our brick choice. It’s the first one my eyes were drawn to when we walked into the brick. It’s Statesville Tumbled Oversized Walnut Creek Brick. I love even
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Tweet So last week I shared with you the progress of the land preparations that were done for the new house. {If you missed it, you can read about it here.} Although it was exciting to see things changing, even if it was just dirt being pushed around, we were ready for more! So we were very excited the day the surveyor came out to plot the house. That is, until we saw where the house was plotted! You can’t tell very well from the photo, but the house took up pretty much the entire width of the lot. And, because it
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Tweet Yes, I realize it’s been a month since I posted “I’m back!” after a long, much-needed break. Sorry about that! After finally breaking ground on our dream house at the beginning of January {read about it here}, we were so excited to watch the trees being cleared, the dirt being moved and anything else that reminded us that we were finally doing this! By the way, this will be our view from our front porch…gorgeous! So things were moving along but then we ran into a couple delays that have slowed the progress of the house. We hit rock… Not
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Tweet I realize I’ve been gone for quite a while. Much longer than I anticipated! But a lot has been happening over the past couple months and things have been pretty busy around here. First, we sold our sold our house in just four days and then we had only thirty days to pack up and move out. Needless to say, we spend those thirty days packing morning, noon and night! It was a whirlwind, but we were very thankful to have sold and closed so quickly because that meant we could get started on our new house! If you
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Tweet Ok my friends, I tried. I really, really did. Over the past several months I’ve tried to share new, creative ideas with you. But for me, these lame posts just aren’t cutting it. I miss (and I’m pretty sure you do too) refinishing furniture, re-decorating rooms, coming up with new, creative home decor. But to be honest, there is not a whole lot I can do right now. For those of you who follow my blog, you know that we are in the process of selling our current home in order to build our dream home. Our plans have been
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Tweet Oops, forgot to announce the winner yesterday of last week’s giveaway! The winner of the Designed Beginnings $40 store credit giveaway is… Diana! Somehow she left a comment within a comment but technically it was the third comment. Congrats Diana! If you didn’t win or if you didn’t enter, please stop by Designed Beginnings shop. She has some adorable vinyl wall decals!
Tweet Is it Thursday? Hmmm, I guess it is! Did I forget to put up this week’s PTT? Yes I did! Guess it’s better late than never, right??? Here a couple quick picks from last week… I can’t get enough of pumpkin-flavored stuff! (Except those pumpkin pie Hershey Kisses. They are awful! Awful!) But these Pumpkin Pie Pancakes with Pumpkin Whipped Cream from The Clever Pink Pirate sound and look delish! Check out how cute and simple this Wooden Height Chart by Twigg Studios. And this fall tablescape by Crafty Scrappy Happy! Simple, yet elegant Stop by for the tutorial for the
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Tweet I kept my Halloween decorations to a minimum this year since our house is currently on the market. Did I tell y’all that, by the way? Yes, the house went on the market! Anyway, as much as I love decorating for Halloween (and fall in general), I kept it minimal for staging purposes. I hate my house being staged. It doesn’t feel like my house. But I did create this little vignette on my kitchen sideboard. The weather here in SC has been gorgeous! I sent the boys into the woods in our back yard and asked them to find
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Tweet Check out this nursery… Isn’t the wall decal adorable? Today I’m excited to announce a giveaway from one of Scissors and Spatulas’ newest sponsors! Designed Beginnings creates nursery wall decals, growth charts, and adorable wall stickers to decorate any child’s room. I love the fun look of these numbers & circles wall decal! And the growth charts are too cute! What a great way to keep track of the littles’ growth! Let me introduce you to Ragan, Designed Beginnings shop owner… ”I am a graphic designer and decided to be a stay at home mom 3 1/2 years ago when
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Tweet Whew, things have been crazy around here lately! Yes, I took a little more than a week off. But I have great news! We chose a builder for our new house and (this is bittersweet news) our current house is on the market! Okay, enough about me….What have you been up to? Ready to show us what you got? Don’t forget the RULES… 1. Please link YOUR projects, tutorials, tips, etc. that have not already been shared at Pretty Things Thursday. 2. DO NOT link any posts that include giveaways, things you are selling or other link parties. 3.
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Tweet We recently took our annual fall road trip to Sky Top Apple Orchard in the mountains of North Carolina. This was our third year at the orchard but this was the first time we were actually able to pick apples. The past two years we have gone too late in the season and the trees were picked over. We made it a family trip and took my mother-in-law and met my sister-in-law and nieces who live closer to the orchard. I just wanted to share a few pictures with you. We had a blast!
Tweet Hey y’all! i just wanted to let you know that this week, I’m taking a break! And it’s ok! But why? Because this week… I’m busy trying to decide on a builder for our new house. Eeek! The Ready to Pop Shop is in full force and next week I have something new to add. The orders for my seat sacks are rolling in! WOW! And I just need some time for my family. Don’t worry, it’s only a week. I will be back Monday and things will be back to normal!
Tweet It’s Thursday again already and that means it’s time for you to link up your pretties! Thanks to everyone who linked up! Y’all give me so much great stuff it’s hard to choose! Here are just a couple of my faves from last week! Check out these Halloween candy test tubes from A Pumpkin & a Princess. Too cute! This caramel apple munch mix sounds so yummy! Stop by Shaken Together for the recipe. Check out this clock turned mirror from Pressing On. Very clever upcycle! Stubbornly Crafty used 2x4s to create some really cute Halloween characters. This mummy
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Tweet Today I’m excited to tell you about one of Scissors and Spatulas’ newest sponsors! Carolina Food Storage is a website and online store dedicated to improving and maintaining the quality of food while eliminating waste caused by tossing expired foods. I don’t know about you, but when I clean out my pantry I end up throwing out a garbage can full of unused, unopened food because it has expired. Money down the drain! Using the Shelf Reliance food rotation system in combination with freeze dried foods, this waste can be eliminated. Now I know you are thinking, “Freeze dried foods? No thank you!”
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Tweet I found the recipe for these bars last year in a magazine. I can’t remember which one. I thought they were really cute for a fall treat and the recipe sounded yummy. Plus they are simple enough that the kiddos can help. They are basically Rice Krispy treats using a different cereal and adding peanut butter and M&Ms. I found these red, brown and yellow ones for fall. If you can’t find them, you can always use regular and take out the blue and green. You’ll need: 30 large marshmallows, 3 Tbsp butter, 1 Tbsp peanut butter, 6 cups
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Tweet Fall is officially here! That means pumpkins, apples and spice! I love fall flavors! Today I’m revisiting a few of my favorite recipes that I’ve shared with you in the past. Enjoy! This dip is soooo good! And you can make a fun fall presentation by serving it out of a pumpkin! I wish I could call it my own, but I got it from Southern Living. It’s very easy. Recipe for Pumpkin Pie Dip These little guys may be tiny but they are pure deliciousness! Not to mention, adorable! And they are simple enough that the kiddos can help! You can
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Tweet Last Saturday we celebrated Parker Reese’s third birthday. It’s hard to believe my sweet little monkey is three already! The child’s two favorite things are Legos and Star Wars so Of course he chose a Lego themed party. I was actually pretty excited about this. I knew it would be a fun (and easy) theme to work with. I started with Lego invitations that I found on Pinterest. I created the invitation using the Silhouette software. I downloaded a Lego font that I found on the Internet and just changed the color of the letters and I used a wooden
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Tweet It’s Thursday again already and that means it’s time for you to link up your pretties! Thanks to everyone who linked up! Here is a look at a couple of my faves from last week! Of course I love this side table redo by Giraffe Legs. This bedazzled pumpkin was used as a centerpiece at a baby shower! A very clever idea over at Uncommon. Alderberry Hill always has something fabulous to share! This week it was her Halloween glass blocks that caught my eye! And finally, this chalkboard command center {which must have taken some serious patience}. Check out
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Tweet Yes, Halloween is right around the corner! Can you believe it? It is time to start thinking about those Halloween treats! The Lifestyle Crafts Fall Core Collection 2 cutting dies have just been released! And I’ve used two of these items to make the cute little Halloween treat boxes above! The Rectangular Matchbox Cutting Die was used to create the treat container. I chose some coordinating Halloween papers from Stampin’ Up! and ran them through the Big Shot with the matchbox die cut. Here is box number 1… This designer series paper I used for this box, Wicke Fun, is one of
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Tweet Happy Thursday! Ready to share some of your crafty ideas? Everyone has been working hard on their fall decor! There were several linked up last week so I decided to feature all of the fall ideas today. Sweater Pumpkins at Alderberry Hill Deco Mesh Pumpkin by Miss Kopy Kat Candy Corn Vases from Kaminski’s Creations Pinecone tree by Life on Lakeshore Drive Fall DIY Pumpkin Art by Cup of Delight Bewitching Pillows at I Gotta Create A Fall Burlap Wreath from Becoming Martha Candy Corn Banner over at Shaken Together Whatever you’ve been doing, we want to see! And
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Tweet Have you started to think that maybe all that “we are building a house” stuff was a fabrication? I know, it’s been a while since I’ve posted an update on the status of our new house. If you remember, my dream house, a plan I had torn out of Southern Living years ago, was this one, the Abberley Lane. Our front elevation was being based off of this one and we thought the inside floor plan worked, for the most part. Back at the beginning of August in this post, I shared with you some of the changes we were making to
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Tweet This is our back hallway. It’s just off the kitchen and is the entry from the garage. It is also where I keep the boys jackets, backpacks, my purse and everything else that needs to be dumped when we come into the house. I’ve wanted to make a “mudroom” in this space for over a year. Obviously there isn’t room for a bench (I’ve tried to convince myself that a small one might work but I know it would be completely in the way.) but I’ve wanted to add board and batten with hooks. Why I haven’t gotten around
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Tweet Lifestyle Crafts will be releasing their newest line of fall holiday die cuts on September 17. I have a little sneak peak for you of one of the dies from the Tricks ‘n Treats collection. This spooky coffin was created from the QuicKutz coffin cutting die {not for sale until Sept 17}. Let me show you how I made it. I started by measuring some designer series paper from Stampin’ Up! {view entire collection here}. What I love about SU’s designer paper is that it is heavy duty, like card stock, so you can use it for boxes, cards,
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Tweet Happy Thursday friends! I hope you have had a great week so far! I hope you have been busy creating stuff to link up this week! First, let’s take a look at a few of my favorites from last week’s party. Happy Thursday friends! Can you believe today we celebrate week 8 of PTT party?! Are you ready to share your creative awesomeness this week? Let me show you two of my faves this week! Embracing Change, I LOVE this headboard coat hook! And this gorgeous roadside rescue from Art is Beauty. I hope you saw something that inspired
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Tweet Back in July, we took a trip to Folly Beach, near one of my favorite places – Charleston, SC. Hubby and I used to live there and I never get tired of the history, architecture, food and shopping! While there my sister-in-law, Ilke, and I vowed to do some antique shopping. We took one afternoon and hit as many as we could in the ares outside of downtown. {Downtown’s antiques are WAY over our budget!} Here are some of my finds… I found several vintage handkerchiefs, ribbons and lace. I had no idea what I would do with them,
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