What do you do when life hands you lemons? I cut them up and put them in a vase. 🙂 Along with some sunflowers. You are pretty much guaranteed to smile! This cheerful sunflower arrangement is certain to brighten a room. I love this simple way to take a boring grocery store bouquet and turn it into something personal and unique! For this cheerful… View Post
{Kate Spade Style Soiree} How to Make Knock-Off Kate Spade Shoes
I hope you are excited to see polka dots, colors, and whimsy, because today is the Kate Spade Style Soiree! Today is the first Style Soiree Summer link party and we are featuring all things Kate Spade. That’s right, if you are a Kate-Spade-Luvah, fasten your patent leather seat belt because this is going to be more fun than eating… View Post
{Pinterest Challenge} Clothespin Starburst Mirror
It’s official. I now have a mirror in every room of my house. Some rooms have more than one. It really is a sickness, y’all. Last week when the Spring Pinterest Challenge was announced, I knew it was just the motivation I needed to move a project from a “pinned” status to a “pin-there-done-that” status. With the laundry room makeover… View Post
Kate Spade is Coming to Dinner!
Are you sick of my Kate Spade posts yet? I promise this is the last one… until our Kate Spade Style Soiree on May 14th! I can’t wait to see what you all come up with! Want to see more Kate Spade Inspiration? Click here for my self- dubbed Kate Spade Inspired Fashion Week. And here for more info on the Summer… View Post
{Style Files} Kate Spade Fashion Week
Happy Friday! We made it through another work week! Well done, ladies, well done. Speaking of the work week, what a grind, right? Getting ready for work can be so hectic and I typically end up in a rut wearing the same clothes over and over. To help infuse a little fun into my week (what can I say, I… View Post
Mason Jar Housewarming Gift “Recipe”
Are you wondering what to bring to a housewarming party? This simple Mason Jar Housewarming Gift Recipe is the perfect answer! (…aaannndd yet another use for a Mason Jar!) One of my co-workers recently bought her first home and I am just so dang excited for her! After years of moving and renting (we moved six times in our first… View Post
{Southern Tradition} Blue Mason Jars
Mason jars are a quintessential Southern symbol, and I was so excited to score some “Ball Blues” while on my shopping girl’s weekend. Mason jars make the perfect impromptu vases! Best part is that I got them for a quarter each. It really is the little details that help make a house a home, and it doesn’t have to cost much to do… View Post
{Southern Tradition} How to Add Haint Blue Porch Ceiling
This time of year, we are all looking for ways to give our outdoor spaces a little face lift. One suggestion for a quick, inexpensive, and easy refresh for your porch is to give it a haint blue porch ceiling. What is a haint blue porch ceiling? Read on for a Southern’s Guide to this blue ceiling on porch southern tradition! Why… View Post
Mason Jar Tumblers (aka Southern Sippy Cups)
While in the Tennessee mountains recently, we made a trip to the local Walmart where I came across some cuteness I wanted to share! I know, I know, Walmart and cuteness in the same sentence? Could it be? These adorable Mason Jar Tumblers combine the look of two of my favorite things- Mason Jars & Paper Straws- into one adorable “Southern Sippy Cup”. Ca-ute! These… View Post