Sneak Peek!

Here's a little peek at one of the schoolroom/office projects.

I am super blessed to have lots of littles running around here all the time, and they love making art for me as much as I love receiving it!

I thought we needed a display area so my sweet little neighbor and friend, Addi, helped with some painting. Later, Adalee (my niece) told me where to hang things.

Here are some pics of our work and one of Sethy and Addi creating! (Oh! And one of Tom and Addi having an ice cream break because well, you know, painting can wear a girl down!)

American Summer Porch

I wanted a new porch look for summer, so I opted for All American!

I try to be very practical and buy things I can store and use over and over again. I also new that after having surgery, I wouldn't be able to water flowers on my porch.

I gathered some pretty artificial flowers and containers at the Old Time Pottery store. I picked up a wire wreath, pre-cut quilting squares, and ribbon at a craft store to make a rag wreath. I used a Pinterest tip of tying bandanas at the corners to cover throw pillows we weren't really using. I grabbed some cheap flags at The Dollar Tree and the two red flower pots at Dollar General. I used a couple other things I already had and boom chocka locka, I had myself a new look!

I think this little makeover turned out pretty cute!

Projects Before Surgery

Hey all! It's been a while because I was recovery from surgery. I'll share more about what helped me through that in later posts, but today I wanted to take you back to some projects I did before surgery.

I had a list of things to get done this summer, and when I realized I would be having surgery instead, I kicked myself into high gear on any good-feeling day I had! I gathered up some sweet little helpers every chance I could too!

I painted most of our basement, organized my schoolroom/office, organized almost every room, closet, and the garage!

Here are some pics of basement painting with my adorable nieces, Hadassah and Adalee!