DIY Porch Refresh with the Cricut Joy {tutorial}

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Cricut. All opinions are 100% mine.

Good morning! It’s summer! We are busy, kiddos have been home for months & months & sometimes you just want to create or tackle of home improvement project. I don’t know about you, but I have two requirements for that! These projects need to be quick & easy too personalize. Annnnd if I can do it in 15 minutes or less, that’s even better! :) That’s why I love the Cricut Joy so much! It is the perfect companion to quickly & easily personalize anything with one cut & one color & in 15 minutes or less. It is fun, very functional & easy to use. Practical, everyday projects like this DIY Porch Refresh have never been more accessible or easier!  You can take the Joy anywhere & use it anytime. :) Let me show you how I used the Cricut Joy in this simple & fun DIY Porch Refresh.

Easy DIY Shiplap Wall {tutorial}

Good morning! This summer we will celebrate our 2 year anniversary in our new home, buuuuut believe it or not I still have projects from our old home that I haven’t shared! ha! Sooooo I thought I’d better get on that. ;) This is a tutorial I shared as a guest post on another blog several years ago, and it inspired the real shiplap we have in our home now. I just love clean look at shiplap (or planks!). Annnnnd I hope this design trend becomes a staple for many years to come. It’s also an easy weekend project that just about anyone can tackle with just a few inexpensive supplies and a few hand tools. We spent under $50 for this project. Let me show you how! :)

Turn a Coat Closet into Craft Storage {tutorial}

If you are like me, annnnnd I’m sure you are! ;) You love creating & having plenty of craft supplies on hand, so you can craft & create whenever the feeling strikes. But finding the space to store all those craft supplies can be a challenge! Today we are going to talk all about DIY Craft Storage & how to turn a coat closet into craft storage. Let’s get started. :)

Home is the Key + an O-Cedar ProMist® MAX Microfiber Spray Mop Giveaway

This is a sponsored post on behalf of Habitat for Humanity’s Home is the Key campaign & its corporate partners, and I am so excited to be a part of this campaign because I believe so strongly in their purpose & what they stand for. Ensuring everyone has a safe place to call home is so important!

Good morning! Did you know that nearly 19 million U.S. households spend more than half of their paychecks on housing costs? Gulp! That can create a huge burden that often requires many families to make difficult choices between their housing, healthcare, education, transportation & even grocery bills. Back in 2017, Habitat for Humanity’s Home is the Key campaign was created. This campaign aims to demonstrate how a decent, affordable homes can create a better life for families & individuals. When communities work with families to build homes that are affordable, safe & comfortable, miracles can happen! It can truly change lives & futures! Annnnd I am so excited to share this message with all of you & share some easy ways you can help! Let’s get started! :)

Easy Gutter Fix with Gorilla Waterproof Tape & $250 Home Depot Gift Card Giveaway

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of The Gorilla Glue Company. All opinions are 100% mine.

Good morning! As most of you know we recently built our own home. It was a process! Whew! ;) We had our final inspection a few months ago. I was so excited to have our LAST one! They came back & said everything looked great, buuuuuuuuuut we would have to add gutters before we could convert our construction loan into a conventional home loan. What??!! To say we were a little bit busy over the next several days putting up gutters is an understatement. ha! We had to work quickly, so that we could close on our home on the originally scheduled day. I didn’t want anymore delays. In our rush we forgot to seal one of our gutter joints. Unfortunately, the first time it rained we had a mini waterfall on the side of our house right through that gutter seam. Thank goodness I found an Easy Gutter Fix with Gorilla Waterproof Patch and Seal Tape. Let me show you how! (Annnnnd I have a fun Home Depot giveaway for you, too!)

5 Simple Ways to Organize Your Kitchen

This post is brought to you by Life Storage.

Good morning! Are you ready for the weekend? Ours is going to be busy! ha! I’m helping with a craft day at our church, & my two daughters have all day activities with choir & their youth group on Saturday. So we will be running from one to the other! I’m also hosting Thanksgiving at our house this year. I think I’d much rather stay home & do some deep cleaning & organizing to get everything ready for that. ha! Oh well! That will have to wait until next weekend. ;) If organizing and cleaning are your thing, you’ll want to pop over to the Life Storage blog & check out 5 Simple Ways to Organize Your Kitchen. I’m also sharing how we made this DIY kitchen island (which I’m thinking about changing up!). I’ll keep you posted! ;)

20 Easy Ways to Stage Your Home

This post is brought to you by Life Storage.

Good morning! I’m just popping in really quick (it’s crazy busy over here!) to let you know that I am over on the Life Storage blog this week sharing 20 important things to do before you sale your home. By doing these things, your home will be easy to stage, ready to show & hopefully, you’ll be able to sale your home quick! As for our big move, we are busy packing this week. Our closing date is about 2 weeks away! Eek! Yesterday I packed up all of my craft supplies. As soon as I did that, I needed something! haha! Moving problems! ;) Today we are working on cleaning out the attic. Fun stuff! ;)

Building Our Home: Floor Plan

Hello there! This post is a long time in the making! ha! We started building our own home last April. Annnnnd a now a year later, we are just about ready to move in. It’s still a work in progress! It’s definitely the biggest DIY project we’ve ever tackled! Over the next few weeks & months, I’m going to take you through the process. I’ll share the big steps we had to take, what we tackled ourselves, what we hired out & what we wished we had hired out. ;) Today we are going to talk about the floor plan!