5 Simple Ways to Organize Your Kitchen

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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! ;)

DIY Open Shelving in the Kitchen for under $100

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Goooooooood morning! School started last week, so I am a little behind sharing some of my favorite projects! I’m looking forward to sharing all. the. things. with you. ha! One of those things is the DIY Open Shelving we just put up in our kitchen! I am in love! Honestly, I wasn’t sure how much I would really like open shelving. Buuuuut with a tight budget, I was willing to try it out. ha! Annnnnd it ends up that I love, love, love it! I’m sharing all the details over on the Life Storage blog. You’ll have to head over there to see how we did it! :) Buuuuut stick around here for just a little bit, & I’ll let you know 5 reasons why I love open shelving so much. :)

8 Cabinet Ideas

Hello there! This post is going up waaaaaay later than my normal posts. Sorry about that! Buuuuut it was worth the wait! Today I am excited to be featuring 8 Cabinet Ideas that were linked up to the last several {wow me} wednesday parties. Annnnnd speaking of cabinets….did you hear the news from yesterday? We are building a house & hope to be moving in soon! I *think* I’ve decided on IKEA cabinets with a quartz countertop. If you have opinions on either of those, let me know! Also, next week I’ll be sharing our floor plans! So exciting! :) Buuuut first check out this fun feature post! (This week’s party is still going on here, if you’d like to check that out, too!) Enjoy! :)

My Favorite Kitchen Tips

Hello, there! What room do you spend the most time in at your home? For me, it’s the kitchen! I am literally in the kitchen all day long! From cooking, cleaning, washing dishes, crafting, helping with homework, taking out the trash, paying bills & everything in between you can find me in there! ha! Keeping my kitchen clean & organized is extremely important to me. Our home just runs better when I have the kitchen in order & the dishes put away. Today I am sharing My Favorite Kitchen Tips. Some of these tips are time saving, some help me save money & some just save my sanity! ha! I’m also sharing a free cut file for some super cute kitchen labels. I also have a pretty awesome coupon from Hefty Ultra Strong to tell you about, too! So let’s get started. :)

Easy & Dramatic Kitchen Update with Pfister Faucets

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Hello! I’ve been working on updating my kitchen little by little. Annnnd since my hubby hasn’t agreed to new countertops, a new sink & painting the cabinets yet (ha!) I’ve been focusing on smaller more manageable projects! I love when these easy changes had such a dramatic effect. An easy way to update your kitchen is changing out your faucet. It is so easy to do! Annnd if you pick the right one the change can be dramatic! So today I’d love to show you an Easy & Dramatic Kitchen Update with Pfister Faucets. So let’s get started!

How to Keep Your Kitchen Clean with Printable #PalmoliveMultiSurface

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Hello! Good morning! :) How was your weekend? Mine was amazing! We had a girl’s weekend in Kansas City, & we had a blast! Annnnd when we got home the boys had actually cleaned the house! Yay! So that was a nice surprise! ha! Who doesn’t love a clean house? I sure do. ;) One of the rooms that I find the hardest to keep clean is the kitchen. The kitchen is by far the busiest (& messiest!) room in our house, & it can be quite the challenge sometimes. So I’m excited to share some tips on How to Keep Your Kitchen Clean with you today. (I even have a kitchen cleaning checklist printable for you!) I also wanted to show you the brand new Palmolive® Multi Surface dish soap that I found at Walmart recently. I LOVE that you can clean both dishes and kitchen surfaces with one product. It has saved me a ton of time cleaning! Yay! So let’s get started! :)

How to Make a Reusable Stencil with your Silhouette {tutorial}

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Hello! I know one of the new products from Silhouette that everyone has been talking about is the new reusable Silhouette Stencil Material. I know when I first saw it that I couldn’t wait to try it out! I was so excited to get my hands on some last week. Yay! So today I’m excited to share an easy how to make a reusable stencil with your Silhouette tutorial. You are going to love this stuff! ha! ;) Annnd remember it is 25% off right now using the code GINGERSNAP when you shop at SilhouetteAmerica.com. Awesome! OK….so here we go! :)

Kitchen Updates with Americana Decor Chalky Finish Paints

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Hello! As most of you know (if you follow me on facebook or instagram) we have had more than our fair share of snow days lately! Whew! ;) That means lots of extra time hanging around the house. ;) I’ve been working super hard in my kitchen getting it all organized, deep cleaned & making a few updates that made a big difference! Paint is always my go to when I want some quick changes around my house. So first I repainted the walls in my kitchen a much lighter color, & then I grabbed some of the brand new Americana Decor Chalky Finish paint to add some fun accents. So keep reading to see what I did & to find out where you can pick up some of this brand new paint! :)

Amazing Pantry Makeover from A Little of This, A Little of That {contributor}

Hi!  I'm Sarah from A Little of This, A Little of That.  As the name of my blog suggests, there is a little of everything going on over there.  I love to decorate, DIY, sew, craft and cook!  I'm a momma to three beautiful children.  I blog about my latest projects, so I hope you'll stop by some time and get your creative juices flowing.  I've known Ginger for a long time, and am so honored to be a contributor on her blog today! We recently moved into a new house, and I have had so much fun decorating, painting, and all that a new house involves.

 

One thing has been lurking-and driving me nuts. 

Our scary pantry.

This is the scary before picture. 

Brace yourself!

 

I could never find anything.  Ever!

Here are a few {easy} things I did to spruce it up!

Easy Wedding Gift with Silhouette Vinyl & a Silhouette CAMEO® Giveaway

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Happy Tuesday! Well yesterday I told you that I was headed to Texas for my little sister’s wedding! Yehaw! Well, I’m pretty sure she is going to be too busy to be reading my blog this week, so I’m going to go ahead & show you her wedding gift! Shhhhhh! ;)

My sister, Leigh did something similar for me when we got married a few years ago! Well, maybe it was more that a few years ago! ha! ;) Anyways, I bought a huge 2 gallon glass canister at Walmart & filled it with all those kitchen gadgets that they’ll need ~ a can opener, peeler, measuring cups & spoons, salt & pepper shakers, corn on the cob holders, spatula, whisk, etc. Then I made it extra cute by adding some fun Silhouette vinyl to the outside of the canister! Keep reading to see how I did it! Annnnd I’ve got a Silhouette promotion & giveaway for you, too! Yay! :)

15+ Home Décor DIY Projects, Tips & Reveals {link party features}

It’s my favorite day of the week…I get to feature some of YOU!  Yay!
This week’s party is still going on so feel free to link up {here} if you haven’t yet!

Today I’m sharing 15+ ah-mazing home décor DIY projects, tips & reveals.

I’ll be back later today sharing some more
fabulous features from the #biggestlinkpartyever!

chalkboard menu board {tutorial}

fab friday {kitchen canisters}

Here's how I made my {super easy & cute} kitchen canisters.

I bought my canisters at Walmart. 

Then I cut my vinyl out with my Silhouette.

I used the Elise font. {It's one of my all time favorite fonts!}

Then I applied my vinyl.  For more detailed instructions for applying vinyl click {here}.

The hardest part is making sure your vinyl is all centered & in the right spot.

Vinyl LOVES to stick to glass, so applying it is so easy & fast.

Everything looks better when it's labeled. :)

Don't you think??? :)

If you'd like to win your own personalized set of these

fun kitchen labels visit A Little Etsy Love {here}

& enter for a chance to win a set from my etsy shop, Ginger Snaps.

 Have a fabulous weekend, everyone! Come back tomorrow for another Saturday Surprise. :)

take a look {popcorn bowl}

I'm so excited today to be guest blogging over

on Made it on Monday for Jill

who is having a blast at vacation bible school right now. :)

I'm sharing my tutorial on how to make {personalized dishwasher safe cups} for your family.

So it you missed my post on that one head over to Made it on Monday & check it out. :)

Since I love cast vinyl so much I couldn't resist sharing one more of my cast vinyl projects with you!

{Remember cast vinyl is super cool because it can be run through a dishwasher.  Sweet!}

The possibilities are endless!

Here's how I made this {super cute, easy & cheap} popcorn bowl.

I got my bowl for a dollar at Walmart! {Didn't I say cheap!?} :)

Then cut the word {popcorn} in cast vinyl using my Silhouette.

Applied the vinyl.

Remember my tip when working with cast vinyl.

Let the vinyl sit for 5-10 minutes before removing the transfer tape.

It seems to stick better that way.

Then take the transfer tape off nice & slow. :)

There you go!

A very cute {popcorn} bowl.

Wait!  Something is missing!

There it is- the popcorn!  Yum! :)

OK...I've got a BoNuS idea for you today!

{Look at this super cute gift idea!}

Add some microwave popcorn, some M&M's, fun tissue paper and a movie.

Tie it up in a gift bag with a ribbon & a tag.

There you go {movie night in a bowl}.

Enjoy!

{Since I had so much fun last week giving out some FrEe vinyl!}

The first 3 FoLlOwErs to comment on this post

{with their e-mail address so I can contact you!}

will receive the word {popcorn} cut in cast vinyl.

Then you can make your very own super cute popcorn bowl!

Don't forget!

Go enter my {USA block} giveaway.

Winner will be announced on SaTuRdAy!!!

{Enter here.}

Have a wonderful day!

take a look {Pantry Clipboard}

{so much better}

Here's how I made it:

Here's the clipboard all cleaned up!

I took the sheet metal & chicken wire off.

{I used the sheet metal to make this no soliciting sign.}

I cut a piece of cage wire to fit my opening.

Then I stapled gunned the wire

onto the back of the frame.

Flipped it over & touched up some of the paint!

Cut some vinyl lettering to dress it up a little.

The I applied the vinyl phrase:

a little bit of

{This & That}

For the clips I painted some mini cloths pins black.

I organized all of my coupons,

appointment reminders & box tops.

Then I put them in snack size bags.

Then I hung them on the clipboard.

{Much better.}