Vintage Christmas Truck Sign + A Cricut Holiday Blog Hop {tutorial}

This post is NOT brought to you by Cricut. We just really love our machines. ha! Affilitate links are used for your convenience. Thank you! :)

Good morning! I am so, so excited about this fun blog hop all about the holidays we celebrate in December. Although, I am so not ready for Christmas YET! (My kiddos were so confused when I busted out this cute Vintage Christmas Truck Sign. They are so into Halloween right now! haha!) Buuuuut it’s never too early to prepare & start thinking about the holidays. I’ll have links to tons of other Cricut inspired holiday crafts at the end of this post. So, you’ll want to stick around for that after I share this easy vinyl sign tutorial with you. Let’s get started! :)

Bob Ross & Happy Trees Couples Costume + Cricut cut files {tutorial}

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Good morning! Last week my college aged son sent me a message & wanted to know if I could help make him & his friend matching Halloween costumes. Of course, I was so willing to help out! It’s kind of my specialty. haha! He sent me a picture of something he had found online ~ a Bob Ross & Happy Trees costume. (So, this idea is totally not original, but too cute not to share!) I’m sharing the Cricut cut files for the Happy Trees t-shirt & for the paint palette plus where we found the perfect Bob Ross wig. So, let’s get started! :) (Oh! Annnnd I have links to tons of other DIY Halloween costume ideas, too!) :)

10 Apple Recipes

Good morning! How are you? I love fall! Annnnnd one of my favorite things about fall is all the yummy apple recipes that you can eat! :) That’s why I am excited to share 10 Apple Recipes that were linked up over the last two {wow me} wednesday parties. Remember this week’s party is still going on. Be sure to swing by & check that out, if you can. You can do that right here. Buuuuuuut first enjoy this delicious feature post. :)

{wow me} wednesday #373

Hello! Welcome to {wow me} wednesday!
I’m so glad you are here. :)

Last week I featured 12 Ways to Get Your Home Ready for the Holidays!
You can check them all out right over here.

12 Ways to get Your Home Ready for the Holidays

Gooooood morning! Anyone else hosting this holiday season? I am! Annnnnnd whew! I am already working hard getting my house ready. How many weeks until Thanksgiving? ha! I might need to call in some reinforcements. :) All kidding aside, hosting for the holidays can be a little bit stressful. That’s why I am excited to share these 12 Ways to Get Your Home Ready for the Holidays. All of these ah-mazing ideas were linked up to the last several {wow me} wednesday parties. This week’s party is still going on. Feel free to swing by & check it out here. Buuuuut first enjoy this very helpful feature post. :)

{wow me} wednesday #372

Hello! Welcome to {wow me} wednesday!
I’m so glad you are here. :)

Last week I featured 7 Fall Spaces!
You can check them all out right over here.

7 Fall Spaces

Hello! I hope your week has been going fabulous! :) I so love this time of year! (Annnd not just because my birthday was this week! ha!) I just love the cooler weather, all the colorful leaves (ours are just starting to change) & the trips to the pumpkin patch. Today I am so excited to share 7 Fall Spaces that were linked up to last week’s {wow me} wednesday party! If you haven’t checked out this week’s party yet you can do that here, and if you are a blogger I’d love to see your ideas! So head on over & link up ~ after you’ve checked out these ah-mazing fall spaces, of course! Enjoy! :)

DIY Under the Bed Storage Crates

This post is brought to you by Life Storage.

Good morning! One of my loves (after all things crafty!) is organization! I just love finding clever, fun & aesthetically pleasing ways to organize all the things. Recently I was over on the Life Storage blog sharing how we added TONS of storage under one of my kiddos’ beds. This is one of those projects that I asked myself why we didn’t do this years ago! It was so easy, looks amazing & these storage crates hold so much stuff! You can get the tutorial right here. Buuuuuut first, stick around for a little bit. I’m sharing some of my favorite organization posts with you, too! Keep reading, if you’re an organization junkie like me. ha!

Simple Halloween Porch with the Cricut Maker

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Cricut. The opinions and text are all mine.

It’s October! Eek! Time to bust out those handmade Halloween costumes & DIY Halloween crafts. Am I right? :) Annnnnnnd there is no better tool to make all your handmade Halloween dreams come true than the Cricut Maker. I am excited to share how I used my Cricut Maker to decorate our Simple Halloween Porch. I’m sharing the tutorials & cut files, so your can make these easy projects, too! Let’s get started! :)

{wow me} wednesday #371

Hello! Welcome to {wow me} wednesday!
I’m so glad you are here. :)

Last week I featured 12 Fall Crafts!
You can check them all out right over here.

12 Fall Crafts

Gooooood morning! Fall is definitely in the air. We’ve had cool mornings & perfect afternoons. I just love it! Today I am excited to be featuring 12 Fall Crafts that were linked up to the last several {wow me} wednesday parties. Remember this week’s party is going on right here. Be sure to swing by & check it out. In the meantime, enjoy these lovely fall crafts. :)

Hot Glue Crayon Rubbings {tutorial}

This is not a sponsored post. I did receive a copy of the book, Hot Glue Hacks & Crafts for participating (& loved it!!!), & Cricut affiliate links are used for your convenience. :)

Hello there! It’s been a little while since I participated in Craft Lightning. Buuuuut I’m back! Yay! :) Annnnd this month is so fun! We are celebrating the release of the new book, Hot Glue Hacks & Crafts by Angie Holden & Carolina Moore. You’ll know Angie from The Country Chic Cottage & Carolina from 30 Minute Crafts. I’ve met both of them in real life at a Cricut event last year. Annnnnd they are just as awesome in person & oh so crafty. You’ll want to check out their book, for sure. :) So, you guessed it! This month’s theme is hot glue crafts that can be done in under 15 minutes! Let me show you how to make these Hot Glue Crayon Rubbings. :)

{wow me} wednesday #370

Hello! Welcome to {wow me} wednesday!
I’m so glad you are here. :)

Last week I featured 10 Yummy Halloween Treats!
You can check them all out right over here.

10 Tips for Moving on a Budget

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of CORT Furniture Clearance Center. All opinions are 100% mine.

Good morning! As most of you know our summer was full of moving! In June, we closed on our old house & moved into our brand new (almost finished!) home. Needless to say we have been busy! This week we are actually (finally!) rolling over our construction loan into a regular conventional loan & closing on our new home. Annnnd I will be so excited to finally be done with this whole process. I’ve learned a bunch along the way though! We were definitely on a budget throughout this whole process. Annnnd today I am excited to share 10 Tips for Moving on a Budget.

10 Yummy Halloween Treats

Hello there! How are you? Halloween is sneaking up on us really quick! Eek! Next week I’ll be working on our cute Halloween inspired front porch, and I can’t wait to share all the details with you soon! Buuuuut today I am excited to be featuring 10 Yummy Halloween Treats from some of you! All of these were linked up to last several week’s {wow me} wednesday parties. This week’s party is still going strong. Be sure to swing by & check out this week’s amazing collection of ideas. If you are a blogger, be sure to link your ideas & projects, so I can feature you, too. You can do all of that right here. Buuuuut first check out this adorably spooky & delicious feature post. Enjoy!