This post is a collaboration with 3M DIY. To keep up-to-date on projects, products and sampling visit 3MDIY.com. I spent most of the beautiful spring this year feeling sick and exhausted. That’s pretty much how the first trimester goes for most women. Since I spent most of my time napping and trying to keep food […]
Free Printable Weekly Menu Planner
Wake up, wake up, wake up, it’s the first of the month! Shew, okay now that I have that out of my system I’ll start over. It’s the 1st of the month and you know what that means; 21 FREE printables in one place! When the baby arrives in December there will be a lot […]
Houndstooth Stencil Messenger Bag
When a brand contacts me about a new line of products from a company I already love I get excited. When DecoArt contacted me about their new line of Americana Multi Surface Satin paints and stencils I knew I had to try them out! They sent me out so many colors I had a hard […]
Kitchen Countertop Makeover
A while back I took a plunge and showed you all our kitchen tour. I love the open space our kitchen offers, but the countertops … not so much. They are an interesting tan/beige/pink color full of nicks and stains from the previous owners. So when Encore Countertops (found HERE) contacted me about possibly trying out […]
The Energy Efficient Smart Thermostat
As a Lowe’s Creative Ideas Handyman, this month, I choose to work towards becoming energy efficient while introducing smart technology into our home. So let’s talk thermostats! Programmable thermostats are not a new commodity, but smart thermostats are. I’ve always been interested in finding ways to be more energy efficient, so when I ran across […]
Free Air Themed Printables
It’s the beginning of the month and once again time for us to share 21 free printables with our wonderful readers. We are bringing you all these wonderful printables one week late … I think the ladies were giving me a chance to enjoy my 35th birthday last Sunday! Matt and I recently gave our […]
Anthro Inspired Stamped Tea Towel
Anthropologie always has the cutest kitchen towels, with not so cute price tags. Inspired by what looks like a hand stamped tomato towel I decided to create my own. It was so easy I’m kicking myself for not making one sooner! Materials: – Flour Sack Towels (Mine are from Walmart) – Fabric Paint – Stamp […]
The DIY Village Team is Growing
That’s right folks Matt and I are adding to theDIYvillage team. It has been something we have wanted for a long time, years in fact. And it’s amazing how when you take a step back and relax things just fall right into place. Like God had this plan the whole time and we just had […]