DIY

Last week Carmen Johnston, a Southern Living Garden + Lifestyle Expert paid us a visit. Her goal was to teach me about Southern Living’s new line of plants sold exclusively at Home Depot and to give our very sad front door and patio a little makeover with container gardens. We had so much fun planting […]

It’s hard to even call this project a DIY – it’s that simple, but these days easy projects are about all I have time for. I thought these would be a cute addition to a champagne cocktail this Valentine’s Day! All you need is a heart punch ( I picked mine up at Michael’s with […]

I love drink stirrers — I think they are such an easy and affordable way to dress up drinks, for holidays, parties or just because. I picked up a bag of plastic bugs at the Dollar Store – gave them a nice coat of gold spray paint and hot glued them to the top of […]

If you’re anything like me, your Halloween decor is always pulled together last minute. I have a box of odds and ends — a few glittery skulls, black taper candles and plastic bugs that I’ve collected from Target and the Dollar Store over the years. This year I decided to give my entryway + dining […]

I’m sharing a peek of my no-carve painted pumpkins today! They were actually so easy to do –after I spray painted them a variety of colors (gold, gray, tan and matte black) and let them dry for 24 hours I spent an evening sipping an apple cider cocktail (recipe coming soon) and decorating them. I […]

I’m a fan of letting people know what they are drinking or eating when I entertain — and have been meaning to get a little chalkboard for styling shoots + my holiday celebrations so the other day I made my own in a matter of minutes! I used it for my birthday party and am […]

Ok guys, I know you’ve seen the lip scrubs that are seemingly everywhere these days- though I haven’t seen them make their way to the drugstore quite yet. I think the concept is genius, my lips are always dry and flaky (i.e. gross) in the winter which makes wearing lipstick a chore. Exfoliating and moisturizing […]

MATERIALS:  This project is so simple and requires so little! You could use any color garland and any color ribbon or twine. I love the rustic feel of this brown twine against the shiny gold garland.  STEP ONE: Cut your twine! I made my garland to fit over my bar area and had a vague […]

I’ve been wrapping gifts with kraft paper for years. Usually I just tie a ribbon and bow and call it a day. I’ve tried several variations of paper – the actual kraft paper is difficult to wrap with and recently major retailers like Target have picked up on this wrapping trend and have made versions […]

  Vintage blouse, bag and jewels, Forever21 vest, skirt and cuffs, Ralph Lauren shoes via TJ Maxx  I am pretty excited about this post, since it involves one of my favorite shirts and two of my favorite bloggers! While in New York last September, Kiley and I realized we both owned the exact same vintage […]

 This is one of the easiest and cheapest DIY projects I’ve ever done – I almost feel silly for posting a tutorial on it! This month DailyBuzz Style challenged bloggers to share a way to organize jewelry. My dresser/bathroom/nightstand are covered with baubles I decided this long weekend was the perfect time to try to […]

A little inspiration from top left: Made By Girl, Elle Decor, Cococozy, Cupcakes & Cashmere .  The Harry Allen piggy bank has made it’s rounds both in the blogosphere & in print publications for quite some time now – so when I spotted a brown paper mache pig at Michael’s last weekend, I knew I […]