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DIY Winking Eye Pumpkin with Printable Template

10.13.16

Make your own DIY winking eye pumpkin using a free printable template. All you need is contact paper, a craft knife, and 30 minutes. Happy Halloween!

I really want to have a funny story to accompany this DIY winking eye pumpkin. It’s such a cutie, it deserves a good story.

But, stories don’t always come when you want them to. Especially when you’re stressed because of lots of technical bloggy conundrums and you’re running late to work and the place is a mess and you have to dash to the store for cat food AND you just can’t seem to plan ahead even after three years of blogging.

So with no ado whatsoever, I give you an easy, 30-minute Halloween pumpkin decorating idea, complete with printable template:

Yup, she’s a little looker and she knows it. The best part about this pumpkin project is that I did the hard work for you. You know I will never expect you to draw, I like you too much for that. Just print and cut out the template below and get crafting. Read More

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Black, White, and Wood Kitchen Inspiration

10.06.16

One of my favorite design bloggers once wrote, “I like all colors that are black or white.”

It stuck with me because I laughed. I am a person who likes all the colors, and who specifically dislikes the combination of black and white.

Funny how six years of a garishly painted rental can change your whole style.

I LIKE ALL COLORS THAT ARE BLACK OR WHITE. It’s like my mantra now.

One of my favorite design bloggers once wrote, “I like all colors that are black or white.”

It stuck with me because I laughed. I am a person who likes all the colors, and who specifically dislikes the combination of black and white.

Funny how six years of a garishly painted rental can change your whole style.

I LIKE ALL COLORS THAT ARE BLACK OR WHITE. It’s like my mantra now. I even like black and white together. Throw in some warm wood tones and a metallic or two and I’m sold. There is still plenty of color in my home, but it’s just in little wisps, a pillow here, an art piece there. Even my wardrobe has shifted from what I like to call “vintage kitsch” to mostly neutrals. I’ve slowly become a person who limits the pink in her outfit to one piece at a time. Who am I even??

The point of it all is, after six years of living in a saturated yellow and blue kitchen, its days are finally numbered. I’m hoping — hoping — to get this mess painted this fall. We’ll see. Regardless, the future is looking much less colorful, in the best of ways.

Black, White, and Wood Kitchen Inspiration

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Easy DIY Copper Inspiration Board

08.24.16

It’s no secret that I looooove me some copper.

Only replace “looooove” with “total and utter fanaticism,” that’s more accurate.

Obviously copper had to play a big part in my Scandinavian workspace, and when I discovered the wonders of copper foil, I knew it would be perfectly perfect to make an easy DIY copper inspiration board.

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6 DIYs for Crazy Cat People + Meals for Homeless Cats!

07.13.16

This post is sponsored by PURINA CAT CHOW, but all words/ideas/opinions are entirely my own!

I was a crazy cat person before it was cool. ::smugly pushes cat-eye glasses up onto face::

So when Purina Cat Chow asked me to partner with them to promote their Nutrition to Build Better Lives campaign and blab about my own kitties on the blog…well, I was obviously all about that.

And for the catnip flavored icing on the tuna cake, Purina Cat Chow is donating meals to shelter cats in need! You can help and it’s really easy — find out how below.

But first, 6 DIYs for crazy cat people to guarantee that your kitty has the most ~~crazy~~ stylish human home on the block.

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Scented DIYs to Try

06.10.16

Last December, a good friend and I went window shopping for lack of anywhere to sit in the local coffee shop, and ended up in a small boutique sniffing a scented candle for literally 20 minutes. We then both secretly went back and bought it for each other for Christmas, which made for a pretty entertaining gift exchange.

I tell you this because people LOVE scents. Ok not every people, but I do, and my friend Amanda does, and maybe you do too. So here’s some pretty, modern, simple scented DIYs you can make for your bestie/work wife/mom/each other.

And oh look, they’re all gorgeous too!

+++ coconut lavender sugar scrub by A Bubbly Life

+++ room sprays with printable labels by Homey oh My

+++ margarita body scrub by The Sweetest Occasion

+++ mini spa kit by Almost Makes Perfect

+++ natural cleaning spray by The Merrythought

+++ scented candles by Fall For DIY

I do make my own general purpose cleaner out of vinegar and water, but that’s as far as I’ve ever gone towards making any of these things. What about you?

Alan and I are off to Vermont this weekend for our (very) belated honeymoon and I can’t wait to show you pictures of the cute lodge we’re staying at. And we’re going horseback riding! What’s in store for you this weekend?

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