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Friday, October 18, 2013

Art Supply Organization



As a mom of a creative little girl, I'm constantly cleaning up and corralling crayons, markers, pencils, stickers, etc. I like for the supplies to be accessible for her to create as she pleases, but also stored easily when she's finished. 

I have mason jars in the pantry left over from a baby shower so I thought why not put them to good use! I grabbed 2 of them and sprayed the lids with black chalkboard paint I had in the garage. After they dried, I wrote on the lids, and filled them with some of her supplies. 

Voila'!! Cute storage containers in about 20 minutes and no more scattered crayons or colored pencils!


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Wednesday, October 16, 2013

A Bowl of Goodness



Cold weather calls for a big bowl of chili! When the temperatures dropped and the rain moved in that's exactly what I made this week! Usually, I make a pot of chili on the stove top, but instead I threw everything in the crock pot this time.

Here's how I made it:
  • 2 cans of diced tomatoes and onions 
  • 1 can of tomato sauce
  • 1 can of water
  • 1 package of ground turkey meat
  • 1 can of red kidney beans
  • 1 Tb minced onions
  • 1 Tb garlic salt
  • 1 Tsp pepper
  • 3 Tb of chili seasoning from Carroll Shelby's chili kit
  • 1 Tb masa from the chili kit
I threw everything into the crock pot and cooked it on high for 4 hours then turned it to low for 2 more hours. 

You can garnish with cheese and Fritos because there's no other way to eat it!! 





Monday, October 14, 2013

Polyvore Contest


Over the weekend I started playing with the new Home feature on Polyvore. I literally stayed up until midnight creating a bedroom design on Friday night because the new tool is so easy to use and there are thousands of products to pick from right at your fingertips! 

This morning I was so excited to see that Megan from Honey We're Home is sponsoring a Project Decorate contest on Polyvore, so I quickly finished my design and entered the contest! Here is the Sexy Glam bedroom I designed! 


Now, hurry on over to Polyvore and like, or comment on my set so I can win a $500 gift card! 

Friday, October 11, 2013

Sugarboo Love


Are you familiar with Sugarboo artwork? I'm so obsessed! The bathroom at our Mitchell Gold Bob Williams store has multiple pieces of this art and it's just so playful and whimsical. I'd love to start purchasing pieces for the girl's bathroom! 

I spotted it this morning on One Kings Lane and there are some great prices! Here are a few of my favorite pieces! 













Are you smitten yet?



Thursday, October 10, 2013

The Pumpkin Patch


We took "A" to our church pumpkin patch for the third year in a row! So fun to see how much she has grown each year! 


Her first Halloween I set up pumpkins in the backyard and took pictures. I din't think she would appreciate the pumpkin patch that year! 


At this age she was definitely walking around and was interested in the pumpkins! She even threw a few of the baby ones! 


Last year little miss definitely had a blast running around and playing in the pumpkins. In fact, she had so much fun that she would hardly sit still for any pictures! 


This year the weather was perfect and my little bug enjoyed every minute of it! She was actually cooperative with pictures and loved the hay! It's hard to tell in this picture because we are purposely sitting, but I'm 8 months pregnant now and barely had energy to smile! Surprised I was even able to get up off the ground! 


When we got home she dumped out her shoes and they were filled with straw! Guess that proves how much fun was had! 

Can't wait until next year when we are a family of 4 and have 2 little girls at the pumpkin patch! By then, baby H will almost be a year old! My how time flies! 






Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Pumpkins and Paint



I think I'm going to jazz up the pumpkins on my front porch today with some paint! One can't go wrong with gold or black! They are looking a little drab right now all in their natural orange state and we just can't have that! Get ready pumpkins! I'm coming after you! 

Follow me on Instagram and see what happens.... 

Thursday, October 3, 2013

A Few Favorites {Home Decorators}



Have you ever shopped Home Decorators? If not, you're missing out. They have high quality pieces for very reasonable prices! I often source out pieces to clients from here and they have always been  pleased. I picked just a few of my favorite things to peak your interest! 


*These opinions are 100% mine. I was not compensated.*