Many moons ago, I blogged about our buffet table that I repurposed from an antique dresser. You can read that post here. I was 5 months pregnant at the time with our 3rd baby and this was one of the many DIY “nesting” projects I’ve made. I wanted to write about my journey in repurposing this dresser, in the hopes of helping others, who, like me, had not done anything…
Crafts
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Our oldest turned 3!
“The nights are long, but the years are short.” I’ve read this once somewhere, and even though our oldest is just 3, it feels like the years are already slipping out of our fingers so quickly. I still distinctly remember when she was born like…
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Hello October, Goodbye October
I can’t believe we are in our last days of October already. Last time I posted something here was back in September. I am failing miserably to keep stuff here up to date. Life has been busy for this sleep deprived momma! This month has…
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Father’s Day Card
I handcrafted this card last night while our toddler hang out with me in our home office. My hands got busy. Her tiny hands did too. She didn’t want to go to bed even though it was past her bedtime. She had fun playing with…
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Redoing My Acrylic Canvas Painting
I wasn’t sure if you can paint over an acrylic canvas so I did some research. I was thrilled when I found out that YOU CAN! Some people use a gesso medium and cover the entire canvas to have a blank slate again. Others, turn…
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My Paint Nite Experience
I recently went to a Paint Nite in town with a bunch of ladies from our church. If you haven’t been to one or haven’t heard of it, Paint Nite is a social painting event where the rest of the class paint the same thing. Experience…
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My First Craft Fair Experience
I can’t believe we are on the second week of April already and I have not written anything since my last post in March. Forgive me. Life has been extra busy for me, preparing for the first craft fair that I attended, among other things.…
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Flat Doors (Hallway) Makeover
I don’t know why but for some reason, most of my DIY projects around the house were done during the time that I was pregnant with my girls, which makes bending, and climbing ladders or chairs, and painting, a little bit challenging. Nonetheless, my growing…
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Personalized Charm Necklace
“I do not at all understand the mystery of grace–only that it meets us where we are but does not leave us where it found us.” – Anne Lamott
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Cupcake Cards
I find it challenging to work on a craft project during the day because my girls don’t have the same nap times. When one goes down for a snooze, the other wakes up. But yesterday afternoon, they went on a synchronize nap for almost 2…