This post was most recently updated on January 1st, 2020Hi guys! Since it’s Friday and we’ve all put in a…
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Summer Decor Ideas
Summer decorating ideas: how to decorate your home for Summer, including how to make a summer wreath or other front door decor, how to decorate a Summer mantel, porch and patio ideas, and more.
Nautical Decor: My Summer Decorating Jam
This post was most recently updated on January 1st, 2020You might have noticed in yesterday’s post that I love playing…
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Beach-Inspired Summer Mantel
This post was most recently updated on September 22nd, 2019By now, you know I love decorating my fireplace mantel for…
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How to Make a Photo Booth (Cheaply + Easily)
It’s been a crazy ride around here lately, but I finally had a chance to pull together a little tutorial on how to make a diy photo booth like the one at my daughter’s Broadway themed birthday party.
It was really quite easy and inexpensive, and Miss G was so happy with how it all turned out.
Photo booths are pretty trendy right now, so I knew I couldn’t be the only one crazy enough to think I could make one on my own! I did some research, and then came up with a plan for creating a diy photo booth that met our particular needs – i.e., one that could withstand the acrobatics of 10 tween-aged girls!
Here’s what I used (the important stuff, anyway):
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- Backdrop material: 3 cute plastic tablecloths from the Dollar Store!
- Props: a basket of masks, mustaches, hats, etc.
- Camera: my DSLR mounted on a tripod, with a shutter release remote.
- Photo booth decor – string lights, cardboard chandelier, etc.
- Poster board for the ‘Photo Booth Rules’
- A bench
Container Gardening Planter Ideas: 10 Fun Ideas for Flowers!
Oh how I’d love to have a beautiful overflowing garden of brightly colored flowers! But, I might as well be honest, I don’t have a green thumb. Container gardening has always been more my pace. It’s just so much more…well…contained. I do well with ‘contained’. I even managed to keep this basket of flowers on my front door alive last summer which was my first real gardening triumph. (Shoot for the stars, right?!?)
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I’m not sure if it’s just a psychological thing, but gardening in containers just seems less overwhelming than tending to a large garden.You can make it as easy or as complex as you want. Me? I make it easy. Throw in pre-mixed soil from a bag. Water it. Watch it grow. And, if by chance it doesn’t, move it to a better spot.
I’ve pretty much just planted flowers in pots, baskets or a window box. But the fab examples that follow have inspired me to try something more creative this summer.
Home Decor Fun: Ode to St Patricks Day (Inspiration Board)
I hope you all had a lovely weekend! Tonight, for your viewing pleasure, just some seasonal home decor silliness: an idea board 100% inspired by Ireland and the upcoming holiday, St Patricks Day! (OK, I know what you are thinking, and yes, I really could have spent that hour doing something more productive around here, lol. But sometimes you just need a little escape. The laundry will still be there in the morning. 😉