does it feel weird to anyone else that it's July already? it totally doesn't feel like the holiday weekend is coming up...but maybe that's just me? maybe i will feel more "festive" once i finally pack for our mini getaway this weekend! (packing is the woooooorst.....)

i have a quick nail art idea today, along with the Silhouette file i created, so that you can create your ow…

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the colors:
• new york color: big apple red (#131)
• new york color: french white (#134)
• new york color: mattifying top coat (#274)
• black vinyl heart + black nail tape


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the colors: • salon perfect: tickled pink (#511) • new york color: sidewalkers (#270) • new york color: extra shiny top coat (#271) • sally …

yeah i know. what else is new? pink and glitter...glitter and pink. i come back to them every time. these nails aren't new or original by any means. i saw the idea on Pinterest here, and wanted them for myself. the black chevron might be my favorite part, and these Salon Perfect polishes are not disappointing :)

aaannnnd in case you wanted to create the same look, i included a Silhouette file…

i had my hubby make this shelf for me (update: diy tutorial found here!!), and even though he was a little grump about it (i know he secretly loved doing it-he loves building things. hah!), i'm so glad he did because now i have another little spot to decorate!




you might recognize this board from THIS project. yep, i flipped it over, stained the back, and made this with my Silhouette machine.…

i was at Walmart a few weeks ago when i saw a cute canvas with some family rules listed on it (i pinned it here so you can go take a look). i loved it so much that i wanted to make one for myself, but bigger, and more customized. so i got to work.


i bought a 4'x4' piece of wood, 1/4" thick, at Lowes (the flatter the better-you don't want it all crooked and warped!). then i went a…

if you hadn't heard, we bought our second house this summer, and it was an exciting deal for us (our first was a small townhome in a college town that we still rent out). this time we bought a much bigger home that we will hopefully live in for at least 5 years. haha, however i believe we (kevin and i) thrive on change so i will be surprised if we are here longer-but great if we are!

one of t…

i have been dying to show/tell you guys about this little discovery since foreeeever, so i hope you get as excited as i did (and still do)! you all know i love me some polish and painting my nails. it's fun and relaxing for me, and i love looking down throughout the day to see a happy little manicure on them. well do you remember back in January, when i posted about these awesome nail decals…