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A Year of New Beginnings [or a huge list of things I’m hoping for in 2012]

I have to admit, I’ve never been one for resolutions.  Mostly because I don’t keep them. I’ll resolve to be “super organized,” but busyness gets the best of me within a few weeks, and my system falls to…

Painted Burlap Placemats: a Tutorial

If you’ve been a reader here for awhile, you might remember a tutorial I shared awhile ago on The Southern Institute: painted burlap placemats.  I never posted the full tutorial here on my blog, so I’m sharing it…

Truth in the Tinsel – 12 Days till Christmas Discount!

I have to admit, we’ve kinda been slacking on our Advent calendar.  We’ve been talking about Christmas, and preparing for the birth of the King, but we’ve gotten a little side tracked from our Truth in the Tinsel…

Truth in the Tinsel {a Review} and a Black Friday Discount!

Well, Thanksgiving is over… did you enjoy spending time with friends or family?  I l.o.v.e. pumpkin pie, and I am so happy to have had mine. :) But now that Thanksgiving is over, we are nearing the Advent…

Thankful [with a free printable!]

It’s the season of thankfulness. That sounds funny, doesn’t it?  The season of thankfulness.  I would like to think that I’m thankful always, not just in this season.  But truthfully, I’m not always as thankful as I know…

The Key to a Warm Wisconsin Winter

winters in Wisconsin + fleece pants = ultimate comfort One of my besties just brought home her a-DOR-able eight month-old son from the Democratic Republic of Congo a couple weeks ago.  Seriously, this boy has the yummiest baby…